Interesting. I've always wanted one of these as well but refuse to pay over £300 for what is essentially a copy made by Hohner.
Skylark seem like a cheapo brand but the quality looks decent, how does it play?
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Open the control cavity, there could be a battery in there.dezb1 wrote:There's no batter 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.Fakir Mustache wrote:Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?
If there is no battery 100% sure they are fake EMGs, passive EMGs do not look like that, they are visually copies of older active EMGs. Those are really bright pickups too (the fake ones, never had the real ones).
Also, if you take the pickups out, the fakes just have fixed leads on the back of the pickup, while the real ones have solderless fork connectors.
It's pretty decent, need to sort out the action and have a wee look at making the trem a bit more stable. Skylark are ok cheap guitars I had one of their plexiglass strats and it was Awreet as well (stayed in tune trem worked reasonably well, only problem with this one is feel like I should be wearing an 80s trench coat while playing it.Fran wrote:Interesting. I've always wanted one of these as well but refuse to pay over £300 for what is essentially a copy made by Hohner.
Skylark seem like a cheapo brand but the quality looks decent, how does it play?
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I looked online after my post. They aren't that cheap, seems I was wrong.dezb1 wrote:It's pretty decent, need to sort out the action and have a wee look at making the trem a bit more stable. Skylark are ok cheap guitars I had one of their plexiglass strats and it was Awreet as well (stayed in tune trem worked reasonably well, only problem with this one is feel like I should be wearing an 80s trench coat while playing it.Fran wrote:Interesting. I've always wanted one of these as well but refuse to pay over £300 for what is essentially a copy made by Hohner.
Skylark seem like a cheapo brand but the quality looks decent, how does it play?
Get the trench coat - You wont.
Fran wrote:I looked online after my post. They aren't that cheap, seems I was wrong.dezb1 wrote:It's pretty decent, need to sort out the action and have a wee look at making the trem a bit more stable. Skylark are ok cheap guitars I had one of their plexiglass strats and it was Awreet as well (stayed in tune trem worked reasonably well, only problem with this one is feel like I should be wearing an 80s trench coat while playing it.Fran wrote:Interesting. I've always wanted one of these as well but refuse to pay over £300 for what is essentially a copy made by Hohner.
Skylark seem like a cheapo brand but the quality looks decent, how does it play?
Get the trench coat - You wont.
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Had this thing for the best part of a week now, it's not lost it's fun factor yet the trem lock is a great idea, the trem it's self is a bit temperamental, I've been looking for a manual for it, (any help would be appreciated) Also it would seem you either think these things are as cool as fuck or a total fucking joke.
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Never looked at one close up but it appears to be like a Kahler. Is there a unit that rocks inside the main unit?dezb1 wrote:the trem it's self is a bit temperamental, I've been looking for a manual for it, (any help would be appreciated)
There may be a grub screw to set the tension, other than that it might be a case of waiting until the strings are fully 'stretched in' and settled.
Shot of the guts of the trem...Fran wrote:Never looked at one close up but it appears to be like a Kahler. Is there a unit that rocks inside the main unit?dezb1 wrote:the trem it's self is a bit temperamental, I've been looking for a manual for it, (any help would be appreciated)
There may be a grub screw to set the tension, other than that it might be a case of waiting until the strings are fully 'stretched in' and settled.
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