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For the unapologetically intelligent, gifted and musical, transcendence obsessed, artists & revolutionaries, ravenously intellectual, and insatiably curious. Welcome to Transcendent Television, featuring Ed Hale. Content is categorized by type & playlists: GuitArchitecture, What’s Your Favorite Guitar, SongStalking, current events, philosophical theological & cosmological discussions, music videos, interviews, live concert footage, video blogs, Activism In Action, new song premiers, documentaries, performance art sketches, and Ed's own personal playlists. NOT for the conservative, close-minded, faint of heart, or easily offended. Transcendent Television is produced by Iver Thue and Eyever Productions in association with Transcendent Media Group LLC.
Jamming Some Stones In Honor of My Father’s 81st Birthday 🥳 & His Gift Of Giving Us Music
Dad
Today is my father’s 81st earthly birthday. August 25th. He transitioned to higher realms 3 years ago, and I find myself thinking of him daily, feeling his presence often as if he’s still alive, or now even more alive. It often feels like he’s guiding me, trying to talk to me. Riding in the backseat of our dad’s car as little kids are my earliest memories of hearing the greatest classic rock of our time. He’d play the Stones, Floyd, Deep Purple, Sabbath, The Velvets, Bowie, Zeppelin, The Who. Taught us who was good, great, not so good… He spoke of these things as if he were speaking of giants.., in the same manner in which our grandfather spoke of Greek philosophers, Roman emperors and English poets. I was playing guitar by age 10. Our father also endowed in us a deep knowledge & reverence for critical thinking, democratic government, and Science Fiction, oddly. Looking back, heck just reading these last three sentences, it’s clear I ended up becoming an amalgam of the best of both men. I’m cool with that. More than that. I’m grateful for it. I think my dad secretly loved watching me choose the hard & treacherous but thrilling path of recording artist based on those earliest memories.
Today is my father’s 81st earthly birthday. August 25th. He transitioned to higher realms 3 years ago, and I find myself thinking of him daily, feeling his presence often as if he’s still alive, or now even more alive. It often feels like he’s guiding me, trying to talk to me. Riding in the backseat of our dad’s car as little kids are my earliest memories of hearing the greatest classic rock of our time. He’d play the Stones, Floyd, Deep Purple, Sabbath, The Velvets, Bowie, Zeppelin, The Who. Taught us who was good, great, not so good… He spoke of these things as if he were speaking of giants.., in the same manner in which our grandfather spoke of Greek philosophers, Roman emperors and English poets. I was playing guitar by age 10. Our father also endowed in us a deep knowledge & reverence for critical thinking, democratic government, and Science Fiction, oddly. Looking back, heck just reading these last three sentences, it’s clear I ended up becoming an amalgam of the best of both men. I’m cool with that. More than that. I’m grateful for it. I think my dad secretly loved watching me choose the hard & treacherous but thrilling path of recording artist based on those earliest memories.
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SongStalking New Episode debuts new song “My Heroine”
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Latest SongStalking episode features the debut of the new song “My Heroine”. This one came out of nowhere fast and furious last night. There’s probably been a good 30-40 new songs between this and the last one I recorded. I have no idea why I happen to like certain new songs more than others. But I just loved this one as soon as I heard it. Played it on a 2003 Epiphone J-300, a guitar that prom...
Ed Hale 2 Month Post Spinal Surgery Update For Friends Fans & Supporters
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Well it’s been close to two months post-surgery believe it or not. We wanted to post a new update for friends and supporters who have helped us through this roller coaster of a journey. This update is nothing but good news. Don’t want to spoil the surprise. Have a watch and THANK YOU 🙏 😃 💕 ❤️ LOVE, Ed & Nahal
A personal post-op update & thank you to all the amazing people who cared for & supported us ❤️ 🙏
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3 weeks post-op from the spinal surgery and getting stronger every day 💪. Sitting up and even walking a few feet is possible now. I wanted to post a personal update and thank you to all the amazing people who have so generously contributed to our crowdfunding campaign and helped and supported us in other ways over the last few months. We couldn’t have done this without you. We know each of your...
