When I got it back, it played very well, and I was told by the tech that it was a very nice guitar. Since I know that this shop did a lot of work for pros, I felt a little funny taking an Oscar Schmidt there. I took it to Joe Glaser in Nashville, where I'd had some work done on a few other guitars. It needed a little fret leveling, so I took it locally, and that turned out to be a mistake (but that's another story). I saw it in a natural finish, and I just couldn't help myself. I once had the OE-40, Being an Oscar Schmidt, I knew it was the budget line of Washburn guitars. I forgot how and why I sold mine, but I came across a track I recorded around 2004 using it and was blown away. Doesn't have the Traditional semi-hollow sound(maybe a plus for some) Another thing to mention is when this MF blowout occurred, many jumped on it and were pleased so even though the word cheap gets thrown around it was a great deal at the time. Two caveats 1.The bolt on neck is set too far into the body so it is almost impossible to reach the higher registers. I played thru a Mesa Single Recto at the time so many times favored gain and this guitar provided OD tones I couldn't achieve with my other axes that cost 4 or 5 times as much. Nice guitar and really hot pups so not traditional tones as much. It was considered worth way more than the price tag indicated. Years ago I bought the Tobacco Sunburst model on blow out from MF for $150.00.
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