Wanna hear a 700C acoustic?

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Wanna hear a 700C acoustic?

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Here's my first ever attempt at uploading a video on YouTube. The clip was taken during my recent US trip, while I was staying with John William's at his lakehouse.

The 700C is an absolute pleasure to play and sounds fabulous, although the quality of the YouTube sound reproduction is fairly ordinary. Image

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjkTgOPZh1I
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Real gone!
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Cool! I want the tab! Kiddin'. Image
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Sounds like your still in love with the ole' girl Darren. What gauge/brand strings did you end up with on the 700? BTW, we're still waiting for Comstock pics by the beach.

I think Dr.Bob should be getting a very special delivery in a day or so.

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Post by dswp »

Good show Darren.

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I like it!
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Post by leesh »

Very Cool Darren!
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Post by 86kubicki »

Very nice Darren - great to see someone shreddin' on a Ric!
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Post by wmthor »

great to see someone shreddin' on a Ric!


Not only shreddin' on a Ric, but shreddin' on a Ric acoustic. I'm speechless!
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I'm still speechless and I was there! :-)
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Post by winston »

Stevie Ray would be proud Darren. Nice job.
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Post by rick_ovic »

Y'know Brian, I sold two original SRV multi coloured guitar picks in 1999. I obtained these myself at Stevie's March 1986 Adelaide concert.

I think I got about $500 for the pair of them, and used the proceeds to help fund the purchase of a Gibson Flying V. I figured SRV would agree with me flogging his picks for a guitar.

The Flying V has since been traded for other guitars, but somehow I can't help but feel that the guitar pick proceeds must have helped obtain the 700C. That's why it has "mojo".

That's my theory anyway, and I'm stickin' to it! Image

PS: Trivia...those same multicoloured picks would now fetch about $1500 a piece. Apparently the multicoloured ones were very hard to find. Bugger!
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Post by winston »

Darren,

Even though they are only instruments in the final analysis, certain very special guitars only allow their "mojo" to be demonstrated in the hands of a skilled player. That's my pet theory and you have added weight to it.
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Post by sloop_john_b »

Nice!!!
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Post by 8mileshigh »

Was the sound track dubbed on afterwards? I'm sure I can here a "clunk" as John drops the needle on the record Image
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