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Just looked at Guitar Center's used guitar website. They have 5 used DRS2s listed, none of them are listed as being in my town...
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Oops, I just did. Dang you Guitar Center and your guitar sales!!!!
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I’ve been caught offguard exactly twice by eBay search alerts for guitars I’d had my eye out for, one a Gibson Americana Ranger, the other. Huss & Dalton 00-SP. Each arrived on Saturday mornings, both were viewed before I had a cup of coffee or had even put my glasses on, and both had a Buy It Now option. You can all guess how it went from there.
Austin
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Spontaneous guitar purchases??
Done a few in my lifetime, nothing wrong as long as you keep your wits about you - sometimes it's just one of those cases where a guitar "speaks" to you, and you know full well that if you don't grab it some far-less-worthy individual will...
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Well, it happened to me today. Stopped by the local pawn shop. There were a few items of interest - like a red label FG 180 (not Nippon Gakki, but the label did look red to me), but it had a bulging top behind the bridge. Too bad - it was only $199.
There was also a tired-looking CPX700II Compass in red burst. It was dirty, dusty, and the strings were from the Jurassic. Price was $299. Has a few nicks, but it cleaned up very nicely and a new set of Elixr PB Nanoweb lights has it singing tonight. I might flip it, or I might keep it. I also just recently picked up a FGX-04 LTD, so keeping both might be a bit much. Dang GAS. Or maybe the Seagull needs to find a new home. Cedar tops just don't do it for me.
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I try not to make spontaneous purchases myself, but sometimes you have to make exceptions. First one.... I went into a Guitar Center maybe 18 years or so ago just to “browse”. Which being a lefty usually consists of a short walk around to see if they have any lefties in stock. This day I found a used Epiphone Emperor hanging on the wall...hmmmmm, maybe I’ll just take a quick look. Close to mint condition for a very reasonable price and played and sounded excellent. Put it back and walked around the store looking at other items for a bit. Came back around and had a second go with it. Talked to the sales guy and got a few bucks off and a hardcase and never regretted it. It was the guitar I used when I played in front of 130 people last summer in my first and only “gig”🙂
Second time I was buying strings in a much smaller local guitar shop. I always browse what they have, usually find a Yamaha, a Martin X series, and maybe one or two other inexpensive guitars. This day there was a used Taylor 114 hanging there. My only other acoustic experience has been on a couple Yamaha’s over the years which both needed neck resets. Needless to say I was impressed with how easy the Taylor was to play. Salesman was great, encouraged me to play as long as I wanted.... which turned into a solid hour and a half.... before I paid for it and walked out the door. Of course the caveat is that finding lefty guitars locally is a bit challenging, so when something good comes along you can’t necessarily count on finding another one. Good luck, Jeff |
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The new Sigma 000M-ST1 I have on layaway was a spontaneous purchase...kinda.
I did go to the shop to specifically to try out a used Ibanez archtop electric guitar they had and were asking $350 for it. I didn't even bother to plug it in since it felt like "meh" to me. So I wandered into the acoustic room and grabbed the Sigma down from it's hook. I was blown away as soon as started flat picking on it. Price? $350 new. An amazing deal considering it has a solid spruce top with bone nut and saddle. I will be picking it up next week. |
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My Larrivee was an unplanned purchase from GC. I had to buy it because I was afraid if I went home to think about it, when I came back it would be gone. With GC you are always better off buying it. You can always bring it back if you change your mind.
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My spontaneous purchase was my lovely Yamaha SLG200s. I play fingerstyle pieces during worship and communion and wasn't even looking for another guitar . Visiting a great guitar shop on the mainland I noticed one chap unboxing two of these Silent Guitars , a nylon and a steel string . I had to try one of these so I plugged in and the deal was done . Easy to play great plugged in sound and really compact and I really liked the look . The price £450.00 and it gets used weekly and for early morning practice .
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Take a look at the Emerald X7. It is an awesome parlor sized guitar!!
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Play it again, Sam and see how it sounds the second time around. If it still hits you the same, then maybe you should go for it.
I am in the midst of looking for a 12 string. I want an Alvarez but have played a couple of S & P's lately and they sounded the same both times. They may end up changing my mind. |
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I went back to play it again. Still sounds really great to me, but this time I definitely noticed the 1 11/16" nut.
I'mma pass on it and move forward with the Taylor 522c I've really been gassing for. There's still a Martin in my future at some point, but probably a D18 or D28... No rush, though! |