Why do I window shop?

[llew]

Originally Posted by UncleJesse

I know what you mean. Just yesterday I found a brand new Eastman E10SS/v on the market for $450 below MAP and a full $300 below the lowest price I've seen one sell for. I am not in the market for a slope and don't really need it at this moment and I had to fight myself not to buy it. I instead passed it on over at the Eastman forum and let a forum member grab it.

That's some serious restraint! I hear those are really nice...

[k_russell]

You just might happen upon something that will work for you. Browse and enjoy it.

[Social Exodus]

OP here. Ever since I got my 000-28, I'm suddenly gassing for a 00-28.

Dang it lol

[llew]

Originally Posted by Social Exodus

OP here. Ever since I got my 000-28, I'm suddenly gassing for a 00-28.

Dang it lol

Been there...done that. That's exactly how it goes I'm afraid?

[gibpicker]

The old saying "If you hang around a barber shop, you will get a haircut"

[UncleJesse]

Originally Posted by llew

That's some serious restraint! I hear those are really nice...

They are very nice, I had one for week or so while I tried to return it due to the finish being ruined. But it sounded great. It's just not the sound I'm looking for at the moment. But if you want warm and woody Gibson-ish thrum, it has it in spades.

[Steve DeRosa]

I've been window-shopping since it really was "window" shopping - back when every neighborhood had a mom-&-pop music store, first-line makers protected dealer exclusivity, and even those "open-line" beginner/intermediate guitars were made here in the USA; learned a lot then and now - what features I like, what I can do without, new sounds/looks I can add to my stable, where the market is going (for better or worse, especially back in the '70s/80s) - and made fewer "bad" purchases as a result. Still window-shop whenever I get the chance - the internet is cool and convenient, but nothing beats seeing/hearing those bad boys in person...

[MartinGibsonFan]

You're filling the times when you are bored



MGF

[rokdog49]

Originally Posted by Cool555

Oh Yes! Another reason to window shop and then buy a guitar!

I wonder who payed for that study.

[MartinGibsonFan]

Pat McGroin ??????????????????



MGF

[Ralph124C41]

Originally Posted by UncleJesse

I know what you mean. Just yesterday I found a brand new Eastman E10SS/v on the market for $450 below MAP and a full $300 below the lowest price I've seen one sell for. I am not in the market for a slope and don't really need it at this moment and I had to fight myself not to buy it. I instead passed it on over at the Eastman forum and let a forum member grab it.

In retrospect I wished you had also posted that here as I may be looking for exactly something like that as I'm having a heck of a time finding a guitar with a 1 11/16 nut width AND at a price I can afford.

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by Andromeda

I love acoustic guitars and window shopping is fun even if I’m not in the market to buy one.

+1 - I was going to post something similar but you said it better.

[UncleJesse]

Originally Posted by Ralph124C41

In retrospect I wished you had also posted that here as I may be looking for exactly something like that as I'm having a heck of a time finding a guitar with a 1 11/16 nut width AND at a price I can afford.

There are used ones out there around that $900 mark and that's still a good deal for what you get. Check out reverb and make offers until someone accepts. Maybe you can even convince someone to take the transaction offline and save some bucks for both of you.

And I didn't post here because we don't have a "good deals found online" area on these forums I do not believe.

[Mycroft]

"Grass is Greener Over Thereism" is a natural human trait. There is a reason that one of the 10 Commandments is "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife's Popcorn."

[MartinGibsonFan]

Oh come on MyCroft.

Are you saying there would be a debate about Hot Buttered Popcorn vs Mahogany or Rosewood.

Perish the thought

Hot Buttered Pop Corn would Win EVERY TIME



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