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I have an Ibanez AF75T at the moment. Lovely guitar, but going to move it on to fund another purchase, but will revisit the hollow body world again soon.
Only small issue I have with it, is that while I like what the Bigsby tremelo does, I’m still not totally sold on how it makes the guitar feel overall…
On the lower price side of things, the options seem endless. I’m going to narrow it down.
Epiphone Dot. Good value used, and can be tweaked. (I’ve played them before). (Potentially add a humbucker size P90 in the neck)
Epiphone Casino. In theory, could be a cracker, but would need to play one. Would be very different sounding to my one and only HH solid body guitar at least.
Here is one I’d be very curious about and it would be something very different in the arsenal: Epiphone James Bay style guitar. I like the idea that it’s hollow and only has one pickup, and some of the demos look pretty good. They often show up used for a good price.
I know, in the low used price range, I could be looking at Ibanez, Cort, Hagstrom etc…
Or just go back to an Ibanez AF75 ! The bridges on them are ugly though.
Ibanez made a model quite similar to the Casino years ago didn’t they? Not sure why they stopped...
I have a Danelectro Convertible reissue I'll be picking up in Spain over the Christmas. Can't wait to see what that will be like. Different for sure.
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For an Epi century players, am I right in saying that I can't use a regular set of electric guitar strings on it? There's something with the G string being wound or unwound?
This guitar for sure would be very different and the demos sound great with a bit of overdrive.
In saying that, I picked up the cherry Dot for £200 one morning in Leeds and then ended up buying a Mamphis ES-335 in Sheffield a couple of hours later. My initial thought was that I'd sell the Dot straight away, but I didn't, because it was a good guitar - the sort that a 'collector' might not desire (which I suppose I've partly become) but one that, if I was playing at the pub, I would have been happy to take there.
If I had the space, I'd have another Broadway, Sheraton, Emperor Regent and Joe Pass - in fact, I'm looking at a Joe Pass at the moment, as the size is comfortable, and they're inexpensive enough to play around with if you so desire. It depends, also on what type of stuff you like to play as to which one floats your boat.
Do Make Say Think, there's a guy using a Joe Pass in that band. Nice "breathy" sound.
Lots of those ibanez semi and hollow bodies around so easy to pick up second hand. The white ones that look like a Gretsch are cool.
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I would say that they're well worth a look. I certainly wouldn't rule out another one..
Currently, the only times I'm really feeling any GAS when it coms to a hollow body. Funny, it never used to be that way, but now I'm very interested in any hollow body with P90s.
Hardtail, Revolver, Songbird, Gigmaster, Tonemaster & then some proper Jazzers in their range. Have owned 3 Peerless made guitars and all are superbly made instruments.
I think the P90 is swinging me towards the Epi Casino and or the Epi Century style.
The wound g string is a new thing to me on the Century style guitar....
I sold my AF75T yesterday, and could feel a pang of regret as the buyer plugged it in and tested it.
It went to a guy who I knew to see, but hadn't seen in years who was picking up the guitar again after a while away from it, so glad it went to a good home at least.
Any Epi Century players here? Any issues with the guitar? I watched the Andertons demo, and love the warm sound off it, even when slightly overdriven.
The Guild T50 looks like a better option, but it's pricier obviously... at least it has a fixed bridge...
Would the Godin or Loar be fixed bridge?