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mullyman

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Well, since this isn't the official forum and we're allowed to post other makers guitars I thought I'd post what I picked up today. Ladies and germs, please welcome my 2001 Martin 000-28ec Eric Clapton model. (clapping galore)

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CONDITION： EX++
TOP： Sitka Spruce
SIDE＆BACK： Indian Rosewood
NECK： Mahogany
FINGER BOARD： Ebony (Original)
BRIDGE： Ebony (Original)
TRIM： Herringbone
ROSETTE： Black and White Cell
PICK GUARD COLOR： Tortoise (Original)
POSITION MARK： Diamond / Square / Signature Inlay (19&20 Fret)
TUNER： Open-Gear / Nickel (Original)
BRACING： Scalloped-X
NUT WIDTH： 44.5mm
SCALE： 632.5mm
FINISH： Aging Toner
OTHERS： Eric Clapton Signature Model

What the hell, since it's an acoustic it doesn't burn into Warmoth at all. I can't wait for it to get here. Should be here by Sunday or Monday. The waiting is the funnest/worst part.
MULLY
 
Congratulations! Nice catch! All you need now are a few Mel Bay books and you're on your way to fame and fortune! <grin>
 
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4 years ago, I played a 000-28EC at the Woodwind & Brasswind in South Bend. I remember the open bass strings ringing out like a piano, the deep gloss finish and intricate binding looking ultra classy, and a delirious me considering buying it instead of next semester's textbooks. One day...
 
Thanks for the compliments, guys. The shop called me today and she was sent out this afternoon and will be in my hands tomorrow morning. I don't really like buying something like this online without having a chance to play it first but a friend of mine knows this shop and said they are top notch and trustworthy. Their homepage description says it's in ex++ condition. The guy I talked to on the phone said it has a really huge, warm sound and plays like butter. I think I need to touch myself. It's a 2001 model so I inquired about any repairs that it may have had and the guy said that everything is original except for the saddle. I would love it if the original saddle is in the case but stupid me didn't even ask about it. Oh well, either way.
MULLY
 
Why would you want the original saddle? That's like keeping old teeth. Nothing good about them, and nothing you can do with them. The thing was replaced for a reason, and I'll bet it was a good one, since usually dingbats don't buy guitars like that.
 
Cagey said:
Why would you want the original saddle? That's like keeping old teeth. Nothing good about them, and nothing you can do with them. The thing was replaced for a reason, and I'll bet it was a good one, since usually dingbats don't buy guitars like that.
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I'd like to have the original saddle for the same reason Strat lovers want the original screws from the pickguard. If it was worn down I'd definitely never use it, but I'd like to have all the original parts.
MULLY
 
Whatever. I don't save old emails, either, and I always flush the toilet when I'm done, so I suppose I'm the weirdo here <grin>
 
Cagey said:
Whatever. I don't save old emails, either, and I always flush the toilet when I'm done, so I suppose I'm the weirdo here <grin>
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Well, just for your general information, for high end acoustics it's recommended, if you have to do any work on the saddle, take the original out, put it in the case, and get a new one. I could take an old Strat and make vast improvements to it with new pickups, wiring, etc... But then it would be worth about 10 bucks.
MULLY
 
Yeah, I know. The last Strat I sold almost didn't move because I'd replaced the sloppy Fender tuners with Sperzels and the wimpy Fender bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan 'Hot Rails'. Guy that came to get it thought I was a heathen and was simply aghast that I'd do such a thing to an instrument. But, I managed to dig up the original parts so he stopped crying long enough to pay me and scurry off. I think he just wanted the original parts so he could put them on eBay. Next time, if there is one, I'm going to put all the OEM and worn-out crap back on the instrument and keep the good parts.
 
Cagey said:
Yeah, I know. The last Strat I sold almost didn't move because I'd replaced the sloppy Fender tuners with Sperzels and the wimpy Fender bridge pickup with a Seymour Duncan 'Hot Rails'. Guy that came to get it thought I was a heathen and was simply aghast that I'd do such a thing to an instrument. But, I managed to dig up the original parts so he stopped crying long enough to pay me and scurry off. I think he just wanted the original parts so he could put them on eBay. Next time, if there is one, I'm going to put all the OEM and worn-out crap back on the instrument and keep the good parts.
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I hate people like that too. I'm totally cool with the saddle being changed. If the original's slots were getting worn, in my opinion, toss it and get a new one. But since this is so expensive I'd like to have the original parts in the event that I ever do go to sell it. Then again, if I do ever sell it, I could always say everything is original and no one would no any difference. hehe!!
MULLY
I would have wanted that Strat with the Hot Rails in it :guitarplayer2:
 
mullyman said:
I would have wanted that Strat with the Hot Rails in it :guitarplayer2:
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Meh... maybe not. Typical Fender product, it was a goofy thing. American Standard, an oddball shade of metallic green, with a maple neck and unimpressive frets. I got it from one of my brothers, who bought it new back in the late '90s. He sold it to me for next to nothing when I got out of a long hospital stay that was going to need a lot of convalescence. Didn't fit in with his extensive G&L collection anyway...

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I put an ebony over maple Carvin neck on it almost immediately, as well as that Hot Rails pickup, which made it at least acceptable, but it was still green. Thought about stripping and refinishing it, but having done that more than once in the past I knew it was about as much fun as anesthesia-free dental work. Then I found out about Guitar Fetish and saw that you could get a finished body for the price of a couple cases of beer. That was a regrettable mistake. Shoulda bought the beer <grin>

At that point, I was pissed and determined, so I went back to an old dreamer site I knew of from the '80s called "Warmoth". Bought a real body with a professional finish. Absolutely stunning piece of work, so I decided it would be foolish to parts out the Fender when some fool would pay big bucks for it, so I had to buy a Warmoth neck and a pile of hardware and electrics to build a whole new guitar. Happiness!

Put the original maple neck back on the Strat and put it on Craig's List. Got right about what my brother paid for it new, which pissed him off <grin> Now I gotta build something around that Carvin neck... except I've also got a Warmoth mahogany body. Don't want to marry the two up though, for some reason. They just don't seem to go together, although the fit is perfect.

 
Regarding the OP,

Congratulations! You're going to love that guitar.  :icon_thumright:

I have one of those (late '90's sometime, #2824), and every little note just jumps out of it. Of course every little mistake does too :-\, but the rewards outweigh the punishment by far.  :hello2:
 
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