) and there's no comparison. And the newer Epi copies are quite unsatisfactory. Not well-made at all, and dull-sounding.
Having owned a real H-bird myself, I agree. But I played a Songwriter recently and I was not impressed, especially for the price they wanted. Epi anything makes me cringe actually .
Your Lyle has laminated back/sides, but a solid top...most of the tone comes from the top, so a lam. back/sides guitar isn't always a bad idea.
I can believe that. It has a lot of mojo tho, and ya can't beat that for a $100 git!
Bob