El Degas MT 16....My scum covered gem
El Degas MT 16....My scum covered gem
Love this guitar....It's become my favorite. Got it from a pawn shop 3 weeks ago. It was pretty dirty and one of the tuning keys was not working properly...All it needed was tightening up and then as I cleaned it all the scum came off to reveal a mint condition Japanese gem...Barely a mark on it.....It even has a little "bling" going for it. This is as close as your going to get to the sound and quality of a 70s Martin in a replica guitar....I paid $75. "START THE CAR HONEY"!!!!!
Re: El Degas MT 16....My scum covered gem
Great score - love the abalone trim.
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Re: El Degas MT 16....My scum covered gem
Another beauty Lorne.
For a long time I've had suspicions that many of the ED Les Paul models and acoustics originated at the Matsumoku plant. They turned out some stellar instruments under a variety of labels, including Westone and some Aria.
The pictures are not the best but this model looks very much like it could be your ED:
http://www.westoneguitars.net/guitars/w-20-acoustic/
I would also say that your machine heads were replaced at some point with the Gotoh style.
For a long time I've had suspicions that many of the ED Les Paul models and acoustics originated at the Matsumoku plant. They turned out some stellar instruments under a variety of labels, including Westone and some Aria.
The pictures are not the best but this model looks very much like it could be your ED:
http://www.westoneguitars.net/guitars/w-20-acoustic/
I would also say that your machine heads were replaced at some point with the Gotoh style.
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Re: El Degas MT 16....My scum covered gem
I hear those ones self deactivated like an inspector gadget message in like 3-10 weeks. You should sell it to me, 
Seriously though that's a beauty. Good on ya
Seriously though that's a beauty. Good on ya