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I was casually looking for a new 4x12 today and thinking about buying a guitar for no real good reason except that I love to buy guitars for no real good reason
Think I am going to get a Marshall 1960 bottom used, seems like a good deal for a little over $400 in excellent shape.
Now onto the guitars
Went to Sam Ash, who are obviously on the balls of their ass, and they had nothing but a few poorly cared for new Gibsons that were silly in price. (They did have one nice DC TV Special which I think Bludave has his eye on, very nice). Shame that a giant is really falling down but at least it isn't a Mom and Pop shop. Then I hit a few smaller stores and didn't see anything but hideous bolt-on BC Rich, Washburns, etc. I came across the Fernandes Ravelle which I think looks cool as anything, plays pretty well but has a very wide neck, not to my liking. Both of them I played had terrible electronics. Chinese made and $600 they better figure out how to put something decent in them, VR isn't going to sell all their guitars for them. Also played a Chinese made Brian Moore, very nicely made, well finished, crappy electronics. I guess that is the Chinese way. Both guitars cut out real easy but were otherwise pretty solid but far too expensive to sell if they are Chinese made.
I did find 2 guitars that I really liked, both Korean made under the Dillion name, essentially the same as Tokai. One was a Firebird VII in tobacco burst the other was a DC TV Jr., they played incredibly well, were really well finished and I could have bought both and spent less than $1000. I think at least one of them will have a new home soon, most likely the Jr since I am hoping to score a nice Firebird V in the next year or so. Picking up a good solid beater sounds like the ticket!
You should go to Guitar Asylum ... lots of nice guitars there, but they may not be your cup of tea, looks-wise.
I think there's a place called Adagio Music (?) on the Island that I seem to remember having a huge selection, but I'm not sure what percentage of it is crap ...
Sam Ash seems determined to become the K-Mart of guitar stores, which is a such a shame ... all that buying power and marketing muscle going to waste!!
Some of those Dillions are pretty cool, I would definately get something like this if the price was right from : localhost/www.tomhampton.com/gtrpages/d...opwbigsby.html
The Sam Ash here had 4 Duncans in their display.....pathetic.
If it weren't for strings, I wouldn't even go to guitar stores anymore. The internet and used gear sites are putting stores in their place. I just have a mean sniping finger.
I had a Dillion and was fairly underwhelmed. Yeah, it's an import but the foto flame was cheesy and the finish was not as nice as a lot of other Korean guitars. The fretwork was top-notch though.
Well I owned the 56GT that Puckboy has now and it was excellent. I don't like any foto flameguitars, seems kind of silly to me. Dillion quality can be a bit mixed, they are Korean, but if you look at a few you'll generally find a nice one. The 'bird and the Jr. are both pretty sharp. The Jr. is alder with a maple neck which is pretty neat, nice than the DC Faded's the Gibson is turning out for less money. The 'bird is really nice, 3 pup set neck but no binding on the neck which is kind of a drag but it had a killer chunky neck on it and great fretwork.
I was at Guitar Asylum, they have some real nice high end stuff at the one store the other has crap, that's where I checked out the Chinese stuff. I think you'd like the guitars they stock a bit more than me, most have Floyds which is like a guitar having VD to me , something more classic looking would be better. Also I am looking for a guitar that isn't too precious, they're big on Schecter in that range and I don't really care for most of their stuff. They have a gorgeous USA Mockingbird but I am not looking to drop $2k this time around and PRS isn't my style.
Think I am going to get a Marshall 1960 bottom used, seems like a good deal for a little over $400 in excellent shape.
Now onto the guitars
Went to Sam Ash, who are obviously on the balls of their ass, and they had nothing but a few poorly cared for new Gibsons that were silly in price. (They did have one nice DC TV Special which I think Bludave has his eye on, very nice). Shame that a giant is really falling down but at least it isn't a Mom and Pop shop. Then I hit a few smaller stores and didn't see anything but hideous bolt-on BC Rich, Washburns, etc. I came across the Fernandes Ravelle which I think looks cool as anything, plays pretty well but has a very wide neck, not to my liking. Both of them I played had terrible electronics. Chinese made and $600 they better figure out how to put something decent in them, VR isn't going to sell all their guitars for them. Also played a Chinese made Brian Moore, very nicely made, well finished, crappy electronics. I guess that is the Chinese way. Both guitars cut out real easy but were otherwise pretty solid but far too expensive to sell if they are Chinese made.
I did find 2 guitars that I really liked, both Korean made under the Dillion name, essentially the same as Tokai. One was a Firebird VII in tobacco burst the other was a DC TV Jr., they played incredibly well, were really well finished and I could have bought both and spent less than $1000. I think at least one of them will have a new home soon, most likely the Jr since I am hoping to score a nice Firebird V in the next year or so. Picking up a good solid beater sounds like the ticket!
You should go to Guitar Asylum ... lots of nice guitars there, but they may not be your cup of tea, looks-wise.
I think there's a place called Adagio Music (?) on the Island that I seem to remember having a huge selection, but I'm not sure what percentage of it is crap ...
Sam Ash seems determined to become the K-Mart of guitar stores, which is a such a shame ... all that buying power and marketing muscle going to waste!!
Some of those Dillions are pretty cool, I would definately get something like this if the price was right from : localhost/www.tomhampton.com/gtrpages/d...opwbigsby.html
The Sam Ash here had 4 Duncans in their display.....pathetic.
If it weren't for strings, I wouldn't even go to guitar stores anymore. The internet and used gear sites are putting stores in their place. I just have a mean sniping finger.
I had a Dillion and was fairly underwhelmed. Yeah, it's an import but the foto flame was cheesy and the finish was not as nice as a lot of other Korean guitars. The fretwork was top-notch though.
Well I owned the 56GT that Puckboy has now and it was excellent. I don't like any foto flameguitars, seems kind of silly to me. Dillion quality can be a bit mixed, they are Korean, but if you look at a few you'll generally find a nice one. The 'bird and the Jr. are both pretty sharp. The Jr. is alder with a maple neck which is pretty neat, nice than the DC Faded's the Gibson is turning out for less money. The 'bird is really nice, 3 pup set neck but no binding on the neck which is kind of a drag but it had a killer chunky neck on it and great fretwork.
I was at Guitar Asylum, they have some real nice high end stuff at the one store the other has crap, that's where I checked out the Chinese stuff. I think you'd like the guitars they stock a bit more than me, most have Floyds which is like a guitar having VD to me , something more classic looking would be better. Also I am looking for a guitar that isn't too precious, they're big on Schecter in that range and I don't really care for most of their stuff. They have a gorgeous USA Mockingbird but I am not looking to drop $2k this time around and PRS isn't my style.
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