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steelerz · 12-30-2004, 02:44 PM

I've got the AFS75D artcore and I really like it. It's got a great neck on it and plays great. The neck is the biggest reason I bought it. Pickups could be better but sound pretty good. I changed the strings to flatwound 12s and it improved the tone a lot. I looked at an Epi but the 335 I played just didn't have it. It's like that with the Artcores too, you can run across a turd with any of them. A used Gibson 333 is almost in your price range if you look hard enough. Pickups might be a little hot for jazz though. Play all of them that you can and let your ears and fingers tell you which one to get.

Edit:You said you have a Deville, my artcore sounds better through my Fender than it does my Marshall TSL.

12-30-2004, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
steelerz Insane	I've got the AFS75D artcore and I really like it. It's got a great neck on it and plays great. The neck is the biggest reason I bought it. Pickups could be better but sound pretty good. I changed the strings to flatwound 12s and it improved the tone a lot. I looked at an Epi but the 335 I played just didn't have it. It's like that with the Artcores too, you can run across a turd with any of them. A used Gibson 333 is almost in your price range if you look hard enough. Pickups might be a little hot for jazz though. Play all of them that you can and let your ears and fingers tell you which one to get. Edit:You said you have a Deville, my artcore sounds better through my Fender than it does my Marshall TSL. Last edited by steelerz; 12-30-2004 at 02:47 PM..