Guild Bluesbird

I bought this '73 Bluesbird off ebay as a "working project" for $250. It was covered with a cheap coat of spray paint which I have sanded off the top to reveal a really beautiful piece of wood. The person who sold it put a Seymour Duncan in the bridge and a Dimarzio PAF in the neck. Most of the parts are not original.

This guitar has amazing sustain and resonance. The pickup combination gives a great range of tones.

The guitar was not very well set up and should still be taken to a pro for set up. Despite this, I just played a show last night and it played fine.

This guitar is very sturdy looking. The neck joint is incredible and is probably why the guitar has such great tone and sustain. I would (and did last night) play a show last night without a backup.

I wanted to fill this review out because I think people should know what a great deal these old Bluesbirds are. Even a much nicer and more original example than mine could be had for much less than a Les Paul. I have a '70 SG Standard too and I am now thinking I might make it my #2 guitar.

'73 US-made, mahogony body & neck (thin & fast) - all original including pickups (2 Guild HB) & tuners, OHSC, 2 vol, 2 tone, phase switch (disconnected when bought), roller bridge, trapazoid fixed tailpiece, natural mahogony finish, black pickguard. I've heard some say that these are chambered, others say no. All I know is that from the control cavity, there is a wide "chamber" leading to the pickups for wiring, and when you play it unplugged, it has a loud, resonant sound. That, along with the fact that it is relatively light, makes me believe that there may be a chamber in the upper body also.

I play many styles - use it with an Ampeg JetII & Fender Frontman, along with an array of effects & also straight to amp. I've never been so happy with a guitar - It can wail and be amazingly toneful. I've never been a Les Paul type and was afraid this would be a copy, but it isn't. You can get a LP sound if you try, but between the pickups, roller bridge & possible chambers, it has such an array of sounds - and I haven't even had the chance to fix the phase switch.

Action is unbelievable - fits like a glove. 30-year-old finish is used but not abused. Superb quality. "Feels like home".

This guitar is a survivor - just the slightest corrosion on the pickup covers, etc.. I would depend on this guitar for anything.

No need.

Have been playing 39 years, own several guitars - G&L Legacy, DeArmond M75T, Tokai Ric Copy, Epiphone Howard Roberts, Epiphone EM-1, Hagstrom III, Peavey T-15, Dano Hodad 12-string, Harmony Stratotone, Kramer bass, 3 acoustics, Ovation Mandolin. I spotted it in a pawnshop the day it came out of pawn, and snatched it up at $300. I can't believe after all these years of playing that I overlooked these gems. I love everything about it - the sound, feel & vibe. If stolen, I would definately buy another if I could find one reasonably priced, but not a new one - they are a different animal.

1973 Bluesbird, semi hollow mahogany body, very slim mahogany neck, 22 frets with genuine mother of pearl block inlays on rosewood fingerboard, 2 humbuckers, 2 tone, 2 vol, phase reversal switch, master vol. Features? if a guitar sounds good what other features do you need?
i think the pickups aren't the originals, they look like DiMarzios but i don't know if they're super distortions or some other model. they sound ok but i might try something else in there eventually just to see if it improves matters. not bad sounding though but maybe could get more definition with some others in there, particularly the neck pickup. Tuners have been changed to Schallers and the differently positioned holes from the originals are visible. This Bluesbird has been refinished at some point and the label under the back plate says it's black, but now it's natural which i prefer anyway. it's been done well enough although i'm not generally too bothered about that side of things -especially on a secondhand guitar-and if a guitar is pristine and unblemished then there is always the need for extra caution to avoid scratching it, bumping it against things etc which i tend to do a fair bit as i'm a clumsy sod. also that extra caution can take your mind away from really getting into playing the thing.

