FS: Koa Equator Instruments Mini

[rexcor]

I just shared this with a fellow Phish tribute guitarist friend of mine.  He may be getting in touch, treat him well.   

Hey, good lookin' out Walker, appreciate it!

Yes, I have checked the website. I understand it's 93% of the standard size. I guess I'm wondering why that matters. How will it affect tone/playability?

Hi solargarlic, since I've never played a standard, I can't tell you based on experience how this changes the tone and playability, but if I had to guess, the differences wouldn't be too extreme.  Feedback would behave slightly differently because of the larger body, but again, we're talking about a difference of 7%.  The difference in price is quite large though, which is one of the reasons I ended up going with the mini.  Let me know if you've got any more questions or if you want to hear the guitar with a certain kind of tone (clean open chords, crunchy feedback mayhem, somewhere in between, etc).      

[solargarlic]

Hi, Yes, I'd love to hear some clips if you have them.

[rexcor]

Here's a couple from a while ago.  I'll get something clean recorded later today.
https://soundcloud.com/rexcorp/breaking-in-the-mini
https://soundcloud.com/rexcorp/equator-mini-loop-jam

[solargarlic]

Thanks!
Random question for the forum. Does anyone know what kind of pickups Trey used on his first Doc in the early to mid 90s???I have SD 59s now.

[Walker done done]

Schaller Golden 50's

[seriesnuns]

Hi all, first time poster. Lurker for a while. I thought I'd chime a little

I bought a used equator standard recently. These guitars are super impressive in person. Mine is all koa and every time I play it I get inspired. After playing the standard for a few months I get why people seem to buy multiples of them.

It's a little confusing on the standard vs mini. I understand the mini is a bit smaller yet the standard is the lightest of all the models. Anyone explain why?

[Down_With_Sco]

Geez you guys are brutal these days, has Poster made everyone sour around here or what?   

I'm not sour... but it helps to ask specific questions when you desire a specific answer.

[Heady Jam Fan]

Yes, I have checked the website. I understand it's 93% of the standard size. I guess I'm wondering why that matters. How will it affect tone/playability?

The mini's body is 93% of the size of the standard.

Tonally, I think the smaller body would be less warm, or less bass. If this is a good or bad thing is a matter of preference. Warmth to one person is muddy to another. Less bass to one person is clarity and thin to another.

It would also be less resonant because there is less hollow space. This also means less feedback I'd think.
Again, this is a matter of preference. You want to be able to get cool feedback, but not have it all over the place.
My Artinger is just a bit bigger than a Languedoc I think and my volume is louder than Trey's: Trey keeps his Mesa's volume fairly low, while I sometimes need to max mine out (to the point were the power tubes is overdriving a bit), I use a Badcat Unleash with my DR and it gets louder than my Mesa. Sometimes I get more feedback than I need, so I back off my volume, turn on my tuner (to mute my rig) or turn off a drive between notes or when not playing. Its still manageable, but can get wild - a friend was just testing my guitar and said he was vibrating just when people talked . In other words, its also preference: I could see other people both loving or hating dealing with the feedback I get in my rig.

Also, the Mini has carved rather than bent sides. Bent sides are supposed to be better, but I'm not even sure if Artinger bends the sides on his guitars... Makes me wonder how important that is since Artinger is considered 2nd to none is any professional review of his company that I've seen (all I know is I love mine).

I've known a few people who started with a Mini or PAL and upgraded to the Standard. I guess they liked Equator guitars enough.

Seems like it would be a great guitar. You can search around this site and see what other options there are that people are buying. Lots of small builders like AO and Artinger. The only top-end mass produced guitar I'd think of would be PRS Hollowbody II. Other than that, there are plenty of great cheaper guitars that get 80% of the way there maybe, like an Epiphone Thinline.

[Buffered]

Yes, I have checked the website. I understand it's 93% of the standard size. I guess I'm wondering why that matters. How will it affect tone/playability?

You can search around this site and see what other options there are that people are buying. Lots of small builders like AO and Artinger. The only top-end mass produced guitar I'd think of would be PRS Hollowbody II. Other than that, there are plenty of great cheaper guitars that get 80% of the way there maybe, like an Epiphone Thinline.

I agree with the above, although I've only had experience really searching for semi-hollows. The ES-336 is another top tier production hollowbody, 330's will be a 335 size. Ibanez Artists such as the AM205 or 255 are also 336/339 sized and are amazing (80's Japan versions, just ask Scofield.) I'd put my ES-339 against anything though, that's my lifer (CS version, stamp and CS serial # FWIW)

I was also looking around for a backup/party gig to the 339 and came across the SE semi-hollow line. It took a few hours of weekend work to get it to where it is today, but that is a great guitar for the money (have about $600 in it w/ all the mods I did, only thing original is the wood and frets) so that's another option. Many poo poo foreign guitars but they're great platforms for your imagination.

AO's work looks superb, and I am curious about a hollow body and bolt-on neck application.

Sorry, cannot comment on construction techniques for HB's as I don't know very much.

