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vlmagee · 11-27-2004, 01:51 PM

quote:Originally posted by talbot10:

HI Sean,
From a "collectable" point of view the guitar may be worth $5,000.00 but from a players point of view it is not. You can get a great sounding stock D-18 anywhere for about $1500-1600. have played the D-18GL. It is a nice guitar but unnless you are buying it as an expensive collectable, it is way overpriced for the (good but not extraordinary) guitar you will get. Just a players point of view. No way that plays like a 5 grand guitar!
Bill Hall

Hate to argue with a good friend, and I suppose I can agree that it may not sound like a $5000 guitar, but it sounds different and (to most people) better than a stock D-18. There are enough differences in the construction, including the use of different woods, to affect the sound. Most people think it's distinctly better. (Terry Clements said it was the best sounding D-18 he had ever played, and reminded us that he has played Gordon's). I don't argue that the $5000 price adds something for collectible value, but the guitar is better than a stock D-18. Really. (And I do know whose D-18GL you played).

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11-27-2004, 01:51 PM	#33
vlmagee Senior Member Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Ballston Spa, NY Posts: 724	quote:Originally posted by talbot10: HI Sean, From a "collectable" point of view the guitar may be worth $5,000.00 but from a players point of view it is not. You can get a great sounding stock D-18 anywhere for about $1500-1600. have played the D-18GL. It is a nice guitar but unnless you are buying it as an expensive collectable, it is way overpriced for the (good but not extraordinary) guitar you will get. Just a players point of view. No way that plays like a 5 grand guitar! Bill Hall Hate to argue with a good friend, and I suppose I can agree that it may not sound like a $5000 guitar, but it sounds different and (to most people) better than a stock D-18. There are enough differences in the construction, including the use of different woods, to affect the sound. Most people think it's distinctly better. (Terry Clements said it was the best sounding D-18 he had ever played, and reminded us that he has played Gordon's). I don't argue that the $5000 price adds something for collectible value, but the guitar is better than a stock D-18. Really. (And I do know whose D-18GL you played). ------------------ Valerie Magee Visit my business site at mageenet.biz, Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com. Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page.