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Yea, but if you can find a set of used laces or something fun and the guitar plays well it's probably worth $75 or whatever
The Official Guitar Thread
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Lanx
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actually yea, i was gonna change the squire to a hss but she wants to keep it the same so she can use it as a travel guitar.
xKALECx
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Okay, that thing is fine! I've got a Gretsch White Panther and need to pick up a couple more. Love the TV Jones pickups!
Borzak
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Been playing with the above mentioned Gretsch. I already had another Gretsch 2420 but wanted to try to JR and for $230 figured why not. It's very sad to say it. But those foreign made guitars are getter better and better. It needs better tuners that are locking. At some point in the future maybe new pickups, maybe. It was set up so good. Very low action and in fact I might raise it just a hair. No buzz though. The fret ends were very good and. I bought a new Fender American a little over 20 years ago and this was out of the box much much better. My squire contemporary telecaster was very nice as well for a foreign import guitar. I liked it alot but was looking for something lighter.
Sad part, my blues JR is dying. I've had it forever. I have a twin reverb but this place is way way too small and confined to use it. So using my fender mustang micro headphone amp, which are pretty damn good for $100 or whatever I paid a few years ago.
Been slowling working on my American Telecaster. New broadcaster pickups but l'm not in a real big hurry.
Sad part, my blues JR is dying. I've had it forever. I have a twin reverb but this place is way way too small and confined to use it. So using my fender mustang micro headphone amp, which are pretty damn good for $100 or whatever I paid a few years ago.
Been slowling working on my American Telecaster. New broadcaster pickups but l'm not in a real big hurry.
Borzak
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Rather buy American even at a higher price and often do on various other things. But like the old Joke. Fender American guitars made by Mexicans in the US, Fender Made in Mexico guitars made in Mexico by Mexicans.
At the rate it's going which is almost there the US is going to lose the guitar making industry except for true custom guitars. I'm surprised Gibson hasn't priced themselves out of the market compared to the price/quality of imports nowdays. How many Gibsons are still made in TN?
I guess I am odd man out. Price is not the limiting factor on most things I buy and often pay more to get something made in the US. Maybe it's because my business and entire industry is 100% made in US.
At the rate it's going which is almost there the US is going to lose the guitar making industry except for true custom guitars. I'm surprised Gibson hasn't priced themselves out of the market compared to the price/quality of imports nowdays. How many Gibsons are still made in TN?
I guess I am odd man out. Price is not the limiting factor on most things I buy and often pay more to get something made in the US. Maybe it's because my business and entire industry is 100% made in US.
Moebiwan
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Love my Eastman as well. Bought an E6D a couple of years ago and it's fantastic. Balanced tone, stays in tune, beautiful guitar. It's not a D18, but it didn't cost $3000 either.
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ToeMissile
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Yeah.. I told myself I wasn't going to get another one, and then the LAST Ryan Siew artist model became available, and I bought it.. Cost me $6k, but it's a work of art.
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xKALECx
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I've replace all my Les Paul's with Grovers and never looked back. My only Gretsch is a "White Panther" and if those tuners ever fail, I'm replacing them with Grovers.
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“Thank you for allowing us to serve musicians like you for 100 years”: Sam Ash Music announces it will be officially closing all its stores
The family-run music equipment chain has been forced to close its stores, with a closing-down sale currently ongoing
Palum
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“Thank you for allowing us to serve musicians like you for 100 years”: Sam Ash Music announces it will be officially closing all its stores
The family-run music equipment chain has been forced to close its stores, with a closing-down sale currently ongoingwww.guitarworld.com
Dang that sucks. Luckily have a better local shop.
Still, guitar seems to be fading anyway with the youths of today. Digital everything and now you can buy MIM Strats for 1K+... I wonder how overall industry sales are if you control for covid.
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Did the same with my kids chibson. Its really a nice guitar underneath all of those cheap China parts. Redid the frets for him, installed all new hardware including Grovers, all the electrical BS in there as well with an ebay hand made one for a gibslon 59 model, kida pricey but well worth it IMO. Its still his favorite guitar and he says it plays and sounds better than ever, especially with those new frets I installed, leveled and polished. I used Sam Deeks method of using a truss rod with sand paper to level frets under tension. Works perfect!
Even though I dont play ( I play drums), I have a weird fascination with tinkering and fixing guitars for some reason. I wish I had more space and a few ore tools, then I would start making my own full guitars. Hehe, maybe later when I retire. I have plenty of space up in my cabin in N Michigan, I have 2 whole pole barns I could do this shit in, but I still need some tools im missing.
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