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being a child of the 80s...
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 5:09 pm
by dezb1
I've always had the notion of owning one of these:
But not at the prices they go for, I was in a shop in Glasgow today and picked up a copy(ish) for teh cheaps , off to learn some Tin Machine songs...
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:04 pm
by Fakir Mustache
Spirit are the cheap Korean version. Are they really expensive now? I haven't checked prices much in the last decade.
Re: being a child of the 80s...
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:24 pm
by Addam
dezb1 wrote:I was in a shop in Glasgow today and picked up a copy(ish) for teh cheaps
More info/pics please
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:50 pm
by Gabriel
My friend just bought one for £500 ouch!
I'm sure I'll have a play on it at some point and see how it feels.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:55 pm
by othomas2
Mine first guitar urge was one of these:
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:08 pm
by brainfur
othomas2 wrote:Mine first guitar urge was one of these:
i still want a v but havent found the right one yet
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:49 pm
by Bacchus
Love the Randy Rhaods V.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:59 pm
by dezb1
Fakir Mustache wrote:Spirit are the cheap Korean version. Are they really expensive now? I haven't checked prices much in the last decade.
Aye, they're about £300 and I'm a fickle little shit when it comes to most guitars. So that's too rich for something that's more Tha likely a passing fad, but I'm having fun with the knock off.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:02 pm
by Gabriel
What shop did you find it in? I've never seen anything particularly interesting in guitarguitar, merchant city music, kennys music etc...
I like Strung Out Guitar but they're quite pricey. Any other cool shops I've missed?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:05 pm
by sunshiner
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:18 pm
by gusman2x
Victor Morris under the heileman's umbrella has a good interesting s/h selection.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:17 am
by dezb1
Gabriel wrote:What shop did you find it in? I've never seen anything particularly interesting in guitarguitar, merchant city music, kennys music etc...
I like Strung Out Guitar but they're quite pricey. Any other cool shops I've missed?
The guitar store, that's where I got the Washburn R8 as well, it's a subsidiary of Victor Morris (which is a dodgy pawn shop affair that sells Rambo knives to neds, if you ever get stabbed in Glasgow chances are the knife was bough there) however they do get some interesting second hand guitars in.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:16 am
by Thomas
It's also worth noting that Strung Out Guitars are total rip off merchants.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:08 pm
by jculpjr
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:27 pm
by markleton
The bloke that is setting up my tele has a bc rich gunslinger for sale. A yellow beast with a floyd and a single humbucker. Tempted to splash out and get my modest mouse on.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:41 pm
by George
i've wanted one of those gunslingers for a while. they're great
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:07 am
by astro
The steinberger guitars are cool, I wanted one in the 80's too. However the first guitar I remember ever lusting over was this:
The Roland G707 guitar synthesizer. I had no idea what it sounded like back then, I wanted it based on its looks.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:50 am
by dezb1
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:50 am
by Fakir Mustache
Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:13 pm
by dezb1
Fakir Mustache wrote:Those look like fake Chinese EMGs. Are they passive or active?
There's no battery 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.
