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What's the consensus on rondomusic? They've got a baritone Les Paul knockoff for under $150, was thinking about picking it up. At the end of the day if it's terrible it might look good on the wall, right? Content:  Not so cheap Les Paul knockoff. Frozen Pizza Party fucked around with this message at 17:19 on May 8, 2014 |
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I have an AL-2000 by rondo, and I think it is excellent. Flawless finish, good setup, stays in tune well, and plays nicely for a $200 guitar. Also, he ships ridiculously quickly.
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May 8, 2014 17:28
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unlawfulsoup posted:I have an AL-2000 by rondo, and I think it is excellent. Flawless finish, good setup, stays in tune well, and plays nicely for a $200 guitar. Also, he ships ridiculously quickly. Nice, the one in question is made by Douglas: http://www.rondomusic.com/shadow627tribalgreen1.html For the most part, the stuff I read about Douglas sounds good, no major complaints from anyone really. Also, $149 for a baritone is about $400 cheaper than anything I could get at Sam Ash or wherever from a reputable brand.
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May 8, 2014 18:01
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Baritones are cool, the price is right, and Rondo is good value for the $$$... ...but that green faux-flame is hideous
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May 8, 2014 18:09
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Absalom Baird posted:Baritones are cool, the price is right, and Rondo is good value for the $$$... I just wanted to be able to post it here 
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May 8, 2014 18:31
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SaNChEzZ posted:Nice, the one in question is made by Douglas: I own this exact model and really like it. The neck had some tiny stability concerns out of the box and you'll want to put new strings on it since they ship with standard scale strings. I dunno squat about pickups so they might need to be replaced, but it plays, looks, and feels really great. Totally worth what they're asking for it. Also, the green looks way nicer in person. e: hm, thought this was the normal guitar thread in the spirit of this thread though i do admit a: i wanted the purple one but it stopped being on sale and b: i'm planning to replace the knobs on mine with these from GFS which is gonna look pretty horriblawesome Dewgy fucked around with this message at 19:25 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 18:44
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Dewgy posted:I own this exact model and really like it. The neck had some tiny stability concerns out of the box and you'll want to put new strings on it since they ship with standard scale strings. I dunno squat about pickups so they might need to be replaced, but it plays, looks, and feels really great. Totally worth what they're asking for it. Awesome, thanks for the feedback. I did not realize there was a normal guitar thread, or I'd have posted it there!
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May 8, 2014 19:37
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douglas/sx are just cheap chinese budget brands rondo music distributes but otherwise has nothing to do with agile is their actual brand and what people are referring to when they mention them
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May 8, 2014 21:32
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You poors with two hundred dollar axes should record some ... tones.
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May 8, 2014 21:34
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Mentos Dan posted:You poors with two hundred dollar axes should record some ... tones. If anyone REALLY wants to gently caress with people, hit me up via PM or whatever, I'll send some samples from other guitars so you can blind A/B them. That got me my first suspension over on TGP.
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May 8, 2014 21:42
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Mentos Dan posted:You poors with two hundred dollar axes should record some ... tones. My tones would melt your brainmatter.
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May 8, 2014 21:43
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SaNChEzZ posted:My tones would melt your brainmatter. After what your mom did to me last night, I'm pretty sure there's not a lot left to fry in my brainmatter. 
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May 8, 2014 21:56
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Mentos Dan posted:After what your mom did to me last night, I'm pretty sure there's not a lot left to fry in my brainmatter.  
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May 8, 2014 22:04
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Mentos Dan posted:You poors with two hundred dollar axes should record some ... tones. i've been debating it but i kind of want to wait until my panda guitar has a dual rail humbucker before i record it
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May 8, 2014 22:05
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Dewgy posted:i've been debating it but i kind of want to wait until my panda guitar has a dual rail humbucker before i record it Hey listen, I wanted to wait until your mom was off her period before I hosed her, but ya know ... life and lemons.
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May 8, 2014 22:07
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Mentos Dan posted:Hey listen, I wanted to wait until your mom was off her period before I hosed her, but ya know ... life and lemons.  e: i'll get on this as soon as i restring everything that needs it tho, i have a lot of weird guitars Dewgy fucked around with this message at 22:20 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 22:13
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BUSH 2112 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuqxVo2XLyI Don't forget to pay attention to his drummer Dave Witte, who used to be in Discordance Axis. I used to see a lot of videos of them on stage together. They complement each other nicely. Aw man I see Dave Witte is not on the solo album. crikster fucked around with this message at 22:21 on May 8, 2014 |
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May 8, 2014 22:19
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I had no idea that he did any solo shows, I'll have to keep the old peepers peeled.
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May 9, 2014 01:16
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lol dave witte's main gig is municipal waste i.e. the musical equivalent of civil war reenactments
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May 9, 2014 01:53
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Municipal Waste is for Suicidal Tendencies fans. Civil War reenactments are a good way to make money if you're in the band.
