Strung up with T-I Swing 12 flats

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SHE'S Pretty!!

Man that's sweet!! Good choice of strings too!

Congrats! Peerless makes nice products.

That is sweet,congrats!

Thats Jazz! Nice... I want that one!

Man that's sweet!! Good choice of strings too!

What brand of strings are they? And, why are they so good?

Always interested in strings....

Marlin

What brand of strings are they? And, why are they so good?

Always interested in strings....

Marlin

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ooooh...very pretty!

Ive got a D'aspiranta made by Peerless, and gotta say for what I spent its really well built, plays and sounds awesome.

Very cool, really dig the look of those frequensators ( spell check???).
Congrats

Cant believe i missed this when it first posted. I am just starting to put one and one together regarding peerless. I have seen their Peerless brand that they sell now, but I am discovering that they made quality guitars for others. In the past i would not have purchased an Epiphone, but this has made me reconsider, How are those 12's? I have 11's on my eastman, and can still bend them, been thinking about the 12's, just to give my fingers the workout they need.

Really sweet looker!! Love the stair step tailpiece.

What do you want to trade for it?

Cant believe i missed this when it first posted. I am just starting to put one and one together regarding peerless. I have seen their Peerless brand that they sell now, but I am discovering that they made quality guitars for others. In the past i would not have purchased an Epiphone, but this has made me reconsider, How are those 12's? I have 11's on my eastman, and can still bend them, been thinking about the 12's, just to give my fingers the workout they need.

Hi, sorry, just spotted your post! I have Swing 11's on the 5120, good rock n roll flats. On the Epi Broadway, which is a large, heavy guitar, I knew it needed the Swing 12's, probably for a variety of reasons. Have no fear, both the 11 flats and 12 flats are indeed bendable, and, I'm no Hercules. That said, it is my understanding that the T-I Swing flats are a bit lighter feeling than other brands of flats, but I haven't any practical experience. In any event, you'll love the way it is completely silent when you slide around the strings, no squeak.

Did you happen to pick this up from my pal Ron Downs in Pasadena?

Scott Fraser

Did you happen to pick this up from my pal Ron Downs in Pasadena?

Scott Fraser

It was a guy in Ventura, can't remember his name. Could it be the same guitar? Do you know the history?

It was a guy in Ventura, can't remember his name. Could it be the same guitar? Do you know the history?

It wouldn't be the same then, unless it was bought & resold really quickly. The one I know has slightly cracked neck binding at each fret. But it's a beautiful player. I would buy it myself if I didn't already have an Emperor Regent, which is essentially the same guitar, but with a floating mini-humbucker instead of the 2 full size humbuckers. Don't really know much specifics about the Emperor/Broadways but the guy I got my Emperor from said he believed it was built in Japan, not Korea. The serial number starts with "R96M ..." & this was said to mean built in 1996. Don't know if that's correct. Beautiful guitar.

Scott Fraser

It wouldn't be the same then, unless it was bought & resold really quickly. The one I know has slightly cracked neck binding at each fret. But it's a beautiful player. I would buy it myself if I didn't already have an Emperor Regent, which is essentially the same guitar, but with a floating mini-humbucker instead of the 2 full size humbuckers. Don't really know much specifics about the Emperor/Broadways but the guy I got my Emperor from said he believed it was built in Japan, not Korea. The serial number starts with "R96M ..." & this was said to mean built in 1996. Don't know if that's correct. Beautiful guitar.

Scott Fraser

The R and year 1996 indicates it is from the desirable Peerless factory-

Current Epiphone serial numbers give the following information

Korea
I = Saein
U = Unsung
S = Samick
P or R = Peerless
K = Korea

China
DW = DeaWon
EA = Gibson/QingDao
EE = Gibson/QingDao
MC = Muse
SJ = SaeJung
Z = Zaozhuang Saehan
BW = China

Japan
No letter or F = FujiGen
J or T = Terada

Czech Republic
B = Bohêmia Musico-Delicia

Indonesia
SI = Samick Indonesia