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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 12 January 2001 06:30 PM
I bought this beautiful old Speedy West Custom from Ricky Davis a while back, rebuilt it and played it out with the Country All-Stars. The pedal action is like butter, due to the very direct push-pull mechanism. Its single-coil tone is really nice - somewhere between an Emmons and a Sho-Bud. It also has a "doo-wah" tone control between the necks that sounds just like Speedy! Here's a picture: There are more pictures and the copedent chart here. I thought it would be fun to have a public auction. To bid, just post a reply. If you want to bid in private, send me an email at quasar@b0b.com and I'll post it as an anonymous bid. Buyer pays shipping. Auction ends at midnight PST on Jan 26, 2001. I'll start it off at $500 because there's no way I'd sell it for less than that. Minimum increment is $10. Do I hear $510? ------------------ [This message was edited by Bobby Lee on 16 January 2001 at 04:18 PM.] |
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Al Marcus Member Posts: 7471 |
posted 12 January 2001 07:12 PM
Hi Bobby, What a beautiful guitar! And with the old tone control, we used to use for Doowah. I looked at your tuning chart and it appears to me that you can play most all the E9 and C6 stuff on it. No problem. D9th instead of C6th is good too without that pesky G#. Naturally every contemporary lick is not set up on it. But hey! Who needs it. I'll bet Buddy Emmons could play up a storm on it. I know it probably is a heavy guitar but I'll place the first public bid of $510. just to get it started. OK?...al |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 12 January 2001 09:52 PM
Thanks, Al. Actually, it is still E9th on the front neck. It's not hard on high G# strings - I've never broken one on it. It's set up for a wound 6th string, because the pull balances better that way (like on the Carter-Starter). The back neck is D6th with the standard C6th changes. It could be strung up to C6th but the pedals would have to be retuned, I'm sure. |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 12 January 2001 10:02 PM
Anonymous bidder #1 just emailed me with $550. |
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Jeff Coffell Member Posts: 1094 |
posted 13 January 2001 09:12 AM
My wife is gonna kill me. OH WHAT THE HELL. $560.00 Jeff |
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Jon Light Member Posts: 6528 |
posted 13 January 2001 09:17 AM
I will save Jeff's life. I bid 570 Quatloos. I mean dollars. |
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Robert Member Posts: 246 |
posted 13 January 2001 09:28 AM
Hey, now! I'll go $580. Rob |
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Jim Cohen Member Posts: 8715 |
posted 13 January 2001 11:26 AM
Ooh. This is sooo exciting! Who needs eBay?? |
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Ricky Davis Moderator Posts: 6522 |
posted 13 January 2001 12:41 PM
Oh man what a guitar. This is the one I got from my best friend Gary Carpenter. Out of all the live tapes Gary has; he said the sound of this Marlen is on of the best sounding guitars he has heard himself play live. I also loved this guitar truely and hated giving it up; but I had to make a house payment(and you know how that goes). If I had the means right now; there wouldn't be anyone that could out bid me on this one>as I would go all the way>"it is that good". I didn't have any problems with the limited changes; as I easily found a new way to play the same old licks; and even learned more about the tunings playing this guitar for 1 year; than I learned in 10 years. With the Research I did on this guitar; I found it to be either number 1 or 2 that Leonard built for Speedy. I have a picture of Speedy playing this guitar along side Billy Bowman and his white Marlen. So that dates the guitar about '68 or '69. Marlen wanted Speedys endorsement around that time; and built Speedy a new one every year for 5 or 6 years after that>So these are collectors if you can find them. I can't believe b0b started the auction at 500.00; I'd start bidding at 1500.00 for it right now if I had the money. I hope this helps answer some more questions about this un-touchable guitar. ------------------ |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 14 January 2001 08:25 AM
Looks like I might lose a bundle on this one. I have to sell it, though, to help pay for the new Williams I ordered. |
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Joseph V. Sapp Member Posts: 445 |
posted 14 January 2001 09:00 AM
Ok,,,,I'll bump it up to 600.00..... |
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Jim Cohen Member Posts: 8715 |
posted 14 January 2001 02:14 PM
Lose a bundle? Don't you have a hidden reserve? Haven't you learned anything from eBay? |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 14 January 2001 07:20 PM
