I owned and Atlas Hercules from 1979 - 1993. I've never been able to put this guitar in context. I traded it for a Guild D 15 which is what I wanted at the time I purchased the Atlas. I bought it at a small music store in Central Massachusetts which is long gone. I've owned a lot of nice higher end guitars since but I'm still obsessed about the Atlas! Who actually made it? What happened to the brand. I should have just put up the extra cash and bought the Guild and I wouldn't care about this elusive guitar!
Pop worked on North Shore Long Island NY, bought me me two Atlas's straight from warehouse in mid 1970's, $200? - $250. First one crap machines, not stay tuned, don't know why they make guitars with cheap machines. Second one D-475, little tinny, also a second, had bridge work done and maybe add brace under soundboard, always used lite or extra lite strings. Still looks new. Pop gone so can't ask him any questions. Imported from Japan, that all I remember about them.
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I owned and Atlas Hercules from 1979 - 1993. I've never been able to put this guitar in context. I traded it for a Guild D 15 which is what I wanted at the time I purchased the Atlas. I bought it at a small music store in Central Massachusetts which is long gone. I've owned a lot of nice higher end guitars since but I'm still obsessed about the Atlas! Who actually made it? What happened to the brand. I should have just put up the extra cash and bought the Guild and I wouldn't care about this elusive guitar!
Pop worked on North Shore Long Island NY, bought me me two Atlas's straight from warehouse in mid 1970's, $200? - $250.
First one crap machines, not stay tuned, don't know why they make guitars with cheap machines. Second one D-475, little tinny, also a second, had bridge work done and maybe add brace under soundboard, always used lite or extra lite strings. Still looks new. Pop gone so can't ask him any questions. Imported from Japan, that all I remember about them.
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