TWANG Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 and not trying to sell them in here, either. saga with clear finish, strat neck pup, reverse control plate, better tuners. I know many think they're junk. .but man.. they play nice when you take the time and are as solid as anything. not quite done but nearly. this one was sold and busted headstock in shipping.. took me a long time to find a neck to fit. still needs fretwork, which I hate to do because the floyd is so hard to mess with. company went out of business.. they were copying without permission. but it looks good and everything else is cool. still got a red flame top to do.. same deal.. busted the headstock shipping. two! can you believe it. in hardshell cases, too. I want to get all my lowend stuff done and out of the way so I can get to something serious. These are nice beaters though. I'd have 'em! I may keep a rose model, since i don't have anything with that whammy. kinda fun! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 From the pics they don't lool like they came from a kit. Nice job Mr. TWANG! Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydpink7 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 That second one looks like an Ibanez...:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I know many think they're junk. .but man.. they play nice when you take the time and are as solid as anything. Brick walls are solid too. You can't polish a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 From the pics they don't lool like they came from a kit.Nice job Mr. TWANG! Bravo! A transvestite might look nice from pics too, until you check under the hood#-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generation zero Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Brick walls are solid too. You can't polish a turd. I don't know about that... My Gibson copy was a right piece of crap when I got it, and it's pretty decent now. Not quite Gibson quality of course, but I would say a little nicer than my Epi. Plays and sounds great. Not to mention, mythbusters proved that you can, in fact, polish a turd, in the literal sense. I doubt Twang's tele is on an even keel with a real Fender, but I'm sure it would smoke a Squire. And wether or not you want to admit it, it looks very nice. Having done plenty of it myself on cabinets, I can respect a man who can spray a nice clear coat, kit guitar or not. So yeah, +1 for "nice work, Twang!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm diggin on the Tele=d> .... I've been GAS'n for a Tele for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 The worst thing about the tele is the pups. I kept the saga.. and the strat in the neck is an import, too.. both are ok, but vintage low output.. under 6ohms. but they balance well, and the original neck pups sucked majorly. the tone is about what you'd expect for what they are. It's got tele sounds galore, and no drop off on the high e like with the covered model. You don't expect a guitar for two hundred bucks or less to sound like a thousand dollar instrument. And it's stupid and snobbish to call them turds just because they're at the low end of the price range. what they are is a very good starter guitar, a nice back up, and with better pups. easily gigable because they are strong, and play nice. Basic tele, basic jackson/et al. And they do the job. That tele is easily equal to most of the squiers I've played. Including the one I own. I sold a different floyd model to my sons friend almost a year and a half ago, not a single problem and he's learning to play. I think that's exactly what he wanted. A good looking inexpensive guitar that wont let him down. And a friend to back it up. here's one that got away from me.. I should have bought this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250360280914 I forgot to watch! TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarxBros Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 what they are is a very good starter guitar' date=' a nice back up, and with better pups. easily gigable because they are strong That tele is easily equal to most of the squiers I've played. Including the one I own. [/quote'] The more you post the more foolish you sound. "strong" just what in the world is a "strong" guitar? Squiers, you compare to that trash? You really need to quit with your mindless BS, at this point it's laughable at best. Next you'll tell us all about the cigar box with rubberbands strung on it and how great it is compared to a kazoo stuck up a dogs butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermionik Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Don't worry TWANG - those of us whom expediency has forced to take a cheap guitar and turn it into a playable beater know where you are coming from. The only important things are:- [1] It feels right. [2] It sounds right. Bonus if it looks right too. Sure - I would love to have a rack of Gibson guitars. But I would rather have ANY guitar than no guitars at all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntelligentAl Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hey, Twang, the Tele looks superb. I actually didn't realise that it wasn't a Fender until I read the rest of your post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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