More Great Kalamazoo Guitars Being Made

[Marty Grass]

The Heritage plant, owned by Band Labs, is making Harmony guitars. I don't know much about this and don't want to get it wrong. But they have hit the streets at a good price. Take a look.

Harmony Comet Electric Guitar - Sunburst | Sweetwater

[Marty Grass]

Here's their website. I can believe they can crowd all of that quality material into a smallish price tag.

https://www.harmony.co/

[TOMMO]

Will they be making budget archtops? Probably not...

[Marty Grass]

Will they be making budget archtops? Probably not...

I doubt that also. Woods and human labor costs are high. The jazz clientele for archtops is fussy. The Comet sounds good as a semi.

[TOMMO]

The jazz clientele for archtops is fussy.

I was thinking more in terms of rockabilly and jump blues but a US made archtop doesn't come cheap....

[Jim Soloway]

I've been following these for a while. The Comet demos sound especially good. Hopefully I can try one at some point but so far I've heard nothing but good things about the whole lineup.

[Doctor Jeff]

While I like the vibe of the solid bodies, they don't really fit my style.

Their website mentions classic reissues coming soon. I would hope the Rocket and Meteor (one of Keith Richards' first guitars) would be reissued. And possibly some of their real archtops.

[neatomic]

news must travel slow in kalamazoo..hah

Harmony 8418 Reissue Amp


cheers

[citizenk74]

I'm holding out for a Rocket with 3 or 4 pickups with chickenhead knobs and an appropriately confusing number of switches in Rouge et Noir Splatburst. And one or two other models whose names/numbers escape me for the nonce.

[Marty Grass]

news must travel slow in kalamazoo..hah

cheers

Well, you're right, and that's the way we like it here. We'll be "woke" here after not being woke is trendy everywhere else.

Actually I hadn't seen the guitars for sale yet.