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Snowy posted:Let's see your qc pictures! What wood did you ask for? I was thinking that making a request like that might mean you get a new one rather than something that's been laying around. That trick works at McDonald's at least. I haven't got any, and it did require doing the neck separately so between that and the lack of tracking events I think they probably just marked it as sent to get around the auto-cancellation for shipping items too slowly or something. I'd usually be worried but reputable seller etc etc.
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Sleepflower posted:That tailpiece is loving sweet tbh
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Nov 20, 2014 13:51
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also: all book matched tops are hideous. all flamed and quilted tops regardless of book matching are awful. this has been your awful guitar daily checklist
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Nov 20, 2014 14:11
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I'm Crap posted:It looks like an implement used for castrating piglets or some poo poo. As I said, loving sweet.
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Nov 20, 2014 14:13
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Bare in mind that this is straight off the bandsaw without any cleaning up or anything. Next to a lovely plywood "Baldwin Student Range by Gibson" SG Body for a size comparison;  Here is the cheap-rear end neck I'm going to use (came in a job lot of stuff I brought a long, long time ago);  Is that ok? This is a community project (lol) so I need input! For my mind I think the cutaway on the treble size needs to be a bit bigger, although that might comprise the surfboard shape a little. Is the dickhole too subtle/in the wrong place?? Stupid spikey bits too stupid/not stupid enough? I need to do something about the bottom too, I think. Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Nov 20, 2014 |
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Nov 20, 2014 17:08
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Looking good, but make the dickhole a bit larger and I would like the spikes to have spikes on them, though I imagine that would require a fair bit of work.
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Nov 20, 2014 17:24
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Sleepflower posted:Looking good, but make the dickhole a bit larger and I would like the spikes to have spikes on them, though I imagine that would require a fair bit of work. I could put spikes on the treble cutaway spike easy enough, especially if I increase the cutaway. How much bigger should the dick-hole be? I think it could do with being moved to being more in line with the centre of the body. Is there anything I've left off? I'm 100% I've forgotten loads of things about the body. Also the pen on the spikey-side is a rough tracing of the first template.
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Nov 20, 2014 17:37
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ZombieParts posted:In fact, I'm super curious about the knock-off JEMs just because I haven't seen a ko floyd rose before I actually kind of want this one  Or who could forget the famous "rhythm in jump, dancing next to you" trem as used by esteemed custom builder DeVries? (Who belongs squarely in this thread) 
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Nov 20, 2014 17:42
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i've always been so enamored by "Rhythm in Jump" that I never noticed how strange of a design that bridge is
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Nov 20, 2014 17:44
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ZombieParts posted:Chinese knockoffs are drat good and hella cheap. Fender, Gibson, and Ibanez all have Chinese factories now so those same assemblers are making the knockoffs. You can get a slapped together Fender Strat for less than 100 bucks and with minimal setup it's more than suitable for performance. Those guitars go for about $200-250 stateside just because of the mark-up. Chrpno posted:I like the couple of Chinese knockoffs I have, but you will need new pickups if you're thinking of applying any sort of overdrive. You have to factor that into the cost, they squeal too much to be usable. Apart from that, set em up with your own strings and it's good times.... Really? I'm surprised the build quality is that good. I was worried they would be using cheap metals for the hardware and that the necks may be a mess. I pretty much factor in putting in new pickups to anything, since I'm cheap and if a guitar is built well, I can handle swapping out pickups, and GFS makes some awesome ones for good pricing. Seriously thinking about that Jag now instead of a Strat. It's only $200.
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booshi posted:
DOOO IT With a full report when it comes, please! I dunno if it's just the pic, but the pickups look much farther apart from each other than a real Jag. Also the hexagonal plate with the 3 switches looks like it sits on top of the pickguard?? rather than inset? It actually looks somehow more retro than a real Jag to me. S'cool.
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Nov 20, 2014 18:16
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Fair Hallion posted:DOOO IT Yeah the plate looks a little off, and the pickups look further spaced to me too. Also the two roller pots should be aligned instead of staggered, but eh, it is a knockoff. Anyone who has gotten one of these, how long do they take to get here from China? e: Looks like that one is gone right now, and the others are like $80 more. Found this 3 P90 beast but what is going on with the bridge/strings (other than the high e just out of the nut)? 
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Nov 20, 2014 18:26
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Not sure about that seller, but the ones my friend orders take anything from 5 days to 6 weeks. What service do they use? China post gives you a tracking number that gives you the weirdest messages, it's great.
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Nov 20, 2014 18:30
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White Dog Eggs posted:Not sure about that seller, but the ones my friend orders take anything from 5 days to 6 weeks. What service do they use? China post gives you a tracking number that gives you the weirdest messages, it's great. Actually if you could find out some of the sellers (or if anyone here could chime in on good ones) that would help a lot.
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Nov 20, 2014 18:37
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booshi posted:Anyone who has gotten one of these, how long do they take to get here from China? My seller estimated 5-7 business days but seems a little optimistic. It's shipped via EMS I think gets turned over to usps.
