The Harmony Comet is breath of fresh air!

[@donnymac575]

Love your playing. Nice and bluesy 😊

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thank you my friend. Appreciated.

[@steveburrows101]

May not be a 335, but I love that tone! I could listen to that all day long.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thanks so much. It is a cool little thing.

[@brettking2800]

More 339 than…

[@guitarzan0515]

Now that is a waaay coool guitar!! And there you go sneaking in those Jazzy licks on us again! Great Demo of a worthy guitar! Thx 💥👍

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

I think you need one. 😆

[@abrigospardos]

Great playing as always on a wonderful guitar with a nice retro vibe!! I wonder if those are sold over here in Western Europe.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thanks so much. Yes they are. Check their website for dealers.

[@brettking2800]

Anderton’s

[@rogerpr364]

Wow! That intro is sublime!! Beautyful!!

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thank you so much.

[@lilyroben8576]

these are smaller body like a 339, incredibly light weight (under 6-lb) and play fantastic. I wish more stores would stock them so folks could try them in person. The pickups are the star of the show though. I've never played anything like them. Very sparkly with great string definition and texture. I wish they sold the pickups by themselves - they would fly off the shelves.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

They are quite distinctive. Thanks so much for watching.

[@JohnnyBGoode9]

I got one of these in an unexpected trade offer and had never heard of them. Looked them up and became curious. Once I laid hands on it, I was blown away. I don't know how they make them in the US at this price point with these features. Ironically, my least favourite part is the pickups. I'm replacing them with "proper" goldfoils. They're not bad pickups, they just really aren't to my taste (I'm a single coil guy).

[@craig.encinitas]

Very low production numbers. Meditating on getting one. 🙏🏼 🎸

[@brettking2800]

Michael Bloomfield tones at and around 7:00

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

@@brettking2800 Hadn’t thought of that. Thanks so much for watching.

[@redcatcliveupnorth7338]

Well that is nice.... Sounds great And as always great playing leonard

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thanks so much.

[@RaxFx]

the only issue I had with mine was fret sprout - after 2 seasons and some file work, it's definitely a keeper, a very lightweight one.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thankfully the one I featured had no issues at all. In fact the fretwork was quite nice overall. But yeah, reviewing guitars I deal with prickly fret ends all the time. Good news is, once fixed, I’ve never seen the problem reappear. Thanks so much for watching.

[@methatswho8304]

I had the same issue, I got a professional setup, and it's good as gold.

[@johnwalsh3919]

Beautiful sounding guitar Leonard well in your hands, I’d probably murder it , interesting review every days a school day, take care ✌️🧷🎸

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thanks so much. You take care as well.

[@philnewton2011]

Cool name, cool sound. Great jam!

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thanks my friend

[@maier43]

Had an old harmony rocket. Sounded great in the studio. But had feedback issues in live situations. They were charming instruments. Sold it.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

I’ve never owned one of the old ones but feedback issues don’t surprise me in the least. I have owned Supro and Kay from that era and the pickups on those guitars were microphonic as hell. Couple that with a pretty good size hollow guitar and, well, there ya go. LOL. Thanks so much for watching.

[@maier43]

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 I thank you for your fine Videos. Regards from Germany. 👍🏻

[@k2dave1969]

Very Cool guitar. My wife has a Ibanez early 80's 335 ant that guitar is amazing even though I don't get to play it much....The Harmony is a great sounding instrument.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Early 80s Ibanez semi hollows are fine guitars. Thanks so much for watching.

[@JCM467]

Leonard, always great playing on each guitar. But, i wan't to ask you a question. I have a Fender Vintera 60's 2 series and i will probably buy another and last guitar. I thought about a gibson usa. Is it a good idea or not ? And, yes this harmony sound great.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Thank you so much. I’m very happy you enjoy my videos. As to the Gibson question, that’s a very tough one to answer. They’re generally doing a good job these days, though absolute perfection isn’t something I typically expect. Little cosmetic flaws are common even with Custom Shop guitars. I think the regular USA line is priced fairly considering the cost of manufacturing in the USA. And all the Gibsons I’ve owned and played have sounded right. The factory setups are more consistent than they’ve been for a long time, but still not always quite perfect in the way, say, most USA PRS guitars are. I would say, if you’ve always wanted a Gibson you’ll more than likely be happy, and they retain value better than most brands. If what you’re after is the sound and feel of a Gibson but don’t care about the headstock logo, Heritage guitars are built really well and cost a little less. I hope that at least gives you food for thought.

[@JCM467]

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Aah ok. Thanks for your answer. I will try to see with my seller later. It's not possible for me before June. Perhaps Prs usa. But they are my two first electric guitar and i won't buy another. The choice is difficult but because of most of your quality tests and playing touch on more and more guitars, i prefered ask you about that before. Thank you very much. 😊

[@davidwood351]

That is cool guitar. I have a reissue Kay Jazz II. It’s kinda funky, but I love it.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Nice. Those look cool. I’d consider reviewing one but they don’t seem to be currently available. Hopefully that’ll change. Thanks so much for watching.

[@Fotosaurus56]

I have one, red as well, and it would be my desert island must have.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Very cool guitar. Thanks for watching.

[@ltvddvtl]

Great playing as usual! You say it about the 335, because this is 339 sized? Or because quality is not on pair in your opinion? Or just sounds too different? I like the sound. Interesting your single coil comment as when I first saw the pickups I thought they might be P90 like. I do wish they would make a version of this guitar which was larger a 24.75" scale.

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. The point I was making was simply that, due to it’s very different construction - no centerblock, carved rather than laminated body, unique pickups - it’s no 335 clone. Nothing to do with quality, the quality is great. But buy it for its own character. There are loads of semi hollows that are basically some version of a 335 or 339, this ain’t one of them. This has its own thing going.

[@ltvddvtl]

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Oh ok. Got you. This is a good thing in my opinion. Like you said, there are enough 335 clones. But so it has no center block, single-coil-ish sound or P90-is. This is more like a Casino Coupe then than 335 at least on paper? Is it that small as well?

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

Yes, it’s pretty small. It actually surprised me how small it is when I got it in my hands.

[@ltvddvtl]

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Yes. I was pretty much set on buying one till I found out it wasn't 335 size. Pity.

[@ltvddvtl]

How do you think this guitar would sound with 57 Classics on it?

[@leonardgriffieblues5845]

@@ltvddvtl I’m sure it’d sound fine. How it would sound is a little hard for me to predict but I’d guess slightly more conventional.

[@ltvddvtl]

@@leonardgriffieblues5845 Thanks for the reply. The reason I ask is, the Comet pickups seem to be pretty bright. I find them actually thin sounding. But they are definitely bright. And I think the reason is, it's a full mahogany guitar. It probably can use bright pickups. But a 57 is a darker pickup. So I thought 57s on it would maybe make it too dark. But I like a fatter sound. I know there are Les Pauls which are full mahogany and came with the 57s. But it's a solid body, so has at least more snap. But I don't know if Gibson ever made a full mahogany 335 or semi-hollow with the 57s. Do you know?