Cougar Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I proceeded to checkout. It's always a risk buying a guitar online, especially when it's a used guitar coming out of GuitarCenter. I'm just hoping my long line of luck with online purchases continues with this quite gorgeous-looking.... 2006 Gibson Songwriter Studio Deluxe 12-string. Looks to have an ebony fretboard and bridge. Gotta have an abalone rosette! Although I've been drooling over it for the past week, I know just about nothing about it. GuitarCenter descriptions are notoriously worthless, nonexistent, or at most, brief. This one's condition is reportedly "great." I'm hoping so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffytune Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I have bought from GC on line before, I always have them ship it to the local store. 1) Someone is there to receive it. 2) If there is shipping damage, as you open it at the store, there is no question as to who is responsible for said damage. 3) If it not what they said it was or you were mislead by the other store, again, your right there and they can deal with it right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Beautiful guitar... congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 I have bought from GC on line before, I always have them ship it to the local store. I was surprised that they would ship right to your house rather than the local GC, at no extra charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Wow. Merry Christmas to you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 That looks very nice indeed. Let us know how sweet it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 She looks like a keeper for sure. You done good - wish I'd done that well with my First Gibson . I got my H'Bird TV from GC. Touted as 'mint'. Talked to the guy on the phone and had it shipped to my home. Absolutely a great transaction all round. Congratulations! Some outstanding Christmas Carols just made for a 12er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarPlayer919 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Nice !! Congrats on your purchase. No risk when buying from GC. I bought my '08 J-45 from GC ... Called the store and spoke to real nice guy. He offered to grab the guitar for me and described it in detail while we were on the phone. I ended up just making the deal by phone. It arrived in perfect as described condition. GC gets some cool items once in a while.. Good luck ... It looks like a beauty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Hard to go wrong with an X'mas gift you give yourself. Sure beats a sweater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Thanks to y'all! Yeah, I'm pretty excited. I've been downsizing but upgrading lately. And focusing on the 12-string. I'm thoroughly pleased with my jumbo Guild archback lam maple 12; let's see what this dread Gibson rosewood can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Nice !! Congrats on your purchase. No risk when buying from GC. I bought my '08 J-45 from GC ... Called the store and spoke to real nice guy. He offered to grab the guitar for me and described it in detail while we were on the phone. I ended up just making the deal by phone. It arrived in perfect as described condition. GC gets some cool items once in a while.. Good luck ... It looks like a beauty!! Thanks, GP! I should have called like you did, but never got around to it. I did send an email to the store some days before, basically asking if I could get the guitar at the advertised price out the door (without tax or handling charge). After getting no response, I got a twitchy finger and pulled the trigger online with the tax and fees included anyway. It was still a pretty good deal if the guitar's in "great" shape. THEN today I got a return email from the store's manager saying "Sure, I can do that deal!" I wrote back, hoping he can also do a refund on the amount over the advertised price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 . GC, yep I’ve purchased from them. Calling is good with online shops - just about all of the will let you haggle the price down. You got a very nice 12 string. I have a 2008 also with ebony fretboard and bridge, and abalone rosette. The SW-12 is under-appreciated - plays great, sounds great. Congrats and enjoy! . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 You got a very nice 12 string. I have a 2008 also with ebony fretboard and bridge, and abalone rosette. The SW-12 is under-appreciated - plays great, sounds great. That's what I want to hear! Thanks, Big K! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Sure beats a sweater. Yep. By a landslide.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Very nice! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Nice Guitar Cougar, Congratulations and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Excellent - And if for any reason it doesn't work out to your satisfaction, you can do a return & buy yourself one heck of a nice sweater! Congrats & have fun with that one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Beautiful guitar! I’ve played a couple of SWD 12s and they have a lovely tone. My Hummingbird 12 is all the 12 string I’ll ever need, but if I didn’t have the good fortune to own that, I’d certainly look for an SWD 12. Let us know how it is when it arrives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Looks like a sweetheart. For me a 12 string is a necessity because there is a certain itch only it can scratch. Maybe it is because I am Old School but I always think everybody's first Gibson should be a J-45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Let us know how it is when it arrives! Will do, Jinder. Thanks for a pro assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Looks like a sweetheart. For me a 12 string is a necessity because there is a certain itch only it can scratch. I decided to focus on 12-string some time ago. My JF30-12 is always the first to get played. Now I expect it'll have to share. Maybe it is because I am Old School but I always think everybody's first Gibson should be a J-45. That was my first thought too. Then I had an order in at MusicVilla for a burst J-15. But just when one came in, a used New Hartford F-50R popped up on ebay, and the seller accepted my offer, which was almost the same as a new J-15. So yeah, I've kind of leap-frogged the J-45.... For now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well, I'm afraid this baby is going back. There's a pretty significant center seam crack in the soundboard from the bridge to the bottom of the guitar. This was not visible in the photos, and of course wasn't mentioned in the ad. I'm guessing the trip across the country during the mini ice age we are currently experiencing was the cause, but I'd like to hear others' speculations about that. Other than that, the guitar is freaking gorgeous. Damn that crack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Well, I'm afraid this baby is going back. There's a pretty significant center seam crack in the soundboard from the bridge to the bottom of the guitar. This was not visible in the photos, and of course wasn't mentioned in the ad. I'm guessing the trip across the country during the mini ice age we are currently experiencing was the cause, but I'd like to hear others' speculations about that. Other than that, the guitar is freaking gorgeous. Damn that crack! Sorry to hear. Yup, tough weather to ship acoustic guitars. Many years ago I had a Guild D40 shipped from Gryphon Strings in California to the frozen Midwest. As soon as I opened the case I heard a ping and instantaneous a pickguard crack appeared. Of course at the time I knew nothing of waiting for the shipping box/case to acclimate to room temperature. I hope it all works out for you. Nice guitars those SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Damn that crack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Damn that crack... Yeah. I did wait more than 12 hours to open the box. No finish checking anywhere. Just that lousy crack. Took it over to the local GC and got a full refund without any trouble. Played a used SJ200. Yep, I sure like those. Also played a J15 and was surprised at the great sound coming out of it! My taste buds were kind of set on a Songwriter 12-string though. After a quick search, you don't see many of those around for under 2 grand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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