To finish this thread with better news... The Hawk landed today (maple FB, not rosewood). I guess the fretboards will let me tell the difference between this and my other stop tail Hawk at a glance. More importantly, it seems perfect except a few slightly sharp fret ends. Incredible deal for $160. I...

I either have them or have no real interest in the ones I don't. Understatement? :) I don't think I've ever seen a lefty Argus on the used market. I also wonder how all those Agiles ended up in the UK .. I looked over the initial offerings from this seller unusually carefully because of the oversea...

Well my stated goal is to sound more artificial as my natural talents make my natural sound pretty lame. I guess I'm waiting for an AI neural plugin so my muscle memory can be replaced/downloaded on the fly. Monday SRV plugin, Tuesday Wes Montgomery, Wednesday Barney Kessel, Thursday Steve Marriot,...

Nice score! Can't go wrong with a Harm1. is that a Jazzmaster type baritone? I agree completely. Love my Harms! The Argus is a Jazzmaster type, but not a baritone. I think most of the Arguses (Argusii?) were baritones, but this one is 25.5" scale. I found the original listing Kurt had for it s...

I'm not close to being a guru, just used a lot of gear over decades, so take with a lump of salt... You're not likely going to get a very good line level match between a line out and an effects return, but you're also not going to blow anything up. If you can control the level of the line out from t...

Today I saw a new Reverb seller with a gaggle of cool lefties all at once. Several really caught my eye, but 2 more than the others, and his prices were reasonable. The only problem is he's across the Atlantic ocean from me, and, well, trans-atlantic shipping costs are horrible these days. I shot hi...

What this experience tells me is Kurt is still having a little bit of trouble keeping his listings ummm, up-to-date and accurate. It IS hard to get good help. ;) Exactly. And it is really hard running a small business - you have to wear many hats concurrently and can't always deal with all the deta...

It's getting weirder. Even though Kurt canceled my Rondo site order of the maple fretboard Hawk, he just now messaged me on Reverb that they only have that guitar with a maple fretboard. Seriously! I told him I'd take either, but it felt like he was messing with me after last week's maple board canc...

Oh now I see. That's what Gibson was trying to do, jump guitars. They just didn't do it well.

After a few hours, I saw he didn't modify either listing, so I went ahead and purchased via Reverb this time. Hope that works.

Saturday I was cruising Reverb and saw this P90 equipped SX Hawk discounted. I already have this exact model, but thought for $159.95, I could grab another one to mod. Closeout listing.jpg https://reverb.com/item/60662229-sx-hawk-rn-mahogany-p90-na-stop-left-handed-electric-guitar-with-p90-pickups I...

I'm torn. I want to put this image on a pickguard, but I don't want a guitar with it.

It's good because I could point to it and say that's "Jean Luc Pickguard".

It's bad because it might be the worst guitar dad joke ever.

Sad stuff. In my opinion Sam Ash had a good model. As a long term customer, I never had a bad experience with them either.

I guess I'm confused and pardon me because I haven't been to GC in about 10 years. But didn't they always have a 'high end' room where you could play and test some higher end stuff off the floor, usually only reserved for 'serious' buyers ? Depends on what city you visit. Mine only has 2 huge secti...

Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:42 pm Does this mean we'll get to enjoy some 16 year old shredding on a $6000 Dusenberg thru a Fender Champion 20 in the stores ?

It might. Just make sure you experience it before GC's final bankruptcy.

Wow, I disagree with almost everything GC's new CEO has to say. https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-center-new-ceo-future He says the "gigging artist" is not being served because GC doesn't focus on high end guitars. How many gigging artists does he know? Anyone want to take an R9 to a...

George Washington had a Cherry wood Godin.

Yesterday, I decided my Jaguar build really deserved a case, so I looked for the best price. Everyone had the Gator Jaguar (GWE-JAG) case at $119.99, which is a little more than I thought it should be. That's the same price as the SJM case at Rondo, but Rondo doesn't do free shipping, so I dove furt...

Tonray's Ghost wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:40 pm Ok...here is an interesting tidbit, Squier / Andertons / Chicago Music Exchange will be offering an Antigua line...even a Tele Custom...hmm...now I'm interested except they would likely never make it to Thailand.

Nor would they likely make a Lefty Jaguar one, but if they did I might have to jump.

On sale at Musician's Friend for $30 (it often is), is a Digital Reference drv200. Fairly close to the Shures, but a budget version. I have a pair just in case I need extras. https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/digital-reference-drv200-dynamic-lead-vocal-mic/430558000000000?cntry=US&cur=US...

tobijohn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:08 pm I forgot to ask earlier, where was the guitar manufactured? TIA...

There's no indication anywhere on it. I'm wildly guessing China, but the guitar doesn't even have a serial number, let alone a model tag. The box gave me no clues either.

andrewsrea wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:08 am Let me know how the neck feels. Imports are coming in lately with a flatter fretboard radius than I like.

The neck is comfortable to me. It's not a baseball bat or super thin, somewhere right between. The fretboard radius is 16" across the entire fretboard.

I appreciate that info! Don't kill yourself looking, I don't need it to travel. Worst case scenario, I could get it one of these for $30. Supposedly it has 20mm padding in all directions. https://www.americanmusical.com/world-tour-deluxe-es335-electric-guitar-gig-bag/p/WOR-ESAG20DN?utm_source=google...

tobijohn wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:32 pmHow wide is it?

The lower bout is 15-3/8"