My friend's new guitar line

[Ace]

My friend and for mer teacher, John Carruthers, has launched a line of guitars with some friends. Check the website, you'll see that they are licensing a VERY original guitar that might be familiar to some collectors out there. From what I know of John, these guitars will be of the HIGHEST quality.



17th Street Guitars

[RacerX]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

When are you launching YOUR line? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Ace]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

In about 15 years!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[lerxstcat]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Those Sky guitars are going to cost about $17,000.00!! I love Uli Roth but unless hit the lottery that buy ain't happening for me!
I hope he does well with the line though, and recall seeing a Sky carcass hanging on his shop wall when I took a couple of guitars in for some work. You would never think all that stuff would be safe where it's located in Venice, but I guess it is!

[thetroy]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Sky guitar is awesome, I want one

[GodOfRhythm]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

That guitar doesn't appeal to me, never has, never will.

[SEEGERMANY]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

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That guitar doesn't appeal to me, never has, never will.

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ditto

[Ace]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Well, that's fine. But you can't argue that it is a very original guitar with some interesting ideas behind it.

[AlexL]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

I like the looks of the bass.


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[hippietim]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

I like the Sky guitar but 17k is a bit out of control IMO.

[thetroy]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

I might buy one for around $3k, but even that is not practical for me.

[lerxstcat]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

I just think they're trying to make too much of a killing on the series, considering the R&D was done 20 years ago. As much as I love Uli I don't think they're gonna find 50 guys that revere him AND have the $17 grand to spend on the guitar. After all, most of the things Uli does on the upper frets with a trem can be duplicated with a slide bar on a conventional 7-string guitar. It'd be a great seller in the $3-4K range but if they get 50 takers I'd be real surprised. It's a cool guitar, but as has been said is a bit goofy looking. I certainly wish Mr. Carruthers the best of luck with it though!

[jgcable]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Ditto. It is 14k to 15k too expensive.

[GodOfRhythm]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Well wasn't it the pick-ups that were like $11.000 or something?

[Ninja Guitar]

Re: My friend\'s new guitar line

Very nice looking guitars. I'd really like one of those basses. However, I can't afford such a price.