NGsD: On the hunt for another semi.
Dec 8, 2018 22:24:34 GMT
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Post by grayn on Dec 8, 2018 22:24:34 GMT
Having sorted all the Xmas presents out, last weekend, I had an urge for another semi.
So I went to my favourite guitar shop, Sound Affects.
Sat in their PRS room and played a ton of guitars, through a Suhr amp and cab.
I have to say, I didn't play one dud.
From a Korean Epiphone Sheraton, to 3 Yamaha SA2200s, to a Custom Hofner President, a Hagstrom Viking and a couple of Japanese Gretsches.
I even went on to solids, playing a couple of very nice, preowned PRS's, an American Guild and some Gordon Smiths.
Had a great morning playing and talking to fellow guitar shoppers.
In the end I came away with a semi and a solid.
The semi was a Hagstrom Viking, in Miami blue.
For rediculously little money, you get a really well made semi, that plays so well and comes with a stylish, hard case.
Mainly made of maple, with lovely low action, yet a lot of vibrant tone, both acoustically and with the humbuckers.
I like the fact that Hagstrom pretty much do all the hardware themselves.
Keeping the price down by having them made in China.
But as many will know, Chinese stuff is getting very good and this Hagstrom proves that.
Loosely based on a 335, it very much has it's own character.
With a stylish headstock and tail peice, you even get the Hagstrom H, on the pickup selector.
The build and finish is really good.
Those HBs hold their own, too.
Nice definition and bite, with a strong, fairly rich, darkish tone.
The solid was a pre-owned Gordon Smith Graduate.
Apparently this black and gold, LP style guitar was designed for Stormbringer's guitarist, Dom Wallace.
Glued in mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard. 24.625 inch scale length, carved Spruce top, Maple cap, a full gloss finish to front, satin to back, sides and neck.
There's 2, coil tapped Humbucker pickups, both made by Gordon Smith and some very nice, gold hardware.
I really liked the overall look of this guitar.
But it was the neck that sold it.
The Evo gold frets are thin and tallish, somehow making accurate playing a doddle.
And despite the model being for a metal player, it has plenty of warmth and character, for clean tones and overdrive.
So I went to my favourite guitar shop, Sound Affects.
Sat in their PRS room and played a ton of guitars, through a Suhr amp and cab.
I have to say, I didn't play one dud.
From a Korean Epiphone Sheraton, to 3 Yamaha SA2200s, to a Custom Hofner President, a Hagstrom Viking and a couple of Japanese Gretsches.
I even went on to solids, playing a couple of very nice, preowned PRS's, an American Guild and some Gordon Smiths.
Had a great morning playing and talking to fellow guitar shoppers.
In the end I came away with a semi and a solid.
The semi was a Hagstrom Viking, in Miami blue.
For rediculously little money, you get a really well made semi, that plays so well and comes with a stylish, hard case.
Mainly made of maple, with lovely low action, yet a lot of vibrant tone, both acoustically and with the humbuckers.
I like the fact that Hagstrom pretty much do all the hardware themselves.
Keeping the price down by having them made in China.
But as many will know, Chinese stuff is getting very good and this Hagstrom proves that.
Loosely based on a 335, it very much has it's own character.
With a stylish headstock and tail peice, you even get the Hagstrom H, on the pickup selector.
The build and finish is really good.
Those HBs hold their own, too.
Nice definition and bite, with a strong, fairly rich, darkish tone.
The solid was a pre-owned Gordon Smith Graduate.
Apparently this black and gold, LP style guitar was designed for Stormbringer's guitarist, Dom Wallace.
Glued in mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard. 24.625 inch scale length, carved Spruce top, Maple cap, a full gloss finish to front, satin to back, sides and neck.
There's 2, coil tapped Humbucker pickups, both made by Gordon Smith and some very nice, gold hardware.
I really liked the overall look of this guitar.
But it was the neck that sold it.
The Evo gold frets are thin and tallish, somehow making accurate playing a doddle.
And despite the model being for a metal player, it has plenty of warmth and character, for clean tones and overdrive.