Taylor Cujo Any Good?

[JD BLACKWELL]

I was under the impression that "Cujo" was one off custom. Could I be wrong?
(be gentle)

JD Blackwell
Robin Coleman wrote in message <6lih3e$3c0$1...@chile.it.earthlink.net>...
>I played one of these and was amazed! Any opinions/advice?
>
>

[Robin Coleman]

[LeachGuitars]

They are making 250, 125 Dreadnoughts and 125 Grand Auditoriums...it was a
huge tree, about 7 feet in dia. at the base. The "Cujo" I saw belonged to
Skylar Phelps, the guy who found and harvested the tree...Skylar is a funny
guy, he sells burls to Jaguar and Rolls Royce. He got his for finding the
wood, Asked Bob to pick out some really nice figure for it, when he got it
he was disappointed. He called Bob and told him " I have better wood on my
toilet seat!" ....which he does........
Harv
JD BLACKWELL wrote in message <6liilu$5...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...

>I was under the impression that "Cujo" was one off custom. Could I be
wrong?
>(be gentle)
>
>JD Blackwell
>Robin Coleman wrote in message <6lih3e$3c0$1...@chile.it.earthlink.net>...

[R. McPherson]

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, LeachGuitars wrote:

:They are making 250, 125 Dreadnoughts and 125 Grand Auditoriums...it was a

:huge tree, about 7 feet in dia. at the base. The "Cujo" I saw belonged to

:>I was under the impression that "Cujo" was one off custom. Could I be
:wrong?

:>Robin Coleman wrote in message <6lih3e$3c0$1...@chile.it.earthlink.net>...

:>>I played one of these and was amazed! Any opinions/advice?

I played one two months ago and posted a thread and was immediately rebuked for
not recognizing the gimmick scam factor associated with these guitars.
Nevertheless, about 250 guitars were made from the tree that was in the movie
Cujo, they are intricately inlaid to commemorate a horror-movie dog film by
Steven Spielberg. They are signed on the label by both Taylor and Spielberg and
they sell for $3500.

If money is no concern, then that is a rare horror-movie dog guitar to add to
any collection. If sound is a concern, then there are better guitars available
for less money. (e.g. HD-28)

rjmc...@uci.edu Ron McPherson

[GmagicB]

RE:>If money is no concern, then that is a rare horror-movie dog guitar to add

to
any collection. If sound is a concern, then there are better guitars available
for less money. (e.g. HD-28)<

Hey, Ron, go easy. The horror-movie dog collectible guitar market is pretty
fragle and it's remarks like your that can really rock the market.

Just sitting down to strum on my Taylor "Rabid Dog Shot Dead in the Street by
Gregory Peck in 'To Kill a Mockingbird,'" #4 out of a LIMITED EDITION of only
8,000.

Hasta maduro,
Magic.

[micha...@mindspring.com]

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:28:16 -0400, "Robin Coleman"
<rgusc...@earthlink.net> wrote:

>I played one of these and was amazed! Any opinions/advice?
>

I just played one made from that guys toilet seat. Nice sustain, but
a little muddy. I cleaned it right off.
>

[Charlie Gibbs]

In article <199806091237...@ladder01.news.aol.com>
gma...@aol.com (GmagicB) writes:

Was it made from the tree in front of the Radley place?

But to get back to Stephen King, I'm waiting for National to
come out with the steel-body "Christine" model...

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Remove the first period after the "at" sign to reply.

[R. McPherson]

On 9 Jun 1998, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

:gma...@aol.com (GmagicB) writes:
:
:>RE:>If money is no concern, then that is a rare horror-movie dog guitar
:>to add to any collection. If sound is a concern, then there are better
:>guitars available for less money. (e.g. HD-28)<
:>
:>Hey, Ron, go easy. The horror-movie dog collectible guitar market
:>is pretty fragle and it's remarks like your that can really rock
:>the market.
:>
:>Just sitting down to strum on my Taylor "Rabid Dog Shot Dead in the
:>Street by Gregory Peck in 'To Kill a Mockingbird,'" #4 out of a LIMITED
:>EDITION of only 8,000.
:
:Was it made from the tree in front of the Radley place?
:
:But to get back to Stephen King, I'm waiting for National to
:come out with the steel-body "Christine" model...

:cgi...@sky.bus.com (Charlie Gibbs)

I'm laughing out loud and I stand corrected (Thanks) that it was Stephen King's
horror-movie dog guitar and not Steven Spielberg. But that Rabid-Dog-Shot-Dead
guitar idea is falling-down-on-the-floor funny.

rjmc...@uci.edu Ron McPherson

[steve dunleavy]

> I played one two months ago and posted a thread and was immediately
rebuked for
> not recognizing the gimmick scam factor associated with these guitars.
> Nevertheless, about 250 guitars were made from the tree that was in the movie
> Cujo, they are intricately inlaid to commemorate a horror-movie dog film by
> Steven Spielberg. They are signed on the label by both Taylor and
Spielberg and
> they sell for $3500.

They're signed by Stephen King, the author of "Cujo", not Steven Spielberg.

[Stev...@worldnet.att.net]

Yes, I have an opinion. I think the Taylor Cujo is a great guitar -- at
least the one I own is (cedar top -- Cujo 14). Truly, the tone is
amazing -- the walnut/cedar in the Grand Auditorium size seems to be
a wonderful combination. I have found that most people who have taken the
time to actually play a Cujo BEFORE commenting on it seem pretty fond of
it (even folks who usually don't like Taylors). Actually, I find a lot of
the comments here on the newsgroup to be pretty amusing regarding the
Cujo -- some of the same people I see up on a soap box here professing
"tone is everything" -- NEVER speak of tone when speaking of the Cujo.
Now watch how the (supposed) toneheads flame me....

"Robin Coleman" <rgusc...@earthlink.net> writes: > I played one of these and was amazed! Any opinions/advice?
>
>

[MosesTey]

Saw a Taylor Cujo in the Taylor booth in January's NAMM. Glad to have seen it
as I've heard so much about it. I thoughts the inlays were intersting-
certainly unusual. However, the Walnut was a great dissapointment. It was
curly, but only lightly and the color was very flat. I've seen MUCH better
Walnut.

Blessings,
Moses

[Regalite2]

I hear its bite is worse than its bark..............

[GmagicB]

Stev...@worldnet.att.net wrote in a message dated Tue, Jun 9, 1998 10:21 PM:>

Yes, I have an opinion. I think the Taylor Cujo is a great guitar -- at
least the one I own is (cedar top -- Cujo 14). Truly, the tone is
amazing -- the walnut/cedar in the Grand Auditorium size seems to be
a wonderful combination. I have found that most people who have taken the
time to actually play a Cujo BEFORE commenting on it seem pretty fond of
it (even folks who usually don't like Taylors). Actually, I find a lot of
the comments here on the newsgroup to be pretty amusing regarding the
Cujo -- some of the same people I see up on a soap box here professing
"tone is everything" -- NEVER speak of tone when speaking of the Cujo.
Now watch how the (supposed) toneheads flame me.... <

Steve, if you've got guitar that sounds great to you, that really is all that
matters. The issue here is not one of tone, so much as it is of ham handed
marketing concepts, designed to get you to pay more for the guitar than it
would normally bring.

Let's face it, "Limited Editions" are essentially designed to boost the
margins. Most guitars cost about the same to manufacture. The giz is to get you
to pay more and more and more for them. To do this the "Limited Edition" market
was developed. Minor cosmetic, and occasional structural, cues are used to add
some various patinas to otherwise the same instruments, to hook various market
segments.

I bought a limited edition Gibson in '91. It's a great guitar; but I did pay
more for it than I would have and it's structurally no different from any other
rosewood SJ-200. It's got some styling cues that cost a bundle. But, hey...I
WANTED it.

Occasionally the limited edition market serves a purpose: when for example,
partial proceeds go to some good casue or another. Most of the time, this isn't
that case.

Additionally, the LEs are used to test market concepts. A good example being
the vintage reissue limited editions that Martin wetted its feet with before
making the VR series part of it stock lineup.

Ultimately, however, the concept of the "Cujo" guitar, and all the attendant
hype around it, is - to me at any rate - pretty darned funny.
I just can't help thinking booooooo-whaaaaaa-haaaaaaa-haaaaa.

Even if it does sound great, it still sounds silly.

All the best,
Magic.

[chaz...@gmail.com]

Here we are, 8 years later... I just bought a Cujo D for 1500 from a guy who needed money. I put it away after playing it on one gig, and adjusting the truss rod to a playable place. Seems pretty nice, but didn't really listen with a critical ear. I'll offer it online for 2k and see what happens. As for the wood grain-- how could you expect it to be anything special?? In every other guitar that's not made from a particular tree in a particular movie, the wood is selected for grain, or tone, or density, or distance between the annuals. This wood was selected for one reason only: it's from a particular tree. The tree was probably not even chosen to be in the movie, except that it was there. So, to complain about the wood not making very pretty guitars, jeez, get over it.

So, who wants one? -Chazguitar

[don hindenach]

Please let me know when this makes sense

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