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Old 06-20-2013, 11:03 AM
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Hello all, I have a beautiful Fairbanks F-40 (same shape/size as a Gibson J-185) guitar in Adirondack/Maple that I am selling. 1-3/4" nut and 2-5/16" string spacing and it's short scale. Originally purchased from Music Emporium, it is a phenomenal sounding guitar and really captures the vintage vibe and tone.
It's in excellent overall condition other than two small dings in the top that were added while I was away vacation (not very happy about that). It has no fret wear, a nice low action and comes with a custom Cedar Creek case covered in faux gator skin. The original Grover tuners were replaced with Waverly ivoroid tuners and the holes matched up perfectly so no drilling was done.

I think this is the most outgoing maple guitar I've played. I'm not normally a fan of maple guitars as I find them to be too bland or neutral but this guitar really kicks butt and has a punchy midrange like mahogany.

I have completed many transactions on the Ukulele Underground forum under my Specialk13 handle and have also sold a few guitars on the Collings forum under the same name. Please do not hesitate to contact me for more info.

Here's a link to current pics:

http://s105.photobucket.com/user/especialque/profile/

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Old 06-21-2013, 04:38 PM
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Bump for lower price...
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Old 06-23-2013, 06:33 PM
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Motivated seller and ready to make a deal.....
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Old 06-25-2013, 05:12 PM
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Bump......
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Old 07-01-2013, 08:44 AM
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Another bump, this is a very nice guitar looking for a new home.
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Old 07-09-2013, 08:25 AM
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Old 07-09-2013, 12:57 PM
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To anyone out there on the fence about this one - I have a Fairbanks Nick Lucas and it is a truly exceptional guitar. Dale is making some great stuff and his necks are something special.
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Old 07-09-2013, 01:30 PM
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Forgot to add a link to three short audio samples:

http://soundcloud.com/specialktp/fai...sound-sample-1

(scroll to the bottom of the attached link for the other two).
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Old 07-11-2013, 05:06 PM
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Wow, that's how you do maple. Sounds great!

Playing isn't too shabby either.

Good luck with the sale!
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Old 07-11-2013, 05:55 PM
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do you have a front and back shot of the entire guitar? Thanks...G
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I'll try to get a couple pics of the front and back in just a few......
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Old 07-12-2013, 06:42 AM
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I could be wrong, but I think this guitar is pictured here, on TME's site, with its original Grover tuners.
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Old 07-12-2013, 08:11 AM
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That's the one, thanks sugarinthegourd. I'll still be adding some more pics to Photobucket as well.

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Old 07-12-2013, 08:31 AM
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OK, I added some pics of the front and back (with and without flash). I apologize for the mediocre quality (the pics don't do justice to the sunburst or finish), I wasn't able to use my good camera.....
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