I hope so - don't let your HBII dreams be dreams!
Good eye - according to the seller it is a 2006 artist package! I'm very curious to see how I like the McCarty Archtop pick-ups as there seem to be mixed feelings about them on this forum. Very stoked about the look because I've been fiending for a more classic finish to contrast with my purples, oranges, and blues!
I have not played the archtop pickups. I remember there being some mixed reactions to them. My HBII has 57/08 pickups in it. They work very well in the HB guitars.
I ended up springing for the HB II! Maybe a Santana is further on down the line when the itch needs scratching again.
Well, thanks all for your inputs - ultimately I decided to go for a HBII Piezo for the tonal variety it offers and because I found a stunning specimen for a very tempting price. And now we wait!
I don't see a Studio on that list.
Yeah, I shy away from 3-pickup guitars because they get in the way of my picking. Not sure why the silver sky doesn’t bother me the same way!
Some day! In fact there’s a nice retro up on reverb for under 3k… but I don’t think my wife would be too pleased after just purchasing another 35th anniversary.
I went with the hollowbody II pictured below! But a Santana hollowbody does exist out there... Just out of my price range!Santana or hollowbody...
Or the Santana semi-hollowbody
That particular spot isn't hazing, just glare! There are a few spots with finish hazing, but thankfully they're hard to see. I think one on the lower edge of the right f-hole and 1 or 2 others on the maple binding, not positive and I can't check because it's out at the PTC currently getting some 58/15LTs and coil taps. Nothing I really notice though when playing it!
