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(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Just came home with a DORADO 12 string today.Sounds good,has a great action and was only 150.00 with the hard case. It is to be shared by me and my daughter (the trout). In case no one knows (or cares). Dorado is the japanese version of Gretsch. Kind of like sigma is to martin or epiphone is to Gibson. I think I did good in the deal. My wife asked" how many guitars do you have?" The answer was too.(as in too many).I still did good.Was looking for a few months now and I`m glad I waited.

Keep one thing in mind.A store like Guitar Center or any pawn shops probably wouldn`t have given you the 125.00 for both pieces in trade or sold outright.I once brought an older Fender acoustic with the 6 inline headstock to trade on another used piece.They offered me 40.00 in trade.I politely declined and told them I would give it away before I took that little.  And I gave it away that next week.WHY: I go to guitar center a lot for myself and my daughter. It would really have bothered me to see my guitar in the acoustic room being sold for a lot more than I was paid for it. Watch how much your old pieces are being sold for and see what I mean.The store does have to resell them at a profit.That is why to go in armed with knowledge.And it has happened to me also.With the economy the way it is,it is more of a buyers market.

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(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Whether it is political or not isn`t an issue.Right now it is just Gibson.If Gibson loses this,what will stop Taylor and Martin from being next on the target list. All the companies should stick up for each other in this matter.It may sound conspiracy minded, but I really think it could happen.

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(25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

M.B. wrote:

I think it can be confusing the way that wood is described. From what I read, a guitar made of sapele can properly be called mahogany, but it will look different from typical mahogany (as Guitar Pix showed us).   

Here's some info about mahogany I found on a guitar website:


"Mahogany is a correct name for ANY hardwood belonging to the family Meliaceae.

"Sapele and common Mahoganies are of different genera but both (and many other woods) are of the mahogany Family: Meliaceae.

"Mahogany was first used in the New World for two species of the genus Swietenia, namely Swietenia mahagoni (West Indian Mahogany) from the Caribbean and Swietenia macrophylla (Honduras Mahogany) from Central and South America.

"One Mahogany is Sapele, Entandrophragma cylindricum, from South East Asia. It is a medium reddish-brown hardwood with a marked stripe figure.

"The Mahogany name is also used for species from the African genera Entandophragma, Guarea and Khaya, and the Asian genus Toona (Phillipine Mahogany and others).

"Here is a description from Albert Constantine Jr.'s "Know Your Woods" book, first published in 1959: SAPELE (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
This species is also known as Aboudikrou, Sapele Mahogany, Sipo, and Tiama. Sapele grows in Nigeria and along the African Ivory Coast. It is a large tree and logs often come as much as 72 in. in diameter, though the usual range in the market is 30 to 36 in. The color of the wood is a dark reddish-brown with a very strong stripe and at times the grain is very irregular. This irregularity causes the plum pudding and blister figures so highly prized in the veneer field.

"The wood is very fine in texture and care has to be taken in the seasoning as it warps badly. Sometimes it is mistaken for African mahogany and is used as such; HOWEVER , IT IS HARDER AND HEAVIER, weighing from 35 to 40 lbs. per cubic foot, AND THE STRIPE IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. Sapele is superior to either African or American mahogany in strength and is somewhat similar to the strength of our American oak. Sapele is used for interior paneling and also in general furniture work."

One thing I learned is that Martin had been making the 00015 out of sapele a few years ago. Then they stopped making that model, and in 2011, started making it again, this time using only traditional mahogany. So, if the Craigs List guy is selling a 00015 and it's made out of sapele (which by the picture, it sure looks like it) than it can't be a 2011 model (at least according to the source I found--which may be wrong!).

WOW !  You really did your homework

It`s awful to say but if you spent a few minutes doing some research, you could have saved yourself a lot of pain after. All said and done.You &^&*$@ yourself on that.A deal is a deal. I feel bad for you but the guy is probably laughing all the way to the bank. Think of it as a learning experience. I have been in the same situation only i was taken on the condition. Now I use that knowledge when I make future purchases.

I bought my daughter a "CARLY" acoustic guitar at Wal Mart.Made by Carlo Robelli. Surprisingly, It was a really good guitar.Her friend has it now and is learning to play on that. That is the exception though. They are usually First Act. I have never bought one but everyone I know that has bought one says they are junk. Same deal with target. The washburn`s are called Lyon by Washburn and the fender`s are called starcaster`s.Actually, first act has some really high end equipment you will never see at a toy store. Look at their website. What is really sad is some of the junk people try to sell on craigslist. I don`t know how many times I`ve seen epi`s sold as gibsons or starcaster`s sold as fenders etc etc. Some poor unsuspecting parent could easily be sucked into that.Which is why I always say to take someone with you that has knowledge.