A Spinal Surgery Journey - Ed Hale shares his own personal journey from pre-op thru the first week
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Ed Hale shares his spinal surgery journey from pre opp thru the first grueling week in post opp. Ed just had a Lateral Interbody L4/L5 Fusion surgery 3 weeks back. But is now at home recovering.
SongStalking Series: Debuting the New Song “Free your soul (for Deborah)”
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In this episode of SongStalking we debut the song “Free Your Soul (For Deborah)” Over the last few months as the battle with this health crisis has intensified, new songs have been flying out at a frenzied pace that has been hard to keep up with. I believe it’s because there are so many things at the moment that i am physically unable to do, that all that freed up attention and effort, as well ...
What’s Happening In the #iran protests & Why Its So Important - Part 2 What I Learned While In Iran
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[We know we are taking a big risk by posting these videos, due to their openness & honesty - it is something we are still actively discussing. But we also sincerely believe that our brave friends in Iran deserve all the attention & support they can get, including a real world understanding of who they are & what they’re fighting for. #freedom #equality #justice #womensrights #democracy .] In th...
What’s Happening In the #iran protests & Why It’s So Important - Part 1 The History #iranprotests
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[We know we are taking a big risk by posting these videos, due to their openness & honesty - it is something we are still actively discussing. But we also sincerely believe that our brave friends in Iran deserve all the attention & support they can get, including a real world understanding of who they are & what they’re fighting for. #freedom #equality #justice #womensrights #democracy .] In th...
SongStalking - Ed Hale performs the new song “Baby are you gonna give” @GodinGuitarsOfficial Norman B18
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In this episode of Songstalking Ed Hale performs the new song “Baby are you gonna give”. Still obsessed with the @GodinGuitarsOfficial Norman B18 cedar topped guitar. Songs seem to write themselves on it. Tuned to an Open Cmaj. Using @ernieballinc Earthwood phosphor bronze strings 12-54. #neumannmicrophones on the vocals as always. #akgmicrophones & #shuremicrophones on the guitar.
A Message to the People of Iran from America #iranprotests #iranrevolution
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Ed Hale records a message of hope and solidarity to the brave people of #iran during the #iranprotests over the murder of 22 year old #mahsaamini Next up full on #iranrevolution Farsi: پيام به مردم ایران، دوستان عزیز لطفا بدانید ما شما را می بینیم و می شنویم. ما شما، مردم را، با حکومتتان اشتباه نمی گیریم.؛ و ما امیدواریم ، که شما همین کار را با ما انجام دهید. الان، دل ما برای شما میشکنه. اما ما...
Presenting Plant Race Video 2 Blossom - a race between 2 handfuls of the same seeds
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At the beginning of the summer a friend suggested we do a plant race, pairing two handfuls of the same seeds against each other, using the same pots light soil food etc. We filmed and photographed each plant every day to document the results. There were no differences between the care or treatment of the plants. Only their names, Marigold and Blossom. Next up, Blossom. Blossom grew much faster ...
Presenting Plant Race Video 1 Marigold - a race between 2 different handfuls of the same seeds
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At the beginning of the summer a friend suggested we do a plant race, pairing two handfuls of the same seeds against each other, using the same pots light soil food etc. We filmed and photographed each plant every day to document the results. There were no differences between the care or treatment of the plants. Only their names, Marigold and Blossom. First up, Marigold. She took much longer to...
Ed Hale performs new song “The Ballad Of Robert Smalls” for the first time
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In this latest episode of SongStalking Ed Hale performs the new song “The Ballad Of Robert Smalls” for the first time. There’s not much more captivating than that man & that story. And whenever I pickup that particular guitar, the 1970 Hofner 489 / 4890 #hofnerguitars I always end up writing something more folky. This song feels like a whirling dervish inside of me when I play it, or when it pl...
