My new Peerless guitar

[Kirk Lorange]

I was lucky enough to become the latest 'artist' for Peerless Guitars.
I must admit I'd never heard of them before last year when I met the
Australian rep at the Brisbane Guitar show. He made me a tentative
offer then, and a couple of months ago we got back in touch. He wanted
someone with a 'rootsier' style to try one out as they have many jazz
players endorsing them. I chose the 'Hard Tail' model, which is
identical to a Gibson 335. The company, based in S Korea, has been
making guitars for Gretch and Epiphone for years and years. They have
now put their name to them.

Here it is with slide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THoltlkr8kY

I love it.

[Lawrence Logic]

"Kirk Lorange" wrote in message
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Great demo, Kirk. You really make that thing growl!

How are they price-wise?

Welcome back, by the way. I hope you continue to post here now and again.

--
Lawrence
"I'm gonna go find me some butterfly poon." - Randy Marsh - 20 October 2010

[RichL]

"Lawrence Logic" <lawrence-Omit...@amd-p.com> wrote in message
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> How are they price-wise?

Looks like they're running about $1K in the US, based on a quick Google
search.

I'm highly intrigued!

[Lawrence Logic]

"RichL" wrote in message
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I've been to their Australian web site and I can't find the model that Kirk
has. I've emailed him, so hopefully I'll know what it is soon.

--
Lawrence
"Let all my fans know I love 'em, but a gay fish just can't live in the
outside world forever" - Kanye West - 8 April 2009

[Kirk Lorange]

Thanks, mate ... I will try and get here more often.

They're very well priced, that's what's so neat about them. You're
paying for the same workmanship/timbers etc., but you're not paying
for the name. I can't tell you exactly what mine's worth but it's
surprisingly low ... $1500?

[Kirk Lorange]

On May 21, 1:18 pm, "Lawrence Logic" <lawrence-OmitThisBit-lo...@amd-

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> > "Lawrence Logic" <lawrence-OmitThisBit-lo...@amd-p.com> wrote in message

> >news:bAFBp.4623$CS3...@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...
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> >> How are they price-wise?
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> > Looks like they're running about $1K in the US, based on a quick Google
> > search.
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> > I'm highly intrigued!
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> I've been to their Australian web site and I can't find the model that Kirk
> has.  I've emailed him, so hopefully I'll know what it is soon.
>
> --
> Lawrence
> "Let all my fans know I love 'em, but a gay fish just can't live in the
> outside world forever" - Kanye West - 8 April 2009

Google Peerless Hard Tail ... you'll see it there.

[JimT]

Wow. Nice playing and beautiful guitar. I'm glad I don't have 335 GAS. I
tried a semi-hollow one time and sold it. Too much growl for me but you
do it justice.

Jim

[Tony Done]

"Kirk Lorange" <plan...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Bummer, I didn't realise there was a guitar show in Brissie, and I was there
this w/e when it was on. Anyway, thanks for the unintentional heads up,
maybe next year.

Nice playing. What's the rest of the gear and tuning?

My 335 knockoff is a 1982 Westone, better made IMO than the real deal from
that time, except for the flimsy stop tailpiece and ordinary pickups. -
Which I swapped for GFS Brooklyns.

Tony D

[Kirk Lorange]

Sorry for the delay, Tony.

Tuning is Dropped D (DADGBE) and I'm going through a funny little Digitech RP100 I bought years ago, straight into my PC.

KL

[Tony Done]

"Kirk Lorange" <plan...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Thanks Kirk. I've always admired your guitar skills, and I appreciate your
interaction-style input to Usenet. <g> FWIW, that is what I guessed from
previous conversations, dropped D, RP-something.

Tony D