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Article #7997FS: Simon and Patrick Luthier 12 String Acoustic w/ hardshell case
From: Adam Geitgey
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 01:00
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 01:00
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I'm selling a Simon and Patrick SP12 Spruce 12-String Acoustic Guitar. It is hand-made by luthiers in Canada. This guitar is in almost mint condition. It sounds beautiful and has great volume. The octave strings really make the sound full and rich. The guitar has a solid spruce top. The overall workmanship is very impressive. The guitar comes with a really sturdy lined hardshell case (couple of nicks on the case) made for the guitar. If you are just starting to play, why not get a high-quality guitar at an affordable price and learn the right way? If you are an experienced player and always wanted to get a 12-string to play with, this is the one to get. If you are interested you can email me or call me at 404-206-4858. I absolutely love this guitar and am only selling it because I can't justify owning several guitars right now. I'm asking $350. In case there are some new guitar players who don't know, a 12-string has two strings for each of the strings on a regular guitar. 2 of the strings are tuned in unison and 4 of the strings are tuned an octave higher than the standard strings which produces a much fuller sound when played. You play a 12-string just like you play a six string in case you are wondering, it just sounds much fuller. Here are ratings of the almost identicle (but slightly less expensive) 6-string version of the same model from harmony central (There are no reviews yet of the 12 string version but it is the same design and materials, one just has twice as many strings): Sound: 10 We tried this in comparison with a 'jumbo' Takamine and 2 Martins. Sound is very well equilibrated between all strings. In pure acoustic, Takamine was no way close enough to this model or the Martins so was dropped off the competition. The sound of this guitar is unbelievable when you know its price. It really can be compared to Martin and other high price model. My friends (35 years of guitar) though it was the price of a D15 when he first heard it... Picking and strumming is as good. Sound: 10 I have a very very open style of music. However, in the market for a new guitar the Simon and Patrick suits my style very adequately.The sound is supperb considering the price($500 with a hardshell case).Whether it be the beginner or the professional, this guitar has the sound. Actually, the sound can be compared to Gibsons, Martins, and Taks and in many cases better. and heres one from the Cedar Top model: Overall Rating: 10 I've been playing off and on for about 10 years. I decided I wanted to further my playing habits and went out looking for a good solid dreadnaught. I was willing to pay good dough for something I would enjoy playing. I was totally blown away when I picked up this baby. Not one of the brand names sounded nearly as good - (well that's not true, there was that circa 1945 Martin D45). Everybody says there a good buy for the money. Sorry, I think "Great Buy" is more appropriate. I'd definitely buy another, and another and another. I just hope that others will have the chance to try one of these great guitars and enjoy what a little Canadian ingenuity can produce. -- Adam Geitgey gte587v@prism.gatech.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: ffb89,90daac15ca9efc60 X-Google-Attributes: gidffb89,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-10-30 15:56:56 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!63.211.125.72!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!news-out.usenetserver.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!news.mindspring.net!GT-News!not-for-mail From: Adam Geitgey <gte587v@prism.gatech.edu> Newsgroups: git.ads Subject: FS: Simon and Patrick Luthier 12 String Acoustic w/ hardshell case Supersedes: <8tl1p5$nul$1@news-int.gatech.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:00:02 -0500 Organization: Georgia Tech Lines: 66 Message-ID: <8tl1s1$nul$2@news-int.gatech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ageitgey@r63h121.res.gatech.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Trace: news-int.gatech.edu 972950209 24533 128.61.63.121 (30 Oct 2000 23:56:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@news.gatech.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Oct 2000 23:56:49 GMT User-Agent: KNode/0.3.2