Whats up with reissues

[bwethera]

I just want to know the consensus on reissue gear good or just a new marketing scheme...

[dagosto]

I find that reissue electronic is usually cool (like pickups and keyboards). I feel like the instruments like guitars are not necessarily all that much better except for the electronic components. Of course there are always exceptions to this.

[Bellringer]

It really varies by the piece. If they stay faithful to the original specs it can be good. Especially if the item is rare, overpriced used or hard to find. Some pieces of gear sound better with age, others end up being redone with cheaper electronics and miss the mark. So, it really varies but it's cool to see how close they can get to the original.

[smopo24]

Originally Posted by Bellringer

It really varies by the piece. If they stay faithful to the original specs it can be good. Especially if the item is rare, overpriced used or hard to find. Some pieces of gear sound better with age, others end up being redone with cheaper electronics and miss the mark. So, it really varies but it's cool to see how close they can get to the original.

i second that, i just purchased a gibson sg 61 reissue that sounds and feels great; while i haven't had the opportunity to test it aganst an authentic 61 sg, others that i know have. they told me it sounds great, and is a pretty close approximation (if not an identical sound) to the origional. on hamony central, i found others that purchased this same guitar felt the same way, and was sold on it. you really can't make something "the same" in every way. it may be better (which is what i hear constantly about modern tape formulations, like the old ones used to flake like nobody's buisness and the synthetic-oiled ones fell apart constantly even after being baked). the components just aren't there, or aren't being manufactured the exact same way. your best bet is to go with something NOS (new old stock).

[Nubus]

As far as a really old guitar that has been taken care of the way the wood dries out is so great. It can just feel right. I'm really curious to try out a new Hagstrom and compare to the few from the sixties I've had the pleasure to play.

[Whoopysnorp]

Sometimes you just can't do a reissue completely 100 percent faithful to the original, due to components used in the originals being harder to come by these days. I heard a statistic that if Ampeg were to build SVTs to the exact same specifications that they built them in the early '70s 'blue line' period, they would cost $5000 new.

[Drengur Grar]

Originally Posted by Nubus

As far as a really old guitar that has been taken care of the way the wood dries out is so great. It can just feel right. I'm really curious to try out a new Hagstrom and compare to the few from the sixties I've had the pleasure to play.

Yes, I am eager as well to try the new Hagstroms...just looking at them, I am very disappointed. They look 'genuinely cheap' and although the sixties Haggys were 'cheap' they are soooo solid and rad sounding. If they did a reissue of the sparkle top...i'd be twice as eager to compare. Haggy's are probably my favorite make of guitars. The 'kings neck' is one of the fastest, most comfortable and straightest necks I've ever played not too mention the sweet vinyl backing on the I's haha. Have you had a chance to play their Viking series? Man, what a great sounding 335 rip-off. Another great 335 rip-off was made by Goya.. (which you probably already know had guitars made by Hagstrom for a period of time).