EPIPHONE JOAN JET OLYMPIC SPECIAL
An artist Ltd. Ed. guitar. Nothing new as there have been several Gibson models over the years. I have always felt the idea of using the Melody maker with single entry level Gibson was an ideal ideal really basic Rock machine.
Although this a only $550.00 USD for an Artist guitar it is indeed a simple guitar to make without the pricey handwork of binding or indeed any decor.
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The price is not obscene but the money can get you a lot of
guitars that are quite frankly better. I think the guitar has the
possibility of a very good resale value. In short you should
never lose a penny selling it. Except for swapping out the PU
which may or may not need it or the tuners which may be fine.
Epi does source good Korean ones especially for Artist
guitars like this. On the whole I would say if you like the guitar
then get one.
In 1978 I had a punk band playing an old melody maker, using
ReplyDeletea rewired gretsch playboy as a pre-amp for a super reverb. Unbelievable tone and sustain!
Right on Doug!!!!
DeleteRock was based on, 'if it sounds good it is good'.
ReplyDeleteWhen CBS bought Fender and killed it they thought that they would sell more amps if they weren't designed by amateurs. They hired the best engineers. At school these guys were taught HiFi tech. The only 'good' amp is one without any distortion. The best way to get that is with transistors, lol.