Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:22 pm
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:44 pm
Ledergeist wrote:Based on the Chinese Epiphone dated March of 2010 scored last week, I'll say the quality is better than what I expected. No complaints about any of the hardware, the tuners appear to me to be un-branded Grovers, smooth feel while tuning, no slop, for now... Bridge is for a 7.5 neck, but the guitar is a 12-inch radius fretboard. No saddle height adjustment is a lame design. Pretty easy fix on a hardtail.
Mine's not white, but other than that is almost exactly like this one, this pic shows top hat style knobs instead of NOS re-pros, being the difference..
The jack feels cheap, and it's probably a good bet the pots and wiring are nothing special. Can't wait to pop the hood![]()
The fretwork is perfect, which of course, leads me to suspicion... It almost looks like they are cutting a slot on the top of the fretboard, then pressing the frets in from above. I can see no evidence of a neck-width groove, almost looks like the frets are set on top of the rosewood, leaving no trace of a fret end when looking at the side of the neck. Have not looked a tribby close-up lately to see if they share that feature.
BW
Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:15 am
Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:25 am
CGT wrote:I was at the guitar store around the corner a couple of days ago and I saw a Fender Jazzmaster(?) that was made in China. It wasn't a Squier but a $500 Fender-branded guitar. I don't think this bodes well for Mexican production. I'm guessing it will all shift overseas shortly for the sake of the bottom line. Fanboys will pay extra for the Fender mystique (i.e. marketing budget) and will continue to turn up their noses at better locally made products by companies like Godin that lack "mojo" or some other magical quality that they've been trained by advertising professionals to procure.
Don't get me wrong, there's something iconic about a true Fender Strat, but a G&L or a Godin will be a far-better made instrument for the price. As for "mojo," it's as close at hand as a pick-up swap or setup away.
Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:02 pm
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