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2007-01-10, 02:46
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Overlooked guitar brands
I thought this would be interesting
people llways think of the following brands as household guitars brnad names
ibanez
esp/ltd
fender/sqiour
gibson/ephinipone
jackson
bc rich
among others
but are the more overlooked brands
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2007-01-10, 04:36
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tokai ---- good fender and gibson ripoffs for cheap
eastwood ---- canadia REPRESENT!... vintage remakes which are typically better than the originals, everything i've tried has been amazing build quality
ampeg ---- yes they have a single guitar, and its quite awesome... overpriced though... if i was rich i'd buy 2.
Kramer ---- gibson owned company
Hagstrom ---- built nice, look... different
Yamaha ---- love their stuff, everything i've tried has been incredible for the price.
First act ---- cant say much about them, but they have an interesting artist roster (kelly clarkson, ministry... mastodon?) and very interesting custom shop gallery.
Gretsch ---- Probably makes the most expensive standard guitars out there, their white penguin (gold plated everything) going for around 4-5000 USD. Have lots of cheap stuff too like their duo jets. I want a duo jet double cut w/bigsby and a white penguin... i'm guna have to wait a few years and win the lottery though... 
then some vintage companies i wouldnt entirely recomend if you want something durable... they look cool and sound... different.  My friend is getting a tiesco to play in an indie/electronic/circuitbending/pure crazy band.
Mosrite
Tiesco
Univox
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In the US "fanny" is a word used to describe the ass or butt. Here in the UK "fanny" is a lady garden (vagina)
I was very bemused as a youngster watching the Golden Girls when Blanche said she was going to "spank her fanny" I had visions of a geriatric vertical bacon sandwich red and bruised from being disciplined!!!
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2007-01-10, 10:12
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CHARVEL.
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2007-01-10, 13:04
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Agile guitars make some really nice Les Paul copys. Nice quality and finish and they sound very good. A friend just got an AL-3000 flame top. I was actually surprised at how good it sounded.
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2007-01-10, 13:55
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FUCKING HOFF-STYLE!!!!!!!
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Greco and Burny make fucking awesome LP copies.
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2007-01-10, 19:15
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my Carvin has some sweet sounding pickups
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2007-01-10, 19:22
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I'm currently toting a Yamaha, picked it VERY cheap for a beginner guitar and it sounds very decent for what I paid for the amp and guitar.
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2007-01-10, 22:01
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2007-01-10, 22:02
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Edwards
They're essentially the japanese LTD line of ESP, except they use high quality wood/hardware. Like OFR's, SD pickups, ebony fretboards, etc... Very nice guitars that don't get a lot of attention, but you can order them directly from Japan.
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2007-01-10, 22:44
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2007-01-10, 22:53
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I bought a Godin guitar a while back because of the great quality rice ratio, and in the last few years they've started putting out guitars with EMGs and flatter necks, thinner bodies... again for a good price and good quality. |
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2007-01-10, 22:55
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I'm currently toting a Yamaha, picked it VERY cheap for a beginner guitar and it sounds very decent for what I paid for the amp and guitar.
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True, i had a lend of an Yamaha Pacifica before i got my Jackson and i must say it is very decent guitar for the price.
The perfect beginners guitar
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2007-01-10, 23:03
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I have a vintage Carvin that sounds and plays pretty damn well
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2007-01-10, 23:41
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washburn? i personally dont like them because the neck is too thick for my hands, and they feel blocky to me, but i know people who live by them. They make good hollow bodies for all the psychobilly types.
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In the US "fanny" is a word used to describe the ass or butt. Here in the UK "fanny" is a lady garden (vagina)
I was very bemused as a youngster watching the Golden Girls when Blanche said she was going to "spank her fanny" I had visions of a geriatric vertical bacon sandwich red and bruised from being disciplined!!!
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2007-01-11, 00:03
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Oh yeah
CARVIN
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2007-01-11, 00:38
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Westones are great if you can actually get your hands on one!
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2007-01-11, 00:43
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my guitar teacher has a godin...it sounds very nice...for jazz and soft-ish rock
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2007-01-11, 07:13
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fuck yeah!!! kramer, jackson, old washburn i.e. 80s...with the v neck...period...oh and ran for modern...fuck yeah!!! |
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2007-01-11, 09:46
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No love for Charvel? 
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2007-01-11, 16:59
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Parker Fly
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2007-01-11, 22:00
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I don't think Kramer are overlooked.
Westone guitars are best guitars I played!
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2007-01-11, 23:00
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Much love for Charvel over here- i'm going to build a new body for the neck on my current charvel at some point, amazing neck!
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moonraven?....more like ass raven
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2007-01-13, 04:28
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2007-01-13, 06:58
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fernandes! huzzah...
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In the US "fanny" is a word used to describe the ass or butt. Here in the UK "fanny" is a lady garden (vagina)
I was very bemused as a youngster watching the Golden Girls when Blanche said she was going to "spank her fanny" I had visions of a geriatric vertical bacon sandwich red and bruised from being disciplined!!!
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2007-01-17, 07:46
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I'm still jammin' on my original Samick daily. Real nice considering how seldom they're seen or mentioned. The Greg Bennet Samicks are really nice too, and they look twice their actual price most of the time. There's this other brand (totally forgot the name) that seems to completely rip off Ibanez RGs. The body dimensions look nearly identical, the neck feels just like a Wizard II, usually has the floating bridge (licence Floyd Rose), and HSH setup (common on RGs). But for a rip off, this is actually a really good quality guitar.
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Everyone is wrong.
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2007-01-17, 09:59
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MOST MIJ's from 15,20,30 years ago are gold. A few have been mentioned, but they shit over say MIM fenders these days.
Charvels and Kramers, awesome guitars, and are very much appreciated by the right people. Not many beginners own them, so I would say they are overlooked. On the same level as some lower end kramers and charvels, are older B.C. rich superstrats. Very cheap, yet decent. Ofcourse, most of these guitars need new parts most of the time.
Hamer make awesome guitars, cant forget them.
But yeah, I cant get enough of going to second hand guitar shops and playing obscure jap's. Not so much for metal, or even shredding, but some lovely pieces of wood.
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2007-01-17, 10:48
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Much love for Charvel over here- i'm going to build a new body for the neck on my current charvel at some point, amazing neck!
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Indeed! I have a neckthru Model 5 FX Made in Japan from around 1987 (black with H and slanted S config and Schaller Floyd). The neck is a tad thicker than your average Jackson or Ibanez supershredder but the thing has character, it's just built for legato playing! I don't play any shred though. Just technical DM or grindy stuff on it, hence I'm putting the EMG from my Ironbird in it and putting Dimarzios in my Bird cause I enjoy playing leads more with it. The fretjob on it is fucking HUGE though, and it sustains for eons.
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