who has a decent guitar for sale?[views:20799][posts:168]_______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 11:55am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Congratulations! The best part is, his shipping takes 2 days, so you'll have it tomorrow or wednesday at the latest. Now you'll just need some awesome cheap pickups to go with your awesome cheap guitar: http://store.guitarfetish.com/humbuckers.html I personally like the fat pats. They're indistinguishable from the Duncan JB in my jackson, but less than half the price. The crunchy rails are also pretty awesome. I've got a fat pat in the bridge and a crunchy rail in the neck on that les-paul copy. I ordered the opposite for my V that's coming, Rail in the bridge and Fat Pat in the neck. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 12:31pm - Martins ""] I was thinking of going a bit more expensive in pickups. Especially on the bridge. I realize that I'm not very happy with the X2N in my Schecter so I want something better than that thing. I'll check out that link anyway! |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 12:37pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Unless by "more expensive" you mean active, the GFS are pretty awesome at any price. I was skeptical at first, but the Lil killers in my jackson sounded so amazing I replaced two other guitars with them. As I said, I paid $80 for my Duncan JB, and the $30 Fat Pat is the same pickup. Even the wiring is the same color, which made me a bit happy. Just avoid the GFS pots and stuff. The pickups are really great. The pots, tuners, and tremolos are not so great. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 12:41pm - Martins ""] Well, by "more expensive" I mean high end/trustable quality. I suppose I could do my research on this Guitar Fetish stuff but I might be looking at something like a Super Distortion or something generally like that. This guitar probably won't be for metal so I don't need ridiculous output. I want something on the warm end but sensitive enough that I can still pinch and do harmonics with ease. I don't know much about pickups, it seems. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:05pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] With the GFS PuPs, the Fat Pat is a Duncan JB. The Crunchy Pat is your dimarzio super distortion. I really endorse these PuPs. I was so mad when I bought that Duncan, and a week later bought a $30 pickup that was exactly the same sound. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:09pm - xanonymousx ""] where is this new items page you speak of, some of these guitars look nice. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:10pm - Martins ""] I'll take your word for it, then. I'll keep looking. I hope one day to own a guitar with Bareknuckle or APC pickups but I don't think I'd waste that money on this guitar just yet. Especially since I just ordered it about an hour and a half ago! |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:11pm - Martins ""] http://www.rondomusic.com/newitems.html I don't think it's newly updated however. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:17pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] The new items page gets updated several times a day. Most people just don't notice. It appears that he moved the spads off the new items page, not sure why. They're in the electric guitars list, but they're not in new items anymore. Also, make it a point to go to the main site www.rondomusic.com and type "B Stock" in the search bar. When he DOES post them, they go fucking FAST. He'll knock like $100 off a guitar because of "light scratches on the pickguard". I always check for B Stocks twice a day. That's how I just got that V for $99. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:19pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] [img] Man, I'm so jealous. I wish there were a lefty of this. I'm actually almost as excited about YOUR new guitar as I am about MINE. LOL |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:19pm - xanonymousx ""] thanks, i might have to check out either that V shape guitar or the one that looks like an SG just because they are inexpensive. haha. that one you ordered though seems to be one of the best there. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:22pm - xanonymousx ""] also those tele style guitars seem nice... |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:23pm - Martins ""] Lol that natural Spad just looks so beautiful. Even if it ends up not being a great guitar, I will still own a looker. I'll still use it for Rock Ensemble at school, though. The other douchebag guitarist in the ensemble is a Les Paul fag. He sucks the Les Paul guitar dick and the Fender amp clit. He always talks about how his Les Paul hollowbody is the best guitar in the world and his Fender halfstack is priceless. Fuck that guy. I just spent 150 dollars for a fucking beautiful guitar. Haha. Anyway, I can't wait to get this just to play a different guitar. I've been playing my Schecter for almost 8 years now. I haven't had another guitar besides acoustics since I first started playing guitar. My Schecter is a 25.5'' scale so I'm curious to play this smaller scale Spad. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:24pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] xanonymousx said: just because they are inexpensive. haha. That's exactly how it starts. Then you get it and see that it's not really a "cheap" guitar. Then... addiction. I've bought 5 guitars from Rondo since february. