Koa Luke vs BFR Luke Quilted B-Blue W/All Rosewood neck

[RAR]

Which one would you rather have and why... Based on pictures I would say the Bahama Blue gets my vote... but they say the Koa wins on sound.

 

[Beth]

Koa Luke all the way. The quilted maple is very beautiful and even more stunning when stained with Bahama Blue Burst, but you really can't beat that koa that's been coming out of the factory.

 

[robelinda2]

Difficult to choose, I would go the KOA too. Plus its too late to order a rosewood!

 

[RAR]

Actually... I ordered the Rosewood 10 minutes before they closed yesterday... but still have the option of upgrading to the Koa.

 

[petruccirocks02]

Actually... I ordered the Rosewood 10 minutes before they closed yesterday... but still have the option of upgrading to the Koa.

You should do the Koa with the RW neck. I bet you'd have the only one out there with that combo.

-Phil

 

[koogie2k]

Koa.

/thread.

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

After romping on our Koa LUKE at the store today, I would have to say go with the koa!

 

[mb99zz]

The KOA looks fantastic on the Luke. I'd go for it over the BBB.

 

[DavidOfOz]

Tough choice, but my vote's for the Koa. Simply stunning!

 

[Eilif]

I'd go koa, but primarily for sentimental reasons: the first instrument I learned to play was made of koa.

 

[Stu-Pendus]

Whats the difference in the sound between the two? is the Koa a bit less toppy or do those EMG's equalize the difference.

 

[Luc]

Don't know about the sound of the koa, but in my opinion the look of the koa with the gold hardware is just too much.. And since i'm used to unfinished necks, the 'standard' finished neck that comes with it, just wouldn't feel comfortable to me.

My 2 cents..take the BBB with the standard or the rosewood neck.

 

[ba2m]

i am sorry i don't know about koa sound.. but i found it looks really great..
for me, i will get the KOA one.. i've always been imagining a luke with mahogany body..

btw, sorry to interrupt this discussion, but does anyone have a link to KOA luke pictures/discussion/threat? i tried to search .. but the website searchengine said that "koa" word is just too short to find..

thanx before

 

[paranoid70]

I would favor the Bahama Blue, but I am sure you would be happy with either.

 

[dkg]

here ya go

Luke BFR --- Koa

 

[dkg]

but..ya might want to look at THIS instead of the BB....




Ernie Ball Family Reserve Luke Electric Guitar w/ OHC - eBay (item 270307954928 end time Dec-24-08 12:19:39 PST)


I'm just sayin'...

-

 

[Stu-Pendus]

Now that does look like the poodles plums as we say in the UK

 

[ba2m]

here ya go

wow.. is that really great or what.. thx for the picture man...

wondering what should i sell for that now.. .. is that version limited to certain time period/amount?

 

[RAR]

So Far the only Koa Luke I've seen that looks really good in pictures is the one below. There seem to be more JP Koa's with really nice grain patterns compared to the Luke ones. I'm more afraid I won't like the grain pattern on the Koa Luke if I order it... Looks is very important to me but sound/tone is even more inportant. I thought about the Luke Koa with Rosewood neck but the people I spoke to said it may sound too dark. My guess is EB matched the mahogany neck with ebony fretboard to help brighten/balance the sound of the all mahogany body and koa top. I'm suprised no one chimed in about the diffrence in playabilty. I love ebony fretboards (my fav)... but the Koa comes with a finished neck... while the regular BFR has the unfinished. I dont know which would be better... ebony fretboard or unfinished neck?? What if I get Koa below and order the regular BFR Bahama Blue Burst... too much of the same?

 

[gibson5413]

I'm not a fan of the Bahama Blue color. I chose the Koa out of the two choices.