Heartfield RR-59 Made by Fender in Fujigen Factory 1992

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We looked at Heartfield guitars once before with this RR-58 and I mentioned that I would love to see it in green ( it's kind of a thing for me, green guitars ) and lo and behold here we have a green Heartfield RR-59.

I think it looks incredible.

I've yet to get my hands on a Heartfield guitar but given the quality level of guitars coming out of Japan at the time I can only assume it plays as good as it looks.

Currently on eBay for $699 U.S.

R.W. Haller







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Fenix D92RX Western Dreadnought made in the 1990s

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We looked at Fenix guitars back in January with the Fenix XL30 which was a very sober looking jumbo built in the Fender Japan factory in the late 1980s.
This Fenix D92RX Western is perhaps a little more ornate with blue tortoise-esque inlays in the binding, rosette, and soundboard. It was apparently made in Korea unlike the XL30 but sports a solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides.

It's really not to my taste to be honest, but I've always felt that dreadnoughts generally don't wear the "bling" as well as other guitars.

R.W. Haller

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Cort AS-1 thin bodied acoustic guitar with red binding and inlay

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There is a part of me, one clearly rooted in the 1980s I'm sure, that would love to have this Cort AS-1 acoustic guitar. I did a quick search and found very little information about this guitar other than a few reviews that go from poor to a comparison to a Chet Atkins signature guitar. I would suspect that it was manufactured in the early 1990s even though it screams 1987 to me and that it was likely made in Korea. 

The seller claims that this is a "rarest of the rare" guitar and it may very well be. But sometimes items are rare because they weren't good enough to make a lot of them. That said, the seller also claims that this was a $1400 guitar when purchased new, so it may be an example of higher quality from Cort. There is a huge diversity in the Cort guitars I've played, so I guess it's possible that this is one of the better ones.

Has anyone played one of these?

Currently listed at $299 Canadian.

R.W. Haller

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MF Exclusive Acoustic guitar with interesting bridge/non-bridge

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I'd not heard of MF guitars before seeing this interesting specimen from 1994.

Apparently this MF Exclusive Acoustic is made from one piece of wood, not counting the fretboard. I do like the innovative and simple "bridge" and saddle design. Very unique indeed.

R.W. Haller

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Very Unique Handmade Guitar

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Though I doubt that this hand made beauty/atrocity would sound very good, I'd love to give it a spin.

It looks as if somebody with some woodworking skills built a guitar without ever really seeing one up close. Or maybe they decided that they had better ideas, like the small individual wood saddle pieces, the bizarre squared off tip of the cutaway, and the elaborate inlay that reminds me of popsicle stick art.

According to the interior scrawl this guitar was built in 1991, so we know it has some staying power.

Listed for $100 Canadian

R.W. Haller


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