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LOL! And guitars actually really hold resale value too....
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Jesters are easily replaced, you may want to try and move up the food chain.
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I may change my screen name to... plankton. Just kidding... I am comfortable in my current status of court jester. I am concerned that Rufus has begun to challenge me so the Alpha Male status could be in jeopardy. Fortunately for me, they both like the music I play. I may need to learn some new material. But, back to the point: McPherson Sable or Emerald X20? I know where I stand on this. |
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Yeah it's mandatory for my job as well to keep it updated, not necessarily a bad thing just a bit redundant. I hope I never have to use it. That being said there were points in the training where I think my training doll was coming to life. Oh sorry I have to call it avatar, they didn't like the word doll.
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Always-shop-the-personified-ads is my motto: "Looking for a guitar with great personality, warmth and depth. Only the best of Sables or X20s need reply."
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I played a Sable yesterday. It's a much warmer tone than my X20. I probably preferred it, but at the price I paid for my X20, I'm happy to stay with it.
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Thanks for getting us back on topic and I like that you mentioned price. While I wouldn't label any of the full carbon fibers guitars as cheap per say (Rainsong, Emerald, CA...) I know the price I paid for my X20 was cheaper than my Gibson Songwriter by a little and also roughly $2000 cheaper than a Taylor 814ce here in Canada for a worry free guitar.
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I greatly prefer the sable tone to the X20. That being said I like the Sable and the X30 about the same.
The sable sounds more like a wood guitar and has rich mids. The X30 sounds like a piano mixed up and listened to through the highest end hifi system you could imagine. It is also far more comfortable than a guitar that size has any right to be.
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Nice ad Mot.
Winzzi; If the 30 sounds like a piano, then it should be your piano-playing wife's guitar, which would take up much less space than a grand piano, and free up enough space for a Sable in your stable. And remember, you can always mortgage your house. Last edited by Guest 928; 09-15-2019 at 06:09 PM. |
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Gee Unc.... you are good!!
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Winzzi;
It may be time to move along. As one of my colleagues once noted, "if our contemplation is not to turn to despair or lethargy we must in time take action." In this case a decision is really easy. You have two equally appealing instruments, both of which would not be hard to sell if not to your satisfaction. So flip a coin. The rest of you; Has anyone on this forum attempted to make payments to a maker for a down-the-road guitar? |
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The only thing I've ever done is the 50% up front payment to Emerald for a custom order. Oh, and 25% down for a custom shop Martin ordered through Elderly in 1990.
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Fortunately, I would only want one with honeycomb and the gold frets and tuners like my Tourings have. On their site, they say their Sable has honeycomb but nickel frets. However, they would be more than glad to order one for me and have it in short order. I am sure the X30 is a fine instrument as described in this thread, but the Sable I can try before I buy. Doggonit! ...not again...! Tony
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