NGD Santana

[jxe]

but how do you feel about the binding? 'classic' or 'ruins the whole thing', there is no in between.

 

[ScottR]

That’s equal to a “Bless your heart” when you’re down south or should I say in the southern states?

Confirmed

 

[bodia]

KILLER!! Congrats man!

Oh and y’all knuckleheads are getting me all hot and bothered with these Santanas. Stop it.

You NEED one!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

You NEED one!

^totally this^

 

[Moondog Wily]

Yeah, as mentioned, Dave's has an awesome selection of WL Santana's coming through. They had a pink one with one piece top a month ago that I was lusting for, but the greenbacks to support it were still just spinning in my head rather than in my account! Also agree with you and others that the TRC must go! Maybe Dave's will buy it back from you ;~))

Congrats on a killer score!

 

[tyfu20]

Looking good, enjoy!

 

[Black Plaid]

Fan-tas-tic!

 

[Andrew Paul]

I mean, if people want a “Bangin’!” there are surefire methods to attaining one.

Like, am I supposed to feel guilty when people don’t consider my preferences above their own when purchasing a guitar?

Wow! Forum members expect a lot from you! “Congrats” is sufficient from a person who doesn’t like shades of blue. There were a couple of people who didn’t care for the refinish I had done on my Westy…. I took no offense, everyone has a right to their opinion. My opinion is blue guitars are beautiful, it’s ok if you have lousy taste.

 

[Andrew Paul]

Stunning! You're right about the Dave's Guitar Shop truss rod cover! Gotta go!

Yeah….. it’s just ridiculous on a wood library.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[Andrew Paul]

KILLER!! Congrats man!

Oh and y’all knuckleheads are getting me all hot and bothered with these Santanas. Stop it

 

[Andrew Paul]

but how do you feel about the binding? 'classic' or 'ruins the whole thing', there is no in between.

I prefer the binding. Don’t know why it looks good on this model. I’d prefer if it was a maple binding, but it goes well with the pickup rings.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Wow! Forum members expect a lot from you! “Congrats” is sufficient from a person who doesn’t like shades of blue. There were a couple of people who didn’t care for the refinish I had done on my Westy…. I took no offense, everyone has a right to their opinion. My opinion is blue guitars are beautiful, it’s ok if you have lousy taste.

I mean, everybody thinks they have good taste but only half of them do.

 

[Andrew Paul]

I mean, everybody thinks they have good taste but only half of them do.

so you're saying we're kind of like Half and Half ?

 

[ScottR]

^totally this^

You NEED one!

only one thing standing in the way…okay well two.

1. A white DGT
2. A significant pile of cash

But I’ve secretly always had a thing for those fat bottoms. Shoot me.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

so you're saying we're kind of like Half and Half ?

Or we could all be in the bad taste crowd.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

That man is an inspiration.

 

[theDeepender]

A delayed new guitar day. I wanted to review it thoroughly a few days before commenting.

Of course, we are all familiar with the Santana model. As I have been thinning out the herd of less preferred (but awesome) guitars, I decided to pull the trigger on a Santana model that’s a bit different than the ones I normally see. Previously I posted a thread, Rosewood vs maple necks and I thank everybody who participated sharing their knowledge and experiences. It helped me make an informed decision between two different Santana guitars… one with a IRW Rosewood neck/BRW fingerboard, or this one with the Maple/Ziricote combo. I am really digging the tonal response from this combination. This guitar is so alive, less dark compared to other Santanas I have played in the past yet different enough from my Westy to justify having it in my arsenal. No offense to Dave’s guitar shop but, I gotta lose that truss rod cover and replace it with a Ziricote one.

BTW. I have to blame forum member Alnus Rubra for this purchase seeing photos of his absolutely stunning yellow Santana in other threads inspired me to once again look into and play this time tested, legendary, Santana model.

I think this shade of blue (Laguna) is stunning. Enjoy the photos.

Nice

 

[Andrew Paul]

Or we could all be in the bad taste crowd.

All this talk about taste made me hungry!!

 

[dmatthews]

I mean, everybody thinks they have good taste but only half of them do.

The other half need ketchup...

 

[Andrew Paul]

only one thing standing in the way…okay well two.

1. A white DGT
2. A significant pile of cash

But I’ve secretly always had a thing for those fat bottoms. Shoot me.