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Old 08-21-2003, 12:46 PM
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Alright, you get to pick two instruments here, but they both have to meet the following criteria:

Rosewood back & sides
Spruce top
Ebony fretboard
Grand Auditorium, OM, or 000 body size (or thereabouts, must be smaller than a dread but larger than a Taylor x12)
1.75" at the nut
14 frets to the body
Mostly for fingerstyle, but will show up at a bluegrass jam now and then
Must have some kind of pickup, if it is a UST, it must be dual source.

Can not be a custom order instrument (pickup could be done after the fact).

Now, pick two guitars that meet all these criteria. One under $2000 street price and one over that mark. (I don't think that violates the no price discussion policy, but if it does, mods feel free to edit to read differently).

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Old 08-21-2003, 07:50 PM
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What - no takers?

You good folks have to have some thoughts on this. . .
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Old 08-21-2003, 08:00 PM
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These are all Larrivee's street price should be very good on them. The ones I have played were great.
http://www.larrivee.com/content/prod...09E/L09RWC.php

http://www.larrivee.com/content/prod...09/OM09RW0.php

http://www.larrivee.com/content/prod...3RE/L03RWB.php

http://www.larrivee.com/content/prod...RE/OM03RWB.php
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Old 08-22-2003, 03:34 PM
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Sounds like an 814ce may fit the bill.
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Old 08-22-2003, 06:58 PM
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OK, I'll bite. For the under $2K, I'd find a mint, used Bourgeois OM, and have my own p/u put in it. They're available on ebay, and I've yet to play a bad one.

For the over $2K, I'd custom order an Omega OM from Kevin Gallagher. It would likely be the last guitar you'd ever NEED...maybe not the last you'd buy, but the last one you'd ever have to buy.

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Old 08-22-2003, 07:34 PM
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The up coming 414CE rosewood fall LTD.
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Santa Cruz OM/PW. I'm seriously considering one myself right now! Meets all your criteria, except you'll go over just a tad on the price mark -- and you'll have to put your own PU in.
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Old 08-23-2003, 01:14 AM
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Under 2,000 a Northwood OM-70, over 2,000 a Northwood OM-80.

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Old 08-23-2003, 06:02 AM
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Santa Cruz OM/PW. I'm seriously considering one myself right now! Meets all your criteria, except you'll go over just a tad on the price mark -- and you'll have to put your own PU in.
I'm gonna second this suggestion, the OMPW's are fine instruments. A Lowden F or S series is another candidate. I'm hearing good things about Paragon guitars as well.
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