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I have had 2 mensinger basses which are amazing. They are made in poland. The prices are about 50% of what you'd pay if they were american made. I've never seen anyone playing the guitars though I know a lot of folks with their basses.
Arcadia JLast edited by jzucker; 12-06-2022 at 11:04 AM.
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12-06-2022 10:27 AM
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I'd never heard of them before. Some nice hardware for the price. I've neve used Hauessel pickups but they had a big run in high end guitars a few years ago and had a really good reputation. Hipshot locking tuners which are my favorites. So it seems like not a lot of corners cut. The nut width is a hair narrower than I like but probably not enough to make a difference (about 1 21/32" for the non-metrics in the crowd). The body shape has that Jerry Garcia kind of look too it but nothing else about the guitar suggests anything like those instruments. $1563 US for the Arcadia J in stock is certainly well priced (although part of that is the fall in the value of the Euro). That is probably actually less than 50% of a similar guitar made in the US.
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Probably too wild looking for most of the stodgy jazz crowd. I think it looks pretty cool...definitely see the nod to Jerry's "rosebud" Irwin...
Of course, I'm biased and I automatically assume anything Polish is high quality.
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they have others with a more conservative look. I'm partial to the art deco influence.
Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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I think it actually looks very comfortable with a nicely designed neck joint and pretty good upper fret access. I know I'm not the typical traditionalist but I'd have no problem with the looks at all. Originally Posted by jzucker
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I actually prefer a non traditional look. I guess i'm burned out on the traditional venetian cutaway archtop look personally. Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
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