Your next guitar?
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
I got mine last week. It sounds really good!hibidy wrote:
I'm very VERY excited and very VERY nervous It's going to be my first 7. But I just couldn't resist that limba! Should be here Friday (unless MF screws up as they've been known to do )
And, yes, they buggered up my order
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
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- KVRAF
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
We'll see. It's been "shipped" which should mean being picked up tonight and delivered tomorrow. I'm suspicious though because it was only about 25 bucks for that service and that seems awfully cheap for overnight.
- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 6 Jul, 2012 from Sick-cily
hibidy reverb part II, the revenge???
- KVRAF
- 16398 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
I saw recently that Sweetwater was offering discounted Plek services (or even sometimes including them free) before. What do you guys think of that? Is that something you'd be interested in if I were able to manage it? I like the idea of it because it means that every guitar could leave here with uniformly excellent setups, particularly with budget Epiphones, PRS SE's, and Squire's, but I don't know if Plek is widely-known enough to build a whole promotion campaign around it.
Our in-house tech, John Toner, was the Plek operator at G&L and it really takes a good operator to get the most out of Plek machines.
Our in-house tech, John Toner, was the Plek operator at G&L and it really takes a good operator to get the most out of Plek machines.
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- KVRAF
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
Yeah, but I bought this one. Confirmed shipment date of tomorrow (I still can't believe it was only about 25 bucks to get one day shipping )Turello wrote:hibidy reverb part II, the revenge???
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- KVRAF
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
I think it could be a decent promo personally. I think most places charge mad coin for it. I've never played a plek'ed guitar. I've heard good and not so stories. I'd want my bass done (the SR) for super sick low actionUncle E wrote:I saw recently that Sweetwater was offering discounted Plek services (or even sometimes including them free) before. What do you guys think of that? Is that something you'd be interested in if I were able to manage it? I like the idea of it because it means that every guitar could leave here with uniformly excellent setups, particularly with budget Epiphones, PRS SE's, and Squire's, but I don't know if Plek is widely-known enough to build a whole promotion campaign around it.
Our in-house tech, John Toner, was the Plek operator at G&L and it really takes a good operator to get the most out of Plek machines.
- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 6 Jul, 2012 from Sick-cily
@hibidy: when you buy this one send me a photo in PM, I wanna the proof!!! -_-
- KVRAF
- 16398 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
I'm pretty convinced about it but, yeah, I've also heard some different opinions about it. Even our tech says he can do a better job by hand than with the Plek machine. The thing Plek provides is consistency, you never know what you're going to get with handwork and that to me is what makes buying guitars on-line such a challenge.hibidy wrote:I think it could be a decent promo personally. I think most places charge mad coin for it. I've never played a plek'ed guitar. I've heard good and not so stories. I'd want my bass done (the SR) for super sick low action
- KVRAF
- 9216 posts since 23 Jul, 2002 from Pequot Lakes, MN
The consistency is what makes it worthwhile- you have a uniform starting point. My Les Paul was Plek'd at the factory; it still needed some tweaking to be perfect IMO. On the other hand, all the new ones I tried before I bought mine were starting from the same point as far as setup went, so I could concentrate on the real differences tonewise instead of automatically scrapping or leaning towards one because of playability.Uncle E wrote:I'm pretty convinced about it but, yeah, I've also heard some different opinions about it. Even our tech says he can do a better job by hand than with the Plek machine. The thing Plek provides is consistency, you never know what you're going to get with handwork and that to me is what makes buying guitars on-line such a challenge.hibidy wrote:I think it could be a decent promo personally. I think most places charge mad coin for it. I've never played a plek'ed guitar. I've heard good and not so stories. I'd want my bass done (the SR) for super sick low action
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A spectral heretic...
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- KVRAF
- 6804 posts since 20 Jan, 2008
Playability...
That's always the killer for me. Don't get me wrong I love my Tele Modern Player I play it every day trying to adjust my play / familiarity so it feels like "the one" the neck is a standard C with jumbos. The fit and finish are great... It's me. I've been used to playing slim C's with medium frets for years and years and...years. I've thought about replacing the neck but I'd rather just burn my muscle memory into the neck shape I have now.
That's always the killer for me. Don't get me wrong I love my Tele Modern Player I play it every day trying to adjust my play / familiarity so it feels like "the one" the neck is a standard C with jumbos. The fit and finish are great... It's me. I've been used to playing slim C's with medium frets for years and years and...years. I've thought about replacing the neck but I'd rather just burn my muscle memory into the neck shape I have now.
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- KVRAF
- 9216 posts since 23 Jul, 2002 from Pequot Lakes, MN
I'm the same way, except for that I like my necks thick and wide. One of the things that sold me on my Les Paul is that it had the '50s baseball bat neck profile; the others were the skinnier '60s style neck.
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A spectral heretic...
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- KVRAF
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
The chord possibilities with this is extraordinary. Surprised my fingers fit
Really comfy (other than the extra string ) sounds good. It's a bit dark which I've heard is an issue with many 7s. Looks stunning. Set up pretty nicely out of the case
Got the last one. Ok, back to playing
Really comfy (other than the extra string ) sounds good. It's a bit dark which I've heard is an issue with many 7s. Looks stunning. Set up pretty nicely out of the case
Got the last one. Ok, back to playing