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I haven't researched these as I knew I wasn't interested in the probable cost factor. But.........I can envision a future road trip for you with a daily AGF update of your Nippon adventure. Make a fab wedding anniversary trip for you and the wife, with the 86 as an, ahem, momento. Trust me, I can spend your $ quickly, but prudently,lol |
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Bert Jansch exclusively played high end Yamahas through his endorsement deal and he sounded absolutely superb - so good in fact he’s my favourite guitarist. So they must be pretty good!
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I would think Sweetwater might, "might", be able to special order the 86 if someone parked the $ and was patient in the wait. Course a special order has a no return policy.
It would be interesting to have hands on to the same model in 36/56/86 to see if one could detect obvious improvements of tone. I'm well aware and versed in individual differences of each instrument irregardless of cost, but I'm also very aware of the focus that the Japanese can have for as close to perfection as is possible. Check out kintsugi for an example. The Japanese artist will take years to learn this delicate art that takes something broken and turns it into something beautiful-one at a time. If you've ever seen the time and work it takes to do real kintsugi, you would be impressed and amazed with the dedication of the artist. These are picture examples, the Japanese use real gold dust as the top layer. Some have discovered quick methods to look like kintsugi, but to watch the dedication and ceremony the real kintsugori artist employs is almost like a religious experience. Last edited by darylcrisp; 11-17-2019 at 04:06 PM. |
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I love my MIC LL16-12 string, which is probably on the upper end of their 'import' line. The MIJ Yamahas are even nicer, with a higher price, but still pretty reasonable for what they are, from what I've seen.
The Made in Japan Yamahas are regularly seen in the hands of people who can have any guitar they want. Bert Jansch comes to mind...there are many others.
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Of course, but when you listen to his albums you definitely don’t find yourself thinking “if only his guitar was better”. Since Leo Kottke switched to Taylor on the other hand I do think he would sometimes sound better on a different instrument, like the brash sound on his first album.
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Anyone know which series Andrew White plays?
He was my introduction to a Yamaha guitar years ago when I first started playing. I'll find the video, it was on candyrat. |
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Here's another Andrew White treat, this looks like the jumbo shape to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89hNZv5cLs4 |
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I remember Bert J at crossroads 2010. He walked out, took a single chair, and captivated the people. the other performers were groups of people, I cant remember who he followed or who came next, but i remember Bert Jansch vivadly in my mind to this day. He walked out alone and it was amazing. He was having a lot of medical issues at this time if memory serves. I think he died within the year after this performance.
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While looking up stuff on high end Yamahas, I came across info on the auction of John Denver's L-53 which he had made for him and played from the late 70's into the mid 80's. It was used on several TV specials and was completely documented to be his with paperwork, serial number, photos etc. The auction house listed it at an estimated value of 60,000 to 70,000.00.
Now that is a lot of money, but I would have thought it would have been 6 figures with the provenance with it. I could not find out what it did sell for as you need to be a member of the auction house to get that info. Curious though.
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