RevDavidLee Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Ordered today from American Musical Supply - will be delivered Saturday. $419 for USA made & comes with padded gig bag. There are mixed reviews on this one which I understand for the price. The reviews are from 5 stars down to 1 star. I will write my own review once she gets here. I've had good experiences with some cheap guitars in the past few months so I'm not afraid to try this one. From my $99 Epiphone Les Paul SL to my $199 Squier Telecasters. I have been pleasantly surprised & pleased with those purchases so we'll see how this one rates. Time will tell & if it doesn't measure up I'll return it. Anyway here she is. Pic from the internet - will take & post actual pics when she arrives. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I too am a fan of cheap guitars. They only have to be good and punch above their weight. It helps if it looks pretty too. That one is. I hope she measures up to your expectations. I'll look forward to the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 I love the colors, and I really love the simplicity of the design. (And everybody knows I love naked pickups.) Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and opinions, Reverend Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Rev, I hope that works out well for you. I am not a fan of the bridge on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Rev, I hope that works out well for you. I am not a fan of the bridge on them. We'll see brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 What ever job you have I want. Every week you get a new axe. Congrats. Lol - everyone wants my job. I'm retired. :) Thanks to investments & 3 pensions I was able to retire way ahead of time & I'm loving it. I get up in the morning, eat breakfast, grab a guitar & play my guts out. Hook up with my friends (who are still working) for lunch, then go home & grab another guitar & play my guts out. Rinse. Repeat. Life is good. Have the nicest wife on the planet. When we got hitched 8 years ago, I already had a ton of gear & was gigging every weekend. She knew the life she was getting into & so when a new guitar, or amp, or pedal (or all of them at once) comes into the house - she doesn't bat an eye. My house is paid off. My car is paid off. The best part is simply this - music is like oxygen to me. I can't live without it. It is long past being a "hobby"... it's a way of life. And discussing gear & reading your threads about your latest acquisitions is one of the things I look forward to everyday. The sense of humor & fun sarcasm from the lot of you lets me know many of you would be my close friends if you lived nearby. Hell, many of you would be in a band with me. Have fun every single day. One never knows when there will be no more tomorrow. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Lol - everyone wants my job. I'm retired. :) Thanks to investments & 3 pensions I was able to retire way ahead of time & I'm loving it. I get up in the morning, eat breakfast, grab a guitar & play my guts out. Hook up with my friends (who are still working) for lunch, then go home & grab another guitar & play my guts out. Rinse. Repeat. Life is good. Have the nicest wife on the planet. When we got hitched 8 years ago, I already had a ton of gear & was gigging every weekend. She knew the life she was getting into & so when a new guitar, or amp, or pedal (or all of them at once) comes into the house - she doesn't bat an eye. My house is paid off. My car is paid off. The best part is simply this - music is like oxygen to me. I can't live without it. It is long past being a "hobby"... it's a way of life. And discussing gear & reading your threads about your latest acquisitions is one of the things I look forward to everyday. The sense of humor & fun sarcasm from the lot of you lets me know many of you would be my close friends if you lived nearby. Hell, many of you would be in a band with me. Have fun every single day. One never knows when there will be no more tomorrow. :) Good for you Rev. I too was able to retire five years ago at age 53, Mine was just a matter of being lucky more than how hard I worked,just really fortunate. I love it. Sounds like you have your routine down. Enjoy the new guitar, that is a great price. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Lol - everyone wants my job. I'm retired. :) Thanks to investments & 3 pensions I was able to retire way ahead of time & I'm loving it. I get up in the morning, eat breakfast, grab a guitar & play my guts out. Hook up with my friends (who are still working) for lunch, then go home & grab another guitar & play my guts out. Rinse. Repeat. Life is good. Have the nicest wife on the planet. When we got hitched 8 years ago, I already had a ton of gear & was gigging every weekend. She knew the life she was getting into & so when a new guitar, or amp, or pedal (or all of them at once) comes into the house - she doesn't bat an eye. My house is paid off. My car is paid off. The best part is simply this - music is like oxygen to me. I can't live without it. It is long past being a "hobby"... it's a way of life. And discussing gear & reading your threads about your latest acquisitions is one of the things I look forward to everyday. The sense of humor & fun sarcasm from the lot of you lets me know many of you would be my close friends if you lived nearby. Hell, many of you would be in a band with me. Have fun every single day. One never knows when there will be no more tomorrow. :) Yea, me too. It paid off in the end for certain. edit: and nice guitar also!