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I’ve been searching for this guitar but I can’t find it anywhere here in Brazil. Would love to buy one.

Oh man, I’ve got a green RS Comet. Paid £300 in 86 for it. I’ve had Gibsons I’ve let go, but never my Ibanez RS. Great video.

Tremendous work, great insight into your process! I know Leo Kottke and Gordon Lightfoot were big fans of Gibson's 12 strings, I'll have to try one out myself some day.

Sounds great. What does setting it up cost?

Amazing guitars. I got a B 45 from 1963 in pieces. The 1963 and earlier ones were braced the same as 6 strings, and not many survived as the tops just exploded. I believe they changed to stiffer bracing in late 1963 or early 1964. I bought mine with no top at all, and when I took it out of the case the neck fell right off what was left of the body! Beautiful restoration by you.

I've got an Alvarez 12 string acoustic that has a frozen nut with an Allen wrench-style nut that I can't loosen. It's got a slight back-bow that I would like to relieve. I tried to relieve the tension on the neck using a length of wood and a wood clamp in the center of the neck like another video recommended but it still won't budge. Not sure what to try next. I hesitate to spray oil into the truss rod opening to loosen the nut as it will soak into the wood. And I can't use heat also because of the wood. I'm stymied. Does anyone know of a water-based lubricant that will dry after spraying it into the truss rod hole that will work its way into the rod threads and loosen the nut?

What gauge strings? There’s more bass than I expected. Is it in standard tuning? Sounds great.

Is it for sale?

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Nice music🎉❤

Beautiful!

Very good!

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Hello friend nice voice❤

Nice Job! Merry Christmas to you and your family

Hi ya Mike ha I was at your place and played your Enya, thank you for letting me stay and have a lesson on some guitar Lutheran I appreciate the opportunity, I didn't know that you were a TH-camr teacher also, very awesome thanks my friend. Have a wonderful Christmas

Beautiful, y'all!

It costs $330 here. Where $225 is a dream price. I just bought one.

I love instruments and gear from 1967. I have a ‘67 Telecaster and a ‘67 Gibson ES 330 TDC. You can see them on my channel. Would love to own that Fender amp. Talk to me.

Nice video. What year was the guitar manufactured?

One thing I’ve noticed on Reverb…if you have “black face” in your copy, (the more common nickname). They’ll sell quicker and for more money.

Nice! That Roadstar Comet series is nice too!

Those are TERRIBLe amps. Send it to me and I'll see to it that it's recycled properly....with my guitar plugged into it!

Price please?

What are you asking for it?

Email or facebook link? I'm interested in this amp- I can come pick it up.

I have a couple of pet peeves with acoustic guitars in general. First, 'acoustic' has come to mean slim neck and steel strings. I prefer nylon strings but if I go into a music store and ask to see an acoustic guitar with nylon strings, I will be directed to the classical guitar section. Second, so why aren't there any nylon string, slim neck (48mm or less) acoustic guitars available? The only ones I've seen are the cross over instruments, of which I have one. Surely, manufacturers could provide nylon strings on some of their guitars. I keep reading that you shouldn't put nylon on a steel string. I don't know why not. I understand not switching nylon (exp. a classical guitar) to steel. I've been thinking of getting a 2nd guitar but figure I'd just end up with another cross over. Anyway, rant over.

Fantastic amp!! Probably my very favorite Fender amp

Back in the early 90`s in a Store that I came across a Ibanez Superstrat pre owned but as good as new. Ibanezes where as rare at the time no one was selling the brand and everyone wanned them offsets and Teles. I noticed it and what an guitar it was I played it and people approached, hey that is an Ibanez! A seller that I knew came and he said no no you do not want that! Me kind of what a F? -Toys, he said and like in the movies the whole damnd Store went YES he is right TOYS!!! Being younger back then that I followed the crowd something that have been stucked in my mind, stupid me! So one year ago that I decided as to give Ibanez a go I bought me a Ibanez GSA60-WNF Gio. Not the best one that I got but that is more of an personal taste the guitar is very well made I will keep it and I do recomend Ibanez for beginners and them budget minded ones as with Ibanez it can not go wrong.

It is essential to support your local music store because once they are gone they are gone for good

Excellent video. Very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Can't wait for the used guitar vid.

Listen closely to the experience given here for free. There's a lot of heartache that could be avoided by taking this advice. Especially the set-up advice. I had to learn all this the hard way. There are advantages to getting "taken" though. You learn how to repair your own instruments...

The one I had was the twin humbucker version. One of the best guitars I ever had!

Good advice!

I believe any display instrument should be discounted or an incentive added to the purchase.

Thanks very much for getting back to me. I'm going to take your advice and take my Lowden guitar to a guitar teck. I'll keep you posted. Probably be new year now. Thanks to everyone else who gave advice.. it's nice to get other players thoughts. Regards, Rober.t Ireland..

Hi Robert. You should find a local experienced guitar tech or luthier to help you. As I said in the video, all guitars should be set up for the individual player. I cannot be sure of your Lowden guitar problems unless I have it in my hands, but it "sounds" like the action needs a proper set up. This would include setting the truss rod and the saddle height and nut slots. Generally, a good action (easy play) is 2mm for the low E and 1.5mm for the high E when measured at the 12th fret between the top of the fret wire and the underside of the string. But that measurement alone is only correct if the neck relief (truss rod) is properly set and the nut slots are at the proper depth. Also consider that the frets will need to be at the same height (fret leveled), crowned and polished.

I bought a new Lowden guitar 2 years ago. Its a beautiful looking guitar and sounds good but i feel its fighting me as i play up the neck particularly with bar chords. Also its good for fingerstyle but its sounds very poor when strumming. I have a Takamie that's 30 years old and there's no problem with bar chords anywhere up or down the neck. Is it necessary to have a new guitar adjusted. You would imagine the manufacturer would have it set up correctly. Im very disappointed wiyh this very expense Lowden guitar. Any ideas ? Robert Sweeney.

Only thing I disagree with is aways buy from a store where you can play the instrument you're planning to buy. I bought my Martin D1 from a store that had three identical ones but only one of them sounded so good I had to buy it. The others with the same setup and identical strings were just not the same. Trust your ears ❤

Bought a Taylor 314CE (New) from a local guitar shop, sounded great. Took it ti my guitar tutor who also repairs guitars, he lowered the action, adjusted the truss rod, dressed the frets, and wow plays like a different guitar and sounds way better. Shows that new out the factory is not always set up correctly. Great video, thanks for posting.

Great presentation. I'm happy you're on TH-cam! You got a subscriber in me 😊 Words of wisdom.

Thank you so much! My jackson’s truss rod squeaked so much when i tried to tighten it and i couldn’t adjust the truss rod in months. Now i saw your video and tried the knee thing and it worked perfectly now i can adjust my truss rod and my jackson has perfect playability. So for everyone who has a problem with tightening the truss rod (not tightening, squeking or not responding) try the knee techinque with the vaseline or lubricant on the nut! It worked wonders on my jackson!!!

Oh man I haven't seen a road star in forever... Basically any Ibanez early 90's or before are my favorite gutars

Only thing that I'm not crazy about are the v shaped strap buttons. I change them, but save the originals.

Roadstars are my favorite. I think I have 10 or 12. Always come bak to them, because they are a joy to play.

I just found a 180 at a garage sale for $500 w hard case. Looks perfect.. not sure why so cheap!?! Can’t wait to put some new strings on it

cooooool love it <3

Nice video and great info. I am an electric player, but recently was given an acoustic guitar that is back-bowed from about the 5th fret to the nut. I could barely turn the truss rod nut a 1/16th of a turn to loosen it, (and did not want to force it)...This truss rod nut is at the head stock on this acoustic, so hoping by de-tuning the strings to release the back tension on the neck will work. If the nut is still stuck (or extremely hard to turn where you might break it), are there any lubricants that can be sprayed in there to help loosen the nut up? Thanks and very well done video. Phil Jersey Shore Area

Would love to see more videos from you!

This is great!!! I was looking for a video to learn this song. Thanks so much and happy thanksgiving this year. 😁