I have been playing for about 27 years and i hate talk in terms of having a playing style, i just play what i feel like playing at the time but i suppose, to pin it down i am always searching for chords/sounds that sound new together and try not to get stuck in a stale rut. i play through a Lovetone Cheese Source and a Ross phaser into a Mesa DC5 with a Lovetone Doppelganger and a Foxrox TZF Flanger in the effects loop. I'm only giving a 9 because i think it would improve with different pickups (otherwise 10), perhaps p90s or Seymour Duncan super alnico 2s. apart from that this is a beautiful sounding guitar acoustically and it has hands down the MOST sustain i have ever heard on any guitar, unbelievable. beautiful crisp bright resonant sound and not a dead spot anywhere on the neck. i have never found a guitar without weak spots on the neck somewhere but this has none, the woods used on this must be of very high quality. it's also set up with a really low action and has virtually no fret buzz. perfectly in tune all the way up the neck. whoever made this really knew what he/she was doing. a dream guitar? nearly.

this is a 30 years old and it's had some things done to it over the years. who knows what? there are some small dings and the knobs are not original. the electrics look a bit of a mess soldering wise and if i knew how to re wire it all i would do it but i think as long as i don't poke around in there too much it should be ok for a while anyway.
i did need to file the nut slots a little deeper as the first couple of frets were coming up a bit sharp but it's better now.

this is a very well built guitar and looks as solid as a rock. i'd get the electrics checked over before gigging with it but i think it's a pretty dependable axe.

the old Guild company is no longer in existence and i would never bother Fender about anything unless it was like a new guitar with a major flaw or that sort of thing. i've heard from others that Fender are next thing to useless when it comes to their customer support anyway.

if it was stolen i might try one of the newer bluesbirds but i don't think they look as good as this one, i find the shape to be more aesthetically pleasing on the '73-'74 era models. if you find one of these you should grab it with both hands and don't let go. if Gibson made a guitar of this quality today it would be in the #3000 category and still probably wouldn't sound as good. there are several different versions of this going about going back to the early sixties, perhaps even earlier. there's one with six in a line tuners and EMG pickups, as well as a p90 equipped hollow body version and a paf equipped semi hollow version. every review i've read praises this guitar and if i find another one from this period i certainly won't hesitate to fork over the cash.

There are two basic versions of this guitar. The standard and the bluesbird p-90 formerly called the blues 90. There seems to be some confusion on the web about what makes these two guitars different. I am lucky enough to own both so this review will compare the two as more than review them. These two guitars look the same at first glance, but are very different.

The obvious difference is the pickups. Symour Duncan p-90 on the bluesbird p-90 and S.D. SH-1 on the bluesbird standard.

The p-90 has a fully hollow body. The standard has a chambered body.

The Standard has a huge, thick neck: deep, wide and somewhat oval, this neck has more heft than even most guitars from the '50's. It is actually much bigger than guilds from the '50's. The p-90 has the neck profile of the classic guild aristocrat (from which these guitars are derived) still deep but much more round. I would compare it to what gibson calls a '50's neck on their production models, or the neck on the '59 historic, but slightly smaller in depth than the 52-58 historics. It is also wider than a gibson. I find both necks extremely comfortable, but my guess is most player's will prefer the more gracefull neck of the p-90.

Most of the p-90 models (except the AAA top version) have dots instead of blocks, and no binding on the neck. All of the standard versions have block inlays and binding on the neck. The difference in appointments is not reflected in the list price however. The p-90 versions list for more. The reason for this may be the p-90 pickips are more expensive and more routing must be done on the p-90 version.

The features of the standard are more in line with a les paul, while the p-90 would compare more to an es-330. I think either of these guitars is superior to the aformentioned gibson models however.

Both guitars use very nice symour duncan pickups as stock. You would be a fool to change either because your odds of finding better sound ones are pretty slim.

The p-90 has a very versatile single coil sound. It is equally at home soloing and playing rythme. The single coils are very hot, higher output than many humbuckers. Organic, responsive, with great crarity. Never that "ice pick in the ear" fender tone wich I hate more the longer I play. If that tone has you running from anything with single coils give these a listen they will suprise you. The wiring is hum canceling when both pickups are on ala jazzmaster. Compared with the standard I would say these offer a more realistic sound with faster attack, and should cut through better. This will be the clear choice for strumming parts and authentic blues.

The standard has some of the best humbuckers on the market. These are S.D. version of the seth lover P.A.F. They sound at least as good as the burstbuckers in my historic paul, probably a little better even. This is a rock machine thicker warmer tone with more sustain than the p-90. This model is the choice for rock playing and for some jazz styles.

I can't say one version sounds better than the other. You would be better off picking both models up. That will cover any musical territory you can tread, exept if you want a tremelo.

The build and finish on Guild guitars is really nice. The neck joints are better than gibson. Just wonderfull can't think of any complaints.

To new to tell i guess, but I don't anticipate any problem with these guitars.

