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Used Guitars For Sale- 2005 Taylor T5 Koa Electric Guitar

Bryan — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:11:31 +0000

Introduced in 2005, the Taylor T5 took the guitar world by storm. This acoustic/electric “hybrid” was praised by all the major guitar magazines and won numerous awards.

The T5 was originally offered in 2 model lines, “Standard” and “Custom”. The “Standard” was available in several finishes (not including Koa) and included Chrome Tuners and Pickup cover. The “Custom” was a little fancier, with more higher end wood choices (like Koa) and Gold hardware.

The guitar featured here is a rare “Standard” S2 Model that has the Chrome tuners of the “Standard” line and a Koa top like the “Custom” models. I think this was possibly an early relaease prototype, since I have never seen another one like it. In any case it is an extremely rare version of the original T5 guitar.

This guitar retailed for $2800 in 2005. New Koa T5 models are going for around the same today. The guitar comes with the form fitting, alligator print Taylor hardshell case. The case is a little nicked up from going back and forth to church, which is where this guitar was played. (I know that sounds like a bad car salesman’s pitch, but it’s true.) The guitar is in excellent shape and plays and sounds great, just like a Taylor should.

If you’ve been thinking about a T5, here’s your chance to own a really unique one at a great price.

For more details and pricing, email me at:

admin@acousticguitarstrumming.com

Used Guitars For Sale- 1993 Martin J40-12 String

Bryan — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:03:10 +0000

Note: This one is sold, but I am leaving the page up as a reference to info on this great model of guitar.

If you like 12 string guitars, you will absolutely adore this one. It is the top of the line as far as 12 strings go. The 6 string version (the only one available today) retails for about $4500. This is a full size, jumbo guitar with the famous Martin sound and quality. Rosewood back and sides and a Sitka Spruce top create a full, rich tone that will make it hard to put this guitar down.

This is the real deal, a genuine Martin with all the trimmings. Fully bound, ebony fingerboard, hexagon mother-of-pearl fret markers and gold hardware. It also features a professionally installed Thinline pickup if you want to plug in. Plugged or unplugged, it sounds and looks great.

This guitar is in great shape and has been stored in it’s case for most of it’s life. I am the second owner and have only played it occasionally. The soundboard does have that typical “12 string bump”. What that means is you can see a slight upward bow in the soundboard just below the bridge. It has been there as long as I can remember and does not seem cause any problems. The guitar stays in tune and plays great.

For more info or price, please email: admin@acousticguitarstrumming.com

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Used Guitars For Sale- Autographed Taylor Limited Edition DDSM Desert Rose

Bryan — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:30:29 +0000

If you know much about Taylor guitars, you know that fingerstyle virtuoso Doyle Dykes has a long running relationship with Bob Taylor and his guitar company. Taylor has offered a Doyle Dykes Signature Model (DDSM) for quite a few years.

The “standard” DDSM models (these are anything but standard) are distinguished in several ways. First, they are crafted of beautiful, highly figured big-leaf maple with a Sitka Spruce top and finished to a high gloss. They feature ebony fingerboards and tuners and gold plated hardware. The body shape is the Taylor Grand Auditorium with a distinctive Venetian cutaway and lots of abalone inlay.

The crowning touch on every Doyle Dykes model is a pearl and abilone inlay of a rose on the headstock. If you get a chance to see Doyle in person he usually tells the story of why the rose is there. It’s in honor of an experience he had with his daughter Heidi and is quite a story, but I’ll let you hear it from him.

As beautiful as these guitars are, they really shine when plugged in. Each string has it’s own individual pickup which doubles as the bridge and the latest models are available with either the Taylor Expression system or a LR Baggs Doyle Dykes Signature System, which Doyle helped design.

The Tayor Desert Rose model is a very special Limited Edition version of the Doyle Dykes Signature Model. The story goes that Doyle saw a picture of himself onstage with Duane Eddy and Duane had this big old orange guitar that really stood out. Doyle went to Bob Taylor and asked about making an orange DDSM. Bob agreed to produce a limited number but with a few aesthetic changes.

