Lets look at our guitars thread
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Yesterday I received an email from musicstore.de, a company I’ve bought from in the past.
It was not the usual marketing stuff, it was a message about a robbery that took place in 2007, when fifty high value guitars were stolen, none of the instruments have ever surfaced, apparently.
MusicStore are still offering large rewards for information leading to the recovery of the guitars.
I don’t think this is some kind of elaborate marketing ploy.
Here’s a link to the guitars:
http://video.musicstore.de/diebstahl/index_EN.html
It was not the usual marketing stuff, it was a message about a robbery that took place in 2007, when fifty high value guitars were stolen, none of the instruments have ever surfaced, apparently.
MusicStore are still offering large rewards for information leading to the recovery of the guitars.
I don’t think this is some kind of elaborate marketing ploy.
Here’s a link to the guitars:
http://video.musicstore.de/diebstahl/index_EN.html
It's going back. Very poor QC.
I bought an Ibanez Gio for £130 new, around ten years ago. It arrived in perfect nick. Frets all lovely. Not a blemish and all as it should be. I still have it. That guitar spoilt me because ever since, every guitar I've had hasn't been as flawless as my cheapo Ibanez. I always expect more from decent guitars but, alas. I seem to be disappointed every time.
I bought an Ibanez Gio for £130 new, around ten years ago. It arrived in perfect nick. Frets all lovely. Not a blemish and all as it should be. I still have it. That guitar spoilt me because ever since, every guitar I've had hasn't been as flawless as my cheapo Ibanez. I always expect more from decent guitars but, alas. I seem to be disappointed every time.
That's a shame VDN. I also noticed the roughness on the top of the binding between the frets. Possibly exaggerated by the extreme close up, but must be possible to feel that I'd have thought?
It's all stuff I could sort myself, though that doesn't mean you should have to: A few years ago I bought a MIM Fender Jaguar and every example I tried had rough frets and rough feeling (Pau Ferro) fingerboard. In the end I bought the cheapest one I could find for sale and accepted I'd need to put the work into it. Eventually it did feel smooth and play nicely, but it was a lot of work doing the frets and sanding the fingerboard smooth, etc. I only did it because due to post Covid short supply and that the next model up was 3x the price for the American made version. I didn't expect Custom shop levels of finish, but it was disappointing.
The £58 B stock Harley Benton travel guitar I posted a few pages back is much better than the MIM Fender was and all I've done is tweak the action and truss rod.
It's all stuff I could sort myself, though that doesn't mean you should have to: A few years ago I bought a MIM Fender Jaguar and every example I tried had rough frets and rough feeling (Pau Ferro) fingerboard. In the end I bought the cheapest one I could find for sale and accepted I'd need to put the work into it. Eventually it did feel smooth and play nicely, but it was a lot of work doing the frets and sanding the fingerboard smooth, etc. I only did it because due to post Covid short supply and that the next model up was 3x the price for the American made version. I didn't expect Custom shop levels of finish, but it was disappointing.
The £58 B stock Harley Benton travel guitar I posted a few pages back is much better than the MIM Fender was and all I've done is tweak the action and truss rod.
vdn said:
Bizarre how some of the cheap stuff seems to have better QC than more expensive models.
This Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
Buy a Yamaha - always perfect from my experience (Go for a Revstar if your budget allows, fabulous guitars)This Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/yamaha/revstar
vdn said:
Bizarre how some of the cheap stuff seems to have better QC than more expensive models.
This Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
Late 90's up to around 2004 is as good as build quality gets from Epiphone. I've had literally dozens of LP Custom and few StandardsThis Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
The Korean LP Custom I have is excellent, I put some Gibson PAF in it and it's very close to it's £3000 Gibson cousin.
Guys ... Looking around and prices seem all over the place ... I have a 74 USA strat all original that I've had for over 30 years .. it's a right hooker I restrung to play left handed but I literally never touch the thing .... It's just sat on my guitar rack and has done ever since I discovered Les pauls about 28 years ago!...
What do we think this will be worth in today's market?
What do we think this will be worth in today's market?
tuscaneer said:
Guys ... Looking around and prices seem all over the place ... I have a 74 USA strat all original that I've had for over 30 years .. it's a right hooker I restrung to play left handed but I literally never touch the thing .... It's just sat on my guitar rack and has done ever since I discovered Les pauls about 28 years ago!...
What do we think this will be worth in today's market?
You've given nowhere near enough detail to be able to give a guess I'm afraid, but in any case watch out, 'what's it worth ' posts are viewed dimly What do we think this will be worth in today's market?
oddball1313 said:
vdn said:
Bizarre how some of the cheap stuff seems to have better QC than more expensive models.
This Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
Buy a Yamaha - always perfect from my experience (Go for a Revstar if your budget allows, fabulous guitars)This Epi, I will say, sounded great. But it's going back. Won't bother with another.
https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/yamaha/revstar
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