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Will it fall into the "Formula 1" series, or is it a continuation of the "EVH Art Series"....LOL! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]Comment
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yummm.. Kahler trem.Comment
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If it didn't have a Kahler, it'd look kinda cool.Comment
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I think I'm gonna be sick...>>--HuntinDoug-->Comment
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The least they could do is put a more recent and "realistic" pic of Ed on there........
[img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]My goal in life is to be the kind of asshole my wife thinks I am.Comment
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Holy shit....You took too much, man. Too much. Too much.Comment
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That is funny as shite¡ Good one!Comment
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hey I'm a former Hondo endorsee and I don't like all the bad talk on their quality, yeah the tuners, bridge and electronics are all shiot but the one I had was not plywood [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
this was my very first electric geetar and I wisk I would have kept it around for semental reason instead of smashing it in half and using it for firewood [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
[image]http://www.shawnlutz.com/hondoexplor.jpeg[/image]shawnlutz.comComment
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hey I'm a former Hondo endorsee and I don't like all the bad talk on their quality, yeah the tuners, bridge and electronics are all shiot but the one I had was not plywood [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] kept it around for semental reason instead of smashing it in half and using it for firewood [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
[image]http://www.shawnlutz.com/hondoexplor.jpeg[/image]
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I hate to break up the party, but before you guys go about bashing plywood as being equal to firewood (as I used to believe and sometimes still do revert to that thinking)..there were two very famous luthiers from NY I recall reading about a long time ago who used plywood in their guitars with great success. Namely to keep the costs of custom instruments down and still produce a high quality guitar successfully.
John D'Angelico, Jimmy D'Aquisto. I'm sure there were others as well. Not trying to bust anyones balls, it's all about whos hands the guitar is in I guess. Nice photoshop btw [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Photos and info courtesy of seriousacoustics.com
"John D'Angelico also produced very fine mandolins (which bear a different number sequence); and some unnumbered electric guitars with plywood bodies, made by another company, on which D'Angelico installed handmade necks and custom electronics"
and his apprentice:
MAKE: Jimmy D'Aquisto
MODEL: Jim Hall Model 16"
YEAR: n/a
COMMENTS: Plywood back and sides
Plywood can actually made into some pretty nice firewood.
Jimmy made 2 16" Solo's for jazz great Earl Klugh. In the spirit of the Gibson ES-175 a work horse of a jazz guitar Jimmy chose to use maple plywood for the back and sides, but the tops were carved as a regular Solo and he used the standard Solo neck and appointments.
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moll archtops are made from laminates too. john pizzarelli uses them and i hear and think they're awesome instruments.Comment
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The wood used in Hondo plywood is crap even in solid form.Comment
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Here's the VH copies from 83/84...
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Boy, Hondo sure beat the striped design to death didn't they??Occupy JCFComment
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