Poor New Yorker...
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- Fred Kinbom
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Poor New Yorker...
As a massive fan of the National New Yorker's sound and looks, this pains me to look at:
1930s New Yorker on eBay
How could someone stick a humbucker in the middle of that cool logo that once looked like this?!
1930s New Yorker on eBay
How could someone stick a humbucker in the middle of that cool logo that once looked like this?!
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Ron, as it seems the original electronics are gone, at least it could possibly have made a broken guitar playable again...
To answer your question, I like the 1937 New Yorker I have the best (I have only tried two 1937 ones and one from 1947 though) - it has a sound that is perhaps not suited for everything, but it's very special - the concealed pickups give it a very "airy", acoustic-like and deep sound.
Cheers,
Fred
To answer your question, I like the 1937 New Yorker I have the best (I have only tried two 1937 ones and one from 1947 though) - it has a sound that is perhaps not suited for everything, but it's very special - the concealed pickups give it a very "airy", acoustic-like and deep sound.
Cheers,
Fred
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eek!
i had the same thought fred when i saw this, it made me slightly nauseous to see it, i love my new yorker, and the original pickup is the bomb! no noise either!
also @mike, thanks for the 12th street rag transcription thing im working on it!
also @mike, thanks for the 12th street rag transcription thing im working on it!
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I've seen a lot worse. Check out this restoration I did on a New Yorker about two years ago. (above)
I've seen a lot worse. Check out this restoration I did on a New Yorker about two years ago. (above)
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