Considering upgrading, would like some advice

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:38 pm

czech wrote:
Trippin Hillbilly wrote:You should hold out and get yourself a high end martin.
yeah, the difference $500 will make is incredible.
Imagine a D35

i am horrible on guitar. I truely am. but i picked that thing up and everythign i played sounded great,.

I am too, man

Would be awesome to have a D35, but $1000 is already pushing it. We'll see how I do at the poker table in the days/weeks to come

czech · Post by **czech** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:44 pm

yeah, i know.

let me know if you need some help with that.
peace.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:55 pm

I got my D35 for 1900Eur from the States. In Portugal it would be 3500Eur, at least. Thus, a diference of 1600Eur, i.e., nearly $2000...

When I started searching for a guitar I wanted to spend less than $1000. I've waited 6 months and it was well worth it!!

I know not everytbody wants to do that. So, good luck man!

K.Smith · Post by **K.Smith** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:51 am

Taylor Big Baby = Ford Focus
D-15 = Audi A6
Going on the transportation ranking system I guess that a Rogue and a Squire would be a pogo stick and a unicycle.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:55 am

I have a friend that bought a guitar at a supermarket for 7.5 Eur. What's that? A broken unicycle?:D

Gold · Post by **Gold** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:41 pm

Got a mail back from the Canadian store. A Martin DM is $300 or so more expensive there than in the US, and they didn't even have a D15. I might gonna have to take advantage of you Czech

I've been having trouble finding out how much the shipping would cost though? I've been looking at http://www.usps.com , but haven't been able to really find what I'm looking for.

And there's also the easy option of getting the Landola here in Norway. I guess it depends on how quickly I'll be able to rid myself of my guitars...it might already be sold by then..

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:27 pm

If you ship it through an usual company, you might really have to pay VAT in Norway. The probability is quite high...

Check all the possibilities and good luck!

czech · Post by **czech** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:16 pm

i got an idea, do a 3 way trade.

send Kanter or Dino the money, have them buy you a guitar, swede's gf is going to be in NYC for a few days, they give it to her, she brings it back to stockholm with her. you take a train to stockholm for the day.

EDIT: I am kidding, this reaks of disaster.

just sell your stuff and worst case scenario you get that norwegian guitar you like, best case scenario one of us can buy one for you and send it to you or send it to your brother who might visit?

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 11:52 pm

Gold wrote:I've been having trouble finding out how much the shipping would cost though? I've been looking at http://www.usps.com , but haven't been able to really find what I'm looking for.

http://www.fedex.com/us/intltools/freig ... tml?link=4

give that a try, click 'rate quote' in the middle
but that doesnt include any duties/taxes/etc

p1trick_82 · Post by **p1trick_82** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:01 pm

sorry for hijacking this thread

but i know how it hard and expensive it is to find a taylor outside north america.People here in canada and US don't know how lucky they are when it comes to musical stuff

most of my friends that play guitars in brasil have never heard of taylor or martin until i told them...and they would say it's all the same

i bought an epiphone aj back in 2003...and when my friends played it they were blown away...but everyone here knows there's no comparison (martin, taylor, larrivee with a epiphone)... and wouldn't buy my guitar even if it was the only option

a simple dunlop capo i payed 19 bucks on...costs $67

here's how much a taylors costs over there

considering the minimal wage is about $380 a month...it's not everyday you see somebody playing a taylor

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:13 pm

Ask anyone who has a Larrivee and they will tell you to buy one immediatley

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:07 pm

Kahn wrote:Ask anyone who has a Larrivee and they will tell you to buy one immediatley

lies, buy a martin

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:21 pm

Trippin Hillbilly wrote:
Kahn wrote:Ask anyone who has a Larrivee and they will tell you to buy one immediatley
lies, buy a martin

J_Clark · Post by **J_Clark** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:18 pm

praisedave wrote:I would definetly go with the d15, thats one of my favorite acoustics. I love just about everything about it. I know i sure wouldnt regret trashing the strat.

but then again im former vp of the fender sucks club

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:23 pm

J_Clark wrote:
praisedave wrote:I would definetly go with the d15, thats one of my favorite acoustics. I love just about everything about it. I know i sure wouldnt regret trashing the strat.

but then again im former vp of the fender sucks club

you haven't been here long enough to remember the clubs.