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Xavier Offset?
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:06 pm
by Gabriel
I was just on guitarfetish looking at Xavier guitars and I noticed
this:
Theyre super cheap, but are they any good? Also does anyone know if the shipping to the UK for it costs crazy money or not?
I don't have any money for it right now, but in future I might, and it might be cool as a first offset guitar as its alot cheaper than a fender.
Cheers
Gabe
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:07 pm
by wilrecar77
I've got the sunburst version and I like it a lot. Great clean tones, although the neck pickup is too microphonic to use the neck or middle position with loud gain. The bridge pickup is nice and growly, it has a lot more "spank' than the single coils in my Ibanez. Neck is good, not super thick but chunky, although it was a bit thin width-wise at the nut for me so I replaced it. It stays in tune really well, the tremolo is really smooth and the graphite(?) nut is very slick. For the price it's definitely a lot of guitar.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:13 pm
by soundofseventythree
I noticed these too and they look really nice. Don't have any experience with them though. I'm wondering now that GFS are making Jazzmaster pickups if they will make a model with real Jazzmaster pickups in it?
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:22 pm
by Gabriel
I think I'm going to go for one when I've got some money, at the latest at xmas.
soundofseventythree wrote: I'm wondering now that GFS are making Jazzmaster pickups if they will make a model with real Jazzmaster pickups in it?
That would make it perfect, I can't help thinking it's missing the bigger pickups and rhythm circuit.
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:48 am
by millagurnzie
Some of the guys on offsetguitar.com say they are built well and play nicely
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 2:52 am
by hotrodperlmutter
i want to know when they're going to start selling those bridges.
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:41 am
by Dave
hotrodperlmutter wrote:i want to know when they're going to start selling those bridges.
Are they stang/jazz/jag style but roller or summat? The onld yamaha sg-2 had a great looking bridge that seems logical with jag/jaz trem style..
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:07 pm
by theshadowofseattle
That bridge looks AWESOME
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:42 pm
by peecheeclean
i've heard varying things about these guitars...i think that the quality control varies alot. some people seem to love em, while other people that i know that have owned them have had to change the tuners, neck. bridge, pickups, etc.
i really like the way that the telemaster looks...pretty legit. i'd get one in two seconds if i knew it had a decent neck .