SongStalking - Ed Hale performs “American Summer” on a Godin Guitars Norman B18 acoustic guitar
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As close to a perfect performance of the song “American Summer” as I’ll get, with a few mistakes. The piece started out as an instrumental, to showcase the sound of Godin Guitars’ cedar & cherrywood Norman B18 acoustic guitar (a guitar I have now grown to love. There’s this tight tension in the strings I’ve never felt in a guitar before (I’ve got the heaviest strings that exist on it. For music...
SongStalking - Ed Hale performs “On a Fast Train Watching Slowly As the World Goes Rushing By”
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A few months back I picked this #godinguitars Norman B18 off the wall and haven’t played another guitar since. I’ll dedicate a whole GuitArchitecture episode to talk about it. Suffice it to say I am loving this guitar right now. Starting to think I may develop a real Canadian guitar fetish here. Have it tuned to a particularly strange open Cmaj, which the lower strings take very well to; you ca...
SongStalking - Ed Hale performs new song “On the Day They Overturned” On Hofner 4890 acoustic guitar
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SongStalking - Ed Hale performs new song “On the Day They Overturned” On Hofner 4890 acoustic guitar
Let’s Get Real Real - “An Egregious Breach of Trust”. The Ambassador addresses the real betrayal.
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Let’s Get Real Real - “An Egregious Breach of Trust”. The Ambassador addresses the real betrayal.
SongsTalking - “Drowning Again” - Ed Hale performs a new song on a 2002 Martin D-18GE
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SongsTalking - “Drowning Again” - Ed Hale performs a new song on a 2002 Martin D-18GE
SongsTalking - “It’s Just a Game” - Ed Hale explores a new song on a 1972 Gibson Gospel
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SongsTalking - “It’s Just a Game” - Ed Hale explores a new song on a 1972 Gibson Gospel
SongStalking - “Everybody Needs a Little Healing” - Ed Hale working out a new song
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SongStalking - “Everybody Needs a Little Healing” - Ed Hale working out a new song
GuitArchitecture - What The Best Woods to Make Guitars Out of Sound Like - Ed Hale plays them all
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GuitArchitecture - What The Best Woods to Make Guitars Out of Sound Like - Ed Hale plays them all
GuitArchitecture - Ed Hale Explores What Woods Guitars Are Made Out Of and Why? Part 2
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GuitArchitecture - Ed Hale Explores What Woods Guitars Are Made Out Of and Why? Part 2
GuitArchitecture - Ed Hale Explores What Kind of Woods Guitars Made Out Of & Why - part 1
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GuitArchitecture - Ed Hale Explores What Kind of Woods Guitars Made Out Of & Why - part 1
SongStalking - Ed Hale performs the new song “Golden eyes” w/ a 1966 Framus 5/195 acoustic guitar
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SongStalking - Ed Hale performs the new song “Golden eyes” w/ a 1966 Framus 5/195 acoustic guitar
SongStalking - Ed Hale Performs New song “Life with artist (And Sincerest Regrets)”
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SongStalking - Ed Hale Performs New song “Life with artist (And Sincerest Regrets)”
SongStalking -- Ed Hale performs new song “How it feels in my Heart” on a 1970 Kiso Suzuki WOS250
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SongStalking Ed Hale performs new song “How it feels in my Heart” on a 1970 Kiso Suzuki WOS250
Song Stories - Ed Hale Explores How Different Guitars Inspire Us As Songwriters to Write New Songs
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Song Stories - Ed Hale Explores How Different Guitars Inspire Us As Songwriters to Write New Songs
What’s Your Favorite Guitar - a 1966 Vintage Framus Texan 5/195 Acoustic Guitar Made in West Germany
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What’s Your Favorite Guitar - a 1966 Vintage Framus Texan 5/195 Acoustic Guitar Made in West Germany
5 Steps to Finding Your Guitar’s Sweet Spot - How to Improve & Optimize Your Guitar’s Playability
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5 Steps to Finding Your Guitar’s Sweet Spot - How to Improve & Optimize Your Guitar’s Playability
Have this exact guitar, fantastic! I’ll have to try the heavier gauge strings. Thanks for sharing
oak n the acorn lol
I subscribed right away to your channel as soon as I heard your eloquently expressed passion for guitars as well as your passion for preserving our natural resources. I find your guitar playing style soothing and inspirational. Somehow your style reminds me of John Denver. Images of majestic soaring eagles and the Rocky Mountains came into my head as I heard you playing your guitar. Thank you for a most enjoyable and informative video.
