ol fred Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Cheap Chinese "Oscar Schmitd" by Washburn 14 fret Slope, Black with firestripe PG or so I thought, wasn't until I was out the door that I realized it was blue Obviously laminate, not a scratch exceptionally clean and light no excess glue anywhere, thin scalloped cross bracing, comp saddle and bridge. Imitation RotoMatics, Who would do that ???? Anyway saw it in an antique store of all places picked it up, tuned it. Bright, clear, nice lows and good sustain. Tag was 165, gave the guy 100 and he couldn't thank me enough. After I put some real strings on it and a wee bit of polish...... pics if ya want. Cool, got me a BLUEBEATER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sounds to me like Ol Fred is going psychedelic. I'm struggling to come to terms with the idea that you didn't notice it was blue until you got out the door..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 gave the guy 100 and he couldn't thank me enough. I'm still cackling over that one - Fred - very funny. Do we want pics? Is it a shock? BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sounds to me like Ol Fred is going psychedelic. I'm struggling to come to terms with the idea that you didn't notice it was blue until you got out the door..... Ha, ha, Nick, , , yes, all is relative. Did the rumour say Fred was a former cop, I don't know. Well, one of my dads was a cop. I know they relax over the colour BLUE. I honestly don't. Doesn't matter. Congs on the guitar, of. - may it serve you well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm still cackling over that one - Fred - very funny. Do we want pics? Is it a shock? BluesKing777. Man, I don't put up with ruden...wait! where was I? The light in this store in downtown Placerville had a glow akin to kerosene lanterns. I had looked at it two weeks ago and today again in that light it appeared black. I was really in such a hurry to get out before he changed his mind it went over my shoulder and I was out the door, two blocks to the truck and when I sat it in the truck in the daylight... OMG I bought a BLUE guitar and BK I think he might have actually taken less, but he has more stuff !! It does have one small chip and what looks like paint transfer on the lower bout side, but, Rosewood saddle and fingerboard, bound neck , three ply ivoroid ? and wood binding front and back, three ring ivoroid and wood rosette and upon closer inspection both nut and compensated bridge replaced with bone. Be innaresting to see what I gots here when I get it dusted off. Pics when I catch up Oh Cr@p, gotta hide it before the wife gets home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Ha, ha, Nick, , , yes, all is relative. Did the rumour say Fred was a formar cop, I don't know. Well, one of my dads was a cop. I know they relax over the colour BLUE. I honestly don't. Doesn't matter. Congs on the guitar, of. - may it serve you well. It's just another cheap little toy pal but Thanks. " I Know Nothink!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Oh Cr@p, gotta hide it before the wife gets home Tell her you are taking up bottleneck slide playing and need a blue guitar with a hard to play neck to get 'the face'.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's just another cheap little toy pal but Thanks. " I Know Nothink!" The sun is up the sky is blue it's beautiful and so are you dear Washburn - won't you come out to play. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Tell her you are taking up bottleneck slide playing and need a blue guitar with a hard to play neck to get 'the face'.... BluesKing777. Not gonna float, this bb's a playa ! If I could get away from this keyboard long enough I'd have it restrung and in the movies by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 We Want Pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Man, a perfect guitar for the........blues!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 So, surprising little guitar, Solid Spruce top! solid Catalpa back and sides (that's a new one but it least the durn thing is not laminate as I thought.) The grain on the Catalpa actually looks like Hog. Soes have a T.R. List price new is 225 but a store in Austin is actually selling them for 93 and change. At least I saved the freight. LOL Guess I should log off an go play da bluz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yep, thats definitely a blue guitar ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yep, thats definitely a blue guitar ... yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yep, thats definitely a blue guitar ... Yes, it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Yep, thats definitely a blue guitar ... BTW Mark, you do realize that my new page is open to International Men of Mystery don't you? Let's have a Doubleshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 here's some verses from America's foremost modernist poet Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens, "The Man with the Blue Guitar" (excerpts) I The man bent over his guitar, A shearsman of sorts. The day was green. They said, "You have a blue guitar, You do not play things as they are." The man replied, "Things as they are Are changed upon the blue guitar." And they said then, "But play, you must, A tune beyond us, yet ourselves, A tune upon the blue guitar Of things exactly as they are." II I cannot bring a world quite round, Although I patch it as I can. I sing a hero's head, large eye And bearded bronze, but not a man, Although I patch him as I can And reach through him almost to man. If to serenade almost to man Is to miss, by that, things as they are, Say it is the serenade Of a man that plays a blue guitar. III Ah, but to play man number one, To drive the dagger in his heart, To lay his brain upon the board And pick the acrid colors out, To nail his thought across the door, Its wings spread wide to rain and snow, To strike his living hi and ho, To tick it, tock it, turn it true, To bang from it a savage blue, Jangling the metal of the strings� Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 good one Fred =D . my cousin has a similar one , it sounds very nice ! as for the pm you sent me no problem ... I kinda had a feeling it was going to be taken down .good page JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 good one Fred =D . my cousin has a similar one , it sounds very nice ! as for the pm you sent me no problem ... I kinda had a feeling it was going to be taken down .good page JC JC, thanks. No problems, you took the time to post something and I did'nt tell anyone there were any rules. It stays. And the BLUE git. You're right pretty nice tone, spent a few hours with it this weekend after I got the grime off. Can never have enough beaters lying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 here's some verses from America's foremost modernist poet Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens, "The Man with the Blue Guitar" (excerpts) I The man bent over his guitar, A shearsman of sorts. The day was green. They said, "You have a blue guitar, You do not play things as they are." The man replied, "Things as they are Are changed upon the blue guitar." And they said then, "But play, you must, A tune beyond us, yet ourselves, A tune upon the blue guitar Of things exactly as they are." II I cannot bring a world quite round, Although I patch it as I can. I sing a hero's head, large eye And bearded bronze, but not a man, Although I patch him as I can And reach through him almost to man. If to serenade almost to man Is to miss, by that, things as they are, Say it is the serenade Of a man that plays a blue guitar. III Ah, but to play man number one, To drive the dagger in his heart, To lay his brain upon the board And pick the acrid colors out, To nail his thought across the door, Its wings spread wide to rain and snow, To strike his living hi and ho, To tick it, tock it, turn it true, To bang from it a savage blue, Jangling the metal of the strings� Love it. Thankya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ooouuhh, but that is kind of held back and not like f.x. my ex-girlfriend's, which is so happy-blue one can't even play the blues on it. Still to be honest with you, Fred - I would prefer a green. The goofy beaver doesn't care - he's ready to take a bite right there, he, he. . . And thanx for the poetry fb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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