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Remember the Roadtrips?
I was sorting through some old photos on my computer and came across these - I have fond memories of the roadtrips with MacNichols and when I resided in the US. Good times.
Emerald X30 Baritone Emerald T8 Blackbird Lucky13 Leviora Rainsong RP12 Emerald X20
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I think I remember such a thing... might have even partook. Somehow I got the steel string German Dragon Bone one sent to me twice... them was the days...we were just kids then...I might have a few hundred photos and some videos of said packages contents.
Remember the small wood none guitar that sent around?
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YUP.... Emerald: X-20, Center hole X-10 (Maple) and X-7 (redwood), Spalted Chen Chen X 10 level 3, CA: Early OX and Cargo McPherson: Early Kevin Michael Proto Some wood things by Epi, Harmony, Takamine, Good Time, PRS, Slick, Gypsy Music, keyboards, wind controllers.. etc |
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I never took part in the road trips - that was before my time on guitar forums. Sounds like fun. Once I learned about MacNichols in SLC it was my goal to get there. Then some major health issues prevented that for about a year. Once I was at the point where a six hour road trip was again feasible, Michael had closed his retail store and went all on-line before I could visit.
In the end, we've done fine carbon-wise. We had already owned a Rainsong WS-1000 for years. We had to mostly purchase the others blind, without test driving first. However, our visit with Kramster last February let us play a wide variety of everything. That proved expensive - my wife fell for the classic X7 and ended up with a woody version, and I eventually went for the X30 after our October visit. If we can put together another gathering in March, we should now be safe. |
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I remember the trips, fondly. To get a guitar at your door and have time to check it out before passing it along was a great service for carbon fiber makers and players. Michael of MacNichols also sponsored two Carbon Fests where players and makers gathered to compare notes and make music. Sweet stuff.
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YUP.... Emerald: X-20, Center hole X-10 (Maple) and X-7 (redwood), Spalted Chen Chen X 10 level 3, CA: Early OX and Cargo McPherson: Early Kevin Michael Proto Some wood things by Epi, Harmony, Takamine, Good Time, PRS, Slick, Gypsy Music, keyboards, wind controllers.. etc |
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What was the very first road trip?? X-5 ??
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YUP.... Emerald: X-20, Center hole X-10 (Maple) and X-7 (redwood), Spalted Chen Chen X 10 level 3, CA: Early OX and Cargo McPherson: Early Kevin Michael Proto Some wood things by Epi, Harmony, Takamine, Good Time, PRS, Slick, Gypsy Music, keyboards, wind controllers.. etc |
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Though I remember the road trips, since I was active on that forum at the time, I didn't participate. I had found what I wanted in the Cargo and wasn't looking for anything else in CF … until the McPherson Touring, which is (in my opinion) a fully developed Cargo.
Tony
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Kramster; Good question. I'll bet Michael could tell you. It would be interesting to have a record of all the road trips. Maybe Michael could get on line and tell us.
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That brown Rainsong Parlor now resides in my home thanks to the Road Trips-
Barb |
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I may have bought that Lucky 13 off of the Road Trip too. I still own it.
Barb |
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I have the Amicus from the road trip
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YUP.... Emerald: X-20, Center hole X-10 (Maple) and X-7 (redwood), Spalted Chen Chen X 10 level 3, CA: Early OX and Cargo McPherson: Early Kevin Michael Proto Some wood things by Epi, Harmony, Takamine, Good Time, PRS, Slick, Gypsy Music, keyboards, wind controllers.. etc |
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First road trip I received was this X5
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YUP.... Emerald: X-20, Center hole X-10 (Maple) and X-7 (redwood), Spalted Chen Chen X 10 level 3, CA: Early OX and Cargo McPherson: Early Kevin Michael Proto Some wood things by Epi, Harmony, Takamine, Good Time, PRS, Slick, Gypsy Music, keyboards, wind controllers.. etc |
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Possibly - I think this was the earlier version (pre 2013?) Before it was revoiced, although I did have the newer voiced one for a try too.
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Not sure , but the baritone X-30 was my first roadtrip. I regret not trying the amicus when it did one.
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