Anonymous bidder #1 returns with $615. |
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rayman unregistered Posts: 14849 |
posted 14 January 2001 08:42 PM
Will this guitar make me play fast? |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 15 January 2001 05:15 AM
It sure won't slow you down. It has real easy pedal action. |
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Joseph V. Sapp Member Posts: 445 |
posted 15 January 2001 08:14 AM
Bob, If I'm the lucky one,,,,could you change this over to a Day Set up on the E-9th for me ?......My wife is going to kill me but 625.00 ..... |
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David Pennybaker Member Posts: 1203 |
posted 15 January 2001 10:24 AM
quote: Since b0b provided a cut-off date and time, nobody! We can even wait and "snipe" at the last minute. I wonder if b0b will let us email our maximum bid, and he'll automatically bid for us, too? ------------------ |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 16 January 2001 01:07 PM
The current bid is only $625! Looks like someone's going to get a great deal on this one.  |
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Dave Long Member Posts: 112 |
posted 17 January 2001 09:35 AM
How come stuff like this comes up when you just spent your money? OK, I'll go $635.00 |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 17 January 2001 12:16 PM
An email from "Anonymous Bidder #2" just raised it to $650. |
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Robert Member Posts: 246 |
posted 17 January 2001 03:04 PM
Bobby: Nine days to go yet. You might do OK, after all. The eagle flies on Friday, and I think you've got a bunch of guys just waiting until Friday the 26th to jump on this one. That said, I'll raise to $660. Rob |
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Charles Tilley Member Posts: 754 |
posted 17 January 2001 04:14 PM
This looks like a beautiful guitar and l probably won't be the high bidder, but Speedy has always been a favorite of mine and l will bid $800.00 hoping l get it for just a keeper in my bedroom. |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 19 January 2001 08:36 AM
Anonymous bidder #3 has emailed me with a bid of $825. ------------------ |
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Charles Tilley Member Posts: 754 |
posted 19 January 2001 05:27 PM
Anonymous bidder #3 just shot my dreams away. SHAME ON YOU. I don't think I can go higher. I will have to check my wifes purse and see. I would put a frown smilie right here if l knew how. |
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Robert Member Posts: 246 |
posted 20 January 2001 09:39 PM
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 22 January 2001 04:37 PM
Four more days. If you pay with your credit card via PayPal, I can ship it on Monday the 29th. ------------------ |
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Jeff Coffell Member Posts: 1094 |
posted 22 January 2001 07:50 PM
$830.00 |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 24 January 2001 02:56 PM
Since Jeff's bid didn't meet the $10 increment, Anonymous Bidder #3 still has the high bid at $825. Do I hear $835? Only a few days left. |
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Charles Tilley Member Posts: 754 |
posted 25 January 2001 03:28 AM
Would if I could but just can't swing it right now. Social Security did'nt go up that much. It looks like this one will pass me by.Glad l got to see the picture anyhow. |
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Jeff Coffell Member Posts: 1094 |
posted 25 January 2001 10:45 AM
Sorry Ben off line for a while. Yes. $835. Jeff |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 26 January 2001 04:56 PM
Today is the last day of the auction. $835 - Going once! |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 26 January 2001 09:24 PM
$835 - Going twice! |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 26 January 2001 10:00 PM
Yow! Another email bidder (call him Anonymous Bidder #4) has just placed a bid of $845. Two hours to go. |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 27 January 2001 12:14 AM
Sold! To Anonymous Bidder #4, by email, for $845. ------------------ |
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Bobby Lee Sysop Posts: 14849 |
posted 28 January 2001 08:48 AM
Anonyomous Bidder #4 says it's okay to annouce his name. This choice instrument is going to ... John Barham of Raleigh, NC. John is a real Marlen fan. I'm sure he'll enjoy owning and playing this guitar. Congratulations, John. ------------------ |
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Ricky Davis Moderator Posts: 6522 |
posted 28 January 2001 12:15 PM
Oh Cool and the Speedy West will finally go home to it's birth place. Have fun John and your gunna love playing a bit of history. Ricky |
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