NGD - belated post

[PeteDuBaldo]

Hey all!

Just wanted to share my new to me Koa Luke. I actually got it about a month ago but haven't had time and good weather to photograph it well enough to post. I picked this up used from that Pete DuBaldo fellow. Pete makes buying MMs so easy! I think he said it was a trade-in from a knucklehead, which should make two happy people now!

I actually drove up to visit Pete to play this and a HH AL. I was leaning towards the HH AL before playing either because I love rosewood necked guitars, but as you can see I ended up with the Koa.

I even brought my BFR Luke up to A/B the Koa at Beller's (got to meet Nick, too!). To my ears, the tone of the Koa was a little warmer, rounder, thicker, but still had some bite, probably due to the ebony fretboard. Pete can chime in with his thoughts. I was afraid it would not be different enough in tone to the BFR, but it was and I had to get it! To my surprise, the finish on the neck did not bother me.

My thoughts: If you hadn't bought that guitar I would have found a way to keep it for myself. Thanks for swinging up, it was great to meet and hang with you!

 

[Jack FFR1846]

If that was the one Pete had back when the Campos brothers were both up, I got to play it (Thiago did too) and my feeling was that it was the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen. Congrats.

 

[JasonT]

My thoughts: If you hadn't bought that guitar I would have found a way to keep it for myself. Thanks for swinging up, it was great to meet and hang with you!

Well I guess that says it all!

It was great to meet you and Nick and A/B a number of guitars. Definitely good times. And better yet, you made it easy to pick up this beauty. Thanks for the patience throughout. Your customer service is appreciated!