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Topic: entry-level squareneck tricone |
James Mayer
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Posted 14 Mar 2024 6:19 am |
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I'm looking for an entry level tricone in the price range of Recording King and Republic.
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 14 Mar 2024 1:05 pm
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I see several Recording King RM-991-S tricones on Reverb for the same price - $1099.99 USD. I don't see anything for Republic squareneck tricones, and I expect those will be harder to find. Good luck with your search!
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James Mayer
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Posted 14 Mar 2024 1:32 pm
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Yeah, I saw the $1099 Recording Kings but was hoping to buy used.
I'm thinking about talking to Aiersi about building a squareneck. I've found other threads here and on resohangout where the customer experience was positive. As I understand it, they build the Recording King models and are more affordable while still being a new instrument.
Was hoping someone here would have something they were wanting to sell as I trust SGF forum members to have taken care of their instruments.
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Dave Mudgett
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Posted 14 Mar 2024 8:52 pm
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I have an Aiersi round-neck tri-cone. It is excellent in every way. I cut a hole in the top and put in a Gibson-made mini-humbucker that was taken from a trashed Silvertone Chris Isaak model 20+ years ago (a sad story, but at least something good came of it). The guitar now sounds good acoustically or amplified, and is my main acoustic steel-bodied slide player now. My vintage-police friends were blown away that such a reasonably-priced steel-bodied guitar could sound and play so good. We took a good look inside and it was well-constructed. BTW, most of the newer Aiersi tri-cones I've seen have a mini-humbucker already installed. The one I have is several years old, and didn't come with the pickup.
Of course, that is different than a square-neck. But I think it would be worth it to see what they say about building one. Devon Zhu posts here about their steel-bodied guitars occasionally, so you should be able to get ahold of him via the forum. |
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 15 Mar 2024 6:11 am
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| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
I have an Aiersi round-neck tri-cone. It is excellent in every way. I cut a hole in the top and put in a Gibson-made mini-humbucker that was taken from a trashed Silvertone Chris Isaak model 20+ years ago (a sad story, but at least something good came of it). The guitar now sounds good acoustically or amplified, and is my main acoustic steel-bodied slide player now. My vintage-police friends were blown away that such a reasonably-priced steel-bodied guitar could sound and play so good. We took a good look inside and it was well-constructed. BTW, most of the newer Aiersi tri-cones I've seen have a mini-humbucker already installed. The one I have is several years old, and didn't come with the pickup.
Of course, that is different than a square-neck. But I think it would be worth it to see what they say about building one. Devon Zhu posts here about their steel-bodied guitars occasionally, so you should be able to get ahold of him via the forum. |
Good to know, thanks! This is probably the best route to go unless a stellar deal pops up. That seems rather unlikely, though. Searching all the usual sites (Reverb, eBay, etc) reveal that any used tricone squareneck is $2k or more and made by National or a premium boutique luthier.
I messaged him on the forum and wrote him an email directly through their site (the same email he has used on this forum). That was early yesterday morning and I haven't gotten a response.
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Jeff Keyton
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Posted 15 Mar 2024 5:18 pm
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| I've got a Regal roundneck tricone bought new about 20 years ago now. (not selling it), but thought you might add those to your search - last year I added a string to it to make it a 7 stringer, tone is decent, I'm not sure how close the inner construction compares to the old ones, though. |
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 16 Mar 2024 6:56 am
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| Jeff Keyton wrote: |
| I've got a Regal roundneck tricone bought new about 20 years ago now. (not selling it), but thought you might add those to your search - last year I added a string to it to make it a 7 stringer, tone is decent, I'm not sure how close the inner construction compares to the old ones, though. |
I’m currently playing a Regal RC-51 roundneck with a nut raiser. I borrowed it from a friend. It sounds great and is what spurred my search for a squareneck.
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Jim Park
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Carson City, Nv
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Posted 16 Mar 2024 11:46 am
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| I emailed you about a Mckenna Tricone, it might be the stellar deal you’re looking for… |
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James Mayer
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Posted 16 Mar 2024 11:55 am
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| Jim Park wrote: |
| I emailed you about a Mckenna Tricone, it might be the stellar deal you’re looking for… |
I missed the email so thanks for the heads up. I should have specified that I’m looking for a metal-bodied tricone.
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James Mayer
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James Mayer
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Jeff Keyton
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Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2024 9:10 am
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| Great looking steel, and depending on condition you receive it, looks like a good deal, bet it sounds as good as it looks. |
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