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DenverSteve

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About DenverSteve

  • Birthday 09/01/1958

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  1. Never hesitate. Your opinion is as valued and appreciated as any other.
  2. My experience is the opposite with high-end guitars. They use the same hi-quality woods - because they are high-end PLUS the custom shop or extra work and expense of the sunburst. For example; my Custom Shop OM-28V was more expensive than a regularly expensive OM-28V. Some of these commentaries baffle me and have moved in the direction of - if it costs less, it's less of a guitar. That is pure nonsense. I see guitar's costing 2-3 times what my Martins cost from smaller builders that do not rise to the league of a factory Martin. Price alone does not determine the quality or value of a guitar. Let's evaluate an instrument for what it is - bad, good, excellent, great or phenomenal. Most guitars cost much more than the sum of their parts + labor. IMO the J-15 is a great guitar that is priced much closer to what a great guitar should cost. It's not cheap and it's not exorbitantly expensive. It is far above the budget of most players worldwide and easily within the reach of others. If you don't like it or think it is "less than" another guitar - bite your tongue. Otherwise all you are doing is berating something that is not only excellent but a keepsake that some here and "out there" will cherish and love for a lifetime. In other words your negativity and rudeness is not appreciated. I bought mine to see what all the excitement was - certainly not because i needed another guitar. I immediately found out what was driving the over-the-top reviews and I couldn't care less what the quarter-sawn or other-sawn wood is. In fact, I never care about the "specs" of a guitar just what it sounds like in the studio or on stage and how it makes me feel while playing it. Some herein would do better by playing more and commenting less. Thanks for the Friday rant.
  3. Why is that? I think it gives it great character.
  4. Good review. I'm sure yours is as nice as the others. They are excellent guitars. I'm sure you know by now but that isn't a dark decorative stripe on the back of the neck. It is a 3 piece laminated neck. Two pieces of Maple with edited: Walnut in between. It's more popular in electric necks. Edit: After further investigation I see this: It features a 5-piece Eastern Maple Neck with walnut center strip and a walnut fingerboard and bridge with tusq nut and tusq compensated saddle.
  5. Yes. The Epi version. Sorry for the confusion.
  6. Given that the guitar is worth around $350-$450 - and his horrible attitude - good luck with that. I wouldn't give him $200 for his bad attitude.
  7. The most recent sale i find is 11/7/14 for $2750.00 Here it is:http://www.julienslive.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/134/lot/57272/?url=%2Fview-auctions%2Findividual-lots%2F%3Fkey%3Delvis%26page%3D1%26items%3D48
  8. I believe this was one of Gibson's many limited edition (250) guitars. I don't believe that there would be any greater value on this J200 guitar than any other - except to a particular buyer who might want one. It is 15 years old and must be looked at as a 15-year old J200. IMO of course. Of course, Elvis did not make this nor was it made for him. His was a 1956. More story here: http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lif40%20ESSENTIAL%20SNARE%20DRUM%20RUDIMENTSestyle/Features/en-us/legendary-guitar-elvis-417.aspx
  9. My acoustic performances are quite acoustical.
  10. You'll have to experiment to see what you like but I like Gibson Masterbuilt strings on my Gibsons.
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