crunchee Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 No affiliation. Single HB. How on earth does/can anybody determine AAAAA Grade Korina? https://www.davesguitar.com/collections/all-products-latest/products/custom-shop-carlino-v-korina-20
Tortious Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 And gone just like that. 🤑🤘 It wasn't even chevroned. The korina grader needs reeducation.
crunchee Posted March 27, 2023 Author Posted March 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, Tortious said: And gone just like that. 🤑🤘 It wasn't even chevroned. The korina grader needs reeducation. I suspect the 'Grade' was determined by Dean (maybe there was a certificate?), not DGS, as I've never seen them do that before.
Dave Scepter Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 31 minutes ago, Tortious said: 🤑🤘 Phew, glad I missed it... how much was it?
crunchee Posted March 27, 2023 Author Posted March 27, 2023 12 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Phew, glad I missed it... how much was it? I think it was $2495, but I could be wrong, it wasn't any more expensive than that.
DaveL Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 That wasn’t a bad deal. That guy Carlino does some cool custom orders with Dean.
Scarab85 Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 So strange. I was literally just at DGS in Lacrosse today and never saw it in the store. Wonder if they hadn't even put it on the floor yet. I would have loved to at least have checked it out. Not sure I would have gotten over the headstock though. I thought about buying a limited run Carlino Korina Explorer he had but didn't know what the quality was like so I passed. It was the same thing where it was a single pickup. Really looked cool. Kind of having second thoughts about it but again, didn't have any frame of reference on the quality. Lots of guitars look great but when you get your hands on them, they are disappointing in my experience.
Scarab85 Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 When I say "he had" I meant that Carlino was selling on Reverb and his site. Not at DGS. Sorry.
DaveL Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Scarab85 said: So strange. I was literally just at DGS in Lacrosse today and never saw it in the store. Wonder if they hadn't even put it on the floor yet. I would have loved to at least have checked it out. Not sure I would have gotten over the headstock though. I thought about buying a limited run Carlino Korina Explorer he had but didn't know what the quality was like so I passed. It was the same thing where it was a single pickup. Really looked cool. Kind of having second thoughts about it but again, didn't have any frame of reference on the quality. Lots of guitars look great but when you get your hands on them, they are disappointing in my experience. I’ve played one. I thought they were pretty cool. Very dean like (or US Masters who did their building in the 2000’s) in quality. I’m not exactly sure who does the builds but he had a couple hundred board feet of korina in his store last time I was there. I almost ordered an explorer but with a wrap tail and dogear but thought that might be a little out there if it ever came time to sell.
bruce919 Posted March 28, 2023 Posted March 28, 2023 I think there are people that just have Dave's shop up on there browser all the time and just refresh every 5 min. Items disappear as quick as they are listed.
crunchee Posted March 29, 2023 Author Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 6:21 AM, bruce919 said: I think there are people that just have Dave's shop up on there browser all the time and just refresh every 5 min. Items disappear as quick as they are listed. I remember the 'Bad 'ol days', when they only had one store and a quasi-weekly/monthly mail-out list of gear in stock. I think I still had a landline phone and no computer back then, too.
cmatthes Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/29/2023 at 5:58 PM, crunchee said: I remember the 'Bad 'ol days', when they only had one store and a quasi-weekly/monthly mail-out list of gear in stock. I think I still had a landline phone and no computer back then, too. Agreed! I had a subscription to their monthly stocklist dating back to the late '80s/early '90s. It was always a fun day when that came - break out the highlighter, check the bank account and call the (not toll free) number to see what was still in stock!
Cary Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 11 hours ago, cmatthes said: Agreed! I had a subscription to their monthly stocklist dating back to the late '80s/early '90s. It was always a fun day when that came - break out the highlighter, check the bank account and call the (not toll free) number to see what was still in stock! The late 1900s, when you’d pick up the latest Vintage Guitar mag and search the ads. 😂 In a way, I miss those days!
BTMN Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 First spotted this in an ad in Vintage Guitar only to buy it a few years later and then rediscovering it was the same guitar.
topekatj Posted April 1, 2023 Posted April 1, 2023 2 hours ago, BTMN said: First spotted this in an ad in Vintage Guitar only to buy it a few years later and then rediscovering it was the same guitar. Kinda weak flame, innit? April Fool’s! Fantastic!
bsteff666 Posted April 2, 2023 Posted April 2, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 1:01 AM, DaveL said: I’ve played one. I thought they were pretty cool. Very dean like (or US Masters who did their building in the 2000’s) in quality. I’m not exactly sure who does the builds but he had a couple hundred board feet of korina in his store last time I was there. I almost ordered an explorer but with a wrap tail and dogear but thought that might be a little out there if it ever came time to sell. You may have dodged a bullet. I ordered a one humbucker wraptail korina Explorer from Carlino. Over three years later… I am still waiting.
DaveL Posted April 2, 2023 Posted April 2, 2023 11 hours ago, bsteff666 said: You may have dodged a bullet. I ordered a one humbucker wraptail korina Explorer from Carlino. Over three years later… I am still waiting. Thanks for that info. Sorry to hear. He seemed like a knowledgeable guy and I liked how he store had v’s and explorer shaped guitars all over the place. A little bit too haggly for me… maybe it was my spidey sense.
cmatthes Posted April 2, 2023 Posted April 2, 2023 17 hours ago, bsteff666 said: You may have dodged a bullet. I ordered a one humbucker wraptail korina Explorer from Carlino. Over three years later… I am still waiting. I had lunch with a friend last week who ordered a Korina Explorer almost that long ago. Crickets…
bsteff666 Posted April 2, 2023 Posted April 2, 2023 1 hour ago, cmatthes said: I had lunch with a friend last week who ordered a Korina Explorer almost that long ago. Crickets… I am patient and understanding. Probably too patient and understanding for my own good. It has been a while since I reached out to Eddie C. I was reaching out like every 6 months or so…always some excuse…the pandemic…etc. The last I heard, the korinas were sent to a painter in Nashville & were held up due to that painter having such a heavy workload. I need to reach out to him again & see what response I get. I have not made a big deal on any public forums or anything… Not sure if that ever helps the situation or not.
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