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Nov 20, 2014 19:03
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booshi posted:Actually if you could find out some of the sellers (or if anyone here could chime in on good ones) that would help a lot. we kind of determined that that'd be pushing it a bit, though just search aliexpress for guitars and they have seller ratings
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Nov 20, 2014 19:33
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booshi posted:
I'd buy a lefty of that in a heartbeat. In the pic though, maybe the strings aren't in the slots at the bridge properly? checkout the pickup spacing of the... er, "Mustang" version?  Leaves room for a humbucker at the bridge, ha!
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farts (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Dewgy posted:we kind of determined that that'd be pushing it a bit, though just search aliexpress for guitars and they have seller ratings Figured as such. Haven't really gotten anything/looked at aliexpress before. If I see that blue Jag for around $200 again I'm going to snag it and report back. I'm considering it an early Christmas present for myself.
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Nov 20, 2014 23:35
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Concatenation posted:I actually kind of want this one oh god where is that video series of an Aussie store tearing down a devries it's perfect for this thread
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Nov 20, 2014 23:56
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Dewgy posted:we kind of determined that that'd be pushing it a bit, though just search aliexpress for guitars and they have seller ratings Yea, the 'tribute' guitars are technically illegal, so it's probably not best to directly link to sellers. comes along bort posted:
Hahaha, fuuuuuuuck. Is the goontar template ok with the thread? If so I'll tidy the edges and I'll dig some pickups and hardware out. It'll be like you're all my girlfriend and we're picking furniture for our new house, except it's a guitar and I don't have to buy any of you flowers.
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Fair Hallion posted:checkout the pickup spacing of the... er, "Mustang" version? How come this is the only mustang knockoff ive ever seen and its a jacked up version. and fender themselves puts the squier version of what was designed to be a cheap starter guitar for children at 300, minimum. i mean im sure the vm mustang is a fine guitar, but cmon now.
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Stux posted:oh god where is that video series of an Aussie store tearing down a devries it's perfect for this thread Man I can't believe I forgot about him, he's absolutely perfect for this thread. Eric DeVries I believe is an Australian "custom" luthier, known netwide for building the most hideously shoddy pieces of crap - his designs basically rip off BC Rich and Moser's less tasteful designs but they seem to be fashioned out of scrap wood and the absolute cheapest chinese hardware imaginable. He claims he's done custom builds for any number of pro guitarists, swears they will stand up to the best custom guitars in the world and gets downright abusive to anyone that claims otherwise. I can't seem to find any of his messages to people but rest assured he's an arrogant, irascible chud.     he also apparently posts all kinds of inappropriate poo poo on his facebook page including excerpts from a vampire porn novel he's working on       Anyway this all culminated in an Australian music store - after dealing with his poo poo on their forums for ages - buying one of his guitars and producing this amazing video (heads up there are like 12 friggin parts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hepqjBaHA1s I don't know a lot of backstory about the guy but in retrospect he must be mentally ill (although according to one guy on sevenstring "I've never seen anyone ... post or talk that much about drinking on their facebook page ever. So I'm taking into account the very real chance that this guy is inebriated 24/7, which would explain the shoddy workmanship and the lack of a stable mind when dealing with people.") SOmeone remind me to do an effortpost about Emperion guitars next. Concatenation fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Nov 21, 2014 |
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that deconstruction video is what popped in my head when WDE was taking apart that white weird LP, except some how I think the devires is actually worse
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booshi posted:Yeah the plate looks a little off, and the pickups look further spaced to me too. Also the two roller pots should be aligned instead of staggered, but eh, it is a knockoff. They come out of Guangzhou which is where the Fender factory is. The designs are all based off something. I see at least 6 different versions of that M65 so you may not even get the one pictured. The M65s are a bit over 100 bucks in China. Ibanez 7V is about 90 bucks, a three neck JEM is $300ish, a 2 neck is $200ish. A Strat is about 80 bucks if it's modeled after something(clapton, malmsteen, etc). EVH Frankenstrat is about 120. Looks like a BC RIch Beast is now available for 100. So, yeah, getting it stateside is going to run you about $200-250. Probably take a couple of weeks. The strats I've picked up are playable right out of the box. There are some rough patches and some buzzy frets that can be fixed up pretty quickly. The hardware is all sound at a glance. Taking the back off reveals some really cheap metal springs in the guts but..who loving cares??? The pickups are squealy stock pickups that pickup all kinds of outside sounds and feedback. If you don't have an NS-2 or something then you have to swap those. Nothing "good" about them and they certainly don't replace proper factory guitars if you already own one but they're good beginner guitars/just-need-something-to-goof-on guitars. The only reason I dipped into that pool was I was overseas and wanted to get something I could just leave behind. It's a pleasant surprise that they were as playable as they were - everyone was shocked.
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Stux posted:that deconstruction video is what popped in my head when WDE was taking apart that white weird LP, except some how I think the devires is actually worse Romanian Guitar best guitar. Still looking around at local places that will do a nice vinyl printing of those x-rays for me. I could risk a colour print, but I've had bad experiences with lacquers and ink.
