ib2010 Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Good luck with the hunt, it's gonna be worth it when you find one. I was fortunate to score a couple of months back, and what an awesome WOODEN guitar it is. Deep in the woods, but no slop. Speaks perfectly. Unlike any guitar i have played.
Feynman Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Good luck! I am a believer in these threads.
straightblues Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Yeah, I don't think a lot of these were made. Good luck in your quest. The Phat Cats are similar to P90 so that may be another way to go.
belgian Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 Yeah, I don't think a lot of these were made. Good luck in your quest. The Phat Cats are similar to P90 so that may be another way to go.Have one with Phat cats - but the difference in construction makes it interesting.
HamerHokie Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Yeah, I don't think a lot of these were made. Good luck in your quest. The Phat Cats are similar to P90 so that may be another way to go.I would think that the P-90 version sounds a lot rawer, fatter and compressed than the Phat Cat version. I imagine though the spruce gives the P-90s more of an edge.
DaveL Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 I would be all over one with phat cats... but if you ask me, there's one with hums at guitar center brooklyn that might be korina... and they'd probably ship it cheap...
Kurt L Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Good luck, Conrad. I played one a few years ago when they held NAMM here in Austin. It was fantastic.
gorch Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Once I've been comparing P90s to Phat Cats. Phat Cats are more teleish as P90s are more midrange. They create a close to acoustic sound on the Newport. On a tweedy Valvetech they are killing. Conrad, turn the second channel volume off and turn up the first volume to the edge. You'll like it.
django49 Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 If one does not pop up, is a Vanguard a reasonable substitute? At least they should be easier to find.
belgian Posted November 16, 2011 Author Posted November 16, 2011 Have a few Newports already (a Newport Pro that my son-in-law uses and a Korina with phatcats) but now want the P90 version with the wraparound bridge.
django49 Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Have a few Newports already (a Newport Pro that my son-in-law uses and a Korina with phatcats) but now want the P90 version with the wraparound bridge.If you have any comments/feedback on the Newport Korina, it would be of interest. Not sure how badly I would like one, but would be interested in hearing how it compares to a "regular" Newport.
gorch Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 None ? It looks like you won't come around a custom order. You already know we are story and pic hunters.
belgian Posted November 17, 2011 Author Posted November 17, 2011 I know of a NOS one - but the price is a little steep.
Feynman Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Don't give up hope.I've placed a "WTB Monaco" ad at least twice a year since I've joined, with no luck until last week. Someday your prince will come.
django49 Posted November 19, 2011 Posted November 19, 2011 Don't give up hope.I've placed a "WTB Monaco" ad at least twice a year since I've joined, with no luck until last week. Someday your prince will come.Almost what I used to tell my sister......."Keep taking pictures and send the film in for development,,,,,Someday your prints will come!"
sirDaniel Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 my sparkle orange '99 has a phatcat neck and seth bridge and will slit your throat with its tone. Amazing guitar. Not goin' anywhere. Sparkle Orange; best stock Hamer color EVER!! (second is seafoam)
Bobby Marshall Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 my sparkle orange '99 has a phatcat neck and seth bridge and will slit your throat with its tone. Amazing guitar. Not goin' anywhere. Sparkle Orange; best stock Hamer color EVER!! (second is seafoam)With a claim like that you have to post a pic or a link to a pic. Please?
tomteriffic Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Yeah, I don't think a lot of these were made. Good luck in your quest. The Phat Cats are similar to P90 so that may be another way to go.I would think that the P-90 version sounds a lot rawer, fatter and compressed than the Phat Cat version. I imagine though the spruce gives the P-90s more of an edge.What ices the cake on a Newport 90 is the wraparound bridge.
belgian Posted December 22, 2011 Author Posted December 22, 2011 Yeah, I don't think a lot of these were made. Good luck in your quest. The Phat Cats are similar to P90 so that may be another way to go.I would think that the P-90 version sounds a lot rawer, fatter and compressed than the Phat Cat version. I imagine though the spruce gives the P-90s more of an edge.What ices the cake on a Newport 90 is the wraparound bridge.Tom gets it !
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