Jim's dog Coco greeted me this morning when I walked into his store on the Northeast corner of Front and State Streets, right across from the Carousel at Salem's Riverfront Park.
Jim builds great guitars out of aluminum. Yeap. Aluminum. Aircraft grade aluminum. The pieces are cut with lasers and then riveted together. The top and back are welded. The body is powder coated in yellow, army green, grey or chrome. Jim makes his own pick-ups to ensure good, reliable tone. The neck is made of maple or rosewood. The axe has a Bigsby tremolo that comes with a roller bridge. The graphite nut keeps the strings in tune. Rear volume, master tone, and a kill switch top off this amazing instrument that weighs-in at a mere 8.5 lbs.
Warm and crisp, the guitar delivers amazing tone. This archtop guitar is affordable and is completely American made. Very cool.
