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2739.1 | | KALVIN::BUSENBARK | | Wed May 26 1993 18:36 | 6 |
| I thought they were made in Ireland.... They are similiar to PRS,but
nicer..... and pricey too..... What specifics do you want on them....
Rick
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2739.2 | | E::EVANS | | Wed May 26 1993 19:17 | 16 |
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I hear they have some models with maple necks glued into maple bodies with
maple leaf inlays on the finger board. Many PRS fans like the maple necks
but not the bolt-on necks that come with them. The Eggle seems like a
reasonble way to get the maple neck.
I've heard these guitars have sold well in Europe and are soon to come
into the U.S. However, Manny's have one instrument and says they are
getting out of the business because they didn't sell. What is the story?
How do they compare to a PRS and what is the pickup configuration?
That will do for a start.
Jim
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2739.3 | Patrick Eggle prices (at Nevada Music) | KEEGAN::TURNER | | Thu May 27 1993 08:54 | 18 |
| Apparently, they score very highly on the style front. The May edition
of the UK magazine "The Guitar Magazine" is running a competition for
designing "a modern electric guitar that could be feasibly produced and
sold in the UK for between 600 and 800 pounds (about $920 to $1230)",
and Patrick Eggle have agreed to make the winner's guitar, discuss the
design with him/her, etc.
I don't know much about them as guitars, but I do have details of
approximate UK prices for three of the lines:
* P.E. New York -- 500 quid
* P.E. Berlin -- 900 quid
* P.E. Los Angeles -- 600 - 1000 quid
Hope this is of some help,
Dom (who can't get the pound sign on his keyboard at present, and can't
be bothered to look up how to do it!)
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2739.4 | | E::EVANS | | Thu May 27 1993 11:20 | 5 |
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For comparison, Manny's in NY is selling their last Berlin Pro for $1599.
Jim
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2739.5 | | RUTILE::COX | Let the good times roll | Fri May 28 1993 10:12 | 3 |
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duuuuh <compose> <L> <-> .... unless you have an English keyboard
and then it's shift and a number (forget which 3 rings a bell ) ....
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2739.6 | A little background | IOSG::CREASY | What do you mean, RTFM? I WTFM! | Fri Jun 04 1993 15:18 | 15 |
2739.7 | I have a brochure here | MVSUPP::CARRD | Take me through Highland Ron's | Thu Jun 10 1993 07:42 | 14 |
2739.8 | Oops | MVSUPP::CARRD | Take me through Highland Ron's | Fri Jun 11 1993 13:39 | 9 |
2739.10 | Patrick Eggle? | JUPITR::NLAMOUREUX | STORMIN'NORMAN | Wed Feb 23 1994 12:25 | 52 |
| "PATRICK EGGLE"
Always love Fender Strats and ever since, I got into Jimmy
Hendrix & Stevie Ray Vaughn, I've always felt that there was absolute-
ly nothing else and still feel pretty much that this is true!
Anyhow, I just happend to walk into this music store, in
Southbridge, MA., called Gordon's music and saw this vision of loveli-
ness, not on the rack, but in a special glass case!
Asked the guy if I could try it out!
Plugged it into a small amp; checked for intonation, up &
down the neck; beautiful; turned up the pre-amp; beautiful, and guess
it was jusst LOVE at first sight?
Ran through Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Riviera Paradise" to see
what kind of Jazzy tones I could get........GREAT!
Ran through "Still Got The Blues" to check for sustain and
once again........BEAUTIFUL!
Asked the guy, "How much?" and he says, "lists for $2,200.00
and we're selling it for $1,400.00"
Wow! that's alot of bread but then what price for love?
Since I've learned NOT to trust anyone I told the guy that I
would be making a few phone calls and would get back to him the same
day!
Called "Manny's Music" store in N.Y. City and they told me
that they considered it to be a fine hand crafted instrument and they
were selling it for $1,400.00"
Called "Mr. C's" music store which I believe is now in North-
boro shopping Plaza; told him the deal I was offered; he told me that
he'd sell me a brand new Stevie Ray Vaughn Strat + hard shell case for
$900.00 and that's a good deal!
Had to make a tough decision, but found that the guy from Mr.
C's music store tried to lie to me about something and decided to go
with the "Patrick Eggle".
This guitar is a little on the bright side for me but I've
readjuted my guitar effects processor to compensate!
I use an "A.R.T.", SGX-2000 with the X-15 Ultrafoot, hooked up
to one, 100 Watt, Ampeg V5, amp that has two 12" Celestions and run that
in STEREO, approx. 30 feet apart, with another 100 Watt amp, but this
one is an OLD Marshall half stack with 4, 12" Celestions.
Just had 4, new biased tubes; biased to the amp, put into the
Ampeg V5, and this should be another ego booster!
The craftsmen ONLY as good as his tools!
Feel that if I really wanted to I could always trade even for
a NEW Stevie Ray Vaughn Strat?
A boy's gotta have his toys, whether my wife likes the idea
or not? That's ANOTHER whole notesfile in of itself but I don't wanna
be responsible for anyone's divorce!
PRACTICE PREMOTES PERFECTION
SKIPP TRACER
of
"DrIVen maD"
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2739.11 | | RICKS::CALCAGNI | kant sheck dees bluze | Wed Feb 23 1994 12:43 | 5 |
| Yo Norman, have you ever tried a Paul Reed Smith? From what I'd seen,
I got the impression that the Patrick Eggles were similar (i.e., a
British take on a PRS). Any comment?
/rick
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2739.9 | Gary Eggle? | MVSUPP::CARRD | | Fri Feb 25 1994 12:12 | 4 |
| There was a little titbit in a Guitar magazine last month that said
that Eggle and Levinson (Blade) were merging their operations.
*Dave
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2739.12 | One man's view | IOSG::CREASY | What do you mean, RTFM? I WTFM! | Mon Feb 28 1994 13:22 | 20 |
| You'll probably see a lot of comparisons of PRS and Patrick Eggle,
because of Patrick's "Berlin" range. This was the first design of
guitar that Eggle put into production, and it looks A LOT like a PRS.
In fact, Eggle had to change the headstock, and make the shape of the
guitar a little less like a PRS, because Smith threatened him with
legal action...
Fortunately, the boys have been able to play nicely together, and Eggle
has carved himself a niche. Consequently, he's expanded the range now,
with the New Yorker and LA Pro range (the LA range is sorta
Strat-shaped).
The Eggles I've played have been very nice guitars. Apart from the
shape of the Berlin, they're not a British take on a PRS. Specifically,
they don't have the odd electronics of a PRS (neither the rotary pickup
selector, nor the ability to get humbucking/single coil combinations).
But, like PRSs, they're manufactured with good attention to detail, and
they command a high price!
Nick
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