sub Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Looking for an American Eagle. There's one overpriced and beat up on Reverb but otherwise no luck. Thanks for any pointing in the right direction. Quote
Jinder Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 I can't point you at one, but I can say that you're making a good choice...I owned one for some time and loved it. Let it go to make cutting a trade work and have always regretted it. Plain Jane instrument looks wise, but does absolutely everything it needs to in terms of tone, response and playability. Quote
Larry Mal Posted January 9, 2021 Posted January 9, 2021 Yeah, they are getting rare, huh? Probably a good sign that the people that have them don't want to let them go. The prices are going up, also. Quote
sub Posted January 9, 2021 Author Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks guys. I may end up just grabbing the 50's model but shops don't want to go under $2200. Quote
CJB Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 @sub If your budget allows, I strongly suggest the 50's LG2. I got one last month and it has risen to the top of the heap as my favorite guitar I've played/owned. At first I was looking for the AE version but they were scarce. So I took a chance on a lightly scratched demo LG2 from an online store - shipped just under $2200 and with the option to send it back if I didn't like it. Quote
MorrisrownSal Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Timing.... https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=603675 Posting just in case you still want it. Edited January 12, 2021 by Salfromchatham Quote
bobouz Posted January 12, 2021 Posted January 12, 2021 I've been playing LG sized bodies since the late '70s, having had three '60s B-25/Epi Cortez examples, and still owning one. So when the LG-2 American Eagle came out in 2013, I just had to have one. Workmanship & playability were excellent, but the low end tone was too meek to be well balanced with the upper end. I still kept the guitar until 2019, hoping it would open up some - but it never did. Eventually, I lucked upon a 2007 LG-1 (limited run of 20 in the USA ) that has X-bracing, so it's actually an LG-2 in disguise. This one's got the balanced tone I was after, so all's well that ends well. Moral of the story: The right LG sized guitar could be lurking anywhere, and there can be a lot of variation between them. There have been quite a few limited run LG-sized models in the 2000s, so keep an open mind & keep looking - the right one will eventually come along! Quote
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