EchoPark Downtowner Custom Koa

[Mark Wein]

http://rebel-guitars.com/preowned-echopark-downtowner-custom-koa/

Handmade instruments that bleed soul, and ooze tone. Each and every instrument that is created by master luthier Gabriel Currie for Echopark Guitars is the product of a deeply bred lineage of craftsmanship. For a guitar built with love in mind; for a piece of art that has been coddled and cared for from its inception; for a practical, yet dynamic, tool that is second-to-none for making music; welcome yourself into the ever-expanding world of Echopark Guitars.

The Downtowner is a simultaneously stunning and understated instrument that cleverly fuses design elements from a few famous vintage guitars—the curvy bout of the LP and simplicity of the SG Classic, with funky Supro and Silvertone like lines.

• Downtowner Custom Koa
• AAAAA Select Koa Bookmatched Top
• Hand Selected, African Mahogany, One-Piece Body
• One-Piece, Quartersawn Mahogany Neck
• Chunky Neck Profile Based On 1942 Epiphone Emperor
• Rosewood Fretboard
• Jumbo Fret Wire (Dunlop 6100)
• Hand Aged Nickel Hardware
• Grover Pre-War Style Vintage Button Tuners
• TonePros AVT 2 Wraparound Tailpiece
• Hand Wound Custom Arcane P90 & Mini-Hum Pickups
• Vol, Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• One-Ply Tortoise Pickguard
• Satin Lacquer Finish
• G & G hardshell case

$4495.00 + Shipping

 

[CBHScott]

Pricey but I kinda like it.

 

[Kerouac]

HOT


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[Chad]

would

 

[Coralkong]

Like it.

 

[bsman]

I like it, but have to wonder if a blended P90 and mini-hum might not be a terribly useful tone...

 

[Tiltsta]

I really like that. Koa is such a beautiful wood.

 

[DFB]

Way spendy,but hot.

 

[Dogsinplastic]

Beautiful wood, but $4,500 for a used solidbody of no particular vintage is insane.

I like it, but have to wonder if a blended P90 and mini-hum might not be a terribly useful tone...

The first issue of '52 Fender Tele Hot Rod had the mini-HB neck and Tele bridge...those things sounded pretty friggin' sweet. Not the same I know, but I could see getting a nice mixed tone.

 

[Denverdave]

Pretty hot. I would prefer matched pickups myself.

 

[Guitar Heel]

I don't love the shape, but love the wood and the config.

 

[baimun]

Duh.... It's koa.

 

[jp_nyc]

Handmade instruments that bleed soul, and ooze tone.

rotflmao

 

[Hubert Stumblin]

I approve of this geetar.

 

[Punchy]

That's pretty.

 

[Modern Saint]

Dig KOA

 

[Flatspotter]

You really can't go wrong with koa, but that's a lot of money.

 

[Stratguy]

Koa is a beautiful wood, but I looked at it again, and I'm still thinking, "Meh."

 

[Flamencology]

Miraculously, I honestly like it.

But, on principle, I do feel that koa should only be used for ukes. Anything else seems unethical. And often looks tacky and tasteless.

 

[GreatDane]

for some reason, i don't think i've liked anything i've seen from this builder. same is true for this example. i like the Koa, but that's it.