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So I got a nice shiny new guitar...

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A Martin OMC-15E. I have a pretty funny story about getting it.

I went to Guitar Center with my dad, and didn't really see anything good in my 800-900 dollar range. We were about to leave, but the manager happened to walk in. My dad pointed to a couple of guitars high up and asked if we could play them. One was the Martin.

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It's a lot more beautiful than in the picture. It has a darker finish/stain, and is very nice to look at. Anyway, the list is $1500. GC sells it for 1050. It was on sale for 800. I ended up getting it for 722 and change.

Plus, on the way out, I saw Les Paul. How cool is that? The sound on this guitar is great, plugged in or not. Just thought I'd share.
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Damn dude that is pretty sweet! I have to go into my Guitar Center and see if I can work a deal like that.
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how exactly did you pull that off....on sale? i didn't know they ever did stuff on sale there.
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DrFartbrain wrote:A Martin OMC-15E. I have a pretty funny story about getting it.

I went to Guitar Center with my dad, and didn't really see anything good in my 800-900 dollar range. We were about to leave, but the manager happened to walk in. My dad pointed to a couple of guitars high up and asked if we could play them. One was the Martin.

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It's a lot more beautiful than in the picture. It has a darker finish/stain, and is very nice to look at. Anyway, the list is $1500. GC sells it for 1050. It was on sale for 800. I ended up getting it for 722 and change.

Plus, on the way out, I saw Les Paul. How cool is that? The sound on this guitar is great, plugged in or not. Just thought I'd share.
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DrFartbrain wrote:Plus, on the way out, I saw Les Paul. How cool is that?
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damn that's nice

is that the same guitar chris martin uses in "live 2003" dvd?
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FYI... Prices at Guitar Center are almost always "open to negotiation". I've negotiated on numerious occasions on items ranging from instruments to pro audio.
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looks very nice. Oh, and of course, Les Pauls are always nice ;) .
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he said "i saw Les Paul" (the legend)...not "a les paul"...

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see you auntie wrote:he said "i saw Les Paul" (the legend)...not "a les paul"...

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Yes, the Les Paul. I went to the Totowa, NJ Guitar Center. He was apparently heading in for some after-hours jam session. (He lives in Mahwah.)

Pulling that off? It was the end of year sale (ended the day I went). I was pretty amazed myself.

I'll try to record some sound so you can hear...it's almost perfect.
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DrFartbrain wrote:Yes, the Les Paul.


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????????? WOW!!!!!1 SHIT!!!! WOW!!!!! I would love to mee the man who designed the "Log" (then gibson took the design and made it look nice, lol). Damn, you should have asked to go along with him to the jam. Wow, that must have been great.
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Ranting Thespian wrote:
DrFartbrain wrote:Yes, the Les Paul.


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??????????????? WOW!!!!!1 SHIT!!!! WOW!!!!! I would love to mee the man who designed the "Log" (then gibson took the design and made it look nice, lol). Damn, you should have asked to go along with him to the jam. Wow, that must have been great.
Nah, I had to get home and go to dinner. It was pretty cool.

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DrFartbrain wrote:Nah, I had to get home and go to dinner. It was pretty cool.
LMAO, remember hardcore guitar fans, nutrition is the most important part of your day. Don't miss it doing something stupid like jamming with a guitar legend or something like that. :lol:
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PureDaveAddict wrote:
DrFartbrain wrote:Nah, I had to get home and go to dinner. It was pretty cool.
LMAO, remember hardcore guitar fans, nutrition is the most important part of your day. Don't miss it doing something stupid like jamming with a guitar legend or something like that. :lol:
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Reckless Mind wrote:damn that's nice

is that the same guitar chris martin uses in "live 2003" dvd?
I don't know...I don't have that. I don't have any Coldplay, actually.
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