Latest Incredible Bobbe Seymour Mystery!!!!!

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 20 Sep 2004 9:42 am

YEP,i know,don't know who owned the old sho-bud i got from BOBBE,but i've pushed every button on it! it still want do nutting!!

Joe Alterio · Post by **Joe Alterio** » 20 Sep 2004 9:45 am

To me, I can see paying $$$ for a guitar that one of your heroes played....

I would love to have one of Red Rhodes' old guitars....especially the Fender he recorded with in the early '70s and/or the MCI he toured with in the '90s.

I probably would hardly play it....but it is just something I would love to have because his music meant something to me and continues to influence me.

Now, to pay extra $$$ for a guitar that your hero played that you intend to gig with and will not keep preserved, that's a foolish buy, IMO.

Joe

(sooo.....does anyone know where Red's guitars are today?)[This message was edited by Joe Alterio on 20 September 2004 at 10:47 AM.]

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 20 Sep 2004 10:46 am

Bobbe, your site is STILL giving the INCORRECT information, despite the notification given by the owner of this topic.
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EMCI
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8 Pedals - 5 Knees
Incredible condition. I originally purchased this guitar from Buddy Emmons in the late ninties with no pickups. I installed the rare Lawrence 805 pickups. To my amazement, this guitar sounds as good as any all pull guitar you could ever imagine.

$2550.
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Boobie, are you going to rectify this?
I wouldn't want to buy another fake.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 20 Sep 2004 10:58 am

As I stated previously, I charge what a guitar is worth and what I may have in it. I have never raised the price of a guitar because of what or who played it. Some guys just want to know the history of what they are buying and I think I owe them that. I have the canceled check that I gave for the red MCI and the signature on the back of who I bought it from, when,(1989) and the ser. number of the guitar. This will be of primary interest to the new owner of this great guitar. I refuse to have this wonderful sounding work of art turned into more fodder for this forum to argue over. I respect the guitar to much. (however, it is fun to argue over it , just a little).
Thanks guys,
bobbe

P.S.
Remember, the history of a guitar may be important to the new buyer, I always try to pass this information to the new owner.
He is buying the past, present and future of the guitar, not just the present. When its bought, its all his/hers.
Isn't life wonderful? Get out there and live every bit of it.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 20 Sep 2004 11:02 am

Peter, you are killin' me , again! But I love it. Ha Ha!
As I stated before, this guitar has been sold. Its past history wasn't a selling point at all to who bought it. Good guitar? You bet, all of the MCI family of guitars are great.

fake bobbe[This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 20 September 2004 at 12:09 PM.]

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 20 Sep 2004 11:57 am

I'm amazed at the mileage this thread is getting. Really an interesting comparison too, when compared to my thread a few months ago of, "how many make their living playing music?" which got about 15 replies. Guess a lot of people are really more interested in making jabs than making music.

Bobbe said he made a mistake maaaaaany posts back. Guess a lot of people don't stop and think that Bobbe has more steels go through his shop in a month than most of us see in our lifetimes, it's easy to forget what came from where and who. Bobbe isn't stupid enough to post on his site that it was BE's guitar if he hadn't believed it was true. So he made a mistake. If I'd had the money to spare I would've bought that steel even though it wasn't BE's, but I admit it would be an extra kick to have an instrument owned by BE or another great player. I don't believe all the too-cool-for-school guys here who say they don't care if BE or some famous player owned a particular instrument. I'd bet if you called them right now and said "hey, I just found out you've got BE's/Chalker's/Jimmy Day's/Lloyd Green's/whoever's old steel!", they'd be turning cartwheels around their living rooms.
[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 20 September 2004 at 01:23 PM.]

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 20 Sep 2004 12:20 pm

Jim, that was before I found the cancelled check.
But I'm glad to hear from you. I hope this thread doesn't go away too soon, I need the publicity! Ha!
bobbe

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 20 Sep 2004 12:24 pm

Hello JIM,i couldn't answer yours,cause i dont make a living playing music!all i ever got was all the free drinks i could carry,and
sometimes couldn't carry!!!we were suppose to
get paid one time,but man backed out,we had to steal all the salt shakers and ashtrays for our pay.Yes,and i do need to apollgize to
poor BOBBY,he shouldn't be jabbed so much,after all we all get forgetful!!!!ha ha
farris

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 1:06 pm

still looking for someone to tell the dynamics and physics point of view for buying a steel that was a pros. i still think its the angle of the dangle.

