Author Topic: New guitar day! - Patrick Eggle Berlin Plus (Read 15346 times)

MDV · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2008, 09:34:04 PM »

Looks sweet!!!!

Kilby · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2008, 10:00:09 PM »

Quote from: dave_mc

i don't think the vienna sounds like a LP. it sounds a lot more open, a bit more air to the tone, and a bit brighter. I think... at least mine doesn't, anyway. granted, new pickups could probably push it the way of a LP.

haha, maybe. I got a second-hand '93 new york pro on ebay. Seems pretty nice, quite quirky, i'd need to put new strings and set it up, though. Might try that tonight.

i actually nearly bidded on that (supposedly) new new wave stage last night, but it jumped up in the last few minutes.

I thought your Eggle was chambered (if it's the one that I remember from the Emporium) where as the older ones are completely solid. Though I havn't played one the seem to be described as a bit thicker sounding than the Berlin, purely through the larger body (but I could be wrong).

I really like the New York modelsm I was playing one with a set of 3 Burns trisonic pickups installed (very Brian May tone).

I tried that Wave that Headtheball pointed out (it's really comfortable, pretty & very light)

dave_mc · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2008, 10:49:19 PM »

oh, my eggle vienna from the emporium is semi-hollow, it's the red one with the f-holes. i tried their other (honey sunburst) one which (i think you said) was chambered, but I liked my own better. :) and they sounded pretty similar, so I didn't want both :lol:

yeah, the new york seems pretty nice. quite strange (kinda like a hybrid of an SG, tele and strat, if you can believe that), but nice. need to set it up though. :)

that new wave looks nice, only i'd like it if it were cheaper, and I really don't like the colour, lol. just doesn't suit it, in my opinion. Would be nicer in green or aquamarine, that type of colour. :D

headtheball · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2008, 11:35:48 PM »

Waves do look great in Green-Blue colours. I remember seeing one in "Guitarist" that was just spot on looking in that kind of colour.

Oddly, though, It had a "German Carve", which doesn't seem to be a feature on my own Wave, nor any others I've seen...

Kilby · « **Reply #34 on:** February 22, 2008, 09:27:12 AM »

Quote from: headtheball

Waves do look great in Green-Blue colours. I remember seeing one in "Guitarist" that was just spot on looking in that kind of colour.

Oddly, though, It had a "German Carve", which doesn't seem to be a feature on my own Wave, nor any others I've seen...

If you bought yourd from the Guitar Emporium, apparently the ones they had where all prototypes for the current revised designs. So I would assume that yours may be in that group.

Yeah Waves in Blue / green are the best looking ones

Dave: I forgot yours had f holes (I so liked your guitar when I tried it), and it was so light too.

dave_mc · « **Reply #35 on:** February 22, 2008, 05:02:50 PM »

Quote from: headtheball

Waves do look great in Green-Blue colours. I remember seeing one in "Guitarist" that was just spot on looking in that kind of colour.

Oddly, though, It had a "German Carve", which doesn't seem to be a feature on my own Wave, nor any others I've seen...

yep, that's the one. :lol:

I was told mine was a prototype too, rob. No idea if that's true or not of course. EDIT: thanks for the kind words, rob. yeah, it's nice and light, which is cool. :)

blue · « **Reply #36 on:** February 22, 2008, 05:08:21 PM »

the "New Wave" i got from the emporium was a kind of reverse blueburst, blue at the edges to natural in the middle. it and the Berlin Evo 22 i got there were both claimed to be prototypes. later i e-mailed Eggle to enquire about cases and they wanted to know the serial numbers, i said there were none and that i had been told they were prototypes. they said that was impossible and wanted to know where i'd got them! i stopped e-mailling then :oops: :roll:

dave_mc · « **Reply #37 on:** February 22, 2008, 05:26:24 PM »

:lol:

mine actually does have a serial number, which makes me wonder if it is a prototype. i'm just annoyed i didn't realise the emporium had eggles sooner (or more accurately, realised how nice they were!)

Kilby · « **Reply #38 on:** February 22, 2008, 05:40:01 PM »

Blue : When I was speaking to one the Emporium guys he mentioned that they where bought after a trade show from a Eggle rep, and that they had had a some grumpy phone calls from the company. Perhaps the rep made some money on the side ?

Yeah I like your reverse blue burst

It really dosen't say much for the current company (I'm thinking of a phrase that involves the words arse and elbow)

Dave : I'm still grumpy that I didn't get my bonus and years OT payments in time to buy the one you got, and I wasn't entirely happy with the coffee coloured one that they had for ages. Still at least theres a lot of good quality Eggles at decent prices

Any for the original thread I think Mules or Crawlers would be a good direction to head in (but I'm biased). As I can't help thinking that the maple topped Berlin is quite a bright guitar usually.

Though a berlin stage (all mahogany) may cope with RYs a bit better.

dave_mc · « **Reply #39 on:** February 22, 2008, 10:14:17 PM »

yeah, i was told they bought it at namm (or after namm?). Not sure. either way it's a nice guitar.

Some good deals on ebay at the moment, though. the berlins seem to go between £400 and about £600, depending on model and condition. :)