It felt solid in my hands, stayed in tune, and played easily. I quickly assembled the neck, put on a set of strings, and, I have to confess, it really had me at hello. It arrived a week later from California, and it looked stunning. Note the additional hole our columnist drilled through the Wilkinson ashtray bridge he installed, to allow more fluid movement of the B-string without snagging or popping off the saddle. Bottom Feeder Tip #367: Make sure you read the fine print on an auction. I almost threw a fit over that, but finally reasoned that if I was meant to have the guitar, it would be fine. Then the seller informed me that he was going to remove the neck for shipping. After taxes and shipping, the total was $268. I wasn’t sure I wanted it, but after several days I pulled the trigger. “The Roswell Filtertrons didn’t exactly sound like the Gretsch versions, but they sounded really good and seemed to have their own personality.”
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