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Old 01-17-2021, 07:17 PM
Steve DeRosa Steve DeRosa is offline
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Originally Posted by jimi junior View Post
...To those of you recommending the 5th Avenue - would you say it's mostly a jazz box, or would it fit the bill of 'cool, unique sounding and versatile guitar for all kinds of trad styles?'
That's exactly how I use mine - and while I love the Eastman archtops (had my eye on one for a while now) they definitely have a "modern archtop" tone, which IMO doesn't lend itself too readily to your stated preferences...
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