Agree with Mat, and I now have several nice examples of set-neck DeArmonds and Squiers.
The remarkable (for the price) build quality / finish seems pretty much the same between them,
but the DeArmond Gold Tone pickups to my novice (and aging) ears seem to have some additional and
distinctive sonic character than the the perhaps more generic(?) "Duncan Designed" pickups on the
Squiers. Still, I'd consider buying that burst if the price was right and it came with a good hard-shell case.
What's a reasonable price? IMO, closer to the range of the example in the Reverb link below, in excellent condition with HSC.
But - unmolested, orginal DeArmond M70s, 72s, 75s and 77s, in VG-to-excellent condition, with
DeArmond made-in-USA pickups, are also out there in the same price range.
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