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 ...There are mixed reviews on this one......from 5 stars down to 1 star. I will write my own review once she gets here... Yes. Reviews are fine if you understand and / or are in tune the perspective of the person doing the reviewing. I'm 100% with M-E in that it just needs to be 'Good'; it doesn't have to out-perform a Custom Shop R-I and I'm absolutely sure you, more than most, are fully aware of that, Rev! I've said it before and I'll say it again; my cheap-as-chips Squier Affinity Tele has the best, most comfortable and fastest neck of any Tele I've ever played. I, too, am looking forward to the review. Pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Lol - everyone wants my job. I'm retired. :) Thanks to investments & 3 pensions I was able to retire way ahead of time & I'm loving it. I get up in the morning, eat breakfast, grab a guitar & play my guts out. Hook up with my friends (who are still working) for lunch, then go home & grab another guitar & play my guts out. Rinse. Repeat. Life is good. Have the nicest wife on the planet. When we got hitched 8 years ago, I already had a ton of gear & was gigging every weekend. She knew the life she was getting into & so when a new guitar, or amp, or pedal (or all of them at once) comes into the house - she doesn't bat an eye. My house is paid off. My car is paid off. The best part is simply this - music is like oxygen to me. I can't live without it. It is long past being a "hobby"... it's a way of life. And discussing gear & reading your threads about your latest acquisitions is one of the things I look forward to everyday. The sense of humor & fun sarcasm from the lot of you lets me know many of you would be my close friends if you lived nearby. Hell, many of you would be in a band with me. Have fun every single day. One never knows when there will be no more tomorrow. :) That is amazing and also awesome in the original sense of the word! You go man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 F-I-N-A-L-L-Y arrived! Was supposed to be here last Saturday. The fit & finish are perfect! It's a gorgeous guitar! When it was delivered it was 2 degrees outside & so I have not tuned it up or plugged it in yet because I'm letting it acclimate to the house temperature first. I did take photos of course & will post them very shortly for your viewing please. More of an overall review once this girl thaws :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dub-T-123 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Is the finish as orange peeled as it looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 looks nice. Hope its a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Is the finish as orange peeled as it looks? Um not sure what you mean by "orange peeled" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 There are lots of things there that look to be very well done. The neck / body join appears to be super; ditto the rear of the neck itself; the peghead and all fitments look spot-on. I think you've 'done real good', Rev! And it can almost be that missing 'Fiesta Red' guitar that you don't have... Of course if it were mine I'd probably put p'up covers on it. Pip. EDIT : Looking at the shape of the heel I'd like to ask whether it has a neck profile somewhere between a '59 and a '60?............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 I don't believe it's orange peel, it's lack of filler. Sometimes the cheapest guitars are the most fun to play so maybe this is one of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 I spent the evening with her. I love it. I'm very happy with my purchase. The action & playability is surprisingly good - I'm guessing it was setup before it left AMS. The only thing I had to do was tune her up once she warmed up. It's got a nice bite & sounded great on both chords and lead riffs. I played her clean with no pedals, then I hit the Fat button on the amp to add some gain & received a nice tweed crunch that quite frankly, I could play for days. I see a couple retailers are still selling these for $699 - I imagine once they find out other retailers are selling them for $419 they'll either lower their prices or end up not selling them. I also purchased a generic sg case from Musicians Friend (open box) for $37 which also arrived today - perfect timing especially since the guitar took longer to get here than expected. Life is good. Rock the hell on 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Looks good. In my experience with guitars in this price range, they're incredibly good value for money if you can do things like fret work and soldering (to test different cap values) yourself. Phillip McKnight actually did a good video the other day about how to make a squier feel more like a fender. He ended up doing a fret polishing, filing and rolled edges as part of the modifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 It's always a pleasure to hear a positive endorsement of any guitar, but especially a budget model. Great result. I might try one if they ever appear in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 It's got a nice bite & sounded great on both chords You know both chords ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 You know both chords ?! Yep. Hate to brag but yes I do know both chords. Haters going to hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Yep. Hate to brag but yes I do know both chords. Haters going to hate. you da man Rev ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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