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These really are the best value for money in guitars I think. You could spend the same money I spent for these two and only get one les paul that wouldn't measure up to either.

I would call the p-90 a reissue of the original Aristocrat which was also totally hollow and featured p-90 style pickups and the same neck profile, but a slightly smaller body. Offers a slightly larger number of tonal possibilites than the standard. A great guitar in every respect.

I would call the standard a reissue of the Guild Nightbird. The Nightbirds were sometimes semi-solid sometimes fully solid and featured humbuckers.

This differs from a Nightbird with it's chunky neck. I love this guitar. It is the only new guitar I know of with a neck that really fills my hand. Even the fabled Jeff Beck Strat and vintage Tele necks will feel like pencils compared to this one. If you can't deal with fat necks stay away because this is one of the biggest necks you will ever encounter.

I am the proud owner of a Guild Bluesbird, My best guess is that it was built in the mid to late 90's, as the paperwork that came with it says Fender. Curly maple top, mahogoney body with weight relief, mahogoney neck w/rosewood fretboard, block inlays, S/D '59 pick ups chrome hardware, standard Les Paul type wiring, Grover pegs. It's not what I would call feature packed, but all the requirements are there.

This is a very fine sounding guitar! The band I'm in plays classic rock and oldies, plus the occasional country, blues, or jazz tune and this guitar has not failed to come up with the goods. It seems to handle almost any style quite well. Currently I am using this axe with a Rivera R100-212(a very fine amp), this seems to make for a very potent combination. (no effects)

I am very fussy about set-up, so I always do my own as soon as the guitar comes into the house. That said, when I got this guitar it was stage worthy, but, with a new set of Pyramid 11's, and a minor tweak of the bridge it became supurb. Everything fit well, my only disappointment is with some of the inlays in the neck(some filler showing).

We rehearse twice a week, I practise at home and take it out to the job. It has not failed in the three monthes that I have owned it, nor would I expect it to. This guitar is rapidly becoming my right arm. Use a back up,call me old school, but I started playing back when dirt was new, and we were lucky to have anything that would stay moderately in tune. This guitar is as solid as a rock.

Well I bought the guitar used so iI have no factory warrenty. But I have never had a bit of trouble with the fine people at Guild. Also my dealer Elderly Music in Lansing, Mi. has always gone out of their way to please their customers.

I have been playing somewhere in the neighborhood of 35 years. And truth be told I have owned an obscene amount of equipment over that period of time. My Guild Bluesbird is as good if not better than any other instrument I have ever played. Earlier on I tried to convince myself that I needed a historic Les Paul or ES335 the fact is I don't. Guild is building some very fine instruments and IMHO they are very undervalued. I would repurchase this instrument in a heartbeat.

Made in USA, not sure of the year. 22 frets, mahogany body and maple top, black opaque finish, looks BEAUTIFUL. 2 volume 2 tone configuration, H/H Seymour Duncan '59 pickups. The bridge is tune-o-matic and stoptail, chrome hardware with Grover tuners. The neck is medium-fat I would say, but still comfortable to play (my strat is more comfortable, but the Bluesbird still plays like butter!) One thing special about the Bluesbird that makes it unique, which other reviewers have already mentioned, is the semi-hollow chambers of the body, making for awesome tone.

This guitar suits my music style perfectly, I play spacey indie rock type stuff, which means real organic clean tones and then medium overdrive sounds. The '59 pickups I like a lot, the clean is warm and fat in the neck, and the overdrive is clear and articulate in the bridge position, just awesome tone, very rich and full. It is super versatile, from jazz to blues to straight rock. If you're wanting to play grind/thrash you'll probably want to change out the pickups, because the '59 can tend to get a little flubby on the bottom end, so get a JB or EMGs if you want to play metal and this thing will perform flawlessly. To give you an idea of how heavy it can sound, the guitarist in Converge used his EMG-equipped Bluesbird to record Jane Doe, arguably one of the most insane records ever. OK back to reviewing, it's not noisy at all, very quiet! Because of the wood configuration, it's more of a dark-sounding guitar, but definitely not to the point of sounding muddy, hot damn, the guitar's just perfect. I'm using it with a Carvin Bel-Air 2x12 combo, Carvin Legacy 2x12 extension cab with one Greenback one V30, and a Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde OD pedal, and I get tones that I love. I think that if I could do it all over again, I might switch the '59 in the bridge with a Duncan JB just to get some over-the-top sounds better. When I first bought it, it was equipped with and EMG-85 in the bridge which I took out and put into my other guitar, and put the '59 back into the Bluesbird, but the heavy sounds out of the EMG 85 were just incredible.

