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If you were to make a free instrument...

Post by needsmorecowbel » Tue May 24, 2011 9:56 pm

For a celebrity/ idol Who would you make it for?

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Post by AidanHarris » Tue May 24, 2011 10:17 pm

Dave Matthews :)
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Post by DarwinStrings » Tue May 24, 2011 10:49 pm

Kylie Minogue

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Post by Nick » Wed May 25, 2011 6:37 am

Good choice Aidan! & Jim :lmao :lmao Wouldn't be a G string would it? Requiring several custom fittings :wink:
Going to be greedy & pick two! Think my choice would be Victor Wooten in four string mode or Angelo DeBarre for a six stringer.
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Post by jeffhigh » Wed May 25, 2011 12:10 pm

Celebrities are rich enough to PAY for their instruments

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Post by DarwinStrings » Wed May 25, 2011 2:01 pm

I agree Jeff but I would still give Kylie one if she asked.

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Post by jeffhigh » Wed May 25, 2011 4:47 pm

DarwinStrings wrote:I agree Jeff but I would still give Kylie one if she asked.

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Post by PHANTOM » Wed May 25, 2011 7:27 pm

I wouldnt mind giving her one either
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Post by kiwigeo » Wed May 25, 2011 9:04 pm

jeffhigh wrote:Celebrities are rich enough to PAY for their instruments
I agree 100%. My guitars get given away on "permanent loan" to musician friends. They're not millionare rock stars...just hard working musos who spend all of their earnings on food and basics. Part of the deal is that if they do become rich and famous then they'll pay me cost of materials for the instrument.
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Post by needsmorecowbel » Wed May 25, 2011 9:45 pm

A bass for Chris Wood and a Guitar for John Scofield maybe even some drums for Billy Martin if i have enough skin...mmmmm skin

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Post by Lillian » Thu May 26, 2011 5:55 am

kiwigeo wrote:
jeffhigh wrote:Celebrities are rich enough to PAY for their instruments
I agree 100%. My guitars get given away on "permanent loan" to musician friends. They're not millionare rock stars...just hard working musos who spend all of their earnings on food and basics. Part of the deal is that if they do become rich and famous then they'll pay me cost of materials for the instrument.
That's a great arrangement. I like it a lot.

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Post by Nick » Thu May 26, 2011 6:30 am

needsmorecowbel wrote:A bass for Chris Wood and a Guitar for John Scofield maybe even some drums for Billy Martin if i have enough skin...mmmmm skin
Stu's mind wanders back to Kylie...... :wink:
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Post by Kamusur » Thu May 26, 2011 9:47 am

Last Christmas a wealthy philanthropist very, very kindly donated a Sydney Harbour cruise to the charity foundation i work for and i was a gracious and grateful lucky guest at this party on his private vessel. His yacht was really spectactular (around 45 metres) more of a ship and it drew too much water to be moored close in so he sent water taxis to pick us all up. Its internal wooden fitout was breathtaking, handmade and carved Jarrah display cabinet with luxurious gold embossed leather top in the lounge with some priceless books dsiplayed under glass...but it was comforting and his staff were so friendly and welcoming. In a way shared his home with us, all strangers and this boat had everything, I mean everything, everything except an acoustic guitar made out of Aussie woods.
If I could afford to donate one then it would go there as strange as it seems, so if anyone came aboard that could play then they could bang out a tune. Some great songs have been written on acoustic guitar.

Steve and my boss said later he has been doing this for years.

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Post by Daniel_M » Fri May 27, 2011 10:19 am

Without a doubt Tommy Emmanuel :D

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Post by Nick » Fri May 27, 2011 11:09 am

Daniel_M wrote:Without a doubt Tommy Emmanuel :D
A worthy recipient but how long would it last before he'd scratched some holes in the top with his drum brush or nails? :lol: Geez that boy's hard on a guitar :wink:
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Post by Daniel_M » Fri May 27, 2011 11:34 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: you are so right - or drew on the top. but oh man, he can play.

Being a huge fan I have always coveted a maton 808 signature series. Of topic but….so I went into a leading guitar retailer here in NSW to check one out and potentially make some sort of purchase. I just could believe the lack of quality (in my opinion) for a guitar that retails at $3K (admittedly you can pick one up for a little over $2K) the heel glue join wasn’t great and the bracing was a little sloppy. But I go the feeling that you could knock out a horse with it. Having said that, I love my maton from the mid nineties which is just a dream to play. Although the neck are a little narrow.

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Post by Tonxi » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:03 am

If I was into electric guitars it would have to be Adrian Belew but since I am into ukes it would be Rory Gallagher.
He can play anything with strings on it. :gui
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Re: If you were to make a free instrument...

Post by Cookie man » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:14 am

For me it would be Peter Combe (not the one on here, but the children's entertainer :) )
Everyone should remember him from their childhood (or remember singing the songs with their kids) and he's still touring! how good is that? :cl He could write a song called 'wash your fretboard with orange oil' :mrgreen:
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