Vox HD 77- Any forum Knowledge

rpr

Bit fugly perhaps, but I'm strangely drawn to it-Anybody played or had experience of them? There one heavily discounted  near me and I'm a bit tempted

Lexie1

A mate has the Solid Body HD55 and wouldn't play anything else now. For the heavily discounted prices they are asking now, I'd think you are more than safe.

He said the quality was astounding and the range of sounds are really useable.

OilCityPickups

I actually like the look of that ... a little Barney Kessle ... er .... well, a lot actually

susbemol

Yes, I have a lot of experience with them. These are brilliant guitars but certainly not what you might expect judging by their looks. Definitely recommend that you try it out first to see what you think.

Basically, they have a few things that make them unique. First the aluminium bridge which definitely adds a lot of sparkle to the sound and then the CoAxe pickups which have very much their own sound (both of which may or may not be things you like) . The pickups do not sound like real humbuckers, p90s or single-coils (which are the 3 positions for each pickup) - the differences are a little more subtle than that - but the positions do offer a lot of versatility if you take each voice for what they are, not what they are named like.

I find all modern VOX guitars really comfortable to play and the HDC-77 is very light as well which is a good thing in my book.

For the prices they are selling at right now, it seems like a great deal to me. But, as with any other guitars, make sure you try it out first because you will always be the best judge for yourself.

Hope that helps.

guitargeek62

Oddly enough I've been eyeing up the sdc-33/55's this week, they do seem rather neat on paper.

birdo

Tried the 55 in a shop and thought it was great. Quite a versatile thing and very comfortable to play.

p90fool

Some of the early ones had issues with the top of the pickup coming loose/falling off, but I haven't heard of that for a couple of years.
Might be worth googling though, it was a bit of a pig to repair IIRC.

steamabacus

I had a bit of a strum on the range when they first came out. I remember them being very nicely put together and quite playable.

Phil_aka_Pip

I don't think the HD77 is at all "fugly", its a nice looking instrument, and from the reviews I'd certainly like to try one, thus running the risk of extending my GAS wish list ...

@guitargeek62 the reviews I read said the 55 was way better options-wise than the 33 - only get the 33 if you can't afford the 55, better still if you can't afford the 55, save & wait.