BluesKing777 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 38 minutes ago, zombywoof said: Coincidentally I have found a version of the Smeck that has non-scalloped bracing. If I move on it, it will be tonight. Ah! This is more the ZW we know! Your meds the other day must have been duds! Collings guitar, ha! 😐 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 I done did the dirty deed. Unfortunately it was not done dirt cheap. And not wanting to have BK777 worrying that my meds need changing, it is not a Collings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 10 hours ago, zombywoof said: I done did the dirty deed. Unfortunately it was not done dirt cheap. And not wanting to have BK777 worrying that my meds need changing, it is not a Collings. The Smeck? If so, you can talk to me when and if you get tired of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, j45nick said: The Smeck? If so, you can talk to me when and if you get tired of it. I bought a Smeck but not the Centennial. This is the first time I have ever bought something like this I had not held in my sweaty little hands before plunking my hard earned scratch down so I am now going through the whole second guessing whether I made the right call or not thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, zombywoof said: I bought a Smeck but not the Centennial. This is the first time I have ever bought something like this I had not held in my sweaty little hands before plunking my hard earned scratch down so I am now going through the whole second guessing whether I made the right call or not thing. You'll get used to it. One of the few guitars I own today that I saw or played before buying was my original beat-up 1950 J-45, which I bought for $50 off the wall of a music store in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1966. It didn't sound or play so great--loose braces buzzing, fretboard like a mile of bad road--but it was a J-45, and I was smitten. We do a lot of things in life without knowing what the outcome will be. It's part of the adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I offer an early congratulations! I hope it gets to you in decent enough shape to start forming a bond in quick fashion. I saw a Smeck model listed somewhere during my recent search and forgot to mention it. I knew someone was hunting one to some extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 38 minutes ago, zombywoof said: I bought a Smeck but not the Centennial. This is the first time I have ever bought something like this I had not held in my sweaty little hands before plunking my hard earned scratch down so I am now going through the whole second guessing whether I made the right call or not thing. Whoa! What year? Details please! Let us know when it arrives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) This one ain't an original but was birthed in 2013. The whole point was to go for a now for a something completely different (for me) guitar which meant new/newish. Edited July 3, 2020 by zombywoof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 50 minutes ago, j45nick said: You'll get used to it. One of the few guitars I own today that I saw or played before buying was my original beat-up 1950 J-45, which I bought for $50 off the wall of a music store in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1966. It didn't sound or play so great--loose braces buzzing, fretboard like a mile of bad road--but it was a J-45, and I was smitten. We do a lot of things in life without knowing what the outcome will be. It's part of the adventure. When I lived in MS we used to joke if you had a gun you could always get a guitar. No, not what you are thinking but Pawn Shops could move firearms quicker so were always willing to do a trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Quote This one ain't an original but was birthed in 2013. The whole point was to go for a now for a something completely different (for me) guitar which meant new/newish. SD or RG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 53 minutes ago, tpbiii said: SD or RG? I do not know what SD or RG means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, zombywoof said: I do not know what SD or RG means. Stage Deluxe (Mahogany) and Radio Grande (Rosewood). 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, bayoubengal1954 said: Stage Deluxe (Mahogany) and Radio Grande (Rosewood). 👍 Mahogany - but t ain't a Gibson (Burn the Witch they cried) so not officially a Stage Deluxe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 26 minutes ago, bayoubengal1954 said: Stage Deluxe (Mahogany) and Radio Grande (Rosewood). 👍 Exactly - I did not mean to confuse. I was just lying in bed where typing was hard.🙃 Here is a picture of one of each -- the Radio Grande in the 30s was more decorated. Best, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, zombywoof said: Mahogany - but t ain't a Gibson (Burn the Witch they cried) so not officially a Stage Deluxe I hope you let us hear it. It's all right -- I also own 50 M****s. Don't tell anyone.😎 Thanks, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubengal1954 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 13 minutes ago, zombywoof said: Mahogany - but t ain't a Gibson (Burn the Witch they cried) so not officially a Stage Deluxe Sending you a Private Message on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, bayoubengal1954 said: Sending you a Private Message on this. PM'd you back. You are just about on the money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 8 hours ago, tpbiii said: Tom, what the heck is that odd instrument on the left of the poster? There must be quite a story behind that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 4 hours ago, j45nick said: Tom, what the heck is that odd instrument on the left of the poster? There must be quite a story behind that one. Mandocello? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, tpbiii said: Mandocello? That was my guess, since it has 8 strings. I'll look for a recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 50 minutes ago, j45nick said: That was my guess, since it has 8 strings. I'll look for a recording. Couldn't find that exact instrument, but there have been an amazing variety of interpretations of the mandocello over the years, and that's almost certainly what this instrument is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 8 hours ago, j45nick said: Tom, what the heck is that odd instrument on the left of the poster? There must be quite a story behind that one. Did Zematis have guitars and so on back then? The Heart sound hole looks Zematis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 A 2016 'Smeck just apearred on AGF. https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=588042 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, PatriotsBiker said: A 2016 'Smeck just apearred on AGF. https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=588042 It is, of course, now a moot point. I liked every Bozeman-issued take on the Smeck I have run across. I was giving careful consideration to the 2015 LE Stage Deluxe and Radio Grande BK was offering up. I think the only difference was the 2015 version of the rosewood body guitar did not have the terrified top. But I was also leaning more toward the mahogany body version. I also looked very closely at a '94 Centennial version. But in the end the Fairbanks won out largely because of the sound the non-scalloped J35 bracing gives it. Just a thunderous low end, high end cut and an overall clarity. Edited August 1, 2020 by zombywoof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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