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  • YankeeRose

    Consider this for a minute..

    We heard on the radio about a local pawn shop closing down. Being as it was the same place we got the Goya for The Ol Man an' it was his first acoustic guitar an' we had to buy it cuz he wouldn't put it down once he started to strum it, an' the guy threw in a diamond & onyx ring for me to sweeten the deal, and we love the Goya so much..we decided to stop in an see what he had for sale. As soon as we entered The Ol Man honed in on a Washburn Acoustic...made the clerk loan him a pick. I was lovin' every minute of the music while I perused the jewlery selection. Then I look at the CD's, then the cameras, then the leather jackets...nothing of interest. I go back to the jewlery, just to look while he jammed...next thing I know...He's offering to trade a 1920's era banjo for the Washburn. My first instinct was to say NO, so I did. He didn't make the trade, but I know he's still thinking about it. I don't know anything about the age or origins of the guitar, just that it's a Washburn. What's y'alls opinion...would you be willing to make the trade?
    Last edited by YankeeRose; 07-17-2004, 03:32 AM.
  • Don Corleone
    Veteran
    • May 2004
    • 2076

    #2
    No. I've got a Washburn (an N4), and it's a nice enough guitar, but I think this guy has a shrewd eye for business (chances are the banjo will be worth way more than the guitar).
    Roth Army Militia

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    • YankeeRose

      #3
      That's what I thought too...thanx.

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      • Panamark
        DIAMOND STATUS
        • Jan 2004
        • 17113

        #4
        Any vintage instrument in good condition would surely be worth
        more than a Washburn.
        BABY PANA 2 IS Coming !! All across the land, let the love and beer flow !
        Love ya Mary Frances!

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        • SweetSecrets
          Sniper
          • Jun 2004
          • 924

          #5
          Completely agree with all you blokes ! !

          Save your money, YankeeRose!!
          Baby Pana due April 28th!

          I love Daddy Panamark! :0

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          • ELVIS
            Banned
            • Dec 2003
            • 44120

            #6
            Sell the banjo on Ebay, then purchase a nice guitar on Ebay...

            Go out on the town with the remaining profit...


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            • Cathedral
              ROTH ARMY ELITE
              • Jan 2004
              • 6618

              #7
              Since i'm in the market for a banjo right now i can honestly say that the word Washburn would not stop me from parting ways with it.

              It also depends on the banjo. 1920's era sounds like a good era for banjo's, as long as it is in perfecto condition. You don't want something that old needing replacement parts or restoration.

              But the sound of a banjo is sweet when blended with an acoustic guitar. it is one cool way to make music without a beat, or record your foot stompin' on the floor, lol.

              I got Bluegrass Roots, boys! been needin to explore em' a bit...YeeeeeeHaaaaaawww!!!

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              • Panamark
                DIAMOND STATUS
                • Jan 2004
                • 17113

                #8
                Originally posted by SweetSecrets
                Completely agree with all you blokes ! !

                Crikies !! Who's this beaut Sheila !!!
                BABY PANA 2 IS Coming !! All across the land, let the love and beer flow !
                Love ya Mary Frances!

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                • BrownSound1
                  ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 3025

                  #9
                  If it was the Washburn that Jimmy Page used to own then I'd trade my wife and kids for it. Other than that I wouldn't trade a 20's era instrument for any Washburn. (No offense to Washburn players..they're good guitars, just not the best in my opinion.)

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                  • Cathedral
                    ROTH ARMY ELITE
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 6618

                    #10
                    We used to have a guitarist in our band that swore by Washburn. he had 7 different models and not a one of them felt good to me.

                    It fell into the BCRich catagory with me:
                    "Put 4 legs on it and call it a coffee table"

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                    • BrownSound1
                      ROTH ARMY FOUNDER
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 3025

                      #11
                      Yeah, but in the early 80's a BC Rich LOOKED bad ass. Too bad it was all looks.

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                      • Cathedral
                        ROTH ARMY ELITE
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 6618

                        #12
                        And all the posers used them, lol.

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                        • YankeeRose

                          #13
                          okay, I get the picture..I was right, again. LOL Now..how can I find out the approximate value of this banjo? It's a 1922 steel banjo, wood pot and hand rest, been repaired but is a quality repair. Has beautiful tone..beautiful look..dark wood with ivory inlay on pot and neck with ivory key handles that have yellowed with age.

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                          • twonabomber
                            formerly F A T
                            ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                            • Jan 2004
                            • 11189

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Cathedral
                            And all the posers used them, lol.
                            Hagar played a Washburn.

                            run...
                            Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.

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                            • YankeeRose

                              #15
                              Originally posted by twonabomber
                              Hagar played a Washburn.

                              run...
                              thanx for the tip....*shivvers*

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