New Harmony Silhouette

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New Harmony Silhouette

Post by VPO » Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:51 am

What do you guys think about this Harmony's new offset guitar? Alder body, mini humbuckers, Made in USA and it's cost $1300.

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https://www.harmony.co/collections/silh ... -champagne

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by marqueemoon » Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:03 am

I’d definitely like to try one, but gold foils usually don’t work for me.

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by pad » Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:29 am

That thing looks way too cool!
Just imagine how it could be when all those cheap brands from the 60s actually rebuild they're models on high quality!
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by DiAmoroso » Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:51 am

Hideous, also I'm not really seeing it as being offset.
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by mgeek » Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:07 pm

Personally speaking I can't really think of much in the world of guitar design that I like that's happened since the sixties, so 'modernised' versions of things like this always look a bit weird to me.

The original version of this shape had a separate (hagstrom) trem and bridge, which worked better with that body shape, I think, and not keen on the rear routed knobs and separate scratchplate. One or the other imo.

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by Danley » Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:10 pm

It sounds idiotic to say - but it looks ‘cheap.’ I understand the vibe, but not for that money.
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by cyclopean » Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:28 pm

mgeek wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:07 pm
Personally speaking I can't really think of much in the world of guitar design that I like that's happened since the sixties, so 'modernised' versions of things like this always look a bit weird to me.

The original version of this shape had a separate (hagstrom) trem and bridge, which worked better with that body shape, I think, and not keen on the rear routed knobs and separate scratchplate. One or the other imo.
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by Maggieo » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:01 pm

VPO wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:51 am
What do you guys think about this Harmony's new offset guitar? Alder body, mini humbuckers, Made in USA and it's cost $1300.

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https://www.harmony.co/collections/silh ... -champagne
I dunno, for that kind of money you could get a vintage one.
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by mgeek » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:49 pm

cyclopean wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:28 pm
mgeek wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 12:07 pm
Personally speaking I can't really think of much in the world of guitar design that I like that's happened since the sixties, so 'modernised' versions of things like this always look a bit weird to me.

The original version of this shape had a separate (hagstrom) trem and bridge, which worked better with that body shape, I think, and not keen on the rear routed knobs and separate scratchplate. One or the other imo.
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I don't like them.

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by vistavision » Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:00 pm

Not an offset, unfortunately (fortunately?).
I'm sure some Fender dealer in '64 looked at the new Duo-Sonic II and thought, "That's not a Duo-Sonic. That's a Mustang".

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by sirspens » Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:39 pm

vistavision wrote:
Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:00 pm
Not an offset, unfortunately (fortunately?).
Yeah. Not an offset.

And it does look cheap. What is going on with this thing? Were they going for "simple" but completely missed. I mean, something as simple as a 3-ply pickguard could have gone a long way to making it look better. Some nicer knobs. And... the paint job honestly looks like I did it while drunk.

And I agree with whoever said the Harmony body looks weird without the trem. Even more so than a Jazzmaster does.

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by invisible man » Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:44 pm

I’m just going to leave this here for reference. Truss rod cover was off for a while. Non original case, violin bow in orange sleeve. Technically the originals don’t have an offset waist either; but the elongated body, offset butt, Hagstrom trem and rocking bridge, extra chrome bits, blocks and binding & speckly tort give it that offset feel. Got lucky and paid close to the original 60s price over a decade ago.Image
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by invisible man » Mon Jul 22, 2019 8:51 pm

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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by marqueemoon » Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:15 pm

Tough crowd.

The stark white truss rod cover doesn't really do it for me, and the pickguard is a bit oversized for my liking. I'd also prefer Kluson-style tuners, but overall I like the look fine, even if the color palette is a little too Pinterest* for its own good .

*All colors will look good with some succulents and cacti and some framed needlepoint with the work "fuck" in it somewhere in the background.
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Re: New Harmony Silhoutte

Post by 601210 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:51 pm

What's everyone's beef with the paint job? I thought the slate looked cool...

Don't you just hate it when a company "reissues" a unique/unusual guitar and strips away pretty much everything unique or unusual about it except for the body shape?

Literally every company does this, too.

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