The F stands for Folk not to difficult.
Enjoyed it ! 🎯
Hi ! I enjoyed your video ! I have a Höfner Arizona 5152 6 string.... so can you tell me what years they were made? Thanks! :)
I have Framus texan I have no idea which model exactly because most probably it's a prototype. My father bought it for me for around 60$ as a college graduation gift from his bandmate seven or eight years ago. Inside the soundhole there is no serial number no signature no model number only the letter "P". It also lacks the string bar on the head and some other features I found on other texans. I've written to Framus Museum in Germany and they are not 100% sure but willing to agree that it might be one of the prototypes. Amazing guitar, totally unique sound but now it waits until I have the money to do some restoration work. Due to rough storing conditions string height became super high and at the same time top has sunk.
my parents got me a1968 framus texan 12 string for Christmas that year....IT STILL PLAYS AND SOUNDS MARVELOUSLY //// yes love sports car analogy.
What is the price of a guitar like this
They’re not that expensive, considering. They’re hard to find. Ones in good shape and that play well. That’s the trick. But $500-$800.
Koa will get a lower bass response in time with a solid top ,back,sides ! Not with an all laminate.🤌
The story of Martin DX1…
Just brought home a 5/196 from my local guitar shop. Such an interesting piece. I went to buy a Silvertone Speed Demon, but couldn't pass up the Framus.
Nice!
Great video! But the 5/195 is the Western, the 5/196 is the Texan :)
Thank you for that!!!
@@transcendenttv You bet! I have a Texan myself and it's my go to songwriting guitar, for some reason, it just gets my creative juices flowing! Can you review your Eko Ranger next?
I love my all Koa Yairi. WY1 I think? Or something like it.
Got the F2512 e 12 string and what a joy to play. Bet this is sweet.
I bought a storage auction unit and there was a 490 12 string with the adjustable neck in it and after I got it strung and tuned, the sound that comes from it is awesome. It’s going to be hard to sell. 😂
i have a DX1AE and it sounds beautiful, however, if anyone out there is thinking about buying one, play several, some sound way better than others, i was lucky with mine, as soon as i played it i knew i had to buy it, remember that not all of the same model numbers sound the same.
Nice,this Framus Texan is your favorit guitar.But in the sixties,Framus weren't the best instruments they made.In the seventies, they made much better guitars,to materials and workmanship.I have a Framus,model 75La Jumbo style guitar,Nashville type headstock.George Harrison played such a guitar,after the Beatles. Check out also Klira guutars,especially the ones from the seventies.
Nice playing Ed. Man that guitar still has that Martin sound. I hate to say it but Martin just knows how to do it right. I don't call this an entry level guitar. Some do. But that shouldn't be said just because a guitar is affordable. I just bought 2 of these to gig with. USA made black label and I bought a Mexican made black label. Both solid top spruce. Apparently there are some that are all laminate or they are listed wrong on some sites. I'm a little confused about that. Could be the black labels are solid top and the tan are not, not sure. I'm not saying these are the best on the planet. They are NOT HD-28 quality of sound. But I've played for a living my whole life and can tell you as a gig guitar you would NOT be at any disadvantage using one of these and they sound really good. Mine were the non pre versions, I added a K & K mini' pickup ran to a Presonus channel strip with the upgraded tube where I can compress, EQ and shape the sound going out as to not be totally at the mercy of a sound guy LOL.,using a volume pedal on the floor, and have been gigging with it. The Taylor I'd been using I paid $2500 for and its an amazing guitar. Switching to the Martin I fair easily as well. It's a wonderful instrument.
