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I was looking for an acoustic archtop recently. Being a father of young children I found myself playing less and less electric (kids pulling or biting on cables, sleeping etc.). I played this guitar in a shop and instantly fell in love with the feel and sound. The v-neck suits me and I like the sound of parallel braced guitars for some reason. It just sounds really dry and ‘old’ to me. Strung her up with 85/15 12’s and it sounds really great, warm and punchy. Even though it's loud, it's quiet enough to play in the living room while the kids are asleep.
Finish is the weak spot of these guitars, f-holes are untidy and there are finish imperfections all over. But from a few feet away it looks awesome! I got lucky, this one has a perfect neck angle and the action can be set so it’s very playable but has enough angle for plenty of punch. I can imagine people struggle with this guitar if they position their thumb a certain way, the V is extremely hard.
I got a great deal on it as it was a B-stock, really stoked!
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03-29-2018 09:59 AM
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Can you post a vid please
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Congratulations! Those are decent guitars.
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I have the Loar LH650 and really enjoy it. The guitar has some real character and tone. The Poor Man's L4c.
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Congratulations! I love my Loar and I am looking for a second one to buy as "spare" so that I don't have to lug one between my two places of abode (… I need to have one close by now).
Last edited by radiofm74; 03-31-2018 at 06:14 AM.
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I play the hell out of my 600. It's a great box.
It's great that bangs and knocks don't matter... Not so true of an old Gibson...
The more I play it, the better it sounds.
Get a Djangobucker on that sucker and you'll have a good gigging option too.
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hey, ot, but christian don’t you have a 175? i was curious what year
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Yes, a '68 175D Originally Posted by joe2758
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+1 on the Djangobucker, a great option to amplify an acoustic archtop. And Congrats on the new axe!
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Forgive the very shitty take, filmed on an iPhone. I just had time to quickly record something and it’s not great but kind of shows the tone of the guitar. Originally Posted by silvertonebetty
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That's a fine looking axe that sounds great as well. Those big vee necks are great, I have 3 instruments from or reflecting the designs of the '30s and I love them. Congratulations, and play it in good health!
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Yep, that'll do. Nice playing man, very appropriate. Originally Posted by Garnoth
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Someone's been watching Julian Lage on Youtube. Curious why you didn't go for a waterloo?
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I can honestly listen to World’s Fair untill the end of times. But I’m in Europe where Waterloo’s are almost 3000 euro’s new and impossible to find used. Real vintage Kalamazoo’s are actually cheaper.... Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
Plus this kind of archtop and ladder braced flat tops have a similar vibe in sound to me.
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It has a great, authentic sound and you play nicely. Congrats.
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THAT'S what it was! It sounded so familiar I couldn't stand it. I love that album. Is sheet music available?
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Thanks so much it sounds real nice . Much better than the epiphone Originally Posted by Garnoth
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Wow, that is a great example of understated elegance!
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member Jeff owned one as well. Great guitars they are.
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I don't know if you can get sheet music, I learned it by ear and then checked it with the youtube video's of him playing the song. I used to play it strictly fingerstyle but this guitar really needs a pick to shine, I think too gentle a touch doesn't get the top moving. Therefore I am forced to do some hybrid picking which up until yesterday I'd steered clear from Originally Posted by joe2758
You know, it's weird. Somehow, with this guitar from the far east, there seems to have been an emphasis on sound over finish. You don't see that often, and I think the Epiphone Masterbuilt stuff is an example where they don't really care how it sounded, but they look great. This guitar just sound right and if you get a playable example (meaning not one with a non-existent neck angle) they are a bargain. I payed 735 euro's for this guitar which is a steal in my opinion. Originally Posted by silvertonebetty
Jeff's video's with his are one of the reasons this guitar got on my radar, he really makes it sing and is such a great player! I think I got more lucky with mine than he did, because mine didn't have any high or low frets or other structural problems like a wrongly cut nut. It's just the finish of the guitar that up close is very rough around the edges. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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The more I play this guitar the more I can’t believe the price. I am leaving this foto of the neck angle here to show people that might stumble upon this thread that one’s with nice angles do exist.
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Oh heck yeah one can find LH600's, LH700's, with good neck angles. I've owned 4 of them that were keepers.
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That Loar is a mighty nice guitar. The ones I've played--i.e., 300 through 700--have all been great acoustic archtops for the money.
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I am really torn about putting a pickguard on this guitar for a more classic look. Does anybody know where I can get an L-5 pickguard for a reasonable amount of money (under $100?)
Oh, and I played it with a dunlop primetone 1.0mm today and the difference in sound between that pick and the tortex I was using before is astounding! Love these primetone picks!
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I am too, but if I do I'll get one of Fox Guitars' retro pickguards. Perfect, and for under $100. They even have Loar LH-600 kits, bound and unbound Originally Posted by Garnoth
Loar LH-600 LH-700 Tortoise Shell Archtop Guitar Pickguard Kit Cream Binding | fox-guitars.com
Gibson L-5 archtop guitar pickguard tortoise shell w/ 3-ply binding 1924-1929 | fox-guitars.com
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