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https://www.epiphone.com/en-US/Elect...ntique-Natural
I recently stumbled across this model. Looks very nice! Anyone here ever played one? |
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On the other hand, Sweetwater is having a blowout sale on in-stock Made in Korea Guild Newark St. hollowbodies - $849-949 brand-new w/OHSC (even cheaper for demos): https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...vibrato-blonde https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ar-canyon-dusk https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...tar-gold-coast https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...al-malibu-blue https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ar-scarlet-red Comparable to upper-midrange Ibanez build quality, with a hefty helping of Gretsch tonal/cosmetic mojo on the DeArmond Dynasonic X-175's - well worth a look, since you missed out on the last of the MIK Gretsch 5400-Series E-Matics a couple years back...
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I've always thought it would be cool to get a gnarly, cheap Japanese made sunburst hollowbody off reverb and do a lot of work on it. Would save you $1k or more and be unique.
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IME if you're into restoring entry-level guitars from that era you'd be better-served seeking out a period Harmony or Kay (possibly even an entry-level Gretsch or Guild thinline, like the Clipper or "Slim Jim"): better construction overall, nicer (in many cases) finishes, better electronics (the "Kleenex" pickups - rumored to have been made by Gibson and based on a P-90 but with different magnets and/or winding - are highly prized among knowledgeable players), and still relatively easy to find at yard/garage/estate sales (got my '61 Kay Galaxie at a church rummage sale for $20 w/period SSC - $200 to my tech for restoration to a playable state when I get the chance, and I can flip it for $650-850 when I grow tired of it)...
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I was recently in my local GC and they had a vintage 60s Harmony thin hollowbody on the wall for $699. I’d not have given them $10 for it. It was not a good instrument. More of a wall-hanger than a serious guitar.
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As beginner/intermediate guitars they took some heavy abuse back in the day - Harmony archtops and electrics (the various Rocket iterations and Meteor in particular) were the standard fare at the neighborhood music school where I took lessons, and as the former owner of a non-trussrod Broadway I can vouch for this state of affairs (which included the ravages of the old bridge-cable Black Diamond strings) - but IME there are still a few under-the-bed gems to be had if you're patient and, as in my own case, some restorable special-interest pieces that are worth investing in for the purpose of resale at profit...
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Although if I were looking for a new guitar with a $2k budget, I'd be looking at 1950's Gibson L48s or similar. There's a nice one locally and they are asking $1,800. |
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My experience also.
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Hollow body (aka Jazz) guitars are my greatest disappointment.
I think they are the most beautiful guitars and I love the idea of them, especially ones with acoustic bridges like Taylor T5's and Michael Kelly hybrids. They are wonderfully comfortable to play. Every time I have one I can't stand the sound. I can never get an acceptable acoustic tone nor a usable electric tone. I love those guitars.....i Just hate how they sound
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Any opinions on the Yamaha SA "super axe" models like SA-700 , SA-1100, etc. ?
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I often prefer my 330 (which is not very acoustic) at home but my Les Paul with similar pickups gets the band gigs every time. An L5 has been a life long desire for me but as beautiful to have and to hold and look at as they are I don’t see myself owning one anymore. I think amplifying the acoustic qualities of a hollow electric is an art that can be rewarding but it ain’t easy. |
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When I was just starting to play guitar, I used to get Guitar Player magazine. One issue featured The John Entwistle Collection - bass player from The Who had amassed quite the collection of vintage guitars - and on the front cover was a Gretsch 6120. I remember looking at that big orange Gretsch and thinking “wow, you must have to be really good to play a guitar like that”.
Years later, I became obsessed with these big orange guitars. Studied everything I could about Gretsch and 6120s and came to understand that the recent professional line Gretsch came out of two factories in Japan and that the quality was outstanding. I had to have one. Found one at a small music store in Ohio that was on consignment from the family of the former owner who had passed. I bought it and proceeded to learn how to properly set up a Bigsby so it doesn’t go out of tune. Naturally, I thought of rockabilly music and spent hours learning Travis picking, watching You Tube videos and listening to lots of Carl Perkins, Brian Setzer, Buzz Campbell, Rev Horton Heat, Paul Pigat, Hillbilly Hellcats. Learned a lot and got to be good but not great at rockabilly. Got lots of Gretsch guitars. Eventually, I lost interest in rockabilly and sold all but one Gretsch guitar… the original orange 6120 that started it all. These guitars can do more than rockabilly - most of Whos’s Next is Townshend using his 6120 - and playing with the Bigsby and the controlled feedback when using a slightly overdriven tube amp is addicting. Go Gretsch. Just get a proper Pro line model and some TV Jones pickups. Check out Gretsch-talk.com. Lots of info and good people.
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While I'll agree 100% about the Professional Series instruments' uncanny quality - I've got a 2013 G6136DC double-cut White Falcon myself - the post-2013 Korean-made 5400/5600-Series Electromatics are head-shoulders-&-navel above anything else in their extremely reasonable (well under $1K new) price range, leaving little if anything on the table in terms of QC/fit-&-finish (and nothing in tone/playability) vis-a-vis their upline stablemates, main (and relatively minor) differences being hardware and pickups. If you're a Gretsch fan and you've never played one, you owe it to yourself to do so: just make sure your credit card isn't maxed out, since - as many of your fellow AGF'ers here on the Electric subforum will attest - those who try them inevitably buy them...
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