Dub-T-123 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 oops thought this was the site from your sig but it is different! http://www.rivercityamps.com/electra/mpc02.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I love looking at arch tops but just can't get into playing them..still a very cool guitar. I hope you get it! Same here, all of my life it looks like. Great on paper but they just don't work for me. I have an Epiphone ES-175 Premium that I knew would become trading fodder and sure enough, it has. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I was expecting you to be bringing home the bacon. Maybe you need a Trini Lopez? I was looking at them the other day (on-line) and something about them is kind of appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 oops thought this was the site from your sig but it is different! http://www.rivercityamps.com/electra/mpc02.php Nope. No affiliation. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 I was expecting you to be bringing home the bacon. Maybe you need a Trini Lopez? I was looking at them the other day (on-line) and something about them is kind of appealing. I love the looks of those! To be perfectly honest - I haven't "needed" another guitar in years. It's just been a matter of "want" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Well Keef didn't take an interest soooooooo... I'm going to take another look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 re: archtops Same here, all of my life it looks like. Great on paper but they just don't work for me. I have an Epiphone ES-175 Premium that I knew would become trading fodder and sure enough, it has. rct Excuse me if you know this, but traditional archtops are a different animal. They were designed to be loud (before electric guitars). An archtop should ring clear and resonant and have a rich tone. That is easy enough to check. Handling is unlikely to be as easy as what most of us are used to. Most of the time heavier gauge flatwound strings are used to get the ‘right sound’. Stringbending will be difficult (if possible at all). If you do put lighter strings on and bend the strings, you will likely move the floating bridge as you do so. That will throw everything out! I have tried many and still do. I’ve been disappointed in most of them. A Godin Kingpin I tried played beautifully but had a dull indifferent sound. The Epiphone Broadway I tried neither handled well nor sounded any good. Which is why David’s Recoding King is worth chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 I brought it home today After numerous visits & fondling her - I fell in love. We got engaged. She's moved in and we're going to make beautiful music together Here's some more photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Wow....! That is great news man. [lol] I cant think of a better looking guitar I've seen on here. I can only imagine what she sounds like. *** Congratulations & well done ! *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Very Nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Any chance of a soundclip at some point David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yes yes yes - I'd have got it too.....a bit good this one Rev!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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