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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?

othomas2 wrote:Mine first guitar urge was one of these:

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I had the Ivory RR5. Great guitar but a bit OTT and impractical.

dezb1 wrote:

Fakir Mustache wrote:Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?

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.

Open the control cavity, there could be a battery in there.

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.

I wouldn't mind having a hardtail jackson soloist/dinky in the arsenal

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?

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.

dezb1 wrote:

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?

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.

I looked online after my post. They aren't that cheap, seems I was wrong.

Get the trench coat - You wont.

Fran wrote:

dezb1 wrote:

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?

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.

I looked online after my post. They aren't that cheap, seems I was wrong.

Get the trench coat - You wont.

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.

I'm now dying for one, and a synth pedal. Ace times.

Will keep an eye out for cheapz. Seems to be nothing under £300, is that about right?

Got this for £85 with the fitted hard case...

dezb1 wrote:Got this for £85 with the fitted hard case...

Get the fuck outta town!

I'm on the hunt!

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)

Never looked at one close up but it appears to be like a Kahler. Is there a unit that rocks inside the main unit?
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.

Fran wrote:

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)

Never looked at one close up but it appears to be like a Kahler. Is there a unit that rocks inside the main unit?
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...

The big thumb screw is clearly for the spring tension then.

What does the top look like close up?

Fran wrote:The big thumb screw is clearly for the spring tension then.

What does the top look like close up?

This...

Overlord of Music?

BearBoy wrote:Overlord of Music?

Custom engraved just for me...

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Doog wrote: Big 'Jem and the Holograms' fan?

TRULY TRULY OUTRAGEOUS!







I forgot how quirky everything was in the Jem world, the drum playing in general probably being the most cartoony.

Blue hair guest dude takes the cake.