Any love for St. Blues '61 South?

... I have seen some old posts here, but nothing recent. As a proud owner :lol: I wondered what (if any) response I would get to this question?

My guitar, pictured, has a Seymour Duncan and a Kent Armstrong fitted which sound good to me! It plays well and I like the neck profile. Build quality is excellent.

But it's the looks... :confused:

So what do you think? Don't be shy, I won't be offended :cool:

I've always liked those.

Me too. I might have bought one a couple years ago, but they're rare as hen's teeth in Japan.

I love the look, different enough but not too far out, has familiar elements. How many strat and les paul copies have you seen?
I am a basement player and always sit, I find LP's very awkward, I'm always shifting it around.
How does the '61 feel?
I think it has something to do with the leg cut being close to the strings.

I love the look, different enough but not too far out, has familiar elements. How many strat and les paul copies have you seen?
I am a basement player and always sit, I find LP's very awkward, I'm always shifting it around.
How does the '61 feel?
I think it has something to do with the leg cut being close to the strings.

... It feels just right to me! The whole package has a reassuringly sturdy and comfortable vibe about it. I mainly play sitting too and (heresy) I think the '61 is more accomodating than my tele. Sounds as good too- in its own way! I really like the P90.

I must say how surprised I am with these positive comments :grin: As you may have gathered, I myself have severe misgivings about the design and colour/finish of this guitar... :oops: But it plays so good I just try not to look at it!

Tele's got back.

I have a Bluesmaster and love playing it but they're not pretty. I think the playability and neck hooked me as well. Initially I didn't care for them. Had I not been in Memphis and played them all at St. Blues, I would have passed just on looks.

... It feels just right to me! The whole package has a reassuringly sturdy and comfortable vibe about it. I mainly play sitting too and (heresy) I think the '61 is more accomodating than my tele. Sounds as good too- in its own way! I really like the P90.

I must say how surprised I am with these positive comments :grin: As you may have gathered, I myself have severe misgivings about the design and colour/finish of this guitar... :oops: But it plays
Do you like playing with a Les Paul?
Severe misgivings on the look? I think its cool.

I like it.

I like it a lot. Just like Joe Sailor said its different enough but not that far out. I've always wanted to try one but I've never seen one in person. Lately that seems to be the theme for all the guitars i have gas for.

has a kind of L-00 slope to the bouts...I like the subtle variation. Teles always made me think acoustic and woman with their curves, this St Blues even more so.

Jobba the Tele...:rolleyes:

A store in Milwaukee used to sell those.

I think that they look very cool. Love the way they look.

I have never had the fun of playing one.

Just bought one of these - kinda excited in the way that only GAS can cause! It looks to be exactly the same model as at the start of the thread; you can see it here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330765869561?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Just bought one of these - kinda excited in the way that only GAS can cause! It looks to be exactly the same model as at the start of the thread; you can see it here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330765869561?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Hey Congratulations!

Yup, looks to me to be the same model. Well done- I think you stole it at that price :mrgreen: You paid a bit LESS than I did for mine in a private sale- and I was well pleased with that result.

I didnt even see that was up or I'd have watched to see what it went for...

Please let us know what you make of it. I still find this is one of my favourite guitars to play.

I used to have a 2 p90 version, nice guitar well made, just the neck was too thin for me.
Popped into their place In Memphis, just up from Sun, didn`t realise they were there untill I came back to car. Went in and had a nice chat with the guys. :cool:

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...Y'know, sometimes as I sit here... perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in the Land Of Eternal Rain... I wonder how it all went wrong....

I've not played one, but the looks are... unique... Not a fan of the aesthetics.

I remember when they first made those here in Memphis at Strings and Things, a lot of those old Strings and Things , later St Blues guitars were really well made and played and sounded great, my buddy had a Tele style with 2 hot Schecter humbuckers, trem bridge , push pull pots to tap the pickups, it sounded great.

No offense but I personally don't care for the looks of the 61 South Model as they call it now. It just doesn't look "balanced", too fat at the bottom or too skinny at the top , just my opinion.

Hey Congratulations!

Yup, looks to me to be the same model. Well done- I think you stole it at that price :mrgreen: You paid a bit LESS than I did for mine in a private sale- and I was well pleased with that result.

I didnt even see that was up or I'd have watched to see what it went for...

Please let us know what you make of it. I still find this is one of my favourite guitars to play.

Waiting with baited breath now until my cheque clears and she arrives - I'll definitely update you on what I think.

As far as looks, I like it. It has that ugly/pretty vibe for me. Ugly/pretty = sexy - No-one would ever accuse say, Steve Tyler or Brodie Dalle of being pretty - but sexy? No doubt. That's the St Blues shape for me. A Marmite guitar, just like a classic Tele in fact.

Well it seems the answer to my original question is: yes- there is some love for the 61 South!

Even it's appearance gets a (slight) thumbs up... although personally I kinda share Ringo's opinion :roll:

As Kamelot says, a Marmite guitar indeed. :wink:

has a kind of L-00 slope to the bouts...I like the subtle variation. Teles always made me think acoustic and woman with their curves, this St Blues even more so.

The Tele makes me think of a gal who it fitted to a size 6 skirt and a size 8 blouse.

The St. Blues South looks like a gal who is fitted to a size 14 skirt and a size 2 blouse.

The guitar looks seriously unwieldy. I can't get past the looks. I don't mind a little extra hip, but this is far too much and no chest at all.

Always loved the original run of these guitars but they are hard to find. I pulled the trigger on a black '61 South w/a Bigsby and a fairly rare peptol bismol pink Bluesmaster. Great guitars for the money.

I like them. I think they look fine!

I'm afraid that is just not for me,its hideous

Put you some black flat top Vol. and tone knobs on it and it'd be 100% FINE!!!

It would benefit from a thinline-type pickguard, and lose the f-hole...it looks completely out of place and incorrectly positioned. Also, the butterscotch finish immediately makes me compare it to a '52 RI, whether I want to, or not.

Overall, not my cup of tea. It might look cool in surf green with a white p'guard, though.