I bought this used so I don't know about factory setup, but I had it professionally set up with 11-52 and while it's super difficult for fast Dillinger Escape Plan type runs, it sounds and feels great. I used to think "plays like butter" was a lame and cheesy description, but I can describe this no other way! I love it! The finished neck feels nice and the neck has a good amount of chunkiness to it. I didn't find any factory flaws on this guitar at all. The stock Guild knobs on the outside seem a bit cheap though, but haven't given me any trouble, and the 3-way selector seems a bit loose as well, but hasn't given me any trouble whatsoever.

CHANGE the strap buttons! Mine came with Schallers which seem very solid to me, so I'm happy with those. The finish will show belt-buckle marks and pick scratches, but it will definitely last. I've played it a lot and still haven't broken a string since getting it set up, so I'm pleased with not having any burs in the saddles. If that happens, I might end up having to get Graphtech Graphite saddles, but hopefully not. I can definitely depend on this guitar.

I've been playing for almost five years, and aside from the Bluesbird I own an ESP Strat, and I've also owned an ESP LTD H-300. The neck on the Bluesbird is very similar to that of the LTD's, in case you're wondering. The first time I played guitar guitar, I said "A-HA! So this is what incredible tone sounds like!" This guitar blows away any Gibsons in the price range, and the semi-hollow tone gives it a real uniqueness to it. The tone is just probably my favorite feature, it just sounds perfect. This guitar is definitely one of the best-kept secrets in the $800 range of guitar, if you can find one under $750 used in good condition, snag it, I'm sure I'll be keeping this guitar for the rest of my life.

2001 Goldtop made in the U.S.A. Arched maple top, binding on top and fretboard. Mahogany back and neck with rosewood fingerboard...Mother of Pearl fretboard inlays and stoptail bridge....Grover tuners and Seymour Duncan SH-1 (59 model) pickups. I'm not done yet...The body has select tone chambers giving this guitar a semi-hollow body classification.

This freaking guitar is loaded

Had a PRS CE-22 that I sold to get this...Reason being is the PRS is an excellent guitar, but I wanted a neck-in-body guitar and the 5-way switch got on my nerves. In my opinion, the PRS did not deliver the versatility proclaimed by everyone....Kind of like a strat with the 5-way switch, the 2 and 4 positions sounded a little different, but not enough to justify the high price tag.

The Bluesbird sounds absolutely fantastic. The smaller than 335 body tightens the sound up, and the bigger than Les Paul body warms the sound up if that makes sense. The Seymor Duncan pickups are quiet yet responsive...And the 3-way selector provides true versatility...They just don't use that as their main selling feature like some manufacturers do. And to credit Harmony Central and the user reviews, the sound proclaimed by other reviewers is dead on....Great for just about any kind of music you want to play.

I bought this guitar used and it came to me about as mint as my ordered from the factory Strat.....I took it to my guitar lesson and got compliments on it (something I don't always get when I bring a new guitar in there) The action is perfect and while the stock strings will eventually get bumped up to a heavier gauge, it is too comfortable right now for me to want to mess with it...I will wait until the strings need to be changed before make any tweaks whatsoever.

Transluscent finishes with flamed or curly maple may be the "in thing" right now, but this gold top was a pleasant surprise...Plus, painted guitars usually use the hard maple which can give you better consistency over the cosmetically correct wood. Just because it's flamed doesn't mean it sounds better. The Gold-Top is a beauty...It's not that flashy, sparkly rockabilly crap either, it's a nice subtle color that goes good with it's dark stained mahogany body.

This guitar refuses to lose its tune which is a huge plus for me. I wouldn't drop this(or any) guitar off a bridge and plan on using the case when it goes anywhere, so I believe this guitar will be a keeper and will last as long as I take care of it. Guild already was a good brand and with Fender owning Guild, and with the guitar being made in the USA, you can only expect quality. Just check out the harware and electrical components they use...

Never used them, but I'm sure they are great.....No company who has been around and continues to excell has bad customer service...If I ever have to use them and they are bad, I will certainly amend this part of my review.

