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Link Posted on May 30 2012 09:05 AM

djangodeadman wrote:

crumble wrote:

There is healthy interest in Eko Rangers, some say they sound as good as a Martin.

I bet they don't though.

Point taken but Martins are not always what they are cracked up to be.

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Link Posted on May 30 2012 12:16 PM

LeeVanCleef wrote:

CrispyGoodness wrote:

although I have to admit I once played a Wandre where the plastic had fallen off, leaving only the aluminum tube under the fretboard, and it somehow still felt comfortable in my hands...go fig!

Ah, but Wandres appear to have been designed by a superior intelligence... Probably from another planet judging by the design Wink

Have you ever try a Wandre ?i have try the one of my friend and it is not fabullous in fact looks cool for sure but i am not sure it a guitar for playing
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it was find in garbage maybe 30 (or more) years earliers
i have try it 10 years earlier at this time it have all the strings but now it it is guitar wall hanger

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Link Posted on May 30 2012 06:43 PM

Ludo, you should try to contact the session player/backup man Buddy Miller (my description is not meant as an insult, he is the ultimate guy to have behind you), as Wandres are all he plays...maybe he will want to buy it!

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Link Posted on May 30 2012 07:50 PM

ludobag wrote:

Have you ever try a Wandre ?i have try the one of my friend and it is not fabullous in fact looks cool for sure but i am not sure it a guitar for playing

I have had the chance to try a Wandre once and I thought it played pretty well by 60s Italian or Japanese guitar standards. To be fair I have to add that:
1. It was a Tigre, which I believe is a slightly more recent and more elaborate model than your friend's Tri-Lam
2. Its owner is a master luthier, so I'm pretty certain he did everything to maintain (or improve) the guitar's playability.

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Link Posted on May 31 2012 10:52 AM

this tigre more over have an offset shape and is in wood ,the one of my friend is in plastic and in fact for my taste feel cheap like a toy
then in fact like others guitars you have to try it before there not similar in contruction and in sound (when i see the price for the wandré i don't understand very much and if can choose i prefer old jag or jazzmaster for sure but need to be try before to avoid regret Big Grin )
a guy on a french forum find a cobra basso for 30 euros Yes maybe one day i will find one too

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Link Posted on May 31 2012 05:31 PM

I have played a couple of Wandres: A Tri-Lam (the one I mentioned earlier that was missing the back of it's neck) and a Rock Oval (branded as an Avalon). You're right; they do feel toy-like, being so very light and seemingly delicate. I know some folks go bonkers over the pickups in Wandres, but I found the ones I played to sound a lot like old Danelectros, but you could only select one pickup at a time. Not a bad sound, but not something I'd pay four grand for, either.

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Link Posted on Jun 04 2012 05:27 PM

referring to the ekos, i had a eko cobra once, the neck was fine and very nice to play, but the body was plywood and seemed to my a little crappy. over all rating i'd say it was a crappy guitar, but it looked very good, i mean if you like glitter...

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