D'Angelico effects pedal

[bluewaterpig]

I disagree. Thats like saying, if Bach was still alive he'd now would have to come to the point of doing sitcom soundtracks. Id think like any artisan he would stay true to his craft .

Cmon, that's incredibly narrow minded. You're using an example that's way below pay anything considered modern. If you wanna go with a Bach analogy, I'd think that if he were still alive today, he would've explored an electric piano at some point, wouldn't you agree? With your logic, you're saying that Bach would still be writing classical inventions and fugues no matter what else was happening in the world of music around him.

There are countless examples, look at Chick Corea. Every art form evolves, and so do the artists within. Do you see a lot of "modern" jazz artists breaking onto the scene playing bebop and playing nothing but real book standards? Of course not.

Going back to the guitar luthier world, I would bet that John himself would have tried his hand at a solid body at some point. That's not to say he would totally stop his traditional craft though. Look at a guy like Bob Benedetto. He's been a master luthier for decades, and while he still loves building hollow bodies, he came out with the Benny and the Bambino. At one point, those were pretty modern ideas.

I just think its only natural for any true artist to change as the world around them changes.

[hot ford coupe]

I just think its only natural for any true artist to change as the world around them changes.

Andres Segovia hated the electric guitar until the day he died. I have the feeling that Bach would have hated the electric piano. I think he would have stuck with what he knew.

[GNAPPI]

I think that the guitars they're making now and over the past few years are pretty well done actually. Getting a guy like Bill Comins to spear head everything was a move that showed that they're still in touch with the boutique archtop community and that they want to improve what they have. I just bought an EX-SS and I can say that as an owner of close to 100 guitars over the course of my life, this one is in the top 5 of all the archtops I've owned. Of course you can't compare them to high end guitars like benedettos or victor bakers, but for a mid level priced jazz guitar, it's as good as you can get. It's very similar to the Comins GCS series, which I also own one of.

+1.

I bought an EXS-1DH last year, and it's a fine guitar, equal to my 175, or 575.

I don't or can't look at the headstock while I play, like expensive rims on a car... it benefits those that don't use / own it :-)

[PTChristopher]

I could not resist, so I bought an EXS-1DH myself maybe 4 or so years ago when they were selling directly (for a few months) for $750 or $795 (I forget).

It was really quite fine in all ways. But I also ended up with both an L4 CES for way cheap $$$, and a Guild Corona X-180, so that was far too many 2 PU boxes for me. It took a while to sell the EXS-1DH, but I had the impression that the new owner was quite happy with it.

Chris

[Hammertone]

>>> What a very odd marketing idea.
To say the least. Does it capture the natural compression of Adirondak Spruce? I am waiting for D'Angelico oil-in-paper "tone" capacitors. Chris

The marketing literature explains it all: "Now YOU can sound like an old, fat, bald Italian dude smoking a cigar while playing an oversized guitar through an underpowered amp! Rawk On!" Since I have most of those bases covered I probably don't need one, but I can certainly see the attraction for the skinny kids with lots of hair.

[arnie65]

As far as the D'A name, it's nothing new. The same thing happened to the D'Aquisto name even before it happened to D'Angelico. Capitalism at its best! In reality, these things not only happen with deceased builders, just look a Fender and see how much crap they've put out in the last 10 years. Some of their inexpensive guitars have the cheapest chinese tuners you can find and go out of tune right out of the box, many of the lower prices Strats need a fretboard setup right out of the box.
If this wasn't enough; one of the most respected archtop Luthiers which guitars rival the price of cars doesn't even make his own guitars. 90% of them are made by trained workers at a factory which he rarely supervises! He told someone that he only makes the top models that range over $20K. So when we talk about names being used or cheapen, there's a lot to talk about.




Cheers,
Arnie...