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 20 Sep 2004 1:39 pm

wich is equal to the tilt of the kilt!
(someone had to say it)

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 20 Sep 2004 1:42 pm

Robert, how about this...a steel, guitar, guitar-pick or whatever from the pros, besides being simply an instrument, may also be an historical item, and its' historical value is subjective. To some it's meaningless and worth nothing, and to others, it may be priceless. Witness the enormous prices being paid for guitars belonging to George Harrison, Eric Clapton, etc. Overall, no matter how anyone tries to deny it, an instrument - or any object - that was previously owned by a famous person is going to be worth much more than if it had been owned by an average unknown. It doesn't necessarily mean that the instrument will be any better than another similar instrument, but if a person really admires the artist previous-owner, that instrument will hold a "charm" for that person, in knowing that this intrument belonged to the great artist, was the actual one played with great artists in music history, etc. For some, that's valuable.

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 1:50 pm

wouldn't it be safe to say though that if a pro is selling a near new instrument that he probably just doesn't like it. being new if he liked it wouldn't he keep it.i have seen a few new steels for sale by some big names. at least i think they are celebs.

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 20 Sep 2004 2:05 pm

and what about the stools they sit on,man just can't get much closer than that!!

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 20 Sep 2004 2:12 pm

Farris, this could be a great stand up routine!

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:17 pm

man if someone throws in a thumb pick especially if it still has sweat on it.price goes up

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 20 Sep 2004 2:17 pm

Jim

I think most of us have forgotten the origins of this thread (oh, yes - now I remember...), but it has all the ingredients for perpetual motion - Buddy Emmons' name on the marquee, and a chance to have fun with Seymour. I've been out most of the day, and it's doubled in length in my absence!

PS: Bobbe and I have exchanged a series of invigorating e-mails over the last 24 hours - most enjoyable!

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:19 pm

wonder what a bar with fingerprints would bring.

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:20 pm

does this thread have an origin to?

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 20 Sep 2004 2:21 pm

Farris, you're a nut, you crack me up!

Robert, yes could be they're selling it because it turned out not to be as good as they thought it was in the beginning...but I think and from what I've read, a lot of the "big guns" just go through a lot of instruments, with changes in their tastes, moods, plus a lot of them are gearheads like the rest of us and they like to get different axes. Plus, some of them will play an instrument a while and then some new model comes out so they dump the old one and get the new version. The old ones they sell may be fine, or could be a beat-up worn-out old mess from the road. You'd just have to check it out.

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:24 pm

yep finicky

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 20 Sep 2004 2:34 pm

Hi Roger......hey, I still owe you one for your "how would you know?" response to my "growing up is overrated" post!

Actually, I did try it for a few years but didn't like it.

Yes, I can see the attraction, BE and Bobbe in the same thread...what could be better, ha! Tell you honestly, in the beginning I din't know about Bobbe, mainly because I don't trust people easily, but I've gotten to know him these last few years and I like him and wouldn't hesitate to buy anything from him, but he probably doesn't accept Pesos anyway...could probably catch one or two of the burros that are always grazing on our hill and trade them to him...how 'bout it Bobbe? Well, maybe not.

I'm still playing my old MSA I bought from Bobbe, it's still doing good. Of course, if it was Chalkers I'm sure I could play it much better!

Actually, Chalker did let me borrow his old black MSA (the one he still had) for a while and I couldn't play it at all! All the pedals were at strange heights for me, the whole steel just felt totally uncomfortable, and I didn't dare change anything. Still wish I could've kept it though. What was the subject again?

Oh yeah, picking on Bobbe. Bobbe's a character but I think he's met his match in Farris

Jim Simon · Post by **Jim Simon** » 20 Sep 2004 2:35 pm

Bobbe: You think the controversy is waining? What's the deal with the comment about the fella from Idaho? You don't think that "fellas from Idaho" know who B.E. is or did you think that we all just forgot where we left our pistols. Forumites! Unite. I think Bobbe is calling us Idaho-ans a bunch of "HillBillys"

With affection-Jim

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 20 Sep 2004 2:39 pm

wonder how many salt shakers,and ashtrays it
would take to get a new set of strings from
BOBBE?? Or mabe could get some well know persons OLD STRINGS!!!

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:41 pm

he didn't say anything about pistols. he said that you all had tater guns.

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 20 Sep 2004 2:43 pm

did you say some old persons strings? thought so