Wowie Zowie. You are on a acoustic tear. Very cool.
Did a little search and come up with this.
Not a great pic, but is this the new member of the clan??
Congrats on the new toy. Enjoy.
Good afternoon fellow fretters,
Some of you might remember this thread about my choosing between a used Taylor 310 (2000) and an older "back room stock" Crafter acoustic:
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=12910
Well, not to rehash info from that thread (check it if you'd like), just to say that I sold 3 of my electrics this week at the price I wanted, which totally catches me up on the outlay for my recent Martin M-36 purchase...and a nice chunk o' change left over, SO:
I purchased the Crafter today. It had been $1060 MSRP and streeted for $799. My local (Martin, Peavey) shop has had it on the floor for $499 for a LONG time...I offered $400 for it, they said yessir, and the deal was done!
I can now add this marvelous Crafter acoustic to my stable. All the specs are in the linked thread (above), and, I swear, if this guitar said Martin or Gibson or Guild on the headstock, it would likely street for $1400 - $1700 easily (and would have sold alot quicker!).
Good things come to those who wait (and conive and figure and plan to the nth degree!), and, they say, the Lord helps those who help themselves...and, I must say, I've been helping myself to the point of near exhaustion in researching and scheming over these many months. And it's all come together in the end, finally!
I'm pretty well set on electrics and acoustics now (at least until the Martin OM-1 comes in to stock locally, but that WILL be the LAST purchase I will be making for quite some time! [I know, I know...famous last words and all that!]).
Once again, a very happy, G! Don't ya just love it when a plan comes together, especially one that has taken many months to engineer to its final outcome!
Woo and Hoo!
G
bigG
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded Cherry Mahogany, Peavey HP Signature EXP, Epi Sheraton II, Fender Standard Fat Strat, original 1982 Made in the USA Fender Bullet (w original HSC)/ 2005 Martin HD-7 Roger McGuinn Signature Edition (#102 of 250), Martin M-36 (0000), Martin OM-21, Martin 000-15M, Hohner EL-SP Plus Parlor acoustic
Amps: Swart Space Tone 6V6se, Swart Night Light Power Attenuator/compressor/stereo line-out, Peavey Windsor Studio, Vox AD50VT, Fender Super Champ XD, Vox DA15, Marshall MG10KK, '83 Peavey Bandit 65
Pedals: Cry Baby 535q wah, Bad Monkey OD, Boss DS-1, Sabine FuzzStortion, HardWire RV-7 Reverb
www.swartamps.com
www.ericjosephelectricguitars.com
Carpe diem, brother, cause you don't know how many diems you have left to carpe.
Wowie Zowie. You are on a acoustic tear. Very cool.
Did a little search and come up with this.
Not a great pic, but is this the new member of the clan??
Congrats on the new toy. Enjoy.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
There's also a negative side."
--Hunter S. Thompson
Guitars: Dean Sweet Wood 00R, Martin D2R, Guild D60, Guild D35NT, Morgan Monroe M30, OS baritone Uke
Congrats!
Crafter make nice guitars for sure.
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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I discovered Crafter acoustics on my last trip to Boise. I was super surprised at the quality and low price. The Mrs was with me on that trip so I didn't explore the idea of ownership much further, but it always stuck in my head that someday one might make a nice addition.
Congratulations on your new buddy.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Nice BigG! It is nice when plan comes together!
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Yep, 'keel, that's the one! The pic's not very flattering, but that's it!Originally Posted by evenkeel
Thanks, guys! Really is a SWEET guitar! Already put in a good 7-8 hours on her...
Forgot to mention that the sale was contingent on a new set of Martin SP 13s being installed (no charge), as it still had the original factory strings on it! Once those were installed, Guitar Chris did another "blind" A/B test for me against a Martin SWDGT. Honestly, it was VERY close. Each had its own discernable "weaknesses" and "strengths", but both sounded great, and the Crafter was a little sweeter for fingerstyle, and just a tad darker in tone than the SWDGT. Although I could have been happy w either, the Crafter at $400 was a no-brainer!
I just can't tell you how happy I am w this Crafter! Very unique-looking aesthetically, and tone and action is right up there w the much more expensive big names!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a post!
G
bigG
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded Cherry Mahogany, Peavey HP Signature EXP, Epi Sheraton II, Fender Standard Fat Strat, original 1982 Made in the USA Fender Bullet (w original HSC)/ 2005 Martin HD-7 Roger McGuinn Signature Edition (#102 of 250), Martin M-36 (0000), Martin OM-21, Martin 000-15M, Hohner EL-SP Plus Parlor acoustic
Amps: Swart Space Tone 6V6se, Swart Night Light Power Attenuator/compressor/stereo line-out, Peavey Windsor Studio, Vox AD50VT, Fender Super Champ XD, Vox DA15, Marshall MG10KK, '83 Peavey Bandit 65
Pedals: Cry Baby 535q wah, Bad Monkey OD, Boss DS-1, Sabine FuzzStortion, HardWire RV-7 Reverb
www.swartamps.com
www.ericjosephelectricguitars.com
Carpe diem, brother, cause you don't know how many diems you have left to carpe.
And, Steve, I know your plan is about to come together tomorrow!Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
Very cool! And, honestly, I'm just as excited for your new purchase! Can't wait for your initial post on that new Martin beauty!
bigG
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded Cherry Mahogany, Peavey HP Signature EXP, Epi Sheraton II, Fender Standard Fat Strat, original 1982 Made in the USA Fender Bullet (w original HSC)/ 2005 Martin HD-7 Roger McGuinn Signature Edition (#102 of 250), Martin M-36 (0000), Martin OM-21, Martin 000-15M, Hohner EL-SP Plus Parlor acoustic
Amps: Swart Space Tone 6V6se, Swart Night Light Power Attenuator/compressor/stereo line-out, Peavey Windsor Studio, Vox AD50VT, Fender Super Champ XD, Vox DA15, Marshall MG10KK, '83 Peavey Bandit 65
Pedals: Cry Baby 535q wah, Bad Monkey OD, Boss DS-1, Sabine FuzzStortion, HardWire RV-7 Reverb
www.swartamps.com
www.ericjosephelectricguitars.com
Carpe diem, brother, cause you don't know how many diems you have left to carpe.