rjsanders Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 last sighted (AFAIK) @ Winter NAMM, sold to C.B. Perkins, but Perkinses never got it...unclear what the fate of the li'l red guitar's fate is. anyone seen it or similar? (love my H-137 , but have always been partial to double cuts...)
brentrocks Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 good question dude...i didnt see any the last time i was down to Parsons St.
rjsanders Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 good question dude...i didnt see any the last time i was down to Parsons St. so, Perkinses bought a couple NAMM guitars @ the show, they were to be shipped immediately following the show. then something changed. i was all set to take my tv yellow 137 down there & compare and possibly trade (it'd have to be a d@#n good 137DC to match my 137)...but now i'm told the lil red one ended up @ another dealer's...and i don't see any others anywhere... ?? very mysterious
Dandownunder Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 my red 137 came from C.B. Perkins, but it's only got 1 cutaway. do I get half a prize?
SouthpawGuy Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Photo of 137 and 137DC at NAMM One thing about the DC that I'm not to fond of is the loss of one of the tone controls, I suppose there is only a limited amount of room in the control cavity though.
Dick Seacup Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 One thing about the DC that I'm not to fond of is the loss of one of the tone controls, I suppose there is only a limited amount of room in the control cavity though. If the switching is setup like my 170 (less the coil taps), it's not really that big of a deal. I pretty much keep the bridge volume at 10 (with the coil split on; pot pulled out), the neck volume somewhere around 6 or 7 (pot pushed in; no coil split) and the tone between 6 and 8. I am not a knob-tweaker, though, and not terribly picky about what's coming out of the speaker (I mean, hey, if it's recognizable as a song, that's a win right there for me!).
SouthpawGuy Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 If the switching is setup like my 170 (less the coil taps), it's not really that big of a deal. I pretty much keep the bridge volume at 10 (with the coil split on; pot pulled out), the neck volume somewhere around 6 or 7 (pot pushed in; no coil split) and the tone between 6 and 8. I am not a knob-tweaker, though, and not terribly picky about what's coming out of the speaker (I mean, hey, if it's recognizable as a song, that's a win right there for me!). Lately with twin humbucker guitars I like to set the neck pickup tone control to almost off and the bridge pickup tone to full on or slightly off. I can then go from a full jazzy tone to a bright twangy tone with the in between position used for rhythm duties. With that configuration there is more of a contrast between the three positions on the selector switch. That's something you can't generally do on a Strat or Tele style guitar.
Scooter Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 Sorry, I was going to post a question here about 137s but then realized that it is another subject altogether and didn't want to hijack this topic. I can't delete it so I'll just slap it on another topic. Carry on.
rjsanders Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 my red 137 came from C.B. Perkins, but it's only got 1 cutaway. do I get half a prize? nah, just get a dremel & do the other cutaway... now, if you had a dblcut & wanted sngl, that'd be more different
rjsanders Posted June 15, 2009 Author Posted June 15, 2009 Photo of 137 and 137DC at NAMM ... One thing about the DC that I'm not to fond of is the loss of one of the tone controls, I suppose there is only a limited amount of room in the control cavity though. neat pic - thanks! now, i'm not all that crazy about red (or even tv yellow, for that matter), so would see if i could cajole Kent Perkins into doing one of his satiny trans finishes...
rjsanders Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 looks like this might be the only one: http://www.bananasmusic.com/productdetail....Lollar-P-90%27s anybody seen any others?
big bob Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 looks like this might be the only one: http://www.bananasmusic.com/productdetail....Lollar-P-90%27s anybody seen any others? thats the one from pspII
smurph1 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Man, I LOVE the looks of those guitars. Especially the single cuts..Add a couple Lollar p-90's and I'm in heaven baby!!!
rjsanders Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 thats the one from pspII apparently not - just got this response from Bananas At Large: jeff, Thank you for the email. Yes this is the guitar that was announced at the NAMM show. It is an incredible instrument. Outstanding tone from the Lollar P-90's. The design combines traditional and modern elements. Let me know if you would like more information on pricing and availability. Steve Kwitek - steve.k@BananasMusic.com Bananas at Large so, either the PSPII one was on loan, or it's another one? i'd like to see others (esp. TV yellow or natural finish...)
big bob Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 there was a red 137 dc in the finishing rack at heritage during the pspII, looked like that one....
rjsanders Posted October 8, 2009 Author Posted October 8, 2009 there was a red 137 dc in the finishing rack at heritage during the pspII, looked like that one.... xlnt. see any others of any kind? or the new 170s? (wish to Buddha i coulda been there. came this close to making the first one...
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