epi alleykat archtop

allthumbs · #1 March 19th, 2005

bummer. i was ready to drop the hammer on an epi allykat jazz box which is said to have a pretty nice tone for slide as well as jazzy stuff. It is on sale for 299 regular 800+ . Guess What ! Misicians friend doesn't sell to Canadians. Do I feel special. That was going to be my birthday present to self. Too bad, the guys at H.C have bought at least a dozen of them in the last four days with glowing reviews. They say the parts alone are worth more than 299. I bet I am going to find this happens to me a lot living in the banana republic of Canada.
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allthumbs · #2 March 22nd, 2005

Found a relative on my wifes side in the states. He ordered it for me,no problem. I got the last one. I just saw the same guitar new on ebay for 511 u.s. so I did real well. Can't wait to try her for slide. I will have it in about a week.
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benjamino · #3 March 22nd, 2005

cool, let us know how it goes

LightninBoy · #4 March 22nd, 2005

Way to go Allthumbs!
You are special!
Nuthin' better than a bargain.
I once bought a piston engine, only because it was on sale!

Kirk Lorange · #5 March 22nd, 2005

Great news allthumbs. I envy you!

Kirk

Frankenstrat2 · #6 March 28th, 2005

Congratulations. So how is it?

allthumbs · #7 March 28th, 2005

I am still waiting for it. I hope to have it by the end of the week..
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allthumbs · #8 March 30th, 2005

U.P.S. damaged my guitar in transit. It has a dent on the face at the bottom edge below the bridge. It looks like it was hit by a 2X4. It is small, about the size of my small fingernail and maybe 1/16 inch deep. The finish is cracked and I can see it falling out soon. They pick it up in a couple of days to check the damage and look at repair costs. I hope I can get it to my guitar guy and have him put on a better finish if thats what it needs. To bad. It was perfect. No flaws anywhere that I could see. I didn't even get a chance to play it since the hit was hard enough to break the top E string and I didn't see the ding till I had the strings off ready to change for heavier strings.
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Frankenstrat2 · #9 March 30th, 2005

Arrrghhh!
So sorry!
I hate stories like that. I wanted a happy ending.

Kirk Lorange · #10 March 31st, 2005

Bummer!

Kirk

allthumbs · #11 April 14th, 2005

A happy ending after all. ups is not even going to check the damage. They are sending my brother in law the cash value of the alleykat. So I got me a free guitar. I will have my guitar guy take a look at it to see if it is worth bothering with the ding. The container my guitar was shipped in must of been trashed for them not to even check for damage. Happy birthday to me indeed. Too bad I hadn't ordered a National or a boutique guitar.

Frankenstrat2 · #12 April 14th, 2005

Glad UPS made good on it.
Nothing like a free guitar.
Now you can put your own dings on it guilt-free.
Enjoy.
b.