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Was it supposed to be a new guitar? I assumed it was a used one in somewhat worse condition than expected/described.

If you paid for a new one then I'd be sending that straight back and kicking off.

Just out of interest, which retailer did you buy it from George?

would rather not say until the situation is resolved, so i don't cast aspersions onto them unwarrantedly

to be honest i'm happy with how it plays so i don't mind. if it was like the rickenbacker or some other more expensive guitar i'd make more of a fuss. i already piped up about the condition once before and they didn't offer any discount, just a refund, so they may just call my bluff again

Aye... email them to set up a return, and watch their attitude to a discount change.

that's what I mean. I already set one up for Monday which I've extended with the courier company. They never offered a discount, just a replacement from a different brand

Tell them you want a refund not an exchange, see if that works. You can't pay new price for a demo guitar, if not send it back and buy new from somewhere else. This shop doesn't deserve your custom...

^ Couldn't agree more. Fuck that.

Sorry I'm not explaining properly

The guitar arrived. I emailed them and said I want a refund. They said that's fine or they could offer a replacement. I said I'd take the refund. They booked in a collection for tomorrow from work to get the refund ball rolling. I ended up liking the guitar. I rescheduled the collection for Thursday using the dpds online thing so I can have longer to decide. I think I'm going to keep it, it's just whether I can get a discount or not, which they may not go for

In that case emailing them saying you like the guitar but are not happy about paying full price is a good bet... they might just be operating a no quibble returns policy and you've asked for a refund not a discount.

Any joy with the discount George?

Ps: Just seen this on eBay looks like the framus earl slick guitar just needs a bigsby.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewit ... 1210421759

Apologies for the continued thread derail but I played a second hand cherry red Vintage SG copy at Northern Guitars in Leeds today. £145 and I reckon I can talk them down to £120, possibly lower. It plays well (one of the reasons I usually buy second hand is because issues with the setup have usually been sorted) and has some nice wear. I MIGHT HAVE TO PULL THE TRIGGER EVEN THOUGH I REALLY SHOULDN'T UNTIL AFTER I'VE SOLD MY JAGMASTER GAHHH UHH.

that's quite alright freddy. when i was playing in bands in the local scene a fair few bands had Vintage SGs. really good for the money. I think you should do it, but also bear in mind they go for fairly cheap on ebay too.

dezb, i sent an email yesterday but have had no reply. that one you linked looks pretty cool. never played a skylark before. are they good?

Are the vintage SG's more or less correct in the body shape? I like the look of these ones



but I can't tell if the shape is wrong or if it's just the angle of the piture

George wrote:that's quite alright freddy. when i was playing in bands in the local scene a fair few bands had Vintage SGs. really good for the money. I think you should do it, but also bear in mind they go for fairly cheap on ebay too.

dezb, i sent an email yesterday but have had no reply. that one you linked looks pretty cool. never played a skylark before. are they good?

My plexiglass strat was a Skylark and played very well... I only sold it cause I wasn't Chic enough. I'd buy it myself if the wife wasn't already in a huff over me buying the 12 string Tele kit just before Christmas.

sholkham wrote:but I can't tell if the shape is wrong or if it's just the angle of the piture

The one in that picture does look a bit odd, yeah. In person they've always looked fine to me.

Looks like someone saved me from temptation (and the ire of me wife) by buying the Skylark... if it was one of you lot thanks (and can I have first refusal if you decide sell it).

wasn't me i'm staying with the vintage gold top

also yeah, the vintage sg shape is pretty much bang on. also has a more gibson proportioned headstock compared to epiphones

my god i finally worked out the p90s. as benecol once said, turn the volume down a bit on each pickup (i'm doing about 8 or 9), and they are really amazing. they pretty much don't do cleans but have an amazing chirpy, percussive and yet raspy tone that really cuts through when played with low-mid gains. best served with a pick - i've not worked out how to get a nice tone with fingers yet.

also, thinking about buying an epiphone 339 and putting some gfs surf 90s in to fulfill my needs for a gretschy guitar

bought some of these from axesrus

http://www.axesrus.co.uk/ProductDetails ... 0-EARLY50s

alnico 3, vintage wind and true single coil construction. they should have less mids and more top end. not bad for £40 a set.i just don't think i'm getting on with these stacked wilkos. too hot, too middy, too woolly .

pickups now installed. they do exactly what they said they would. sound wonderful. the foam spacers are crap so they're too low at the moment. to be continued, although i may leave them for now