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CowboyChords	Hello from "The greater Bay Area"		Lead	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/06/09 2:02 PM	Tags : None Constant change is here to stay. Remove this ad Saying I was "close enough" to be considered in the greater Bay Area, Tri-cone invited me to participate in this cool new effort at establishing a place for folks to share their passion for the guitar. So, thanks Tri-cone, I am happy to be here and I certainly recognize lots of handles from AGF (I post as El Conquistador on AGF) and even APM. Even though I live down in Visalia, I did go to college at St.Mary's College of Moraga where I first really started to play acoustic guitar in order to interest girls. While the girls part didn't work out very well, I did fall in love with the acoustic guitar and have been playing ever since. Steve
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Guyute		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/06/09 2:36 PM Moderator	Hey Steve, good to have you here
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Tricone		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/06/09 2:48 PM Moderator	CowboyChords wrote: Even though I live down in Visalia, I did go to college at St.Mary's College of Moraga where I first really started to play acoustic guitar in order to interest girls. While the girls part didn't work out very well, I did fall in love with the acoustic guitar and have been playing ever since. Steve Hey Steve, Good to see you made it, and nice to have you! Regarding your "love" . . let's be honest . . . I bet I can guess which one is less trouble!
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Champ Posts: 60 06/06/09 2:50 PM	Tricone wrote: CowboyChords wrote: Even though I live down in Visalia, I did go to college at St.Mary's College of Moraga where I first really started to play acoustic guitar in order to interest girls. While the girls part didn't work out very well, I did fall in love with the acoustic guitar and have been playing ever since. Steve Hey Steve, Good to see you made it, and nice to have you! Regarding your "love" . . let's be honest . . . I bet I can guess which one is less trouble! I know! A Martin!? Hey, welcome Steve!
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Tricone		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/06/09 2:52 PM Moderator	Oh, and Steve . . I forgot to mention . . Visalia . . is part of the Greater (Greater) Bay Area!
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Telemikester		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 144 06/06/09 4:27 PM Moderator	Yeah, I've heard of Visalia so it must be around here somewhere... Welcome Steve!
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CowboyChords		#6	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/06/09 4:38 PM	This kind of gracious welcome certainly bodes well for a great forum. Thanks! Steve
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Tricone		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/06/09 5:02 PM Moderator	Here goes . . . It wouldn't be a forum unless I ask the prerequisite question: "So what guitar(s) do you play?"
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Champ Posts: 60 06/06/09 5:04 PM	and what's your favorite Cowboy chord?
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CowboyChords		#9	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/06/09 6:18 PM	I have 3 main guitars. 1 jumbo size guitar, 1 OM size, and 1 parlor size. The Jumbo is a Baranik JX Italian/cocbolo. The OM is a Yamamoto OMY Giant Redwood/Hog. The parlor size, 0 size actually, is a Brondel B4 Italian/Honduran Rosewood. My favorite cowboy chord is E maj. Steve
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Champ Posts: 63 06/06/09 6:28 PM Charter Member	Constant change is here to stay. Remove this ad Welcome Steve. What is a chord? I play bass.
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Champ Posts: 60 06/07/09 10:03 AM	I haven't heard of any of those builders, which means they must be great! Do you have any pics?
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CowboyChords		#12	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/07/09 10:55 AM	Here is the 0 size Brondel: http://www.laurentbrondel.com/Site/Home.html Here is the Yamamoto OMY, a Bay Area Builder: http://www.yamamotoguitar.com/ And this is the Baranik JX: http://www.baranikguitars.com/index.htm These are 3 very different sounding guitars. Steve
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Tricone		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/07/09 11:06 AM Moderator	Whoah, Steve . . those are nice! I especially like that Brondel parlor. That's Honduran RW, eh? BTW, your pics definitely qualify as guitar porn. I know it's a hassle, but care to post them (again) in the "Gratuitous Guitar Porn thread"?
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CowboyChords		#14	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/07/09 12:15 PM	Will do. Yes that is Honduran, but a pretty crazy looking piece. HR does not usually look like that. Steve
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Tricone		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 569 06/07/09 3:26 PM Moderator	That redwood on the Yamamoto looks great, too! How does that sound?
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CowboyChords		#16	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/07/09 8:25 PM	The Yamamoto is a truly great guitar. Light as a feather and just squirms in your arms. It has a huge sweet sound with tons of lush overtones and sustain. Once again, Tony Yamamoto is a local guy working out of Dublin with prices that are still a real steal, IMHO. Steve
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Guyute		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/07/09 10:07 PM Moderator	What's the headstock on that Yamamoto look like?
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CowboyChords		#18	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/07/09 10:20 PM	Guyute wrote: What's the headstock on that Yamamoto look like? Here ya go.
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Guyute		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 345 06/07/09 11:56 PM Moderator	Nice....so this guy is in Dublin? Just curious, what do you consider "a steal" for a handbuilt guitar?
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CowboyChords		#20	[url]	[-]
Newbie Posts: 14 06/08/09 7:47 AM	Constant change is here to stay. Remove this ad Chris, these are truly fine guitars. Independent luthier pricing could be a whole other thread. But, I will tell you that, in my experience, any independent luthier that charges less than $3k is a pure gamble with the odds against you. I have lost this bet a couple of times trying to get a high qualify guitar for cheap. Follow the posted link to Schoenberg Guitars inventory, go to the Independent builders section, then scroll down to Yamamoto. You will find 2 examples of his work that I consider a bargain price for this quality guitar. Just the fact the Schoenberg has chosen to stock his guitars is a testament to their quality. I have played many a hand built guitar that did not sound as good that were priced much higher, IMHO of course. Oh, and while you are in this section, check out the Brondel. Again, very reasonably priced for what you get. http://www.om28.com/stock...Anchor-INDEPENDENT-35882 Steve
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