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Yesterday afternoon I stopped into the nearby Sam Ash store in Edison, NJ, to pick up a set of strings and a few odds and ends. In all fairness to Sammy Ash, who just happens to be my best friend’s cousin, I don’t expect that Sammy would take issue with my saying that this store is not a place for jazz guitar aficionados or even jazz neophytes like me just looking to browse the inventory. However, on this particular day, in the back of the guitar section, was a single instrument display case with this pristine looking 1987 Johnny Smith. I thought you might want to see it.
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07-24-2022 08:01 PM
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You resisted the temptation to play it?
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Originally Posted by blille
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Double pickups. A rare version, Norlin era?
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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The purpose of the expensive guitar in a display case is to attract customers, who marvel at its beauty before buying a set of strings.
Cynics say female staff perform a similar role.
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Could have ripped through some Stairway, like they do in Guitar Center.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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I checked out that guitar on their website. It is a 67 (not an 87) and has a couple of electronics issues. I would say it is priced fairly. I would check the nut size. A few Smith's were made with the narrow nut during those years (by special order).
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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That’s a beautiful guitar. I knew it was earlier than ‘87 when I first looked at the picture, because that’s the early style tailpiece.
Keith
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Guitars are like houses, which are all priced at the going rate! That guitar sold for $5k in 2011. Crazy market.
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I bought a Strat at that store when Sam Ash had a blowout on American Standards in only two colors Candy Cola or Charcoal Frost. Was able to choose from like 19 of them. $750. FWIW.
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Worked there in the early 90’s… I saw one jazz box accidentally roll through there… wine red Wes Mo L5
apparently it took a wrong turn at Albuquerque to end up in the Edison store … me and the guitar manager marveled at the thing… Closed the case… an elephant went to Manhattan … or White Plains I can’t remember.
I believe we were being beaten in the head by shredder guitar players at the time… I’m sure things have not changed.
frankly I’m shocked to see such a thing in such a place myself, lol Thanks for sharing… definitely took me down memory lane
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I found my 1952 Gibson L-4 complete with a deArmond and original case, all in the proverbial 'under the bed' condition in my local Guitar Center. The brown case is so nice at first I thought it was a re-issue case. You just never know what you will find.
Thanks John
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Originally Posted by powerwagonjohn
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Yea, the leather started to crumble with use so bandaged it up, like an invisible man! I never thought of it that way but if I took it off it would probably would be invisible!
Thanks john
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Oh my!! I wonder how much?
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