I hate reading how long people have been playing because I really don't care....However, I do notice guitars like this and other more professional caliber guitars have a higher review majority from 10 + year players....Myself is in that club and I assume once you are past the cheap, heavy metal, cool metallic I need to have sex and be noticed look, you start paying attention to other qualities other than how badly the guitar will distort and pick up chicks.

I've had a 335 (which was a great guitar) and a Les Paul (another fine instrument), and this guitar shares a place with those two. Actually, I sold the 335 and Les Paul when I was mentally ill and got the PRS to compensate my post pardom syndrome.......Again, I will say the PRS is another fantastic guitar that if I had a million dollars I would have kept, but I really enjoy the overall playability, tone and versatility the Bluesbird gives me. The PRS was not semi-hollow, nor was the les paul and the 335 was too big for my every day enjoyment. In addition, the bluesbird has a little more punch than the 335 did, yet is warmer and more jazz sounding than the two solid body electrics I mentioned....One reviewer said "all you need is a strat and a bluesbird and you are set" maybe not in those exact words, but I do believe he was on to something....

This perhaps is one of the most under appreciated American-made guitars on the market. Unlike Hamer and Heritage which are great guitars but have little to no resale, the Guild does a pretty good job of holding its value. Not quite as much as a Gibson or Paul Reed Smith, but it still does better than other american made non-Gibson/PRS guitars. Luckily with Fender's name and money behind Guild, I think the resale issue will only improve. This guitar may not be for everyone, but it has very little limitations I know of. Only that when you go to the store to check one out, every teenager hasn't scratched it up and tarnished the finish and played speed metal on it.

You should do yourself a favor and check one of these best kept secrets out.

This bluesbird is a kind of strange bluesbird. I don't know wich woods are used for this guitar but i think its maple. It has a telecaster-like head and a kahler tremelo. It is a h/s/s configuration with EMG active pickups. The tuners are made by grover.
It has a les paul body style and the color is blue.

I play mostly rock and blues and i must say that the guitar performs very well. I has a very rich/full sound when playing the neck pickup and a very bright sound when playing the humbucker with the toneknob pulled out. This guitar can make sounds from metallica to dire straits. I never had a versitale guitar like this one.

The setup of the guitar was good but what else can you expect from a guitar that cost so much money. The only thing to complain about is the kahler tremelo. It's a pity that they deliverd the guitar with a bad tremelo like this one.

I can use it on a gig without a backup but as i have more guild guitars is will take them on my gigs, but it's not nessecary.

I have never dealt with the company, the guitar is great.

I'm playing for about 36 years. I've had a tube-marshall combo wich made the guitar sound great. At the moment i have a roland bolt 60 tubeamp and a laney tubeamp. The guitar performs well on the roland. On the laney there's not enough low. If i find this guitar again i will surely buy a second one. I i compare the sound with other guitars like the strat, les paul or prs this guitar is the best sounding axe i've ever heard. I anyone has a guitar like mine i would be pleased if someone contact me to change some information.
Since i bought this guitar i've never seen a second one so it must be a special model.

Made in the USA. 2002 Model. Black. The same features as cited in the other reviews. I bought it new from a dealer on Ebay. The guitar came to my home in perfect condition. I am so happy to have found a new one for under $1000. I was ready to pay $1500 for a new one at a local shop in Colorado Springs.

I play Jazz with this guitar. To me, this is a Jazz guitar. I don't say that to mean that you cannot play any other style with it, because you could. You could adapt this guitar for ANY style. From heavy, distorted rock to the lighest of blues and Jazz. But, the Jazz tones produced by this guitar is what I am amazed with. I've owned a Gibson ES-175 some years back, but sold it since I stopped playing Jazz to concentrate on classical guitar. I am now back into playing Jazz and was looking for a guitar that would give me the traditional warm/fat Jazz tones AND could provide some addtional sustain for some more effect driven stuff. This is THE guitar. It has awesome, fat sound and enough sustain to satisfy anynone looking for a guitar that can cry! This is THE most complete guitar I have ever played. The LPs are way too expensive and lack considerably in the tone department when compared to the BB. The BB's body is lighter, wider and longer than the LPs. It has a very balanced feel to it. Not that heavy unbalanced LP feel.

