being a child of the 80s...

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:09 pm

I've always had the notion of owning one of these:

But not at the prices they go for, I was in a shop in Glasgow today and picked up a copy(ish) for teh cheaps , off to learn some Tin Machine songs...

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:04 pm

Spirit are the cheap Korean version. Are they really expensive now? I haven't checked prices much in the last decade.

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:24 pm

dezb1 wrote:I was in a shop in Glasgow today and picked up a copy(ish) for teh cheaps

More info/pics please

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:50 pm

My friend just bought one for Â£500 ouch!

I'm sure I'll have a play on it at some point and see how it feels.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:55 pm

Mine first guitar urge was one of these:

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:08 pm

othomas2 wrote:Mine first guitar urge was one of these:

i still want a v but havent found the right one yet

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:49 pm

Love the Randy Rhaods V.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:59 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Spirit are the cheap Korean version. Are they really expensive now? I haven't checked prices much in the last decade.

Aye, they're about Â£300 and I'm a fickle little shit when it comes to most guitars. So that's too rich for something that's more Tha likely a passing fad, but I'm having fun with the knock off.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:02 pm

What shop did you find it in? I've never seen anything particularly interesting in guitarguitar, merchant city music, kennys music etc...

I like Strung Out Guitar but they're quite pricey. Any other cool shops I've missed?

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:05 pm

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:18 pm

Victor Morris under the heileman's umbrella has a good interesting s/h selection.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:17 am

Gabriel wrote:What shop did you find it in? I've never seen anything particularly interesting in guitarguitar, merchant city music, kennys music etc...

I like Strung Out Guitar but they're quite pricey. Any other cool shops I've missed?

The guitar store, that's where I got the Washburn R8 as well, it's a subsidiary of Victor Morris (which is a dodgy pawn shop affair that sells Rambo knives to neds, if you ever get stabbed in Glasgow chances are the knife was bough there) however they do get some interesting second hand guitars in.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:16 am

It's also worth noting that Strung Out Guitars are total rip off merchants.

jculpjr · Post by **jculpjr** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:08 pm

markleton · Post by **markleton** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:27 pm

The bloke that is setting up my tele has a bc rich gunslinger for sale. A yellow beast with a floyd and a single humbucker. Tempted to splash out and get my modest mouse on.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:41 pm

i've wanted one of those gunslingers for a while. they're great

astro · Post by **astro** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:07 am

The steinberger guitars are cool, I wanted one in the 80's too. However the first guitar I remember ever lusting over was this:

The Roland G707 guitar synthesizer. I had no idea what it sounded like back then, I wanted it based on its looks.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:50 am

I can't sleep so here's some pics if what I bought..

The first 3 photos are from the company web site, but my guitar has emg's which don't seem to be the stock pickups

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:50 am

Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:13 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?

There's no battery compartment to be seen so I take it they're passive, very loud though. I'm sure the sales card had emg model numbers written on it I think I'll email the shop n ask, as I know nowt about emg's n the like.

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