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SORTED - OM or 000. Anyone selling a peachy acoustic?
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SORTED! I'm on the look out for a nice OM. I've got a few possible options but if anyone has a Collings, Santa Cruz, Bourgeois, Atkin, Brook or what have you that they're happy to let go, I could be the person for you. Trying to spend less than £2K but could maybe stretch a little. I'd probably prefer a 43mm nut but other than that, fairly open to just seeing what's out there.
Based up in Edinburgh but might be able to travel a bit for the right guitar.
Cheers,
cam f
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Sounds OK too but not quite OM territory.
GG also had a very nice Martin 000-18 (or 28 - can’t remember) which sounded pretty nice last time I was in, though it was new so probably over your budget (and mine!).
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Sounds good bud, a quality acoustic completely changes how you play. Have fun with it
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However, I’m working on it because it needed a major set-up - on investigation, the truss rod had been left completely loose so there was a huge forward bow in the neck. Not only that, the bridge saddle is a little too high and starting to bend forward under the pressure of the strings, but can’t be lowered because it’s already about the right height now the neck has been adjusted. Even worse, the fret ends are appalling - crudely ground off leaving a razor-sharp burr on several that wouldn’t be out of place on a £50 Chinese guitar, and totally unacceptable at this sort of price.
Are they all like this?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I hope not, but I can't believe any maker would not notice, even if they forgot to finish them properly at first - it's not due to neck shrinkage either, the frets aren't protruding - just had nasty and very obvious burrs on them from cutting the angles at the ends, which you would feel the first time you tried to play it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson