Some might say..."Why didn't you just go for a Gibson ES-335." I would bet that the 335 feels a little more hefty in your hands and is the right choice for Larry Carlton, but as with all these Harmony and Kay guitars, so much of it comes down to vibe. I am not a road guy so I don't need the reliability and something as easily replaceable as a 335. Vibe counts, and this guitar has tons of it.
This is a Harmony H-72V. It is the brother of the H-72. The only difference is the H-72V has a Bigsby, which is pretty high cotton for a Harmony. I am still in the process of dialing in the setup on this guitar, but it has already found its way into some recordings. Those Dearmond pickups are where all the vibe exists in this guitar. They are killer. Crunchy or smooth, they are pretty versatile. I have yet to experiment much with their smoothness, but was able to get some Stones like crunch on a recording, and therein lies the vibe.
Some of the features on this guitar include an intonatable bridge which helps with the Bigsby. The body and neck are very slim, and as stated earlier, the 3 position switch and those pickups make this a very underrated and versatile guitar. What I wouldn't give for the neck to be nice and fat on this one, but it is about as slim as any electric neck I have ever played. It is funny that many of the Harmony acoustics have big, fat necks and just about all of these semi hollows have really slim necks. The Harmony Meteors also have real slim necks. This is the trade off a guy like me has to make for that cool tone. These were made between 1966-1971 and though there are a couple of them around, they are not that prevalent, especially with a Bigsby.
This guitar looks in pretty damn good shape, doesn't it? That's what the seller led me to believe. He took pictures from every angle except for the angle that showed how the guitar had been dropped at one time on the instrument jack. He never mentioned it, and when I confronted him on it he said he didn't see it and that it happens to him all the time(being sold a bill of goods). What a fucking douchbag! Many of the guitars you see on this sight have been sold. Never in a million years would I not describe an instrument as perfectly as I could. I truly believe we are caretakers of these instruments, not shyster salesmen trying to make a buck at every turn.
You tell me if you wouldn't have noticed that!! Oh well...I just don't know how some people sleep at night.
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