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 1:25pm - Martins ""] xanonymousx said:also those tele style guitars seem nice... I wouldn't mind dropping the $$ for those SX strats. They're probably shitty quality but they look so fucking pretty. I don't even like strats. Rondo Music has probably been the best find ever. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 14,2008 2:23pm - sever ""] whoever discovered rondo music... thank you. no really, thank you. this is great. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 2:25pm - brian_dc ""] this is an incredibly dangerous site for me and my bank account |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 2:28pm - Martins ""] Hahaha. You're telling me. I think I might buy a Septor 6 or a seven string from there in the next few months. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 2:28pm - Martins ""] And I just ordered that natural Spad today! |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 14,2008 2:37pm - xanonymousx ""] sever said:whoever discovered rondo music... thank you. no really, thank you. this is great. yes but my bankaccount will soon be nothing... since i will be buying an amp, cab, effect pedals, recording equipment and now discounted guitars i'm gonna be broke... time to ask for that 60 hours a week at the abusement park... i love being a broke college kid. |
| _______________________________ [Jul 14,2008 6:51pm - Hoser ""] powerkok said:hahaha I still have the extra trem arm too. Tell ya what Hoser babe, someone offers you tree bills before monday, take it. if not Ill give ya tree bills. Arrow/Rob/Blue.....thx for the lo-down. I was checking those out a few months ago, and spec wise was impressed for the price. Glad to know theyre decent. How bout these SX OLP Ive read on em, but dont know anyone whos actually played them. Well, she's yours if you want her. Tree bills plus shipping and I'll send her right out to ya. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:16am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Woo-HA! I've got my new guitar, and it's pointy as shit! [img] [img] [img] [img] The fretboard is a bit squeaky, but I've been oiling it up nicely and it's getting better. This thing needed A LOT of WORK. I'm not trying to scare you, martins, but the douglas is in NO WAY comparable to my Agile guitar. I had to swap PuPs, Polish all the frets, replace the input jack, and it could still use better tuners, pots, and bridge. The good news is that it PLAYS now, it sounds killer, and it was cheap as fuck. Sound Clip http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songI...fo.cfm?bandID=726882&songID=6722845 All on the bridge pickup. I've got a GFS Crunchy Rail in the bridge, and a GFS Fat PAT in the neck. I [heart] GFS pickups. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:25am - Martins ""] Well fuck. Now I'm scared. Nah, I basically got it as a project guitar and if it takes some work...it takes some work. It will be at my doorstep tomorrow so I'll take some pictures of it then. I'm really excited. I'm sure the Douglas would be quality enough..........I hope. I think that in the next few months I might throw down for a Septor 6 or 7. I've been wanting a 7 string but I'm not sure if I'm ready...know what I mean? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:28am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I expect pictures, soundclips, and a 1000 word essay. I want one of those spads, if they're quality. Otherwise I'm going to wait to see what's in the fall shipment. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:30am - Martins ""] From what GodlessRob says, it played readily after a small set up so I'm not too worried if my spad was in the same batch as his. I'm going to take another look at the GFS's but I was wondering if you could give me a small but more thorough review on them in general. I hate spending money on something I know not-enough about. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:51am - ArrowHeadNLI ""] There's a sound clip right above^ Also, you can always email them at guitarfetish, they're really cool about helping people pick out pickups. Tell them what you want, and they'll suggest what models. Also, here's a clip of a guitar using the opposite setup, a Fat PAT in the bridge and Cruncy Rail in the neck. Fat PAT is the same idea as a duncan JB. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songI...fo.cfm?bandID=726882&songID=6674111 |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:59am - Martins ""] Ya, I saw/heard the soundclip but I can't listen right now because my whole family is asleep. I'll check it in the morning and I think I'll email the guitarfetish guys. Thanks for all the help. |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 9:33am - joey umbrella ""] well, i found the guitar i am getting, and it is a pretty sweet deal. i decided to go with a fernandes monterey elite.. it has a sustainer system in the neck PU, so i think that will be fun, and allow me to broaden my sounds a bit. i will attempt to post a pic of this shit... thanks for all the ideas and help... [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 12:20pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Nice guitar. I like the color/finish. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:15pm - Martins ""] For that second sound clip with the Fat PAT in the bridge, how high do you have the gain set on your amp? I like the sound of Fat PAT a lot but I wonder what it would sound like in higher gain applications. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:32pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] The gain is set high, but the volume on the guitar is cranked down for a lot of it. I can whip up a new clip for you later on some metal stuff. |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:47pm - xanonymousx ""] the fernandes is a sweet guitar but if you got that for $100 whomever sold that to you has a few screws loose. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 1:53pm - Joshtruction ""] I've been thinking of selling my jap soloist, but I always smarten up before I do. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 2:48pm - Martins ""] I got the Douglas about an hour ago. It's beautiful. I took some pictures and I'm gonna set it up later and play a bunch... but it looks like the construction is pretty sturdy. I just found out that my Schecter is set-neck construction as well when I emailed Schecter. All these years I thought I was playing a neck-through. Oh well. I'm really excited for this Douglas and I have a feeling it's going to sound better than my Schecter. |
| _________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 2:49pm - Martins ""] It's also extremely light. |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 2:53pm - joey umbrella ""] i got the fernandes for $400 w/case. i felt like it was well worth it, but now i need to sell a kidney |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 2:54pm - powerkok ""] Hoser, I wont be able to buy that from you yet. I have to get a handgun, as looters may breach my moat, and fjord the montana home. What I can do, is either a) wait till next month or b) trade you my Mossy 3 1/2 inch Mag 12 guage in HD Mossy Oak, with thumbhole stock, and wide foregrip. You were there with me when I bought it, you know what it goes for, and the overall jist. Up to you. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 3:01pm - powerkok ""] That Agile AL2000 in Tiger eye, really intrigued me. The FSB also is real nice lookin. What Im wondering is this: They say the al2000 are REAL maple tops. Im aware of the diff between caps, and veneers, and photo tops. But then on the al3000 they say REAL maple cap, not a photo top. So which is it on the 2000? a photo top or a veneer? |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 3:05pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] no photo tops, all are real caps, just different thicknesses. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 3:06pm - powerkok ""] Roger that, thanks man. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 3:35pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] theres a chart comparing the different AL models, I can post it when i'm home |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 4:07pm - powerkok ""] thatd be greatly appreciated, dude. Im talking my wife into getting one of these for my daughters b-day in a couple weeks, so maybe I can sneak my own order in there. |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 4:52pm - powerkok ""] Arrowhead, nevermind, I found the chart, thanks anyway tho. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 7:57pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Martins, here's that clip of the Fat Pats. The first time through each riff is a Seymour Duncan JB pickup. The second time through each riff is the GFS Fat PAT. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songI...fo.cfm?bandID=726882&songID=6724962 |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 7:59pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] And heres that chart comparing model specs for the AL series. http://www.rondomusic.com/alspec.html |
| __________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 9:18pm - powerkok ""] Wow, the second part of each riff sounds super inexpensive!! LULZ Actually I do hear a difference, but not a 600 dollar difference, Id say the Jackson sounds a bit fatter, maybe like 35 dollars fatter tho. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 9:53pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] The jackson has a little more low end, and the gfs have a more aggressive midrange. At a difference of $50 each, it's not really much difference though, eh? |
| _______________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 10:09pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Oh, for the record I should mention: Besides the different guitars/wood/etc... the Jackson is wired without a tone circuit. The Agile is wired normally. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 10:27pm - powerkok ""] Not much diff at all. No tone circuit=tone at 10, correct? So that shouldnt make much diff. Splittin hairs, only one hair is 1200 and one is 200. Crazy. Im sold. I been reading the shit outta that site. Pretty fuckin impressive. If I didnt own some 'nice' guitars already, I might feel a little weird about buying one of these, but I do own 3 'nice' guitars already, so fuck it. That tiger eye is eyeing me. Im having a more difficult time choosing my daughters tho. I like the no-nonsense of the lp jr copy, but want a humbucker instead of the p90. Dont want her to have a trem, as I feel it distracts a LEARNING guitarist, and am concerned that the weight of the lp may be too much for her.(shes turning 13) so, any suggestions? I am a firm believer in dues, and paying them early, to give a strong foundation for later, in anything, but especially music, so nothing too fancy. |
| ___________________________________ [Jul 16,2008 10:30pm - powerkok ""] oops post x2 |