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ZombieParts posted:They come out of Guangzhou which is where the Fender factory is. The designs are all based off something. I see at least 6 different versions of that M65 so you may not even get the one pictured. The M65s are a bit over 100 bucks in China. Ibanez 7V is about 90 bucks, a three neck JEM is $300ish, a 2 neck is $200ish. A Strat is about 80 bucks if it's modeled after something(clapton, malmsteen, etc). EVH Frankenstrat is about 120. Looks like a BC RIch Beast is now available for 100. So, yeah, getting it stateside is going to run you about $200-250. Probably take a couple of weeks. Weird question, but do the nuts tend to be plastic or bone? It seems to be even-odds what sort they have, which I find pretty surprising.
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actually gently caress it, I don't leave for work for another hour Emperion guitars basically looked set to be the European Rondo, offering Chinese-made guitars with a variety of options (and decent hardware - OFRs, Gotohs, Bareknuckles/Seymours etc). The prototypes they'd received were pretty decent quality and everything looked good on paper - preorders flooded in because the internet loves hype as you will know. Most of their designs were BC Rich/ESP inspired as they were going for the bedroom metal kid market.   Long story short, the first batch of guitars were severely delayed and Emperion had mismanaged their cash enough that they could only offer a few refunds. When the guitars finally turned up they were full of defects, evidence of shoddy workmanship and QC, and knockoff hardware and pickups instead of proper stuff. The specs also frequently differed from what the customers had ordered. Despite all this Emperion tried to deflect blame and refused refunds. I'm just gunna dump some pics. We're not talking minor dings and paint flecks here, we're talking poo poo that should have never been allowed to leave the factory by anyone that wasn't pants on head retarded. Huge ding under the nut touched up with white paint   These are not Bareknuckles    Wonky-rear end inlays and frankly a retarded design int he first place  Nut simply placed on top of an unrouted fretboard  Those pickup routs  That fretwork   And my two favourite guitar pictures ever:   ^^^^^^^^^^ "I don't really understand why the Floyd Rose cavity bother you that much. Maybe it is not symmetric and that's true, but we are talking about a part that is completely hidden, so I don't see it as a problem, considering the fact that it is perfectly useful for its purpose.Dents, scratches, swirl marks are the normal consequences of the glossy painting. The only way to solve this problem is to paint it as the Paul Reed Smith brand does with 1/1.2 millimeters of paint on the top. The only problem is that this technique kills completely the resonance and if it takes a hit completely crack the paint. As far as the completely different shape you are talking about : first of all is not completely different, but just a little bit, and this does not anyway compromise the access to any of the frets on the neck. Finally it seems clear to me when you talk me about the problems you had touching the tremolo, or that the shipment creates some difference in the set up or that the strings are brand new and so you need to stretch them a little bit to maintain the tuning. Anyway this does not depend on the guitar. This, as I said, is not something we can accept to refund you the money."
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lmao i forgot all aabout emperion. you should've started with Halo, since they actually got their loving act together, but after showing off the Emperion V, you kind of can't back down to Halo's comparatively minor gently caress-ups
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Concatenation posted:
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HollisBrown posted:What's going on here? IS it the pickup pole pieces not lining up with the strings? The pickup rout is too high up, so to make the ring fit they cut the top off it.
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HollisBrown posted:What's going on here? IS it the pickup pole pieces not lining up with the strings? It's all that and more muike posted:lmao i forgot all aabout emperion. you should've started with Halo, since they actually got their loving act together, but after showing off the Emperion V, you kind of can't back down to Halo's comparatively minor gently caress-ups I actually hadn't followed this, what was their deal?
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White Dog Eggs posted:The pickup rout is too high up, so to make the ring fit they cut the top off it. Ah poo poo I knew I was missing something super obvious.
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the best looking les pauls are les paul juniors
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White Dog Eggs posted:Weird question, but do the nuts tend to be plastic or bone? It seems to be even-odds what sort they have, which I find pretty surprising. Plastic definitely. But since they're all coming from the same area it wouldn't be surprising if some of the parts are genuine Fender. I can't get into IMGur to post my pics. The one I got is the one the quote below is talking about. They were made in 2012 and they've gone everywhere from 70bucks(what I paid for mine) to $1500 sold as genuine Malmsteen strats lol. This post and some videos on Youtube of it being played are why I went ahead and sprung for it: "some guy" posted:Wow, I thought I was such a smart gearhead, but I carelessly bought a fake Yngwie Malmsteen stratocaster for $450--in person no less! I was really distracted by how cool the guitar sounded and played, but really should have noticed: no brass nut, slightly wrong writing on the head stock. Good serial number (which I checked), but it says "series number" rather than "serial number" (which I somehow didn't see).  in person, no less..lolSo a couple of other guys I know were in the market so we got a Clapton model and a strat with humbuckers and they both played just as well.
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Fax Sender posted:the best looking les pauls are les paul juniors Hell yes! I hate Les Paul style Arch-Tops. It's stupid. TBH I hate Les Pauls in general. Poor design.
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ZombieParts posted:Plastic definitely. But since they're all coming from the same area it wouldn't be surprising if some of the parts are genuine Fender. Hah, that body is YEllOW. I kind of like it tbh. Custard-Caster.
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