Vanity Guitars
- Thread starter ehdwuld
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Vanity Guitars
I think i lost the pictures but i know this guy who had a custom guitar made in china and man it looked awesome. I will find the pictures.
I think i lost the pictures but i know this guy who had a custom guitar made in china and man it looked awesome. I will find the pictures.
BriGuy1968
New member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Actually that sounds really cool [emoji41]
Actually that sounds really cool [emoji41]
eclecticsynergy
Well-known member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Just stay away from the cheapo Alibaba cloners.
I've played a custom designed axe that these guys built. http://www.rareelectricguitars.com/
It was well made but originally had come with cheap appointments of course.
Pickups & hardware were replaced with better stuff- as I remember it had BKP pickups and hardware by TonePros (or Faber, maybe?).
When I played it the thing was really nice.
Just stay away from the cheapo Alibaba cloners.
I've played a custom designed axe that these guys built. http://www.rareelectricguitars.com/
It was well made but originally had come with cheap appointments of course.
Pickups & hardware were replaced with better stuff- as I remember it had BKP pickups and hardware by TonePros (or Faber, maybe?).
When I played it the thing was really nice.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: Vanity Guitars
when I clicked your link
my antivirus pinged it as malware
thank you
when I clicked your link
my antivirus pinged it as malware
thank you
BriGuy1968
New member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Oh, that’s just great! [emoji33]
I’ll bet that it downloaded a little program that will cause his screen to flash a few times and put the whammy on poor ehdwuld, causing him to unwittingly report on the habits of guitarists around the world and open up the door for North Korea to put the music world into a tailspin.
20 bucks says that ehdwuld starts the next thread with a tonewood debate.
Don’t worry ehdwuld, we will all know that you no longer have control over your mind. We’ll make sure that we remember you as you were. [emoji20]
Oh, that’s just great! [emoji33]
I’ll bet that it downloaded a little program that will cause his screen to flash a few times and put the whammy on poor ehdwuld, causing him to unwittingly report on the habits of guitarists around the world and open up the door for North Korea to put the music world into a tailspin.
20 bucks says that ehdwuld starts the next thread with a tonewood debate.
Don’t worry ehdwuld, we will all know that you no longer have control over your mind. We’ll make sure that we remember you as you were. [emoji20]
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: Vanity Guitars
And for the record
I am on the mystery wood side ofthe tone wood debate
Luan and mahgony are the same to me
Basswood sounds fine in my opinion
I have a Swamp ash Les Paul with a maple neck
I am in the camp of "if it plays good and sounds good, it is good "
Photo flame on mystery wood is fine
Long as it doesn't have unpleasant odors
Skunkwood is a can't doo
And for the record
I am on the mystery wood side ofthe tone wood debate
Luan and mahgony are the same to me
Basswood sounds fine in my opinion
I have a Swamp ash Les Paul with a maple neck
I am in the camp of "if it plays good and sounds good, it is good "
Photo flame on mystery wood is fine
Long as it doesn't have unpleasant odors
Skunkwood is a can't doo
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Vanity Guitars
The link is safe you guys just get paranoid. Most links are safe just dont download and install anything you have no idea about.
YUM a washburn copy http://www.rareelectricguitars.com/Hand-Painted-EC29_1156.html
The link is safe you guys just get paranoid. Most links are safe just dont download and install anything you have no idea about.
YUM a washburn copy http://www.rareelectricguitars.com/Hand-Painted-EC29_1156.html
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kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Vanity Guitars
Here is the guy i was talking to about custom chinese guitars. i cant remember what he paid for the white 7 string ibby copy but it was fair and from what i saw of the build pics they did a awesome job.
Here is the guy i was talking to about custom chinese guitars. i cant remember what he paid for the white 7 string ibby copy but it was fair and from what i saw of the build pics they did a awesome job.
Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
Re: Vanity Guitars
Alibaba isn't all bad, I made $3,000 in stock off of them back when I traded.
Alibaba isn't all bad, I made $3,000 in stock off of them back when I traded.
eclecticsynergy
Well-known member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Copies of some pretty cool axes over there at rareelectricguitars. But they will also do ground-up custom guitars in any shape. And like I said, from what I saw the build quality was pretty darn good.
Not like the stuff from alibaba- their stock price may be climbing but I seriously doubt the quality of the guitars is going up.
PS: I don't get any malware warnings on rareelectric. But I have a script blocker that won't allow anything to run invisibly without my permission.
Copies of some pretty cool axes over there at rareelectricguitars. But they will also do ground-up custom guitars in any shape. And like I said, from what I saw the build quality was pretty darn good.
Not like the stuff from alibaba- their stock price may be climbing but I seriously doubt the quality of the guitars is going up.
PS: I don't get any malware warnings on rareelectric. But I have a script blocker that won't allow anything to run invisibly without my permission.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: Vanity Guitars
So it shipped this morning
Images from seller before shipping
And the headstock
He also put a control access plate on back.
It's hard to see cuz it's black
I'll post more when it arrives
Which should be around 2 weeks
The fabled slow boat from China
So it shipped this morning
Images from seller before shipping
And the headstock
He also put a control access plate on back.
It's hard to see cuz it's black
I'll post more when it arrives
Which should be around 2 weeks
The fabled slow boat from China
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BriGuy1968
New member
Re: Vanity Guitars
That is SOOOOOO freaking cool!
That is SOOOOOO freaking cool!
PS412
Well-known member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Here is my story. Wanted a guitar from a nameless brand,( maybe your a mind reader:scratchch ), it retails for $3000 cad special order aprox 2 months wait. Asked a retailer to see a quote for the guitar with the Floyd removed and tuneomatic/ stop bar instead. After a month the retailer heard back from the company, $6300 cad 3-4 month wait. Yeah no thanks.
Hmmmm Chinese? Well lets see. Send off email, with specs and say DO NOT PUT ANY BRAND LOGO OR SERIAL NUMBER ON THE GUITAR sub for this please. The next day received email " We can't build guitar. Select other."
Here is my story. Wanted a guitar from a nameless brand,( maybe your a mind reader:scratchch ), it retails for $3000 cad special order aprox 2 months wait. Asked a retailer to see a quote for the guitar with the Floyd removed and tuneomatic/ stop bar instead. After a month the retailer heard back from the company, $6300 cad 3-4 month wait. Yeah no thanks.
Hmmmm Chinese? Well lets see. Send off email, with specs and say DO NOT PUT ANY BRAND LOGO OR SERIAL NUMBER ON THE GUITAR sub for this please. The next day received email " We can't build guitar. Select other."
eclecticsynergy
Well-known member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Not too surprising that there are some things they can't build. I don't imagine making one with no logo would've been the hitch; the design might have been too exotic for them to take on. Or it might've been a CITES issue. I have no idea what the Chinese are doing about those restrictions.
Not too surprising that there are some things they can't build. I don't imagine making one with no logo would've been the hitch; the design might have been too exotic for them to take on. Or it might've been a CITES issue. I have no idea what the Chinese are doing about those restrictions.
PS412
Well-known member
Re: Vanity Guitars
Yea I didn't think the branding was the issue. I think the issue was set through construction and a body that has a lot going on curve and line wise. Cites wouldn't have been an issue.
I do like the fact they said they couldn't build it rather than taking my money and delivering perhaps something sub par.
Yea I didn't think the branding was the issue. I think the issue was set through construction and a body that has a lot going on curve and line wise. Cites wouldn't have been an issue.
I do like the fact they said they couldn't build it rather than taking my money and delivering perhaps something sub par.
