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No affiliation. Looks really nice.
2012 M. Campellone Standard Series Archtop Deluxe | Reverb
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01-25-2023 08:19 AM
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It’s a Deluxe. Not sure why the listing says “Standard Series Archtop Deluxe”.
Keith
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Holy Wes Mo! That Campellone Deluxe is beautiful!!
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It is, gorgeous color. Maybe Mark's chestnut sunburst?
Originally Posted by Gitfiddler
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Apparently somebody at Emerald City Guitars reads the JGF … looks like they’ve corrected the heading!
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You'd think they'd provide basic info about nut width, scale length, body size, heavy or light build, sheesh.
May as well save them the bother:
-16" x 3"
-25" scale
-1 11/16" nut width
-Vintage Sunburst finish
-Gibson BB3 pickup
-heavy build
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Any perspective on the set pick-up as opposed to floater? I've never played a Campellone and would not know what to compare it to. Gibson Wes Montgomery?
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Looks like it already sold FYI.
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This guitar is clearly a mini-WES, IMO:
-less long, less wide, less deep body;
-shorter scale.
Purchased by one of our esteemed members.
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It ought to feel a lot like a Gibson....Not exactly sure what ' heavy build ' means mentioned in this thread, but the fingerboard feel should be familiar.... Originally Posted by tomvwash
After I'd first heard of Mark C , ( maybe 15 years ago now ), and his having mentioned once that he basically cut his teeth on repairing Gibsons, I started watching for his instruments but they never got close to us in the US Midwest. Then I'd see his consignment guitars and they were always floaters.....I'd have taken a chance on a humbucker of his if one had ever appeared but they never did......
Bottom line I can only say I'd be real surprised if one of his guitars were a ' dog '.....
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Heavy build means thicker plates to dampen acoustic response and reduce the tendency for feedback. Some folks (like our pal vinnyv1k) prefer it for guitars with set-in pickups, the primary purpose of which is to be played electrically. Gibson has been doing it for decades on the L-5WES and L-5CES. Perhaps Mark can provide some more detail. Originally Posted by Dennis D
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
Thought so - just wasn't sure.....
Thx !
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they look Gibson-esk but,out of the 4-5 I’ve played, don’t sound it. I’m gonna say they sound more like a typical custom. Does anyone own one with a bulkier build? I’d be extremely interested in hearing that. I know his builds are 1st rate. Originally Posted by Dennis D
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I mentioned it to them yesterday, and they told me they had already spoken to Mark. Originally Posted by bmw2002
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Right, HT - thicker plates, especially the top plate - and sometimes slightly heavier top braces, too, depending on the properties of the particular piece of spruce used. Yes, the thicker plates may lessen the tendency to feedback, though there's no guarantee on that - I once played an L5CES that was built like a tank but would feedback easily. What the thicker plates will almost always do, though, is even out the response when the guitar is played amplified - so less hot spots and dead spots, with more even sustain throughout the entire range - Originally Posted by Hammertone
Last edited by MCampellone; 01-26-2023 at 02:26 PM.
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All 3 of mine were built with thicker tops. They are still lighter then a modern L-5. IMO they sound like the L-5’s built in the 60’s.
Basically Campellone’s are L-5’s with a higher build quality.
When Mark starts building my Cameo I will be selling one of my 3 if anyone is interested.
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It's always refreshing to see an esteemed builder deign to speak to the community here. Thank you for your comments Mark. I've yet to play one of your guitars, that will have to change soon. The burst on this one is especially gorgeous! Of all the modern archtop builders, I give you the hat tip on aesthetics. A refinement of a classic design. It can't be beat.
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Your comments are much appreciated - I'm always happy to chime in on the forum Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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My records list this one as vintage sunburst, though it looks more like dark cherry in the photos - I noticed another Deluxe just listed on Reverb by The Fret Shop - that one is chestnut sunburst - Originally Posted by jim777
Campellone DeLuxe 2007 | Reverb
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@ Mark Campellone: If my archtop needs were not met by my collection of Gibsons and vintage D'Angelicos, my name would be on your build list. You make some beautiful guitars which seem to be in the Gibson/D'Angelico tradition (which is my preference) rather than the Benedetto style (which seems to be what most archtop luthiers seem to be building today). Perhaps you need to write your own book on how to build an archtop guitar in order to influence the future of archtop luthiery?
May your fine builds be played by many generations of guitar players to come!
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Thanks for the kind words, Swinger - wish I had time to write that book! (lol) Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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I would like to add that like SS, I have Gibson's and my old real D'angelico guitars. However, I am one up him at least in the Campellone department. I have had my 18 inch deluxe, at least 20-22 years not sure. It stands with any guitar I own and plays effortlessly. It does at least in lineage have a Gibson tradition and lean in sound ( but clearly MC
signature sound.) However, it has a big sound output that throbs in the mid-range and definitely achieves the even sound up and down the neck. My has a 1 3/4 neck and fits my hand perfect. To me I am playing the modern-day equivalent of being alive in the 1950's and playing a D'angelico guitar while one could still correspond with John.
A Campy guitar right now if you can is a smart move. They won't go down in price or get any eaiser to obtain, if you see one and have an inclination you better buy it.
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It’s difficult to imagine that the identical guitar sold as new here for $4k in 2013. Wow! Originally Posted by MCampellone
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Yeah, it was me who sent them a message on Reverb about the fact that it was a Deluxe and not a Standard (and that it did not make sense to have BOTH those words in the description).
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Ha - yeah, I contacted them, too, about the confusing ad title - they were very appreciative and made the correction immediately Originally Posted by Topper Roth
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