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Lewguitar
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=3768338564&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Boy I'd love to have one of these!
Boy I'd love to have one of these!
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Lewguitar
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
Here's the exact same ax but with a square neck. Big diff in price!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=3767871866&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
Here's the exact same ax but with a square neck. Big diff in price!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2385&item=3767871866&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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Lewguitar
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
The bodies are differant though and you can't buy an old square neck Tricone and have a round neck put on it. Won't fit. Lew
The bodies are differant though and you can't buy an old square neck Tricone and have a round neck put on it. Won't fit. Lew
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TheProphet
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
They're 1930'ish Tricone (Tricone would be the style of resonator) Resonators from National ... sort of a '59 LP for the Slide World from what I understand
Not to mention they're in impecable condition
Armotron said:
They're 1930'ish Tricone (Tricone would be the style of resonator) Resonators from National ... sort of a '59 LP for the Slide World from what I understand
Not to mention they're in impecable condition
Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
Nationals are incredible guitars. They have amazing tone and volume. They are a slide player's dream. The company went out of business in, I think, the 1950s. So none were being made, making them more and more valuable. Tri-cones are the most sought after of all the National Resonators.
In the 1980s, some of the employees of the original company started National Reso-phonic with the intent of making guitars as good as the original Nationals. The lowest priced of the new ones sell for about $1600-1700 and the old ones still fetch high prices. So an original Tri-cone in very good condition is going sell for a lot of money. That means only people like Lew can afford them.
Nationals are incredible guitars. They have amazing tone and volume. They are a slide player's dream. The company went out of business in, I think, the 1950s. So none were being made, making them more and more valuable. Tri-cones are the most sought after of all the National Resonators.
In the 1980s, some of the employees of the original company started National Reso-phonic with the intent of making guitars as good as the original Nationals. The lowest priced of the new ones sell for about $1600-1700 and the old ones still fetch high prices. So an original Tri-cone in very good condition is going sell for a lot of money. That means only people like Lew can afford them.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
I have a '30 Style O...like Mark Knopfler's on the cover of Brother's In Arms. It's a beauty...but I'd love to have a real Tricone. Those have the richest tone. Yep...they're the '59 Les Paul of the resonator guitar world. Plus they're made of German Silver...not steel or brass like the reissue is. The National company makes some very nice guitars, but they only use steel or brass...no German Silver anymore. Lew
I have a '30 Style O...like Mark Knopfler's on the cover of Brother's In Arms. It's a beauty...but I'd love to have a real Tricone. Those have the richest tone. Yep...they're the '59 Les Paul of the resonator guitar world. Plus they're made of German Silver...not steel or brass like the reissue is. The National company makes some very nice guitars, but they only use steel or brass...no German Silver anymore. Lew
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
Wow they are great Lew....
Have tried a 1936 wood one...man what a tone.
Wow they are great Lew....
Have tried a 1936 wood one...man what a tone.
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Lewguitar
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
I don't have $6000 for another guitar. I've never spent more than $3000 for a guitar, and that was for my Martin. But I really should take all the stuff I never use ('59 Bassman amp, Super Reverb amp, etc. ) and sell it all and buy one really nice vintage piece with it...
Maybe after Christmas...it's hard to get top dollar for anything this time of year.
Lew
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I don't have $6000 for another guitar. I've never spent more than $3000 for a guitar, and that was for my Martin. But I really should take all the stuff I never use ('59 Bassman amp, Super Reverb amp, etc. ) and sell it all and buy one really nice vintage piece with it...
Maybe after Christmas...it's hard to get top dollar for anything this time of year.
Lew
Gearjoneser
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Re: Here's the guitar of my dreams:
That is nice! Aside from the collectibility, do you think you could have that exact guitar reproduced by a modern resonator company? It would be cool to have an overseas co build an exact replica, complete with old logo and everything.
If you do decide to sell that 59 Bassman, I've got $2000 ready to send you.
That is nice! Aside from the collectibility, do you think you could have that exact guitar reproduced by a modern resonator company? It would be cool to have an overseas co build an exact replica, complete with old logo and everything.
If you do decide to sell that 59 Bassman, I've got $2000 ready to send you.
