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Post by teehom on Aug 20, 2015 1:26:54 GMT
Hi i'm new here although i've lurked around for a bit. Thought i'd share and see if anyone else here had one, here's mine imgur.com/dUO5S1j |
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Post by stevie2sticks on Aug 20, 2015 6:14:35 GMT
Teehom nice looking guitar.
How does it sound?
Steve
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Post by subtoxin on Aug 20, 2015 21:58:06 GMT
Well, here's a clip of Charlie Parr playing his:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 22:28:42 GMT
I looked at the mule website...seems that he can put a tricone in a duolian body style, though not clear how to tell from looking at it. To my ears, the Charlie Parr clip sounds like a tricone... I personally would prefer to have a tricone look like a tricone... Needless to say, the guy building the mules is an extremely talented master craftsman...
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Post by pete1951 on Aug 21, 2015 15:33:03 GMT
Any chance of a picture of the back??
PT
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Post by purpleorange on Aug 21, 2015 15:45:00 GMT
That is a cool looking guitar.
I wish I hadn't seen it as I now want one.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 16:00:30 GMT
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Post by pete1951 on Aug 21, 2015 16:57:45 GMT
Just had a look at the Mule web site, (plenty of pics. of backs) Looks very good for a `one-man-band` company. I`m guessing he uses NRP cones?? Love the tri-cone/Triolion (maybe the C.Parr clip guitar has 3 cones under the hood?)
PT
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Post by uatru on Aug 21, 2015 19:46:24 GMT
Charlie Parr's guitar is a tricone, the body is brass, I think. I think they come with continental cones as standard but NRP hot rods as an option.
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Post by subtoxin on Aug 21, 2015 20:15:35 GMT
Yeah, I forgot Parr's was a tricone! I saw one used on ebay not too long ago (single cone, steel body) for around $1600, I'm kind of wishing I would have grabbed it.
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Post by Ian McWee on Aug 22, 2015 10:03:11 GMT
Not seen or touched a Mule in the flesh so to speak, but they're highly regarded by the folks who've purchased them.
My only puzzle is Matt Eich's pricing ~ for a U.S made, hand-built instrument his pricing is definitely in the correct area - but it's darn close to a National Reso-phonic, so if you'd be considering moving it on in the future then resale value may be an issue?
Slide On!
Ian.
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Post by purpleorange on Aug 22, 2015 14:19:24 GMT
I think the prices have gone up considerably since Matt first started building these guitars, it says on the website that the first guitars what were being produced were selling for $1000, the base price for the guitars are now $2500 (the prices mentioned on the website are out of date).
I priced a slotted headstock single cone imported to the UK.
Guitar $2600
Shipping $200
Duty £57
Vat £425
Total cost £2209
I wouldn't be too worried about the resale value of these guitars. The NRPs don't seem to hold their value anyway, I was watching them on eBay for a while and the ones that actually sell normally go for at least 30% below the RRP. There have been other used nationals listed on eBay close to their RRP and they still aren't selling after 6 months.
I think there have only been a few hundred or so mules made and there is a 16 month waiting list to get one, so if you can find someone who wants one now you should be able to get a fair price for it. On the other hand there are over 20000 NRP in circulation and it is easy to buy one new, I am guessing that the supply of NRP guitars is affecting their resale value.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 19:45:34 GMT
He's selling them to name players who can afford them and know what they are buying.
And without wishing to derail the thread, they are hand-made in USA and worth it, as opposed to trussart resonators, made in korea, and sold to suckers for ridiculous prices.
(before anyone sticks up for trussart, I've asked him several times to confirm whether or not the bodies are made in korea - each time he's declined to answer).
TT
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Post by slide496 on Aug 22, 2015 21:12:41 GMT
TT - here's an article on trussart and his workshop, which includes William Raynaud scroll down: www.premierguitar.com/articles/Builder_Profile_James_Trussart_GuitarsI like the art-design of both the trussart and the mule, though different sensibilities. The sound on the tussart machines are extraordinary for someone who knows what to do with one in terms of amps, pedals - its IMHO a world class instrument that would serve its owner well and record well. The mule resonator, on the other hand I don't hear good sounding clips and half of the demo clips from mule, people are playing electrified which means to me that it might be more difficult with its steel sound to work with as an acoustic and record. The Parr and Winslow King clips are not their best work. I could see someone like Chris Whitley or Roberto Luti being awesome on one of those. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 21:28:13 GMT
here's an article on trussart and his workshop. The sound on the tussart machines are extraordinary. To quote the article "The SteelPhonic model... doesn’t really sound like a resonator guitar" 'nuff said. TT |
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