Any thoughts on semi-hollow bodies ?

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:45 am

Finally I found a channel I want to subscribe on (--:
Looks really nice !

Need to find an Riviera somewhere...

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:21 pm

sunshiner wrote:Them Sheratons had maple necks that are a bit sturdier than your average mahogany ES style neck, but anyway they are no match for Fender necks.

Is it you on the bass?

please forgive my hair whipping, the 80's were barely over...

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:50 pm

plopswagon wrote:
sunshiner wrote:Them Sheratons had maple necks that are a bit sturdier than your average mahogany ES style neck, but anyway they are no match for Fender necks.

Is it you on the bass?
please forgive my hair whipping, the 80's were barely over...

Kidding? You were cool as fuck. Also that was a nice tune

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:23 pm

Where is the trick with aliexpress guitars ?

Fakenbacker ?

They are total bu**shit ?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:31 pm

Some of the Les Paul copies I've tried have been good. But the sellers are cunts and get uppity if you get a lemon.

If you want a Rickenbacker copy buy a Harley Benton instead. At least then if it's shit you can return it and get your money back.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:57 pm

I don't have a lot of experience, but from what I have I conclude that all these Chinese manufacturers on Aliexpress have no notion of defective goods - they try and sell everything. I ordered two necks and both came bowed out of the box, with not working trussrods. I opened a dispute and had to make several videos showing me adjusting them and them not doing shit and luckily I got the refund. I checked the latest feedbacks of the lot and all of them claimed the same. It means that the whole batch was defective. I saw a guitar bought for cheap on Aliexpress and it had a not working trussrod. At the same time I saw great strat necks ordered from Alixepress for next to nothing - straight, nice finish, nice fretwork, working trussrods. I suppose it's a lottery.

So yeah, it's better to buy a Harley Benton instead

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:36 pm

The other big thing with Rickenbacker fakes is that if you get one from somewhere like Aliexpress and later on down the road try to sell it, sometimes Rickenbaker themselves are real cunts about trying to get the listing taken down. Granted, I understand their logic, but maybe go after the huge factories knocking out the fakes, not someone just trying to chuck theirs on eBay or whatever

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:18 pm

kingkiller wrote:Granted, I understand their logic

I sent them dick pics when they flagged and removed my Reverb listings.

Rickenbacker are pussies.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:31 pm

Rickenbacker make Gibson look like UNICEF.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Sat Aug 03, 2019 7:49 pm

Noirie. wrote:
kingkiller wrote:Granted, I understand their logic
I sent them dick pics when they flagged and removed my Reverb listings.

Rickenbacker are pussies.

Oh believe me, understanding their logic and justifying it are two different things

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:18 am

kingkiller wrote:The other big thing with Rickenbacker fakes is that if you get one from somewhere like Aliexpress and later on down the road try to sell it, sometimes Rickenbaker themselves are real cunts about trying to get the listing taken down. Granted, I understand their logic, but maybe go after the huge factories knocking out the fakes, not someone just trying to chuck theirs on eBay or whatever

They can't go after the factories because they are not in the US. They sometimes send threatening letters to people in other countries, but don't really have any power. They usually just threaten individuals who don't want to go to court for a single guitar.

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 4:35 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:
kingkiller wrote:The other big thing with Rickenbacker fakes is that if you get one from somewhere like Aliexpress and later on down the road try to sell it, sometimes Rickenbaker themselves are real cunts about trying to get the listing taken down. Granted, I understand their logic, but maybe go after the huge factories knocking out the fakes, not someone just trying to chuck theirs on eBay or whatever
They can't go after the factories because they are not in the US. They sometimes send threatening letters to people in other countries, but don't really have any power. They usually just threaten individuals who don't want to go to court for a single guitar.

That makes a lot of sense, I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t think about the fact that the factories donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t have to follow US trademark law

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:49 am

Fakir Mustache wrote:
kingkiller wrote:The other big thing with Rickenbacker fakes is that if you get one from somewhere like Aliexpress and later on down the road try to sell it, sometimes Rickenbaker themselves are real cunts about trying to get the listing taken down. Granted, I understand their logic, but maybe go after the huge factories knocking out the fakes, not someone just trying to chuck theirs on eBay or whatever
They can't go after the factories because they are not in the US. They sometimes send threatening letters to people in other countries, but don't really have any power. They usually just threaten individuals who don't want to go to court for a single guitar.

It's not even that, more that the sites you would sell on (if you are UK based) are generally owned by US companies who are constrained by US law. So Ebay or Facebook tell me to take down the ad and I have to (or it is taken down for me). If it was purely a UK based site they would have far less weight, and if (by some miracle) they found out that I was advertising my Rickenbacker copy locally I could probably just tell them to GTF.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:46 pm

Thats enough about the crazy laws

It looks like Im going to buy the 2622 without bigsby (scared of that) and some Gretsch FilterTron bridge and HiloTron for neck.

What do You think will that sound spanky and gretsch'y ?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:33 pm

izodiak wrote:Thats enough about the crazy laws

It looks like Im going to buy the 2622 without bigsby (scared of that) and some Gretsch FilterTron bridge and HiloTron for neck.

What do You think will that sound spanky and gretsch'y ?

Probably a good choice the Streamliner I have is great - I'd wait to check out the stock pickups before buying new ones.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:48 pm

dezb1 wrote: I'd wait to check out the stock pickups before buying new ones.

Well, I played them in a store and I didnt hear this 'bounce of the string' - 'plucky', little bit dissapointed..
And I heard every one commenting on youtubez that those new 'humbuckers' are not the same, not so much 'treble'.
But Yeah, You can order from thomann any time , every where.
With this order better Ill a get string/plate reverb simulator. :--D

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:37 pm

one more faker, ok, two

How can these fakers make nice stickers and everything (but no pictures of the headstock, they have a nice 335 copy too)

Sorry, still checking.
Im on a budget so spend my free time on trying to find the "good option"

Say when I get annoying with my questions !