[Heady Jam Fan]

Yes, I have checked the website. I understand it's 93% of the standard size. I guess I'm wondering why that matters. How will it affect tone/playability?

You can search around this site and see what other options there are that people are buying. Lots of small builders like AO and Artinger. The only top-end mass produced guitar I'd think of would be PRS Hollowbody II. Other than that, there are plenty of great cheaper guitars that get 80% of the way there maybe, like an Epiphone Thinline.

I agree with the above, although I've only had experience really searching for semi-hollows. The ES-336 is another top tier production hollowbody, 330's will be a 335 size. Ibanez Artists such as the AM205 or 255 are also 336/339 sized and are amazing (80's Japan versions, just ask Scofield.) I'd put my ES-339 against anything though, that's my lifer (CS version, stamp and CS serial # FWIW)

I was also looking around for a backup/party gig to the 339 and came across the SE semi-hollow line. It took a few hours of weekend work to get it to where it is today, but that is a great guitar for the money (have about $600 in it w/ all the mods I did, only thing original is the wood and frets) so that's another option. Many poo poo foreign guitars but they're great platforms for your imagination.

AO's work looks superb, and I am curious about a hollow body and bolt-on neck application.

Sorry, cannot comment on construction techniques for HB's as I don't know very much.

Yeah, was bored and browsing today at local guitar shops to see if I could unload a few things I'm selling in some sort of trade.
The two nearby guitar centers had some cool looking, used, hollow Ibanez guitars.
However, the thing that caught my eye was a Cream-colored 3-HB Epiphone SG at a local shop, but they couldn't make an offer on my gear.

[Buffered]

Yes, I have checked the website. I understand it's 93% of the standard size. I guess I'm wondering why that matters. How will it affect tone/playability?

You can search around this site and see what other options there are that people are buying. Lots of small builders like AO and Artinger. The only top-end mass produced guitar I'd think of would be PRS Hollowbody II. Other than that, there are plenty of great cheaper guitars that get 80% of the way there maybe, like an Epiphone Thinline.

I agree with the above, although I've only had experience really searching for semi-hollows. The ES-336 is another top tier production hollowbody, 330's will be a 335 size. Ibanez Artists such as the AM205 or 255 are also 336/339 sized and are amazing (80's Japan versions, just ask Scofield.) I'd put my ES-339 against anything though, that's my lifer (CS version, stamp and CS serial # FWIW)

I was also looking around for a backup/party gig to the 339 and came across the SE semi-hollow line. It took a few hours of weekend work to get it to where it is today, but that is a great guitar for the money (have about $600 in it w/ all the mods I did, only thing original is the wood and frets) so that's another option. Many poo poo foreign guitars but they're great platforms for your imagination.

AO's work looks superb, and I am curious about a hollow body and bolt-on neck application.

Sorry, cannot comment on construction techniques for HB's as I don't know very much.

Yeah, was bored and browsing today at local guitar shops to see if I could unload a few things I'm selling in some sort of trade.
The two nearby guitar centers had some cool looking, used, hollow Ibanez guitars.
However, the thing that caught my eye was a Cream-colored 3-HB Epiphone SG at a local shop, but they couldn't make an offer on my gear.

Those 3 pup SGs are real cool, was it a '61 RI? Epiphone had one with a maestro and gold hardware. The Blueshawks are also sweet Epi's. Ibanez has a model called the AM153 or something with bubinga top and sides with a tritone switch that looks like a very versatile instrument for Soulive/James Brown. It's just so similar to my ES339. The model line is called Artstar, and they're good with a setup.  I've been tempted on several occasions to snag the Gibby faded at my local shop and turn it into a Zappa "Roxy" SG but I need a new mandolin more.

[Stiles12]

One of the guitars I always wanted to get (although not a full hollowbody) is a Gibson 446. They were really difficult to find and when ever you found them they were extremley over-priced. I used to see p-groove a bunch back in college and always liked what Brock Butler did with that guitar.

So this blog got looking again to see if a 446 is now more readily available, mind you I havent been looking for guitars for quite sometime now, so I started looking around and found myself on ebay seeing if any are out there and came across this seller. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1966-Gibson-ES-335-Beautiful-/330873937806?pt=Guitar&hash=item4d099f9f8e

Is this how people sell guitars now, I have been out of the game longer than I thought.

[Buffered]

"Here's a bunch of pictures of a girl holding a valuable vintage piece precariously. Oh you want shots of the back of the headstock and other technicals? Here's a few half-assed shots."

I have my doubts about the neck pickup being original

[No Nice Guy]

"Here's a bunch of pictures of a girl holding a valuable vintage piece precariously. Oh you want shots of the back of the headstock and other technicals? Here's a few half-assed shots."

I have my doubts about the neck pickup being original

At least she's a looker (am I talking about the girl, or the guitar is the question?  I should figure it out!)

[solargarlic]

Are there any more mainstream companies (Gibson, etc) that make full hollowbody guitars with 24 frets?