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What do you think of the Dan Amstrong guitar?
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:28 am
by octagon
My local shop has a new one for $1200.I love the way the original sounds in this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei-L_AuuaxI
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:40 am
by kenposurf
I had an original back in the 70's with the interchangeable pups...it played well..nice neck.. fit was a little off..kinda heavy as I recall..killer tone..lot like a 70's Tele voicewise..can't beat the look.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:43 am
by octagon
Yeah,I think it is so cool.Greg Ginn of Black Flag had one that he had hardwired a humbucker into.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/Gregginn.jpg
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:16 am
by winston
Man what a great performance. I loved that band. Rod was and still is a great showman. He just seems to energize any band he sings with.
Oh yes the guitar, very, very cool Mitch.
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:54 am
by rick_ovic
I owned one of these guitars in the '80s. I agree with George that it was heavy and the intonation was almost impossible to get accurate on account of the wooden one piece bridge saddle.
I still wish I had it for the curiosity factor, but it was never my "go to" guitar.
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:10 am
by octagon
There is some interesting info on the Dan Armstrong Guitar on Ampeg's Website:
http://www.ampeg.com/products/daplexi/adag/index.html
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:12 pm
by brammy
Thats Ron Wood on the Dan Armstrong, right?
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:27 pm
by brammy
You've probably all seen the clip of Keef lending his Dan Armstrong to Jimi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqqaw9iN0Js&mode=related&search=
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:58 pm
by octagon
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:18 am
by phlemmy
The guitarist for math rock legends Buzzard uses one exclusively.
www.buzzardfreak.com
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:37 am
by octagon
I'm thinking about trading my strat for one of those.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:47 pm
by octagon
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:39 pm
by kenposurf
Nice! Did ya let go of the strat?
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:56 pm
by octagon
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:14 pm
by jingle_jangle
I noticed the Jack Finney book, Mitch.
He's a neighbor of mine...you must read "Five by Finney" if you can. Really good short stories...
Jack wrote "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", back in the early Fifties. It's set in our town, Mill Valley, thinly disguised, of course.
