Cheap Tricones

Ally · Post by **Ally** » 10 May 2002 7:14 am

Any one played the new budget Tricones? Over here they're badged as Vintage AMG-2, but probably go under a different name elsewhere. They're retailing for about £450-£500 here. Also, would a National cone upgrade be in order?

Cheers

AC

Steve Honum · Post by **Steve Honum** » 10 May 2002 7:41 am

I saw one of the new Regal Tricones (round neck)at McCabe's in West L.A. the other day. Was in too much of a hurry to try it out. Probably the same guitar (made in the Czech Republic). It looked like it was pretty well made. It was hung on the wall next to a new National tri-cone. There appeared to be a slightly different neck fitting system, visible through the sound "holes". I think it was priced about $1100.00, which is not "cheap" in my book. My question is: would Regal put one of their square necks(as used on their wood body resonator guitars) on one of these new tri-cones at no extra charg? I might phone them and ask. An original National style 1 with the metal clad neck is a much sexier guitar. Maybe one day a "cheap" one will cross my path.
Haere mai,
Steve H.
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Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 10 May 2002 7:57 am

From what I remember of the Supro guitars I saw when I was in London, those are the same as the Johnson brand sold here in the USA.
Elderly Instruments says this about the Johnson tricone guitar they're selling for $750:

These are decent tricones, but the overall workmanship, fit & finish are far from superlative; simply stated, these are OK guitars, not great.

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HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 12 May 2002 8:26 am

You get what you pay for.