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Guitars and Watches
- Thread starter Pakz
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...I will in the near future. (Uh, of course, being an O.F., I have to write notes to myself to remind myself of stuff I was supposed to do yesterday, heh!)
dave
dave
BTW, rol man: If you ever get the chance to visit the factory in Nazereth, please do so, you'll think you're in heaven. The factory is only about 60 miles from my house here in NorthEast PA (NEPA, as the locals state), and I've visited it severeal times on my motorcycle. They have a room in which you can play a wide variety of Martins -- including some of their metallic acousticals -- while you're waiting for your tour group to start. Last time I was there, saw a $50,000 Martin being made for some dude in Saudi Arabia, I believe. Gold inlays & silver frets, with pearl etchings on the strike board. Far out! After your tour, they give you a sound hole cutout to take home, as you pass though the souvineir (sp.) shop on your way out.
dave
Pardon me while I drool, but that Taylor is gorgeous. If you need it to have safe keeping and pampered care, I'll send you my address... .
dave
Finally got around to taking some pictures
The guitar is a Taylor 426ce Ltd.
Here's a picture of the full guitar:
also have this old wristie from some time ago with an Ibanez Artwood in the back, plus a cheap Gibson look-a-like:
and this one with cheap condenser/bondmaster:
superdriver
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superdriver
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superdriver
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Thanks Dave
I love this guitar, it plays as beautifully as it looks!
Beautiful Koa top, I have the Taylor 414CE Grand Auditorium, and absolutely love it. I find it difficult to play anything but Taylor as the tone is just fabulous.
superdriver
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Arrgghhh
A seiko diver and a strat (both vintage... )
Just what I needed since I'm very much considering getting a black monster very soon and trying to "vintagise" a bit the sound of my Aria Pro II super strat (a shredding monster from the 80's... ) with strat pick ups. (The look will remain non vintage as hell, but hey, that's fun too!!)
A pic of that guitar (with no watch yet... )
A seiko diver and a strat (both vintage... )
Just what I needed since I'm very much considering getting a black monster very soon and trying to "vintagise" a bit the sound of my Aria Pro II super strat (a shredding monster from the 80's... ) with strat pick ups. (The look will remain non vintage as hell, but hey, that's fun too!!)
A pic of that guitar (with no watch yet... )
superdriver
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Pakz, Aria Pro11 are an excellent guitar quality made, I have one of the few American built Fullerton series, it was a prototype/sample that I assembled with Seymour Duncan single coils and a Wilkinson Vibrato Bridge.
If you are thinking of the Seiko Black Monster, you might want to consider the Black Franken Monster, a
bit larger and more expensive but I love mine.
If you are thinking of the Seiko Black Monster, you might want to consider the Black Franken Monster, a
Looks interesting... but I already have a very large "tool divers watch" in the person of the Yema Sous Marine 300m... (45mm bezel, 56 with the crown, having a "crown assembly" including a bezel locking mechanism), so I was looking for a real divers watch that is a bit smaller... and quite cheap!
superdriver
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They are the best! It's swamp ash but not quite butterscotch. Its a replica of Bruce Springsteen's famous Esquire/Telecaster. Its coated with a tinted nitrocellulose to replicate the look. Now I just need to play it for 30 years to get it looking as cool as the real thing 
I've got a Tele homage... I'll use it for pics tomorrow... or the day after...
It's really a nice guitar in its bare-bone simplicity!
It's really a nice guitar in its bare-bone simplicity!
