Product: Harmony H66 Vibra-Jet
Price Paid: trade used
Submitted
09/30/2000
at
09:49pm
by
juvenal
Email: juvenal<at>juvenal dot com
Features
:
8
This is a thin-line hollow-body f-hole with a flat top and a soundpost block. 1 1/2 cut-away, maple body with a cherry burst finish. 20 fret dot neck. Individual open no-name tuners with white plastic buttons. Floating wooden bridge, trapeze tailpiece, two D'Armond Goldtone pick-ups w/ 4 mini knobs and a three-position switch with a white plastic diamond escution. Raised tortiseshell plastic pickguard. Built-in tremolo circuit with three position switch and two mini knobs for depth and speed + a battery compartment, all mounted on a moderne styled control panel.
Came with original two-tone case with red plush lining.
Sound
:
10
This guitar does a decent job of creating rich, fat, dark tones suitable for jazz, or anywhere a fuller tone is required. It's not good at crunchy, crisp bright sounds. Still, it's tonal palate can be varied considerably with the pickup selector and tone and volume knobs. And of course, the trem circuit can add an interesting effect that varies from pyschedelic to haunting.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
I picked it up used, but in almost unplayed condition. Some light finish checking on the top. The neck is excellent with heavy flatwounds on it. The trem circuit had the original battery in it, and needed some repair and a recap, but it works just fine now.
Reliability/Durability
:
8
It's almost 40 years old and it still works great, so I guess it'll hold up O.K. >8^) All in all, it's built pretty solid.
Customer Support
:
1
Harmony is long gone now. Sad, really.
Overall Rating
:
8
This is a really fun guitar to own, and usefull, too. It looks funky, sounds good, and can make funny noises with the trem circuit. See pictures at:
http://broadwaymusicco.com/Harmony33.htm