Matt Raines 7 String Archtop
invisaman75
playing in this video does not help me at all! I don't play 7 string
but I was going to recommend to a 7 string playing buddy to check it
out so maybe he can put his two 7 string Benedettos in semi-retirement
(play at home only). I read a few thing thats suggest they are on
cheaper side of things but I want to get some first hand opinions.
Thanks!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270175490091
Tim McNamara
If you check on Harmony Central, you will see that the customer opinions
are all over the map. Looking at a number of his auctions, I have seen
things like seemingly random bridge placement on Raines's archtop
instruments. That's stopped me from bidding on his instruments thus far.
mikeo
charges. very low quality and his marketing hype on the website and
ebay are very exaggerated. i dumped it asap. i have a friend who
bought the 7 string archtop and returned it right away. those HC
reviews seem suspiciously shilly to me. beware. from his clips the
guy appears to be a great player but do not assume he sells a high
quality product. just my opinion, of course, not looking to defame,
but feel like i wasted my money.
invisaman75
Yeah, I read the Harmony Central stuff and a few reviews seemed a bit
hyped! Also, it didn't seem right when I looked the auction. Thanks!
invisaman75
His playing kind left me thinking it was scam. I was getting sucked in
until watched the video! What tune was he playing or was it a tune? I
don't know but I ain't buying! Thanks!
hw
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the tune is called "Bebop" by dizzy gillespie. why you would feel scammed by
his *playing* is beyond me. negative reviews and too much hype i can
understand, but his playing? strange world...
Tim McNamara
bobre...@yahoo.com wrote:
> He talks about "my builder" as if he is not the one who is building.
> He may be providing input for an evolving design.
Raines's guitars are made in China, IIRC. Anybody can do this, of
course- send 'em a sketch of what you want, pay 'em and wait for the
container shipment to show up. Then flog 'em on eBay.
> Makes me wonder if he has teamed up with that guy from Colorado (?)
> who was building his own archtops and selling on eBAY.
The guy in Colorado you are referring to is probably Gary Stroup. His
guitars look crude in the photos but the reviews indicate that they
sound OK and he's apparently a nice guy to do business with. I've never
seen one of Stroup's guitars in person nor heard one.
mikeo
>
>
> He talks about "my builder" as if he is not the one who is building.
> he has teamed up with that guy from Colorado (?) who was building his
> own archtops and selling on eBAY.
>
right, he is not the "builder". that is happening elsewhere. in the
case of the flattop 7 i bought, it was labeled "made in korea".
others are from china.
i guess all that's from china are not eastmans, haha.
Charlie X
much..but i think its great. I use it a lot..i did some heavy mods to
it since its not ultra valuable.
I put in new pups, all new wiring and installed a single coil between
the buckers. This is now the most versitile guitar i have and the
sound is great.
The necks are a little to flat for barring chords..and you may fatigue
a bit ...but other than that, its def worth it. For under a grand
(including all the mods i did) it covers a LOT of ground.
check out my clips at http://charliex.com