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Thinline Archtop anyone?
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:55 pm
by bradzeera
Just found out about this. Being a huge fan of the ES-125t, I'm GASing hard
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edited to include link - James
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:03 pm
by Alex W
Looks really cool, not to mention affordable.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:37 pm
by dezb1
Nice... What is it.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 3:52 pm
by sunshiner
Loar? They are not too expensive. As well as Godin 5th Avenue. There are some vintage like 50's thinline archtop Epiphone Olimpic that appears from time to time on ebay for about $1000 - 1200 or so
Edit: there is a link that I didn't notice
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:32 pm
by bradzeera
Yeah these run 499 new so I think I'll be buying one soon.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:41 pm
by timhulio
Looks nice, but sounds shit on all the vids I could find, and Loar build quality gets a battering too.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:11 pm
by Gabriel
I've heard good things about the good loars but I've beards some terrible things about the bad ones. I think in recent years they've began to be more consistent but I'd still not trust buying one of these without at least seeing it first.
I myself am interest in the lh600 or lh700 and hope to find a nice one at some point in the future. I think it's probably as close as I'll manage to get to a 30s gibson l5 on a struggling jazz musicians budget!
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:34 pm
by paul_
The price and looks are right enough on that Loar to set it up for some Elmore James biznazz and forget entirely how well it's built.
Unless it falls apart. Then I'll be all like "aw shit, you should've done your research man"
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:57 pm
by BillClay
Well it looks fucking awesome.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:42 pm
by DanHeron
I like it. It's similar to the Epiphone Century - one of my dream guitars: