I Shat Myself Today

[JuanCarlosVejar]

http://www.acousticletter.com/the-ren-ferguson-archangel-stephanie-quayle-acoustic-guitar/

 

 

very nice . loved it !!!

 

what do you guys think ?

 

 

 

JC

[pfox14]

It's real nice, but not for $100K - fahget about it

[DanvillRob]

WOW!

 

What else is there to say?

[ParlourMan]

I actually find that quite gaudy.. My first thought was it made a Monarch look tame. Incredible craftsmanship though, but I'm not into it.

[duluthdan]

Looks too pretty to play. Does it come with the blonde? Might generate a bit more interest, just sayin'. Actually, this is a great idea for the fund-raising tool that it was designed for. Someone will pay that. Not me, but someone who is a whiz with tax deductions, and has a guitar collection weakness, er..., propensity.

[michaelsegui]

Not a fan of the red colour of the pickguard

 

But I DO like the blue purfling lines

[BigKahune]

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Love the bling.

 

That carving on the heel is in an unusual spot.

 

 

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[JuanCarlosVejar]

Any one think of a songwriter deluxe ?

 

the body reminds me of that .

 

 

 

JC

[JuanCarlosVejar]

It's real nice, but not for $100K - fahget about it

 

well I think that since there are only 2 made (during the time Ren worked at gibson) . the guys at MV are trying to get their retirment from it .

 

btw anyone know if Ren had a small workshop at his home to do these projects ?

 

 

 

thanks

 

 

JC

[retrorod]

Its stylings and colors are not my cup of tea. Gorgeous back wood!

[McDuff]

Beautiful, though I could never bring myself to actually touch it if it somehow ended up in my possession. Also I am a little put off by the fret board inlays I would like something a little more elegant; instead of just the name of the guitar. That being said its still a dazzling instrument.

[vincentw]

Not into the the garish guitars.

[rar]

anyone know if Ren had a small workshop at his home to do these projects ?

He does. In fact, he did a fair amount of work for Gibson evenings in his own shop -- where he wouldn't get interrupted constantly -- and uses it for woodworking projects having nothing to do with lutherie too.

 

-- Bob R

[Gibson101]

I'd take the girl in the last pic, but that guitar is ugly!!

 

 

Besides three screws on the truss rod and everyone knows it's a fake.

[bobouz]

I can appreciate the workmanship, but beyond that it does nothing for me.

Have to find somewhere else to spend that extra $100,000 hanging around in my pocket.

[Morkolo]

He did an amazing job on the heel of that guitar, what a talent.

[gotomsdos]

Wow !

But it's art of guitar making not playing.

[slimt]

I think the detail is Outstanding ... Cool Piece...

[ChrisA83]

Umm.....I like the headstock.....shape....

[EuroAussie]

Honestly ... thats one of the ugliest guitars Ive ever seen.

[Versatile]

Hmmmmmmm....

 

Still thinking about this guitar

 

I'll get back to you :unsure:

 

V

 

[zombywoof]

You can throw all the bling you want on a guitar and in the end it still comes down to the wood and bracing. Pretty much just cake decoration.

[Mojorule]

Well I am always impressed by the technical brilliance of Ren's carving and inlay work as it appears here, but don't always find the results entirely to my taste. This one, though, I think is an object of beauty in its genre, which avoids the extremes of kitsch (although this is a genre in which one must accustom oneself to a certain level of kitsch in order to appreciate highly ornate guitar carving and inlay). I too have a few reservations about the board inlay. Themed material matching the carving motif would have been preferable. The carving and guard are really nice though. I like it more than the dragon L5.

 

However, what I really wanted to post is that JC's thread title is the funniest I've read in some time. Sort of from the ridiculous to the sublime and back again!

[JuanCarlosVejar]

Well I am always impressed by the technical brilliance of Ren's carving and inlay work as it appears here, but don't always find the results entirely to my taste. This one, though, I think is an object of beauty in its genre, which avoids the extremes of kitsch (although this is a genre in which one must accustom oneself to a certain level of kitsch in order to appreciate highly ornate guitar carving and inlay). I too have a few reservations about the board inlay. Themed material matching the carving motif would have been preferable. The carving and guard are really nice though. I like it more than the dragon L5.

 

However, what I really wanted to post is that JC's thread title is the funniest I've read in some time. Sort of from the ridiculous to the sublime and back again!

 

Mojo ,

 

 

well Me too I mean there are things i like and dislike about the guitar. I think the headstock and blue bindings are awesome ...

but I would have asked for something different on the fretboard too . I like the carving but I don't like the pickguard

and I think you don't need gold on a guitar !. but I can still see Ren's skill as a luthier in everything he did on that.

 

the title was to reflect that it both impressed me and it didn't (if that makes sense) .

And I don't think these will be the type of guitars he will be putting out in the future.

 

I saw one of the guitars he built back before he worked at gibson and it was a Martin style dread .

It seems the new ones might be gibson style in some ways .

 

 

JC

[pfox14]

In general, the feedback on this guitar appears to be pretty negative. Not that I'm surprised, but you'd think there would be more people who would appreciate it. Guess not.