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Old 01-08-2020, 03:32 AM
SpruceTop SpruceTop is offline
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Originally Posted by Mr. Natural View Post
They do, they do...

I was pretty skeptical, but I gotta say the sound on the Helix is amazing. Kind of growly like a tubaphone, but still clear and plunky like a senator. I've almost completely stopped playing my Ode longneck in favor of this thing.
The Ode Longneck! What I lusted for back in 1964 as a novice banjo player, and it would have been a gigantic step up from my Kay 5-string! Alas, new at a $150 or so with case, it was beyond my means as a 14-year-old.
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