Metalblaze
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Anyone knows about them? I like this one a lot:
http://www.jsdguitarshack.com/indie_guitars/indie_ilp_floyd.html
http://www.jsdguitarshack.com/indie_guitars/indie_ilp_floyd.html
Indie guitars
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mrturtle_91
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Re: Indie guitars
Not bad instruments. I tried one a couple years back and it played pretty nicely. Not overly expensive either. I'd say they are above Epiphone in quality.
Not bad instruments. I tried one a couple years back and it played pretty nicely. Not overly expensive either. I'd say they are above Epiphone in quality.
J
Jessie's ghost
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Re: Indie guitars
I'm guessing they're probably made in the Korean factories where Epiphones used to be built. Turtle, what did you perceive as the quality differences between these and the Epiphones?
I wonder how much of an investment it would take to have my own brand of guitars built in Asia, to sell on my website. I certainly wouldn't have to do any tiresome design work; I'd just recycle elements from guitars that were already designed and made successful by other companies. I'd recombine the elements in seemingly novel ways to create the illusion of a distinct product.
I'm guessing they're probably made in the Korean factories where Epiphones used to be built. Turtle, what did you perceive as the quality differences between these and the Epiphones?
I wonder how much of an investment it would take to have my own brand of guitars built in Asia, to sell on my website. I certainly wouldn't have to do any tiresome design work; I'd just recycle elements from guitars that were already designed and made successful by other companies. I'd recombine the elements in seemingly novel ways to create the illusion of a distinct product.
mrturtle_91
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Re: Indie guitars
I can't recall exactly, as it's been a while since I played the Indie, I just remember the sound and the feel being much nicer than similar Epiphones.
I can't recall exactly, as it's been a while since I played the Indie, I just remember the sound and the feel being much nicer than similar Epiphones.
John_L
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Re: Indie guitars
They are good and great value for their price range some of them come with Bare Knuckle pickups.
http://www.indieguitars.com/guitarshop/erol.html
They are good and great value for their price range some of them come with Bare Knuckle pickups.
http://www.indieguitars.com/guitarshop/erol.html
IanBallard
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Re: Indie guitars
Usually when you see, "Licensed Floyd Rose" it means the cheap, pot-metal ones. They look cool though. I definitely would love a LP-type guitar with a Floyd. For that money, you could put some amazing pickups and a real German Floyd in there and still be thousands in the green, over a real Gibson.
Funny, when I saw, "Indie Guitars" I was thinking of a discussion about Jazzmasters and Teles...
Usually when you see, "Licensed Floyd Rose" it means the cheap, pot-metal ones. They look cool though. I definitely would love a LP-type guitar with a Floyd. For that money, you could put some amazing pickups and a real German Floyd in there and still be thousands in the green, over a real Gibson.
Funny, when I saw, "Indie Guitars" I was thinking of a discussion about Jazzmasters and Teles...
Metalblaze
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Re: Indie guitars
Yeah when I first saw them I thought about that too!
This guy has the bridge replaced for a Gotoh and pickups for Blackouts. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zu3xprPhAk
Usually when you see, "Licensed Floyd Rose" it means the cheap, pot-metal ones. They look cool though. I definitely would love a LP-type guitar with a Floyd. For that money, you could put some amazing pickups and a real German Floyd in there and still be thousands in the green, over a real Gibson.
Funny, when I saw, "Indie Guitars" I was thinking of a discussion about Jazzmasters and Teles...
Yeah when I first saw them I thought about that too!
This guy has the bridge replaced for a Gotoh and pickups for Blackouts. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zu3xprPhAk
IanBallard
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Re: Indie guitars
What the heck do you need locking tuners AND a locking nut? That seems like a waste of money to me. He could have gotten a German Floyd instead of the Gotoh and lockers, in my opinion and maybe had a few bucks left over.
What the heck do you need locking tuners AND a locking nut? That seems like a waste of money to me. He could have gotten a German Floyd instead of the Gotoh and lockers, in my opinion and maybe had a few bucks left over.
J
Jessie's ghost
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Re: Indie guitars
I have locking tuners on a few of my guitars with Floyds. I don't use the trems much, so after I change strings I leave the locknuts off for a few days to let the strings settle in, before I clamp it down and fine tune. Having locking tuners makes this process go faster, if I want it to.
Also, I just don't like winding strings on traditional tuning machines. Maybe it's laziness, but there it is. On Floyd guitars without locking tuners, I'm pretty likely to use the ball end at the tuning post to avoid winding.
Sometimes, I find myself digging the sound of the guitar so much without the nut locked, that I just leave the pads and screws off for extended periods and just play that way. This is especially true of my Japanese Soloist.
I have locking tuners on a few of my guitars with Floyds. I don't use the trems much, so after I change strings I leave the locknuts off for a few days to let the strings settle in, before I clamp it down and fine tune. Having locking tuners makes this process go faster, if I want it to.
Also, I just don't like winding strings on traditional tuning machines. Maybe it's laziness, but there it is. On Floyd guitars without locking tuners, I'm pretty likely to use the ball end at the tuning post to avoid winding.
Sometimes, I find myself digging the sound of the guitar so much without the nut locked, that I just leave the pads and screws off for extended periods and just play that way. This is especially true of my Japanese Soloist.
