went ahead and pulled the trigger (finally)

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:55 am

Fran wrote:DO AN EDDIE HAZEL RIIFS, MAGGOT BRAIN. FIT GOLD PIKGUARD AND WITCH HATS TO L@@K EXTRA COOL!! BE SICK ON YOUTUBE VIDEO TO BE AN MAN.

ahahaha.

anyway, do want some hotrod demos.

also why do i turn imto some weird sloan/icey mixup when drunk postong?

cur · Post by **cur** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:41 pm

I have been thinking about that sjm for a while. But I need to put enough daylight between my cheap guitar purchases to make it look like I have a bunch of cheap guitars instead of I just spent a bunch of monies on cheap guitars.

I like what this guy did with a bigsby but agree it is too close to bridge.

[youtube][/youtube]

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:26 pm

The one in the video looks cool with the Bigsby. I'd still go for one with the JM style trem though.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:50 pm

I has an SX jazz bass and it's coo. Kinda like a Squier that's ever so slightly harder to play, I guess. Electronics aren't good (noisy as hell, one pot broke) and the routing under that cover for the bridge pickup is all kindsa sloppy (probably why this one ended up getting covers). The stock nut was shitty too, I replaced it first restring. I also put flatwounds on it but not sure if I like them on a jazz bass yet. I prefer them on bass in general, but having a jazz bass with roundwounds was awesome in retrospect. I could play Disco Inferno and have it sound good.

It's my main bass now anyway.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:39 pm

I didnâ€™t think they looked that good on the rondo web site, but this pic has changed my mind they look cool when you actually see it being played. You picked the best colour too!

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:08 pm

That looks pretty cool actually! Congrats on your purchases

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:12 pm

paul_ wrote:

I'm not a bass guy but damn.

That's pretty.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 pm

Reece wrote: I'm not a bass guy but damn.

That's pretty.

It actually looks all-white on the website which I thought I'd prefer, but I'm glad it's got a hue to it now. It also has one of those "on-accident" super flamey necks you'll occasionally get on a fender-style.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:42 pm

Fuck Iâ€™ve just realised what these cost in real money (Â£80). why donâ€™t they sell them in the UK?

Do want!

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:02 am

dezb1 wrote:

I didnâ€™t think they looked that good on the rondo web site, but this pic has changed my mind they look cool when you actually see it being played. You picked the best colour too!

Who is Ira playing with??

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:09 am

cobascis wrote:
dezb1 wrote:

I didnâ€™t think they looked that good on the rondo web site, but this pic has changed my mind they look cool when you actually see it being played. You picked the best colour too!
Who is Ira playing with??

hotrodperlmutter posted the pick i don't know who any of them are, but the dude with the sx looks the part

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:21 am

As linked to from the Rondo web site:

[youtube][/youtube]

Yarko · Post by **Yarko** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:20 am

i saw this guitar today at a local store. selling it for $240 with black pickup covers.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 4:30 am

What is the build quality like on these instruments?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:00 am

everyone says they're comparable to most affinity series squier stuff. indonesian i'm thinking.

i'll find out soon enough.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:29 pm

cobascis wrote:Who is Ira playing with??

Charlie Pickett, who is performing Saturday Nov. 8 at Alligator Alley with Psycho Daisies and Fraulein, was joined onstage last Saturday in New York by Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan for a cover of the Flamin' Groovies' Slow Death.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:18 pm

$139! fuck can you get these in england?

clarkbar · Post by **clarkbar** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:34 pm

dude that axe is pretty darn sweet! i want one.

actually now that i think of it. the front of the guitar reminds me of the non-reverse gibson firebird eh?

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:22 am

taylornutt wrote:What is the build quality like on these instruments?

I do not have this guitar, but I have an SX strat and I play it all the time. Rondo has a very good return policy so if there is a problem with the product you can send it back; hassle-free. The first guitar they sent me had a twist on the neck and they sent me a new one that I was happy with. The paint is great on this thing. The fret ends were nice. The tuners were ok. They held tune just fine and really didn't need replacement, but they were kind of stiff to turn. The bridge and saddles worked as well, but not great. I put a big heavy tremolo block (GFS) in it and that was a super investment. The pickups, in my opinion are nice sounding with a vintage tone. The wood is adler and is good.

I got some replacement parts from GFS (bridge, saddles, tremolo block and tuners). The original parts were ok but for a little more, these were better. I rewired the 5 way switch and set up the vol and tone pots the way I wanted them. I really didn't do anything that most people don't do to any guitar they have to get it how they want it. So, all in all, I am in way under $200 U.S. and I luvs it.

I think because they have such a good return policy and there is a lot of info about Rondo's guitars on the intertubes, that most people are happy with the product they get.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:37 pm

Wowsa, one of the rare 24" scale SJM's just popped up on the bay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SX-SJM-3-4-guitar-6 ... 500wt_1065