Recent Purchases: K&T Version!

[OUTTA-TIME]

Originally Posted by Russell_A

congrats, Yamaha have really upped their game recently.

Nice first buy. at least you didn't buy a "marlin sidewinder" like me

Thanks!

Here's a pic of it...

http://i37.tinypic.com/314cyuw.jpg

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by james90

Not getting the Manson tele, but I've just placed an order for....

http://www.maton.com.au/electrics/bb1200.html

excellent choice. if youre interested in aussie guitars, you should check out cole clark. among the best guitars ive ever played (the acoustics are easily number 1).

[james90]

Originally Posted by coffee_and_tv

excellent choice. if youre interested in aussie guitars, you should check out cole clark. among the best guitars ive ever played (the acoustics are easily number 1).

Thanks - I was considering a maton acoustic as well (pretty much given up with american made stuff - either too expensive or....gibson), but I'll look into these.

Any ones in particular I should check out?

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by james90

Thanks - I was considering a maton acoustic as well (pretty much given up with american made stuff - either too expensive or....gibson), but I'll look into these.

Any ones in particular I should check out?

the FL1 series is great, and really not too expensive for what they are (iirc about 1000-1200 aussie.. which would be 800- 1000 US, give or take?). theyve got nice big bodies, so a huge, deep sound. lovely

[james90]

Not bad at all - thanks

what do you think of their electrics btw?

[kev]

Originally Posted by Russell_A

congrats, Yamaha have really upped their game recently.

Nice first buy. at least you didn't buy a "marlin sidewinder" like me

i had one of them! did yours have that weird bridge pickup,that sounded like the worst thing in the world?

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by james90

Not bad at all - thanks

what do you think of their electrics btw?

only played one (one of the tele-style ones iirc), and tbh i dont remember much about it aside from that it was pretty nice. sorry i cant shed much light on it!

[Russell_A]

Originally Posted by kev

i had one of them! did yours have that weird bridge pickup,that sounded like the worst thing in the world?

oh hell yes.... what did that silver switch do? i remember hearing no difference in sound!

anyway, its a lesson to the world, NEVER make a guitar out of MDF, Cheap pickups, and crppy bridge.

This now brings me on the the bridge, wanna know why i sold it for £20?

Because you CANNOT (even with 5 springs) hold the tremolo bar steady when tuning strings, (and no, i didn't tune an octave too high) so the tremolo was 90 degrees off of where it should be oh well...

at least Bellorz would appreciate it

[james90]

Originally Posted by coffee_and_tv

only played one (one of the tele-style ones iirc), and tbh i dont remember much about it aside from that it was pretty nice. sorry i cant shed much light on it!

no problem

The place I bought the bb1200 from doesn't have the fl1, but they do have the fl2. are you familiar with those by any chance?

can't wait to get the maton. i was originally going to set it up for C standard, but i've decided not to...there's the bb1200jh for that

nah the next thing i'm looking into is one of those acoustics.

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by james90

no problem

The place I bought the bb1200 from doesn't have the fl1, but they do have the fl2. are you familiar with those by any chance?

can't wait to get the maton. i was originally going to set it up for C standard, but i've decided not to...there's the bb1200jh for that

nah the next thing i'm looking into is one of those acoustics.

ive played a lefty fl2 upside down, if that helps . the neck felt pretty similar - i think most of the difference is in the detail (hardware, inlays, binding, etc), but dont quote me on that

[james90]

Originally Posted by coffee_and_tv

ive played a lefty fl2 upside down, if that helps . the neck felt pretty similar - i think most of the difference is in the detail (hardware, inlays, binding, etc), but dont quote me on that

ahh neither of them have a pickup from the looks of things (would prefer it to have one)

the FL3 has one, just that's a fair bit more....but not much more than the maton acoustic i was looking at

[coffee_and_tv]

Originally Posted by james90

ahh neither of them have a pickup from the looks of things (would prefer it to have one)

the FL3 has one, just that's a fair bit more....but not much more than the maton acoustic i was looking at

each 'number' has 3 different models: the normal one, one with a pickup, and one with a pickup and cutaway. if youre after an FL1 with a pickup, look for "FL1A" (or add a C on the end for a cutaway)

[iwantamanson]

crapload of ducttape

[the_man361]

hahaha

[james90]

You were supposed to put it on your guitar