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Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:01 am
by Fidalgo
I just traded into Walker Wise River #38 from 2007. What a nice guitar! Deep, rich tone, punchy mid range, but still articulate. Great fit and finish.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:24 pm
by dave42
Congrats on the John Walker! Looks great and I can hear it now!
Here's #126 I had. Wonderful guitar.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:01 am
by Fidalgo
That's a beauty, Dave. If it sounds as good as this one, it must have been tough to let it go.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:25 am
by dave42
I was really questioning my decision to sell pretty hard when I was boxing it up.
So it goes.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:00 am
by Buck
I had a '48 J-50 a few years back. Probably should have held onto that one. Today I have this recent build from Judge Wolfe. Great guitar and great builder. Woods from John Arnold and the Hamptons, along with a 'graveyard black locust" bridge plate. Very happy to have this one.
J-35 on the left (mine), and an AJ built at the same time.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:42 am
by dave42
Buck, thanks for sharing The Judge! I learned something today.
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:44 am
by Buck
dave42 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:42 am
Buck, thanks for sharing The Judge! I learned something today.
Well, it's not like they're exactly plentiful. Judge is a talented builder and repairman, but like other talented builders I can think of he does have a day job. In addition to his acoustic builds, he does a significant amount of repair work on vintage and new guitars, and builds electrics. He even winds his own pickups and has built a B-Bender Telecaster from scratch, including the bender mechanism. Here are a couple of links to showcase some of his other work. (no financial interest, just a happy customer) Right now though I'm focused on the J-35. I have a friend with a great '37 J-35. Post-COVID I look forward to comparing it side by side with an original.
https://umgf.com/judge-wolfe-guitars-t87381.html
http://www.judgewolfeguitars.com/
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:12 pm
by dave42
My 14 fret slope family grew by one last week. The Fairbanks F-35 has been delivered.
l-r .. 2014 Collings CJ-35G, 1944 Gibson J-45, 2020 Fairbanks F-35 (the top is dated 6/2020, but delivered 1/2021, so I'll go with 2020)
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:53 pm
by Red Oak
That Collings is a beauty! Play it in good health!!
Re: 14 fret slopes.. What ya got?
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:43 pm
by Michael Ray
I appreciate seeing all of these pics... makes me want a slope dread!