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Yip got the same one too
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willow13 wrote:i've got one
jvpp wrote:Yip got the same one too
Where’d they come from?
It feels heaps too solid to be chinesium.
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Single coil wrote:
willow13 wrote:i've got one
jvpp wrote:Yip got the same one too
Where’d they come from?
It feels heaps too solid to be chinesium.
Imassuming youve done a quick google search.
I just did and if it doesnt have Hamilton USA printed on the steel then its likely japanese. Probably 60s.

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Single coil wrote:
willow13 wrote:i've got one
jvpp wrote:Yip got the same one too
Where’d they come from?
It feels heaps too solid to be chinesium.
When I started playing guitar (like a century ago), if you wanted a capo, that's the one you got, 'cos that's the one there was.

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Funny how that’s all worked out innit
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Single coil wrote:Funny how that’s all worked out innit
yeah it is. Now Japanese made guitars are revered. I have been wanting a model series Charvel for years but now they aren't considered "cheap" so the prices are getting up there
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Slowy wrote:
Single coil wrote:
willow13 wrote:i've got one
jvpp wrote:Yip got the same one too
Where’d they come from?
It feels heaps too solid to be chinesium.
When I started playing guitar (like a century ago), if you wanted a capo, that's the one you got, 'cos that's the one there was.

History lesson #2:
'Made in Japan' was a byword for cheap rubbish.
China made fireworks.
Century ago...
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I would use capos a bit more, but the guitar is almost never perfectly in tune with one on. I may have to invest in a better one.
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Delayman wrote:I would use capos a bit more, but the guitar is almost never perfectly in tune with one on. I may have to invest in a better one.
Yeah, sometimes I need to move the capo around a bit too, because of the tuning thing. Usually means changing the angle a tiny bit.
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Absolutely true. Will modify angle in future - never thought of that lol
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Different spring, need strong hands...
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I thought this was about Paulie Walnuts!

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