Electric? Acoustic?
Last week I snagged a Peregrine from Guitar Center. I like things that are a bit different, and the Peregrine has been on my "want to try" list for several years.
This is the standard model, made in Corona I think. The serial number appears to be PRC309004. Mahogany body and neck with rosewood fingerboard & bridge. "Snake head" headstock with a chesterfield. String-thru-body bridge design is reminiscent of a telecaster, and I like it.
First, the bad... the GC guy who sold me the guitar over the phone assured me it had plenty of saddle. Unfortunately, this one does not. But considering the design of this guitar, I would suggest that it's not as critical as it usually would be. I took note and moved on.
And now, the good... It's small and lightweight, but not completely hollow. If you take off the back cover plate (which allows access to the output switch-jack) you can make out some solid stuff in there. Pretty standard Guild neck, with a 1 11/16 nut width. Action is low and it plays clean.
How does it sound? It sounds better than I expected it to acoustically. Kind of quiet, of course, but still sounds like an acoustic Guild. Then I took it out to the music room and plugged it into the PA. Holy crap! It sounds JUST LIKE an acoustic guitar but you can crank it up as loud as you like and there is no feedback. No quack, either. It has a custom-made preamp with a few little sliders on the top side. The tone adjustment seems weak, but any outboard preamp or mixing board will provide more tone shaping capability, anyway.
So, I like it.
I'm looking forward to playing this with the band. The DD-6 is looking a little nervous.
Last week I snagged a Peregrine from Guitar Center. I like things that are a bit different, and the Peregrine has been on my "want to try" list for several years.
This is the standard model, made in Corona I think. The serial number appears to be PRC309004. Mahogany body and neck with rosewood fingerboard & bridge. "Snake head" headstock with a chesterfield. String-thru-body bridge design is reminiscent of a telecaster, and I like it.
First, the bad... the GC guy who sold me the guitar over the phone assured me it had plenty of saddle. Unfortunately, this one does not. But considering the design of this guitar, I would suggest that it's not as critical as it usually would be. I took note and moved on.
And now, the good... It's small and lightweight, but not completely hollow. If you take off the back cover plate (which allows access to the output switch-jack) you can make out some solid stuff in there. Pretty standard Guild neck, with a 1 11/16 nut width. Action is low and it plays clean.
How does it sound? It sounds better than I expected it to acoustically. Kind of quiet, of course, but still sounds like an acoustic Guild. Then I took it out to the music room and plugged it into the PA. Holy crap! It sounds JUST LIKE an acoustic guitar but you can crank it up as loud as you like and there is no feedback. No quack, either. It has a custom-made preamp with a few little sliders on the top side. The tone adjustment seems weak, but any outboard preamp or mixing board will provide more tone shaping capability, anyway.
So, I like it.
I'm looking forward to playing this with the band. The DD-6 is looking a little nervous.