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Check out Tim on this Manzer. Nice pics of the guitar at the end. Tim's playing is haunting, as usual, but listen to the Manzer through a Princeton Reverb...but beautiful.
Last edited by Greentone; 09-26-2019 at 10:26 AM.
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09-26-2019 08:46 AM
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For the asking price, not really impressed... Sorry!
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How much do they want?
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Her guitars are usually in the +$16K USD range, I believe.
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Personally, I like his Teles better - especially for the $$$ involved. He plays great on anything but that guitar just doesn't do anything for me......sorry.
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I'll bet that is a really nice guitar in hand! Sounds very fine and even in response. A very classy tone, and a very classy player!
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No...about double that...
Originally Posted by marcwhy
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Why can’t simply celebrate a wonderful player getting an a new instrument that inspires him?
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Well, double that is in the still in the +$16K range Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
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Too expensive and not a good buy unless money is not an object. Makes great guitars just not worth that to me and many others.
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At least I understand how Linda Manzer can command premium prices for her guitars. With the clientel notoriety she has,as well as the limited supply available.
But a luthier who charges that kind of money either for a bolt on guitar or even an archtop, I have an issue with. Especially if they don't have a backlog of orders nor clientele credentials.
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Well whatever the price, it seems to be a sweet match with Tim Lerch's priceless hands.
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Many factors at play with the price. It's made in Canada for one. Ever done business there? I have. Many things are more expensive. Somebody has to pay for all those social programs.
That said,
Comparing a master built, hand-carved, acoustic archtop, with a machine made, bolt on neck, cheap labor, pinewood derby Fender, is an apples to oranges comparison, to put it kindly.
One might as well compare a Guitar Center electronic keyboard "special", with a Steinway Grand, or perhaps a Ford Fiesta with a Bugatti La Voiture Noire.Last edited by Jazzstdnt; 09-28-2019 at 10:54 AM.
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Side question, is the amp a reissue?
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I believe that it is... Originally Posted by vashondan
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If I had bought that guitar and amp as a kid and played only them for my life, I would have saved a bucket of money. That's the economics of it from my perspective.
But the chances are about 100% that I'd be unfaithful and on the prowl for another instrument and amp for no defensible reason.
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Is ANY guitar over, say $3000, a "good buy"? Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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I got my Jim Hall Sadowsky for $3,400.00 Seemed like a good deal to me...
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Tim is a fine player and I wish him the best with his Manzer Guitar - thanks for posting Greentone.
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+100! And a cool guy, too -- I met him at NAMM a few years back! Originally Posted by QAman
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I was responding to "Too expensive and not a good buy unless money is not an object" in which a "good buy" seemed to be equated with not spending too much on an instrument, not a "good deal" (which would mean that buying a $30K guitar for $20K would be a good buy. ) Originally Posted by Jazzstdnt
At some point (I used $3K), there is rapidly diminishing return vis a vis sound and feel and you are buying a name, you are buying special woods, you are buying craftsmanship, you are (possibly) buying an investment piece.
But this is beating a dead horse and I was probably just being pedantic.
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Yes that's true with a lot of crafted and manufactured things. For fine archtops that "have it all" (world class playability and sound - but also build quality, materials, prospects for long life) I would put it at about $21K. Originally Posted by zdub
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Well aside from vintage Fenders commanding o er $10K prices.There are a couple of bespoke luthier like Stefan D'Pergo which asking prices for new are as $17k
And again this a bolt on guitar, with alder,swamp ash,maple, etc. OUCH!
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I once asked her about building me a guitar. She had a waiting list to get on her waiting list. Seriously. Originally Posted by jads57
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