Hey Brad. I couldn’t agree more. I’m looking for another actually. I’m finding the earlier the better…95-97. And def black label. What I’m not liking are the newer Mexican made and / or sappele DX1s… Just not the same. Just no majesty to the sound sadly.
Fantastic sound. When they were still made in the USA. Got one of these a couple years ago for my Nephew, and just found one for myself.
Where’s the video of you getting your haircut?
Great video! I bought mine brand new the day after my first divorce in 2002. It was around $600 and my first and perhaps last Martin!
Hello sir, my name is Nancy I’m 71, I had back surgery last November. I had a laminectomy and screws 3 in my back . I was on OxyContin for my hospital stay and came home after 4 days. Once I got home I had to stop the OxyContin because it was a bad experience. My situation after 9 months is I have Rheumatoid arthritis and that causes me more pain than my surgery. I’m still in pain management for that and take hydrocodone but not every day. I hope you are doing well but let me know cause I can’t tell how far along you are since the video ❤
Speedy recovery ❤
I think the equivalent of this now is DX2E, specwise. Although the saddle and fretboard is not micarta or richlite, it is katalox I think. And it doesn't have a stratabond neck which was unpopular. But I tell you my guitar stays in tune forever still after 20 years no issues. when I bought my DX1 I went to about 7 shops all over NYC till I found one that was in good condition and set up nice and I had to compliment the luthier. As soon as I picked it up I knew it was coming home with me instantly.
Got my dx1 made in usa with spruce top probably very early 2000's. I wanna say 2004? Play it daily still, top got alot darker and grainy probably from some dry seasons probably. But its never had any problems and still has great intonation. never needed any work done to it I just keep it in a hard case when not playing. I've always jsut cleaned the fret board and neck with the martin polish. Think maybe I will invest in the dr ducks and try to spruce the whole guitar up. the highs even resonate more now then when I first got it to to compliment the boomy bass which really sold me on this thing for my finger picking lol. sweet sound.
This is amazing!
Unbelievably beautiful sound and wonderful playing. What tune is that? ❤
Having had my heart set on either a MArtin D-28 or HD -28 , I headed off to GC with my friend who is a very good player ( I'm a drummer lol ) . He played all of the best ones including a Gibson Dove , The top of the line Taylor , Takanime , Breedlove . We both agreed the DX-1 floor model played and sounded the best . So he asked if there was one in the back . There was and it was in tune hah ha . I Bought that one . Made in Mexico btw . So nice not to have to worry about humidity and babying it .
What a great story! There’s something about a guitar that sounds amazing that doesn’t cost thousands of dollars. They’re even more desirable. I actually called Martin recently to talk about these old DX1s and why they sounded so damn good. He would not admit that they flat out sounded “better” than the higher priced models. And I admit that the D18 I have does sound “perfect” - it glistens, but it doesn’t have anything super unique or special about its sound. Just darn good sounding. Whereas the DX1 actually has something very unique and special about its sound. Basically the Martin guy finally admitted to me that yes he does receive a ton of calls about this, but no they have no way of explaining why it’s happening. Interesting.
@@transcendenttv i thought I was crazy, I'm glad someone else is saying it lol. I do wonder though how the now newer equivalent DX2E sounds in comparison.
@@transcendenttv I think that spruce top with the hpl sides and back is maybe a golden combination but they will never admit that lmao. I wonder how the new dx1E with the HPL top sounds in comparison.
