NGD: Powers Electric A-Type

[MattK]

That is very, very you Maggie. Love it.

[Fiddy]

Dang it, I was so close!

Nice looking guitar. Congrats.

[Maggieo]

That is one really gorgeous guitar. Are those single coils? When you have it in hand, you might give us a sample. I remember seeing a video of you playing awhile back and would love to hear some more.

jt

It just got here! Soon as I get comfortable on it, I'll record a clip!

[jthomas]

Thank you, Maggieo. Subscribed.

[Maggieo]

As a purely acoustic instrument, the Powers type A is a very impressive guitar. The neck, which has a funky ass compound radius that isn’t really like anything except for maybe my Rick Kelly, Bowery Pine Tele is really comfy to play and is a great plank of wood.

However, as an electric instrument, it’s utterly useless. The pick ups are impressive and sound fantastic. But, the pots are the cheapest possible on/off type arrangement you could find on a guitar, this side of a Harley fucking Benton. Utterly worthless. And to think I traded away two of my most prized guitars forthis Bozo show.

Fuck you, Andy Powers.

[Fiddy]

So, not happy with it then?

[Shadoweclipse13]

It's a shame that an expensive guitar would've been built with substandard switches and pots, but if you like the guitar pickups and the way it sounds acoustically, are you considering just swapping the electronics? Maybe you could get a refund, at least to cover a local tech to upgrade the guts aside from the pickups...

[Maggieo]

I’m going to bitch to The Music Zoo and have them send me some Emerson pots. If nothing else.

[sal paradise]

That sucks Maggie. Hopefully you get a decent response from the store/manufacturer & they sort that out pronto.

Imagine buying a Porsche & suddenly noticing the Kia disc brakes

[Maggieo]

That sucks Maggie. Hopefully you get a decent response from the store/manufacturer & they sort that out pronto.

Imagine buying a Porsche & suddenly noticing the Kia disc brakes

Last night I told my Mikey that it was like getting a Merc and having to stop it with the handbrake from a Trabi!

[mediocreplayer]

Oh no, I was very excited when I saw these come out, so this is quite disappointing. At the price these guitars sell for there should be zero flaws.

Hopefully an easy fix and you fall in love with the guitar after!

[Maggieo]

Oh no, I was very excited when I saw these come out, so this is quite disappointing. At the price these guitars sell for there should be zero flaws.

Hopefully an easy fix and you fall in love with the guitar after!

I found my easy fix! A squirt of contact cleaner, and then twisting the knobs for a couple of minutes, and damn, the pots are fine now!

So, I've been able to play it a bit more, and it's pretty major. Reminds me a bit of a Casino or 339. You know, hollowbody/single coil thing.

[Shadoweclipse13]

Nice!

[Fiddy]

Awesoma Powa!

[BoringPostcards]

Looks amazing!