So over lunch I went to a store here in Dublin that sells these SX guitars, they had tons of them. I went in to buy some pedals and check out the guitars... I was looking for a 335, Les Paul Jr., or anything else that might have caught my eye.
They only had one 335, they wanted €171 for but it didn't come with a hard case, and they didn't have one in the shop that it would fit into... and I really wanted a sunburst one anyway. (I could buy a sunburst Harley Benton 335 on Thomann.de with hard case for €205)
I did play a bunch of the Les Pauls by SX and I have to say, they ain't bad. Most of them had bound bodies and I believe they all had set necks. The pick ups were not good at all and sounded horrible, however if you swapped them out and the tuners as well it wouldn't be a bad guitar. I cam to the conclusion though that my money would be better spent builfing my own guitar from a kit.
The Eiphones in the same price range all had bolt on necks and thicker bodies.
Sadly, they didn't stock any of the Fender copies, I really wanted to try out them and some of the funkier SX stuff.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:14 pm
by toez10
I've always wanted to stop into a shop that carried SX guitars, just to try a bunch of them out. I'm a little envious
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:24 pm
by Haze
I wish someone local to me had these guitars. I hear they're great for the low price and i've only had the chance to play a tele styled one. Great guitar, felt and sounded like a tele should!
I'd be keen on picking up a les paul styled one, especially the Agile ones are really good sans pickups. They come with Grovers which is great considering most epiphones dont
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:27 pm
by pumpkin
Haze wrote:I wish someone local to me had these guitars. I hear they're great for the low price and i've only had the chance to play a tele styled one. Great guitar, felt and sounded like a tele should!
I'd be keen on picking up a les paul styled one, especially the Agile ones are really good sans pickups. They come with Grovers which is great considering most epiphones dont
None of the SX ones I played had grovers, just so you know. If you want I'd pick you up an SX Les Paul and sell it back to you at cost.
They didn't have any Agiles int he shop, just that SX brand. I notice the Pauls I was looking all looked like proper Pauls, e.g. the cutaway wasn't rounded down.
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:36 pm
by Haze
They tend to vary from model to model.
I quite like that SX does some goofy models just for good times
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:44 pm
by pumpkin
Haze wrote:They tend to vary from model to model.
I quite like that SX does some goofy models just for good times
Like the Les Pauls I played had the exact Les Paul body shape, I found this picture of the one I played... but the one I played was a gold top
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:46 pm
by pumpkin
I went in looking for one of these
There's another shop, a bigger one, that stocks them as well. I will go out tomorrow and see if I can find one
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:24 pm
by Dillon
They're not terrible, but you get what you pay for. I had an SX P/J bass, it was great at first. But a few months later the neck was warped. I got a Mighty Mite neck for it, put some SD Quarter Pounders in it and installed a Badass III bridge, now I gig with it
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:38 pm
by Dave
If they get in any of those 24"strats lemme know dude.... Not the ones with the shart headstocks though!
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:21 pm
by Fran
For cheap 335s its worth checking THESE out. Rave reviews on HC, well under £150, set neck, good finish, etc.
I should'nt but i keep glancing at the Freeport ...
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:20 pm
by Dave
Here's a demo of the freeport in shexshy blue and nother one installed with (highly recomended) Catwhisker pickups:
[youtube][/youtube][youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:34 pm
by ekwatts
Fran wrote:For cheap 335s its worth checking THESE out. Rave reviews on HC, well under £150, set neck, good finish, etc.
I should'nt but i keep glancing at the Freeport ...
Fuckshitpiss, those semi Tele's are bonerific. Even the headstocks are nice, although the logo is a bit poo.
Looks like they're going for sub-£60 prices at auction. Really, really like that sunburst version.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:49 pm
by pumpkin
Fran wrote:For cheap 335s its worth checking THESE out. Rave reviews on HC, well under £150, set neck, good finish, etc.
I should'nt but i keep glancing at the Freeport ...
Well fuck,now I want the tele...
Off to eBay now
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:49 pm
by pumpkin
Black Cat Bone wrote:If they get in any of those 24"strats lemme know dude.... Not the ones with the shart headstocks though!
I will
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:16 pm
by Dave
Auction is the way to go dudes - got my wesley Acrylocaster for about 60. If anyone gets a tele post a review as I might dew it one day
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:23 pm
by Dave
nwordjim wrote:
Black Cat Bone wrote:If they get in any of those 24"strats lemme know dude.... Not the ones with the shart headstocks though!
Black Cat Bone wrote:If anyone gets a tele post a review as I might dew it one day
+1.
I'm restraining myself... for now, although i feel i need a cheap sweetener for letting my Toronado go yesterday.
Lol @ them videos, the guys can play its just the characters you see on Youtube. On the subject of Wesley and videos i found a video of myself in 20 years time ...
[youtube][/youtube]
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:33 pm
by pumpkin
Black Cat Bone wrote:
nwordjim wrote:
Black Cat Bone wrote:If they get in any of those 24"strats lemme know dude.... Not the ones with the shart headstocks though!
Black Cat Bone wrote:Lol @ them videos, the guys can play its just the characters you see on Youtube. On the subject of Wesley and videos i found a video of myself in 20 years time ...
That's me in 10 years
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:41 pm
by Dave
Fran wrote:
Black Cat Bone wrote:If anyone gets a tele post a review as I might dew it one day
+1.
I'm restraining myself... for now, although i feel i need a cheap sweetener for letting my Toronado go yesterday.
Lol @ them videos, the guys can play its just the characters you see on Youtube. On the subject of Wesley and videos i found a video of myself in 20 years time ...
[youtube][/youtube]
OMG J MASCIS ENDORSES WESLEY?!
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:54 pm
by Dave
nwordjim wrote:I can get any of these sir
OOh cool! Where's .ie? Is that a shop near you? Okay I'll be up for that within a couple maybe 3 months for sure. Might need to sell some stuff first!
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