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(14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Derek,I`m not a person of faith but I wish all the very best for your friend.  Oh, it is NOT an interuption at all. Hope all goes well. That is why I changed my quote to "ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH". It has nothing to do with food.

mekidsmom wrote:

Auxi - I MIGHT have a solution to your problem, if you are interested.  Among all the odd things I have laying around and hidden in places in my old house is a pioneer cd player.  It has a ford kit on it, so it's ready to plug into a ford vehicle.  I don't know if Jeeps have the same connections or not, or if you're into disassembling and reassembling vehicle radios.  However, if you want it, it's yours.  Just send me an email with your snailmail address.  I have NO use for it, and 90% of people now-a-days don't either... except probably those like you with an older vehicle w/o a CD player.  wink

edit to add:  it's a radio/cd player... not just a cd player.  I used to have it in my taurus w/o a cd player.  It's powerful, my son (when he was under 8) blew my speakers out in my taurus years ago.

Wal Mart sells a plug kit for car stereos.You wire it up to the kit,then it plugs right to the cars wiring harness for the radio. I have used them twice on both my fords.They have them for other makes too. You may want to look into it.

Do you play what you listen to. I play in a hard rock band. While driving in my truck this morning I had THE MANHATTEN TRANSFER in the cd player.Usually I have Leonard Cohen in the player. I don`t play any of these with a band. On my own time I do. What do you play on your time? Is it what is in your car right now?

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(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Some music stores have on the counter what I call "THE BOX". A box full of discontinued or the last few of something they won`t be carrying anymore. A lot of times they will have strings. I seem to see a lot of bass strings in there.It`s great if you need cheap strings or some kind of accesory. I have bought a lot of strings from them and I havent been burned yet. Try it

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(12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hope everyone had a great easter. One of the few times I get to be with my whole family.

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(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

2.98 may buy you a lot more aggravation than it is worth. Guitar center always has some kind of sale on strings. It probably is a better deal in the long run.3 for 10.00 for brand name strings. No annoying Emails. Plus you don`t have to wait for them. Remember, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

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(18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

dino48 wrote:

JJJ,Got too see a big guy like you on a little pink scooter,thats better then Ice cream for desert! Also if that sheds not too large you might put in a few boxes of moth balls,to keep them or any other animals out.

It wasn`t a pretty sight was it. Actually I was 80 pounds lighter before I quit smoking.

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(18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

. The skunk is gone and there are pics on facebook. I will try to put them on here. You can also see what 230 lbs of me riding a little pink scooter looks like.

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(15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Congrats and good luck

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(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Jakob Dylan actually uses his fathers last name.Bob Dylan`s real last name is Zimmerman (pretty sure). That is the great thing about Zak Starkey.He doesn`t use the name Starr. Although Jakob Dylan does have his own sound.Not his fathers.

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(0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

The inventor of the Marshall amp.

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Topdown, so sorry to hear about the passing of your friend. Every day is special.That`s what enjoy every sandwich means

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(18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Amy, went to take pictures and found a skunk in my shed. I will put that on hold until a trapper comes and gets it.

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(18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

It was delivered today. She got the color she originally wanted.(pink and charcoal grey). Oh most important,she loves it. If I could figure out the pic. thing I would post them. I will put them on facebook soon. When I take them.

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I watched my daughters birth. I thought it was the most repulsive thing I ever saw. How about this  The first time you ever bit into a hot apple pie with your first love in the first car.

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(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I was at guitar center yesterday looking in the acoustic room. There was a section of guitars under 500.00. There was a martin (not used) in there. I looked at the inside label and it said made in mexico. Has anyone had any experience with these. I keep telling myself if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Your first love. Your first guitar. And the first time you ever bite into a McDonald`s  HOT APPLE PIE.  Before they warned you that they were filled with hot lava.

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(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I`m feeling a case of GAS coming. I`m taking the trout to Moody St. in Waltham today. It is a tradition to stop at guitar center in Natick on the way home. It`s like a candy or toy store to a kid. Wish me luck.

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(14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Good Luck to you. Hope you get better really fast