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Any body here familiar with these Guitars and or the seller?
https://reverb.com/item/1178999-john...-1935-sunburst
And what would be fair prices for either? The Excel looks to have had some work done. They've been on for a couple of months now. The Style A looks pretty vintage. Uncle Guiseppe needs some assistance here.
Just some doing some homework in the event the one I really want doesn't materialize.
thanks, Joe D
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12-06-2015 05:59 PM
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Paging Stringswinger...
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oh boy!
a john D in joe D's hands gonna sound goo D! hah
cheers
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Just checked my retirement account. Nope.
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Exactly the kind of guitars I would love to have. They both look gorgeous. Probably sound gorgeous too.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
me too!..unfortunately i cant drive a guitar to trader joes to go shopping!!...haha
cheers
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Neatomic, Originally Posted by neatomic
oh boy!
a john D in joe D's hands gonna sound goo D! hah
cheers
i don't know if I can afford this and keep much else for myself. But I might have to get this out of my system.
My Heritage D'Angelico has changed my plans. It's such a pleasurable experience to play it. Maybe the real deal will be better? I can say this.. After playing the HDA, I have a couple of guitars that will go unplayed. So, what the hell..
plus I want to build a nice cabinet to house the guitar in the perfect showcase environment. I don't want the case to be too big.
Thanks, Joe D
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He has a video on YouTube playing the Excel Joe. It seems to be a complete redo.
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Joe,
Get either one of those guitars. The 30's DA's are very sweet sounding guitars. Think Eddie Lang, Carl Kress etc...
Cheers,
Marc
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Play it before you buy it. Not every D'Angelico is a great instrument.
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AG, That is great info. Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
thanks buddy. Joe D.
Marco, I got your email. Thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
its great to have someone like you to confide in.
thanks, Joe D
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you know joe D, i wish you nothing but the best with your quest..i get it completely..just make sure you get exactly what you want..the non cutaway archtop is a different beast..and there are beauties like this around as well...
https://reverb.com/item/1121411-camp...FcVffgod2QoJnw
best of luck..i believe whatever guitar falls into your hands will be played and treated (beyond) well..that makes me happy
honor the greats
cheersLast edited by neatomic; 12-06-2015 at 10:14 PM.
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John D'Angelico only made cutaway guitars because the market demanded it. He thought (correctly) that the acoustic archtop tone is best with a non-cut.
I have played many gigs with my non-cut DA's. There are plenty of notes within reach...
Mark Campellone makes some very nice guitars. But they are NOT D'Angelicos. I would bet that Mark would heartily agree with that assessment...
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AG, I can't find it. Can you direct me there? Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
JD
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Why stop with those? Johnny Smith's own D'A is for sale:
https://reverb.com/item/415868-d-ang...l-1957-natural
Plus there are photos of an envelope from Johnny showing his street address in Colorado Springs. Turns out the house, a modest 3 BR ranch, is on the market for $200k. Why not go all out and own a piece of jazz real estate!?
I am not sure you're chasing a coherent dream here, Joe, or if it's just a whisper of a jazz guitar fantasy riding a unicorn near the end of a rainbow. I'm thinking those particular guitars won't do for you what your Heritage D'A has done. But such is the nature of the quest...
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Hey Roger, I'm not sure if that was an attempt at humor or are you making fun at me? If it was the later, I don't appreciate it at all. Please clarify. Originally Posted by rpguitar
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That's the guitar? Holy &?@!.
Ok, now this getting interesting.
Thanks SSLast edited by Max405; 12-07-2015 at 09:47 AM.
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That is not either of the guitars that are for sale. Just an example of a non-cut DA in the hands of a master.
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These two guitars have been the subject of more than one thread here at JGF.
The last one I remember is here (September).
Another from July is here.
I remember discussing them with someone where there was more info on them. Seems to me from the Sep thread that fws6 may have figured out something about them.
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Joe,
Talking to Frank about these guitars is a seriously good idea....
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much misinformation in the diehl guitar vid..and it can be seen as an abomination of d'angelicos craft to have a humbucker cut into a 30's arch..oh well..
cheers
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Neatomic,
The only thing Eddie has wrong in the video about his guitar is the carved top 175. Perhaps he had an L-4 that had a carved top and wrongly remembered it as a 175? Eddie is a jazz guitar legend (he toured and recorded in the 60's with Brother Jack McDuff and Sonny Stitt) and an archtop luthier of the highest caliber. I am pretty sure that he rigged that humbucker to be a floater on his guitar. Eddie did some work on my style A DA and he and I have discussed DA's at length.
Is there anything else you find objectionable in the video? Making accusations without backing them up won't win friends and influence neighbors....
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no intent to disparage....and yes on closer look..humbucker appears (hopefully) to be some sort of involved floating rig up...thankfully! hah..(not that i was accusing him of doing it!!)..tho i'd think some non reversible mods involved ie mounting holes in neck and reamed end jack ..
cheers
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