The action is SUPERB. The neck is wide and the fretboard flat. It is very easy to be inspired to play very fast runs with this guitar because of the great action. The pearl inlays and white binding make the fretboard stand out and allows for easy navigation of the fretboard. No flaws whatsoever. Adjusted perfectly out of the case.
The black finish is beautiful. The shape of the body(longer and broader than a LP) is perfectly balanced. The tuning pots are a bit different looking; sort of a "retro" look. I don't have a problem with them though.

My 6 year old son will be playing this guitar one day......

No opinion

I've been playing for 14 years. Mostly recorded material. I own a Martin 000-16GTE a Raimundo 610 Cutaway Classical and the BB. This is a professional guitar. The tones that it can produce are fat and warm. And if you want it to scream, it can do that to. This(IMO) is one of the most versatile guitars on the market. Some PRS, Hamer and Gibson products were of interest to me when I purchased the BB, but none of those other manufacturers offered a "complete" guitar(per my requirements). The Gibson ES models were the closest thing, but lacked considerably when played side by side with the BB. I give two thumbs up to Guild for making this magnificent instrument! The BB is the Guitar World's best kept secret. I would rate it at an 11 if I could. :-)

Made in the USA (as is stamped on the back of the headstock).
22 fret neck, Mahogany, 1 piece with at least one headstock wing, Rosewood board, pale (ish).
Two Volume and Two tone controlling two Seymour Duncan SH1 hummers (I think), entirely passive.
Mahogany body routed out for weight and tone, Maple front, with a cherry red trans finish. Oversize Les Paul type body, but a nicer cutaway, more open looking and neater. Fitted with a Les Paul style bridge and stop tail.

The neck is finished in the same trans red as the body, which makes it more sticky to sweaty hands, but there you go. Came with a Hiscox case for a 335, they didn't have the relevant Guild case in the shop. Partly explains the lower price.

Lower features rating simply reflects the elegant simplicity. High features ratings are often a bugbear!

Played primarily through a Mesa Heartbreaker and WEM Dominator MKII. These amps are both lower gain, rich sounding amps. The guitar is perfectly suited to them, the humbuckers pushing them both into a great natural sounding overdrive that is very satisfying.
The sound of this guitar bears some of the classic mahogany/maple trademarks, being thick but with plenty of clarity, but also has the added bonus of some cool twanginess coming from the hollowed out body. The most enjoyable thing is that the pickups sound quite like the guitar does acoustically, a bit square sounding like a Les Paul, but less of the midrange fuzziness that said instrument can have.

The bridge pickup is good for crunchy rhythm stuff, as well as more ripping leads, where the neck pickup has a more blues-y feel to it. The neck unit can get a little woolly on some amp settings, but this is a minor niggle, and as long as thought goes into all the settings, is not a problem at all. I only notice this because I primarily use the bridge unit and set my sound for it.

In comparison to my Big Apple strat (also H/H) it is bigger and thicker sounding, and you can hear the set neck. The warmth comes from the wood, and there is a feeling of resonance about every note played. Excellent.

Anything to dislike? Other people playing it...
Perhaps the fact that it doesn't do really clean, but then I don't use really clean. The pickups are a bit too square sounding and honky for a real hi-fi clean, but I generally use a more NMV amp turned up sound for 'clean,' which suits this thing well.

Well set up. Good alignment, intonation and so on. The strings were far too light, so I gave it some 10-52s, and had a look at the bridge. Brought the stop tail down to increase the tension and resonance as well. Pickups have stayed where they started, good balance in output. The top is very attractive, I like the solid colour finishes more than sunburst types.

The niggle is of course the back strap button, which has actually failed me on a gig. So now it is glued in.

Heavy, thick, solid. Well chosen pieces of hardware, the bridge, tuners and so on look as solid as anything. The jack socket needed tightening, but the nut style ones will always have this problem, and it looks better than a recessed one on this type o' guitar.

Always worry about the headstock, which would hit the floor first if it fell backwards. It isn't that far proud at the back, but plenty of guitars with this design survive forever.

No idea...

FMIC is a bit of a bugger, really. Too big to get hold of the relevant guy to sort you out.

For me, this guitar replaced the Les Paul on my list of things to buy. Whilst it might be different, it has enough of what I wanted from the LP to satisfy that craving, and a whole lot more. Now all I want is to get the Blues 90 in green.

Definitely my top guitar, above my Fender. Basically, for the money, I would have got a Les Paul studio at best, and then one of the newer inferior ones. It's great to play, and it sounds good while you do!