Introducing my newest guitar... The Goldfish?

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Introducing my newest guitar... The Goldfish?

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So I visit my dad today and he tells me he got me a present at a yard sale.

He hands me a teeny tiny gig bag, and I'm like... fuck what the hell am I going to do with a mandolin... BUT:

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The Goldfish. It's 22.5" scale. Everything works and it has a very nice neck. I guess it's a kids guitar or a travel guitar or something. It actually sounds pretty good amped, pickup is epiphone les paul II quality. basic with no tone but adjustable bridge, truss, flat radius satin neck, decent pot, good fretwork, basswood and a decent 23 color burst if you like that sort of thing. BLECH!

tuners are a bit shit and theirs a finish chip on the headstock but it's a solid little travel unit for the $20 he payed.

I'm pretty happy with it. I'm going to keep it at work with my little smoky as a lunch time strummer.

Also came with a cord, adjustment tools and free christ imagery! (the companies symbol is the Jesus fish)
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Why is the Goldfish sunburst?
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jcyphe wrote:Why is the Goldfish sunburst?
Actually I looked it up on their website... this one is the "Sunfish". Fancy. The company name is goldfish.
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Awesome!!!
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cool, but it needs one of these on the headstock: Image
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Post by cur »

To add tone, do this:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/produc ... allel.html

I did this to a on pup one volume guitar and it was good.

Other alternatives:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/catego ... _diagrams/
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Do an Creed riffs.
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I actually really like this little thing. The neck is pretty sweet. great value for $20.
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endsjustifymeans wrote:
jcyphe wrote:Why is the Goldfish sunburst?
Actually I looked it up on their website... this one is the "Sunfish". Fancy. The company name is goldfish.
HAH!
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aen wrote:Do an Creed riffs.
Do an Stryper Riffs
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How odd...



I kind of want one.
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grygrx wrote:How odd...



I kind of want one.
People at work can't put it down, it's a hit!
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It does seem to have wierd tuning issues. Can't quite dial in standard tuning so I've had it tuned up 3 steps to G (like a 19" scale) and it's fine in that area. I'm going to throw some .12s on it and try intonating it tonight and see if I can get it to play nice in standard tuning. My old duo had a 22.5" neck and it tuned and intonated fine so I can't imagine this being any different just because the body is so small.
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Ooh bassfish!

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adjusted truss, put on my standard heavy bottoms, intonated... she's pretty boss now. I love the neck, shortscale but nice fat gibson profile. got a little carried away with it and broke my high E and I'm all out of strings. :(

I'm seriously in love with this thing now.
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Looks like phun.

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Awwwww, that's so cute and manly at the same time!
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practiced scales on the train on the way to work.

I'm taking this little bastard everywhere!
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Learning unsane songs at work. I advise you guys get a little travel electric. Everytime I've had a few minutes of nothing and thought... boy I wish I had a guitar. Well, now I do!
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cur wrote:To add tone, do this:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/produc ... allel.html

I did this to a on pup one volume guitar and it was good.
I did that on the MM that Matthoj just got. It's sweet.
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