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P.S. Just called and they deny that the California factory is closed. They don't have a PR person on-site so couldn't really follow-up....
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That's what I did today. Bought a Cargo Raw with electronics.
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Hey Supermancs,
Thanks for correcting my mistake on the name of CA's founder. My mistake and apologies to Ellis. Bryce |
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Ridge, thanks for clearing this up. They really need to get someone better answering the Emails...
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It was also interesting that even though he is one of the few traditional bluegrass pickers to plug in, that he was also using a mic, and working in and out from the mic as needed for emphasis. |
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BigRed, When you talk about emulation software for a D28 J200 is that software beyond Aura or are you talking about Aura images?
Thanks, Steve
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Yeah, sometimes my kids ask me to play it because they like the fancy look. It's awesome. You will like it.
As somewhat of a surprise to me, I have only seen Danny of APM post prices so far significantly lower than MAP. Not sure what all others are doing with their inventories? Karl |
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I had to call four places yesterday before I found a store that still had a couple of Cargos in stock. I bought one and the price was not discounted. I don't get a sense vendors need to drop their prices to sell their last remaining CAs.
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I am referring to Aura images, but I got the impression that he was not using "off the shelf" images ... I could be wrong, and did not ask specifically.
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I think for those applications a composite guitar makes sense. THen again, if there was a jam session on the beach, I wouldn't think twice about taking a good guitar. It isn't like it is going to be rolling around in the sand! My wife loves car trips...she gets to drive and I sit in the front with the Martin Backpacker and play, work on arrangements etc!
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There is some chance that there will be no more Cargos, especially, and they are a unique short-scale instrument in the marketplace. IMO guitar-builders large and small *should* take notice of how this little 22.75" scale guitar performed in the sales-arena. The Cargo was a huge unqualified success, and unless CA re-opens, I don't see an equivalent guitar on the horizon.
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My local dealer sold every one that they could get. The big problem was that they couldn't get them. |
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Despite the smiley-winky face, I'm not sure what your point is. The reality is that we don't really know what went on behind the scenes to cause the closure of CA, if some important manager quit, or if some expensive/ irreplaceable equipment broke...but it's certainly clear that the Cargo (which is the beginning and the end of my CA experience) was a rather well-liked guitar in the marketplace. Again, *my* point is that there is a *unique* and successful product that has been removed from the marketplace. Builders and manufacturers should take note of this void...and fill it. There is a market for this kind of guitar, and there is money to be made...and customers to make happy.
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At the risk of spreading a rumor, there is ongoing discussion in another forum that CA has a new owner and may resurrect in 3 months: http://carbonguitar.com/smf/index.php/topic,1745.0.html
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