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Pulled the trigger on a new red Peerless Leela today. Since I got it for an obscene price, I'll learn to live with the scarf joint (hopefully, the sunburst will cover it mostly.) Should be here Thursday at the latest - pics to follow.
What strings work well, flats or rounds? I'm thinking 12's or 13's. Not much into paying the price for TIs.Last edited by Skip Ellis; 09-05-2019 at 08:26 PM.
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09-03-2019 07:47 PM
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I prefer roundwound strings for archtops. But you will find many who prefer flats. It's entirely a personal choice, so my suggestion would be to try both. You can get decent roundwounds for the price of a burger, and add the cost of fries and you can get flats.
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If you want the thunk and "smooooth" together with longer shelf-life, no finger noise and less fret-abrasion then get the flats.
For more sustain, brilliance and "chink" the roundwounds are a better choice. I have put heavy half-rounds on my Super-400
for the past couple of years and the compromise is working for me.
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Excellent guitars. Good choice. I'm sure you'll like it. Experiment with strings.
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Quality aside, I REALLY like the look of the bare board with the little adronment at 12.
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One of the big vendors is selling a 40th anniversary Leela guitar. Says it's a limited edition of 50? Has "40" on the ebony fretboard.
Is this NOS? I would assume so since Peerless is beyond 40 years old now. The reviews appear to be from 2012.
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Originally Posted by Wildcat
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Sam Ash has been blowing these out for $999 for many months. But I've only seen them in red. Very much like the Peerless Cremona's with a few cosmetic differences. I've never owned a bad Peerless.
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Though some might consider scarf joints unsightly, I understand they form a very strong joint.
Good show.
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Rec'd my Peerless Leela today and must say I'm quite disappointed and will be returning it. Besides the neck being a lot chunkier than I was expecting, the electronics were DOA - not a peep could I get out if it and the action was high with the bridge adjusted all the way down, plus the top section of the bridge is leaning forward. I really don't want to put money into having the bridge base cut and reshaped and the wiring sorted out and there's nobody around here that I would trust to work on it anyway. Not sure I could get used to the big neck either, so back it goes. I was looking forward to it but I guess it's not to be. Pretty guitar, though. Back to my Teles.......
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That's a pity. Mine had none of the issues you mention. Strange.
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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Hey everyone,
Can anyone tell me the thickness of the neck, I know the nut size but I need to know the
thickness at the first fret. If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it. I've never played
a Peerless and there are no dealers where I live. So I'm trying to get more info on their
necks.
Thanks a lot !!!!!
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Fred, this is an old(ish) thread. I sold this guitar. It was very good, but I wanted a more acoustic sound, and am now happy with the Eastman 503CE (carved top) with the Creamery CC pickup
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