Been loving this series of videos, keep em coming! Great axe
Thank you sir 👍
I got mine in 2007 and was also blown away at first play. Since 2011 I have been making a living busking and gigging pretty much playing it 2 to 3 hours every day and it has proven to be the perfect workhorse. It had a few repairs over the years and it literally now looks like this new street master line that Martin has, but she is still going strong.
I have this guitar and so many videos on the net don't do it justice, this video does.... Typical Martin Sound....👍
This really cool and poetic man is absolutely right in everything he says....he didn't mention the quality of the neck, my guitar almost plays by itself.... I started to play guitar in 1959 and recently I made the list of all the guitars and other instruments that I had since the beginning and even counted those that belonged to my friends or band companions .... today I only have one guitar and it's a DX-1-R .... and I would not trade it for a-ny-thing....!
which neck do you hae on yours? The original usa dx1 had a stratabond neck which they no longer use. Then they also moved on to richlite instead of micarta on the dx and road series for fret and saddle. But I actually think the DX2E, which is the equivalent of the original DX1, has a special katalox fretboard and saddle. which is very interesting lol.
many many people complained the rust stratabond neck I have on mine is ugly. But I tell you what man, You can never see any grime or damage on it which is what I love about it lol, plus kind of a cool look. but the snobbies made fun of it so martin stopped using it.
A lot of instrument builders were based in Markneukirchen including Martin.
I remember when I watched this video about 2009.
Great review. I bought dx1 maybe 15 years ago. When I bought it I couldn't believe how lovely it played. I really was thinking this guitar can compete at a higher level. I couldn't part with it now. Of course there is the top Martins but this is a great guitar if you can pick up.
Wish I could hear him place something other than the same 4 chords 😂
Damn that’s tasty!
I see a man with the capacity to feel over whelming empathy feel sorry for societies that can hardly feel any empathy.
Thank you.
Thank you very much .I hope have a good life. We understood your message completely.,🙏🙏🙏
I recently bought one of these and am really loving it. Initially, it wasn't that great, tone was good but not great and there was a little fret buzz from the 12th to 14th frets. A few days playing changed everything! All trace of the fret buzz disappeared and the tone really began to develop. I suspect that the early issues may have been a result of the guitar sitting in a warehouse for however long with no tension in the strings🤔 It's now the tone cannon that I expected and getting better! My second Guild, but my first acoustic model. I bought a 1979 S-300 solid body, new and at a heavily discounted price in the mid 1980's. That remains the best guitar that I have ever played and I really need to play it more, but I have mainly been concentrating on acoustic in recent years. After all these years, the new Guild only cost £11 more than I paid for the old one😎
Cool. I was a few days ago in Guitar center to visit the guitar tech, and then went to the acoustic room and played the guild f240 and knew immediately I wanted one... Next day i got one on Reverb at a superb low price. Should be arriving soon. And you are correct about the demo's on you tube regarding the f240 guitar...they all sound horrible. However your recording and playing of the guild f240 sound 100 percent better...stellar...and you made the guitar sound like the unique and uncomparable classic that it is...
czcams.com/video/K4pYemga4Cs/video.html !
10 years later and it’s still one of my favorite songs
To be more accurate, 200 series are laminate back and sides. Most are arch backs, but there are some flat back models. 100 series are all solid wood😎
Good data. Thank you
Thank you for putting a spotlight of these brands! This is THE ONLY time I've heard anybody mention Ecko....My cousin had one and what a fine instrument it was too! I have a 1969 Framus Texan. I used to dream about owning a Gibson J45. I'd still love a J45 but lets say I dream about owning one a little less now that I have my Framus.
I have one of those, got in when I was 15 Im 38 now and still have it. Very nice guitar!
What a joy to see a HUMAN BEING with SUCH GENUINE PASSION! THE COOLEST of 😎! CHEERS MAN!!!
I got my dx1 in 2005 and its still fantastic and in great shape.