Members Vintage55 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I visited my favorite guitar shop again today (a weekly event, lately) and did another trade. No funds necessitates I get rid of something to get something new, so away went a Bill Lawrence Swampcaster T, that I picked up used a few years ago. Nice guitar, and I liked the way it played, but just didn't play it much at all. This guitar I had interested me before and had been hanging on the guitar racks for awhile. I really like P90s and wanted something that would add that sound type to my arsenal. Tried it for a few minutes during my last trip and really liked the neck and how well the guitar was finished. Just a bit of pickguard marks, but otherwise a new guitar. Now that I have it home and running through my amp and effects, I'm even more happy I made the trade. Got a SD Little '59 for one of my strats as part of the deal too. Here ya go: I think Crafter has discontinued manufacturing their electrics, which is too bad, if true, and is concentrating on acoustics. This is a sweet guitar that sells for just over $200 new. Pickups sound really good for being in such a cheap guitar. No real reason to change them out for something more expensive. Not sure I'd gain that much doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 bump for fixed pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 "fixed pics"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Crafter makes excellent acoustic guitars. That guitar is just juicy looking!!! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Crafter makes excellent acoustic guitars. That guitar is just juicy looking!!! Congrats!! I got it in your honor, of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Awesome. I lubs me some DC's with P90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Oh yeah - I really like it. It reminds me of an Agile double cut I had - also in yellow. HNGD - w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Looks great! I like the LP Junior style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rakester Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 happy NGD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Played it most of the evening, and even though it's still honeymoon stage, I love it. New sounds now abound with the P90's that I was missing before. Pretty quiet too and no mud in the neck pickup. Great neck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jkay Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 When I read your post last week, it got me thinking. My local shop had the same exact guitar hanging on the wall for two years, and I always found myself picking it up. Have wanted a flattop lp style guitar with p90's for a long time, so I offered up my Xaviere hollowbody tele style with p90's even up, and he went for it. I liked the Xaviere, had great tone but I never got along with the neck and this neck is narrower and easier to handle. Got it home and like you said, it sounds fantastic, plays great and has a very cool vintage vibe. P90's on an LP body are a wonderful thing! Thanks for the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted October 30, 2009 Members Share Posted October 30, 2009 DC with P90s. yummy, yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zerostreet Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChineseKnockoff Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Nice guitar!! So - what do you want for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Now that I've had it for awhile, I like it even more. The pickups are really good. The neck is as good as anything I've played. It's a shame the guitar world is so fickle with the headstock brand-name {censored}. So many really good guitars, and alot of them inexpensive, go terribly overlooked. I guess, in reality, it's the players themselves that are getting screwed. But, in this case, I think Crafter discontinued their electric line of guitars. Too bad for all of you who can appreciate an inexpensive guitar that's actually good and will never have a chance to own one of these. If this guitar said Gibson on the headstock, everyone would be all over it...and thrilled that Gibson only wanted $800 for it. This guitar costs $229....but, of course, we all know that it's worth way more than $571 for the Gibson name on the headstock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Nice guitar!! So - what do you want for it? not for sale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BluesTuesday Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Very nice! Me like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Bad ass looking guitar man! Congrats and play in good health! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Bad ass looking guitar man! Congrats and play in good health! thanks, sir.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 Very nice! Me like. Me likey too! The same shop has some tele's by Crafter. I might run over there tomorrow and tempt myself. Got some guns to sell at a gun show in the morning. If all goes well, it may be another NGD for me tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ChineseKnockoff Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 not for sale... sigh* I kinda figured that somehow. And now, because of your obstinance, I'm gonna have to start a whole new thread asking where to go for a reasonably priced, high quality, double cut, 2 P90 LP Jr. clone. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 sigh* I kinda figured that somehow. And now, because of your obstinance, I'm gonna have to start a whole new thread asking where to go for a reasonably priced, high quality, double cut, 2 P90 LP Jr. clone. Oh well. eBay the same guitar, but in red... http://cgi.ebay.com/Crafter-LJ-550-Electric-Guitar-LJ550-WR-DAE29_W0QQitemZ390110629974QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item5ad467d056 that was easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted October 31, 2009 Members Share Posted October 31, 2009 I like it. HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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