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Guess I'll consider myself lucky. Here are mine (both current and those that have left).
Guess I'll consider myself lucky. Here are mine (both current and those that have left).
It's a Private Stock though...
Do you get tired playing it like that?
That explains it!
What are those pickups/pickup rings in it?
That is correct, the red one was a PS. The violet blue burst (actually sold to me as Violet Bruise Burst) came with a blue back. I sent it to the PTC and had them re-finish the back in white. I also had them install those pickups. I bought them from forum member helmi. The pickups are Narrowfields. He had the rings custom made. They are ebony.The curly maple top red is a PS.
The violet blue burst looks like a Core; not sure what Bodia had in that one.
The one I bought recently. Got a decent price on it and jumped. Not a bad top, I've seen none as nice since. But:
A CU 24 I picked up not that long ago. Haven't seen anything like that on a Santana, and that's NOT the best top I've seen on a new 24 in the last few months at all, but I don't buy "pattern thin".
This is extremely subjective though.
Many will prefer the tight/even curls of that Santana.
I like the wider/crazier curls whenever possible; that does typically yield a less than ideal book matching once the top is carved and that CU24 is a prime example of that.
That is correct, the red one was a PS. The violet blue burst (actually sold to me as Violet Bruise Burst) came with a blue back. I sent it to the PTC and had them re-finish the back in white. I also had them install those pickups. I bought them from forum member helmi. The pickups are Narrowfields. He had the rings custom made. They are ebony.
This is extremely subjective though.
Many will prefer the tight/even curls of that Santana.
I like the wider/crazier curls whenever possible; that does typically yield a less than ideal book matching once the top is carved and that CU24 is a prime example of that.
Been GASing for a Santana myself, like this PS still available:
It's been a long time. I think it was $600 because it was just the back.How much was the refinish?
Neither has perfect bookmatching, not sure I've ever seen a guitar that does. Of the two, if you look close, the 24 is actually closer.
My Santana has a particularly nice top for that model; I haven't seen another for sale with one as nice. They aren't very common. I've seen lots of 24s for sale with even better tops than the one I posed.
I like the top...not sure I like pink.
And, you're looking at this whole top thing wrong. Put it in perspective. You see more "nice" tops on the Cu24 because they probably make 200 (or more) Cu24s for every one Santana they produce.
I don’t lust things, but this…… tell me you’ll sell it..
I don’t lust things, but this…… tell me you’ll sell it..