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Given Mark is pretty active on the forum and a number of his guitars have gone to various players I thought I might do a Campy picture thread. I am going to start feel free to give any information on one you have and see how many are on the forum. Mine was made for the late Rich Raezor in 1998. I bought in 2001 or 2002, not exactly sure. Mine is an 18 inch Cherry/reddish sunburst with the 1 3/4 neck with a typical deluxe. It possesses a wonderful bass response and has plenty of volume. It is very resonate and typical of a well-made acoustic archtop the sound does not break up the harder you play. I can dig in and play real rhythm and it just put out sound.
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10-12-2023 06:40 PM
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This now belongs to Marco / Stringswinger to make room for my incoming Cameo.
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My 2011 Special. The finish is “vintage sunburst” with premium flamed maple back and sides and one piece neck. It has the same dimensions as a Gibson Johnny Smith - 17” short body , 3” deep, 25” scale with 1 3/4” nut..
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That has to be the most perfectly beautiful guitar I have ever laid eyes on. Everywhere the eye lands, pure delight.
Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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Has he ever made 2 pickup versions?
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Never touched one, never seen one, never will have one, but these must be among the best there is today, both absolutely and in terms of value for money. The thing with individual luthiers is, once they're gone, they're gone. Gibson has had its up and downs, but the brand and continuity ensure value and collectability. Benedetto has addressed continuity in a desirable way, D'Angelico being exploited the opportunistic/commercial way. Will there be Campellones after Mark? I believe his guitars are so good it really won't matter.
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My 1996 Deluxe
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Yes upon request Originally Posted by RyanM
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Ok, now you guys are just showing off!
All beautiful instruments - thanks for posting!
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Those guitars are all breathtaking. Just WOW
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It’s actually a watercolor of a Campellone by artist Dan McCrary!
AKALast edited by AKA; 11-01-2023 at 11:45 PM.
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The moment he decides to make a 7 string...
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Man, I need a cigarette after viewing all of the Campellone beauties in this thread. And I've never smoked a day in my life.
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These days i lack the necessary time to take pictures which would be representative of the beauty of the 2002 Special which i recently acquired from Mark Campellone. Besides it being a very effortless playable and gorgeous sounding instrument, it is the most beautiful guitar i ever held in my hands.
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To heck with the guitar. Those Impulse albums say it all! Originally Posted by Zephyr690
My 1996 Deluxe
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Great to see Dan's watercolor here - his work is mind boggling - I did a lot of art work as a kid, including some watercolor - I know how unforgiving a medium it is, which makes Dan's work even more astounding. Originally Posted by AKA
Here are Dan's painting and the original photo he worked from for comparison - in the original photo, the ebony fingerboard and pickguard had some glare, so he darkened them up in the painting -
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That’s a painting?! As a wannabe photographer that definitely fooled me! Originally Posted by MCampellone
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Amazing talent - both guys. WOW
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I've done a few with double built-in PU's - Originally Posted by RyanM
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Any 7 string Campellones out there?
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No. Despite several times when I've written Mark to plea with him to build me one, this is the gracious reply I've received: Originally Posted by jasguitar
" I'm afraid, though, that I'll have to disappoint you on the idea of a 7-string Cameo. I appreciate that you understand the extra work involved and are willing to pay for it, but it's more about the time than the money. There would be a lot of re-design work to do, plus making up new jigs and templates, etc. - I currently have over 3 years worth of orders to fulfill, and I feel that's where I need to focus my time and energy right now. Apologetically,
Mark"
He knows the Benedetto approach for marrying a 7 string neck to a standard 6 string body by use of a fingerboard overhang, but it's his policy that he is exclusively a 6 string builder.
Too bad. Write him though, he should know a ready market is open to him should he decide so. Perhaps if there were enough of us to fulfill one run, it would be worth his time to do a batch of 7s. No harm in asking, eh? I'd commission one but I'm also resigned that my Jimmy D'Aquisto 7 will be my steadfast companion for now.
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I could not even get Mark to agree do an 18 inch 6 string guitar and he has built those in the past.
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