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May 9, 2014 02:51
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Witte's drumming is probably best on his Human Remains EPs, which are some of the most ridic awesome grindcore ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv6XHdtf9vg
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May 9, 2014 03:02
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Fun fact about Zach Hill, he drums for infamous scary rap band Death Grips. Who are awesome. Unfortunately I have never seen them even though I bought a ticket to see them a couple years ago, and then that show was cancelled and rescheduled a year later, and then they cancelled that too, so I don't think I'll ever seen them
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May 9, 2014 03:52
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Mentos Dan posted:You poors with two hundred dollar axes should record some ... tones. Us poors with cheap guitars like to fix them up and put better electronics in them so they don't suck. I have an Agile AL-2000 that I put some GFS Crunchy Pats in for my more modern/high gain sounds, I could record how nice it sounds. My other guitars (MIM Tele, Squier Jazzmaster) also sound pretty good once I got my hands on them to set them up and tweak the electronics.
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May 9, 2014 16:24
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booshi posted:Us poors with cheap guitars like to fix them up and put better electronics in them so they don't suck. cheap guitars own because you can gut them and make them amazing plus you don't give a gently caress if they get dinged or scratched
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May 9, 2014 16:33
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their lil poopers posted:cheap guitars own because you can gut them and make them amazing plus you don't give a gently caress if they get dinged or scratched I intentionally ding every single instrument I get so that I don't have to worry about it staying "perfect"
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May 9, 2014 16:39
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booshi posted:I intentionally ding every single instrument I get so that I don't have to worry about it staying "perfect" it also shows that you've played your instruments instead of hanging them up and never touching them
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May 9, 2014 16:41
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i get all my expensive guitars predinged
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May 9, 2014 16:48
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muike posted:i get all my expensive guitars predinged Excuse me, I believe you mean "reliced." 
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May 9, 2014 16:51
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is relicing the same thing as buying stuff from smokers and having your fretboard smell like cigarette smoke ~8 years later
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May 9, 2014 16:54
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muike posted:is relicing the same thing as buying stuff from smokers and having your fretboard smell like cigarette smoke ~8 years later I bet the tar really seals the fretboard nicely though.
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May 9, 2014 17:03
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The smell was gone for like 5 years, then the other day, I just smelled it again and realized it was time to clean the fretboard. It's better than one of my others, which the previous owner had put a vine of life inlay sticker all down the fretboard on. on moonlit nights, you can still see the ghost...
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May 9, 2014 17:08
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I smoke but I wash my drat hands before I play and don't smoke inside. Not enough people wash their drat hands before playing then their fretboards are gross.
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May 9, 2014 17:09
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1.) Relicing guitars is for poser bozos. 2.) If you are not a klutz you do not need to 'pre-ding' your guitar, because you will not ding it to begin with. 3.) It takes like 30 seconds to wash your hands before playing, and 10 to wipe the guitar afterwards, not sure why so many shitheels cannot manage that.
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May 9, 2014 17:27
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unlawfulsoup posted:1.) Relicing guitars is for poser bozos. Yes however I am a klutz and always end up dinging up my expensive stuff so I always just put a little nick in anything I get new (not just guitars) so then I'm not worrying about keeping it pristine. I prefer my guitars with battlescars.
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May 9, 2014 17:29
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booshi posted:I smoke but I wash my drat hands before I play and don't smoke inside. Not enough people wash their drat hands before playing then their fretboards are gross. it's me, i'm the guy whose first thing they do in a guitar store is go into the bathroom and wash my hands
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May 9, 2014 17:38
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booshi posted:Us poors with cheap guitars like to fix them up and put better electronics in them so they don't suck. Cheap guitars have great tones if they are made in the 60s. All my guitars cost less than $150 off ebay. MIJ, Sears catalog specials. The electronics get very microphonic in 50 years+. All the cool early 90s college rock bands are seen with cheap Japanese guitars. I get some very legitimate surf tones from my Kays and Teistos.
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May 9, 2014 17:44
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unlawfulsoup posted:1.) Relicing guitars is for poser bozos. i didn't ding my guitars up (much), they just came that way from the dudes i bought them from
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May 9, 2014 17:45
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their lil poopers posted:it's me, i'm the guy whose first thing they do in a guitar store is go into the bathroom and wash my hands I cancel you out, I'm the guy that takes guitars into the bathroom with me to play while I poop.
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May 9, 2014 17:50
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unlawfulsoup posted:1.) Relicing guitars is for poser bozos. congrats on not getting hyperbole
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HollisBrown posted:I cancel you out, I'm the guy that takes guitars into the bathroom with me to play while I poop. my friends little brother would do this and it was kinda weird but an effective way to make sure his brothers didn't touch his guitar
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