Comins GCS-1 in Autumn Burst

[bern1]

My "burst-killer"....not quite as pricey as a Gustavsson, plywood top, weighs 7 1/4 lbs and sounds superb, my go to humbucker guitar for gigs

 

[ourmaninthenorth]

That's a beauty. :salude

 

[Banker]

Looks killer....

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Very nice. I'd not heard of Comins before. They sound wonderful.

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[ourmaninthenorth]

^ Agreed.

I remember trying to patch a deal together a few years ago with a Scottish based Jazz guitar specialist on a carved top Custom Comins Archtop. To be honest I got cold feet at the price..... which was significant. Phenomenal guitars across the range imo.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

I got cold feet at the price..... which was significant.

Good job you never priced a Zemaitis then. :spabout

 

[ourmaninthenorth]

Good job you never priced a Zemaitis then. :spabout

Never have any trouble actually pricing stuff, it's paying the price that makes me a bit giddy..:laugh2:

 

[Banker]

Good job you never priced a Zemaitis then. :spabout

It's finding a genuine one that's the challenge.....

 

[Xpensive Wino]

It's finding a genuine one that's the challenge.....

Lots of dodgy ones about...:hmm

 

[bern1]

Comins is in Philly and makes some great guitars by hand, archtops and some solidbodies, naturally quite pricey.

The GCS Guitar Craft Series are built in a factory in Korea and are much more affordable. Bill Comins does the set up, mine was set up perfectly when I got it.

 

[Gitfiddler]

Another Comins GCS1 owner here. Mine looks exactly like Bern1's. The fit and finish is all top notch, plus the custom handwound p'ups by Kent Armstrong seal the deal. Some of the best paf tones around, plus they are coil tapped.

http://www.cominsguitars.com/comins-craft-series/gcs-1