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Warren; Just curious - what kind of vintage archtop are you playing? I'm an Epi player/ recovering collector :). - Paul On May 3, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Warren Sirota wrote: > Thanks for the info, David. My purchases are constrained now, but I > often > debate in my head the merits of selling my vintage archtop and using > the > proceeds for a non-vintage archtop plus... Well, who knows? One or two > other > guitars, to be sure. > > Best wishes, > Warren Sirota > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: David Rolling [mailto:david_rolling@sympatico.ca] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:06 PM >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: RE: Further OT: Selmer Clones (was RE: Joscho Stephan) >> >> >> Hey Warren, >> >> I'm up in Canada, so I had to buy online, and I started with >> a Gitane (Saga) >> 250M, which is the long scale (27") "lead" guitar w/small >> oval hole. Cost me >> around $600 US from Elderly's.. VERY brash loud guitar. fast >> attack, quick >> decay.. definitely in the ballpark soundwise- but you gotta >> use those light >> silver coated 'manouche' style strings, and the guitar was shipping >> w/generic bronzes. Guys like Bireli Lagrene can use a 25 cent >> dunlop pick, >> but I also NEED a fat (2-3mm!!) gypsyjazz pick.. I like >> Wegens (at 15 bucks >> a pop! I've only got one!!). >> >> The big problem w/the 250M was the neck profile - skinnier >> than an electric >> 'shredder', I just couldn't get used to it, so I traded up for a John >> Jorgenson signature Gitane (DG300) which cost around a grand. >> Warmer tone >> (rosewood & spruce as opposed to maple) BUT BEST OF ALL, a >> real chunky >> selmeroid neck- highly recommended. >> >> Michael Horowitz @djangobooks.com has started selling a whole >> slew of GJ >> guitars, and this one's almost $200 cheaper than I paid - >> plus he's got a >> guy who'll do a setup, so the guitar'll be good to go right >> out the box >> (I've had to do some work on more than one Korean made guitar). >> >> I've bought some books, DVDs & CDs from Michael, and I >> wouldn't hesitate to >> buy a guitar from him. If I ever decide to get really serious >> about this >> style, I'd probably get something a bit more upscale >> (Deii'Arte, maybe?) >> from Michael, but the DG300 is actually a pretty fine guitar.. Angelo >> DeBarre was playing one last time I saw him, and it sounded >> just as good as >> any Dupont, Favino, etc.. and Joscho himself was playing a >> Hofner!?! if >> memory serves, but cats like him can make anything sound good.. >> >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> david >> >>> From: Warren Sirota <wsirota@wsdesigns.com> >>> Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>> Subject: Further OT: Selmer Clones (was RE: Joscho Stephan) >>> Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 11:44:42 -0400 >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: David Rolling [mailto:david_rolling@sympatico.ca] >>> any of them could pull off 1 1/10 of what this guy does. >>>> >>>> I'm a long-time looper myself, but as a guitarist as >> well, Django's >>>> always been an inspiration to me. I recently got a Chinese-made >>>> Selmer clone (something else the snobs turn their noses up at - >>>> everybody knows you've >>>> got to have a $2500 guitar to play Django) but if I sat in a >>>> room practicing >>>> for 100 years, I'd still be unable to play like Joscho.. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Me neither... But what kind of guitar did you get, what'd >> you pay for >>> it, how do you like it? (if you don't mind...) >> >> >