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Old 03-10-2011, 03:26 PM
 
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Default new Washburn

I just saw this today. Looks reasonable

Washburn Guitars Introduces New Vintage Jazz Box
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Old 03-10-2011, 03:53 PM
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Doesn't even mention that model on their website. Nice looking axe. I think they're made in Korea by Samick. On their site the J7 model is almost identical to my Samick J2. I notice they also have a Howard Roberts copy.

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Old 03-10-2011, 06:22 PM
 
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Looks like the body from the Michael Kelly Heirloom Archtop with the fake dings and hand-rubbed finish. I owned the Washburn Orleans for 30 second (eBay--returned for shipping damage) and it was really well made and sounded great. It also looked great. Looking forward to reviews.
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Old 03-10-2011, 07:03 PM
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I like it! If it plays as good as as it looks that's a fairly decent price.
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Old 04-04-2011, 03:16 PM
 
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Hmmm, looks nice. I'm not sure about the Samick thing. I have one of Washburn's Anniversary Edition Parlor guitars, (the R 39SWKK shown here Vintage Series | Acoustics ).

My understanding is that it was made by Cort in Indonesia. It doesn't really matter, though. For all I know, Samick and Cort may be one and the same. All I know is it's a fun little guitar, well made of solid woods, and cost me under $500. Great for fingerstyle ragtime and country blues.

That J600 might well be worth a look.
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