First, the rose inlay on the headstock was changed to a “Desert Rose”, the distinctive offset fret markers removed and an inlay of a desert scene was placed on the fretboard. The wood for the back and sides was changed from curly maple to flamed maple and the guitar was stained a brilliant “Chet Atkins” orange. The stain highlights the dramatic grain of the wood to create a truly special guitar.

The Desert Rose guitar was produced in very limited quantities for a couple of years and in currently out of production. These guitars rarely come up for sale and the one featured here is even more special because it has been autographed by Doyle Dykes on back of the headstock . If you are looking for a really unique guitar to add to your collection, look no further. This Desert Rose is truly a work of art that plays and sounds as good as it looks.

If you are interested in owning this special guitar, please email:

contact@acousticguitarstrumming.com

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Easy Guitar Songs To Learn- Me and Bobby McGee

Bryan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:48:23 +0000

Here’s a great easy guitar song to learn that was written by Kris Kristofferson and made hugely famous by the late Janis Joplin. It is a great song to sing along with, whether around a campfire or in the living room. Once again, Mojo of ThreeChordGuitar.com shows how to play the song.

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I hope you enjoyed that. This is one song that should definitely be in your repertoire. It’s fun to play and sing and really is an easy guitar song to learn.

Easy Guitar Songs To Learn- Paul Baloche- Thank You Lord

Bryan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:34:56 +0000

Here’s another one of my favorite easy guitar songs to learn. It is a great acoustic worship guitar song from Paul Baloche called “Thank You Lord”. Paul is a great writer and performer who has written some really wonderful songs. This is one of them:

Paul is also a great teacher. isn’t he? He makes all of his songs seem like easy guitar songs to learn.

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Easy Guitar Songs To Learn- One String Willy

Bryan — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:37:51 +0000

Here’s a great acoustic guitar strumming video for you. I posted it under easy guitar songs to learn because it only uses one string, but it might be harder than it looks. It’s from a guy called One String Willy:

Wow, One String Willy? Maybe I should file that under easy guitar songs to learn…someday. Check The Acoustic Guitar Strumming Site often for new material.

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Acoustic Guitar Strumming- Big White Lie

Bryan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:43:53 +0000

This is an acoustic guitar strumming song i wrote probably 20 years ago when crack cocaine was sweeping across the US. It is really sad that the song is still relevant today, even if the latest form of chemical suicide is now meth.

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Easy Guitar Songs To Learn- Original Songs- Precious Lamb of God

Bryan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:49:44 +0000

This is a praise song I wrote a while back. I filed it under easy guitar songs to learn because all my songs are easy. If they weren’t, I couldn’t play them

Here it is:

I hope you liked that one. Stay tuned for more from The Acoustic Guitar Strumming Site.

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Easy Guitar Songs To Learn- Original Songs- One Star

Bryan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:25:18 +0000

Here’s a song I wrote few years ago for Christmas. I think it’s OK to celebrate Christmas anytime. This is one of the pretty easy guitar songs to learn as far as acoustic guitar strumming songs go. Anyway, here it is:

I hope you liked that one. Stay tuned for more acoustic guitar strumming songs and easy guitar songs to learn. I will be posting a mix of my videos and others I find.

Easy Guitar Lessons- Wicked Games by Chris Isaak

Bryan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:44:34 +0000

Here’s a video from one of my favorite online acoustic guitar strumming sites. ThreeChordGuitar.com features a guy named Mojo going over some easy guitar songs to learn. Mojo focuses on easy guitar lessons using just 3 or 4 chords.

The first video below shows how to play the song and the second one is a demo of the entire song and how it goes. I hope you like it. If so, be sure to check out Mojo at Three Chord Guitar

Here’s the lesson:

And here’s the whole song:

I hope you liked this!