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5 hours ago, cayine said:
So budget not very important....
Then what the hell, get a used Gibson J45. There are over 700 for sale on reverb to choose from. Or a J15. Have a tech give it a good setup so it plays real easy. Why mess around?
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On 8/18/2023 at 12:57 PM, Lars68 said:
The last few days I've been adding new vocals and instruments to a song I wrote about three or four years ago.
I think there's a short story there, too.
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19 hours ago, fab432 said:
.....white oval label etc
Kind of a veer here, but what's the deal with a white vs. an orange oval label?
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All my recordings have been audio, so I finally tried a video. Gibson Songwriter 12-string, open tuning....
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I noticed this Epiphone EF500RAVS Masterbilt on reverb. and after checking the serial number, I realized this is the same one I used to own several years ago! I'm not affiliated with the seller, who is not the guy I sold it to. It's still in excellent shape. As the seller mentions, you just do not see many like this one, if you see any at all! Quite rare, and super cool looking with all that abalone. The price keeps going up since when I bought and sold it, but it's got a make offer. (I somewhat reluctantly sold it to fund a Guild 12-string.) Made special in the Grand Reward factory in China in Guangdong.
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On 10/7/2022 at 4:36 AM, Murph said:
The best option out there, if money is no object, is a plan G supplement along with Medicare A & B. Along with a prescription supplement maybe.
I just went through this and that's pretty much what I finally decided, too. Since I was pretty healthy, I went with the "high deductible" plan in both cases. This really cuts down on the monthly premiums. Medicare always pays for 80% anyway, and a full-featured Plan G would pay the remaining 20%, but I figured I could handle that 20% for office visits and whatever.
As luck would have it, though, I promptly came down with (1) walking pneumonia, (2) some little heart anomaly that required fancy nuclear isotope imaging tests, carotid artery imaging tests, and a pharmacological stress test (all came back normal), (3) a weird blind spot in my right eye that was originally thought to be a detached retina but turned out to be an "eye stroke," so there's nothing that can be done about it. So I'm now partially blind. I can see fine with my left eye, but the bottom left quarter of my right eye's view is now just a big blind spot. WTF? This has not been a good month! Maybe I should have gone for the full-featured Plan G! Since I just take a couple generics, I'm just paying a minimal $6 a month for prescription medications, which has something like a $2,000 deductible, but it saves being penalized if I later want to change to a lower deductible.
AFAIK, you are wise to decide against the "Advantage Plans."
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43 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
Here is a link to SW's selling site.
https://www.sweetwater.com/used/how-it-works
Fees are at 7.5% instead of 10 like at Reverb.
Reverb used to be 3.5% IIRC. Now it's 5%. Of course, then there's the charge for using a credit card -- another 3+% AFAIK. I haven't been selling anything lately, and really, I don't plan to.
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Impressive! Congrats on a great set!
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On 4/15/2022 at 7:52 AM, Tman said:
My wife's parents contacted us yesterday from Odesa Ukraine and said they are fine....
Good to hear! It is simply unbelievable to me that Russia is intentionally targeting civilians. And here I was thinking this is the 21st Century!
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On 3/16/2022 at 3:23 AM, Guitar God said:
....wanted to know what everyone's #1 guitar is on here....
I gotta go with my Guild JF30-12, followed by the Guild F512, and finally the 2018 Gibson rosewood burst limited edition Songwriter 12-string....
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On 12/9/2021 at 7:48 AM, pnikola007 said:
Hi. I am interested in the epiphone hummingbird inspired by Gibson.
I think the best thing to do is just GET ONE! From what I've heard, it is a great guitar at a great price!
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6 hours ago, DanvillRob said:
I had my luthier change the strings the last couple of times the strings got changed...
Ha! I've got to admit - I've paid a tech to change strings, too, lol. And I leave 'em on for quite a while.
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On 11/11/2021 at 2:33 PM, zombiewuff said:
J-185 12 string
Wow, nice lineup! I especially like this one ^^^
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On 11/10/2021 at 11:16 AM, DanvillRob said:
Tuning them isn't a problem...but changing strings is a beast!
I agree - my 12-strings stay in tune pretty darn well, and with today's tuner technology, no big deal to tune 'em up. Changing strings, on the other hand, yeah that takes a little more time. 😬
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Sorry, I only had EF500s -- MNS, PNS, and RAVS. Well, and an AJ500RC....
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I usually pick this one up first....
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On 9/30/2021 at 8:10 AM, pohatu771 said:
That label was used for Japanese models starting around 1980.
This is not a model I've seen documented anywhere, though.
I'll second that. With such a fine looking top, I expect it is laminate. That doesn't automatically mean it's got lousy tone, though. I used to have an Epiphone Performer with a lam top that had pretty remarkable tone....
Epiphone Performer ME
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55 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
....I think next year when the new models come out these will just be a memory...
I agree. I'm not even a fan of cutaways, but now soundports? I don't think so!
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Went fishin' the other day. Hooked into this prehistoric monster. Toothy mother!
Northern pike.
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Wow, really some tremendous shots!
I've been trying to capture sunsets in watercolors lately. Haven't quite got it since they come out looking like the California wildfires lol!
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6 minutes ago, Dave F said:
I did a similar search a few years ago and got a 2007 CJ165 Rosewood with the ebony. ... I was not impressed with the sound and eventually sold it.
That top is amazing. Yeah, I imagine the "compact jumbo" sound would not compare that well with my 17.25" lower bout jumbo Guild F50R.....
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7 hours ago, bobouz said:
...only the rosewood versions (cutaway & non-cutaway) have an ebony fretboard & bridge. The maple versions utilize rosewood.... The non-cutaway CJ-165 was first released in 2006, with the cutaway version being introduced in 2007...
Thanks for the info!
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I always liked this model but was never really "in the hunt" for one. Still, it was on the "dream list." Well, the dream suddenly took shape when I saw this one being sold by the original owner:
Mint condition 2006 Gibson J-165, sweet sunburst, ebony fretboard, abalone rosette to die for, short scale, 15" lower bout.... a thing of beauty!
It hasn't had its photo shoot yet, but here are a few pics from the ad....