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NickS .


Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 9568 Location: Nr. Basinggrad, UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:13 pm Post subject: A couple curious cheap guitars |
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Gear4Music "Seattle", contour body, reduced to £89.99
Gear4music "Santa Monica", bound top, tummy cut, reduced to £89.99
It's the pale, rubber-wood looking necks and the awful gear4music decal that ruin them for me. The Santa Monica's bridge looks quite interesting for the money.... |
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jcyphe .


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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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The first one is like those old Stagg offsets that were everywhere for a few years. The second is an EVH type copy. I remember that Ernie ball/Music Man had a super budget brand called OLP, that made some halfway decent guitars. _________________
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 19278 Location: wandering
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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jcyphe wrote: |
The first one is like those old Stagg offsets that were everywhere for a few years. The second is an EVH type copy. I remember that Ernie ball/Music Man had a super budget brand called OLP, that made some halfway decent guitars. |
I remember OLP, but one of my pupils had another Music Man budget type thing under the brand Sterling. It seemed pretty excellent. _________________
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jcyphe .


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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2016 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
jcyphe wrote: |
The first one is like those old Stagg offsets that were everywhere for a few years. The second is an EVH type copy. I remember that Ernie ball/Music Man had a super budget brand called OLP, that made some halfway decent guitars. |
I remember OLP, but one of my pupils had another Music Man budget type thing under the brand Sterling. It seemed pretty excellent. |
Yeah Sterling is more recent and under the Music Man brand.
They make the EVH style(although he's not with the company), The Dream Theater guy's guitars, and this thing among others.
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paul_ wrote: |
When are homeland security gonna get on this "2-piece King Size Snickers" horseshit that showed up a couple years ago? I've started dropping one of them on the floor of my car every time. |
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dezb1 The Oppressor

Joined: 01 Mar 2009 Posts: 7464 Location: glasgow
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 12:43 am Post subject: |
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jcyphe wrote: |
Yeah Sterling is more recent and under the Music Man brand.
They make the EVH style(although he's not with the company), The Dream Theater guy's guitars, and this thing among others.
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I like that... _________________ Extreme distortion used discreetly... |
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Johno .


Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 1890 Location: East London
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 10:40 am Post subject: |
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dezb1 wrote: |
jcyphe wrote: |
Yeah Sterling is more recent and under the Music Man brand.
They make the EVH style(although he's not with the company), The Dream Theater guy's guitars, and this thing among others.
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I like that... |
Reminds me of the Marauder |
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Fran The Curmudgeon

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 21239 Location: Nottingham, Englandshire.
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 10:44 am Post subject: |
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A company called Wesley made a guitar almost identical to the first one.
I bought one, the neck was shocking but the rest okay. I ended up putting a Squier neck on it and fitting two soapbar pickups.
Made a decent guitar in the end, definitely a good basis for a project. _________________
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 19278 Location: wandering
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:54 am Post subject: |
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jcyphe wrote: |
Bacchus wrote: |
jcyphe wrote: |
The first one is like those old Stagg offsets that were everywhere for a few years. The second is an EVH type copy. I remember that Ernie ball/Music Man had a super budget brand called OLP, that made some halfway decent guitars. |
I remember OLP, but one of my pupils had another Music Man budget type thing under the brand Sterling. It seemed pretty excellent. |
Yeah Sterling is more recent and under the Music Man brand.
They make the EVH style(although he's not with the company), The Dream Theater guy's guitars, and this thing among others.
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Yeah, the guy is a bit of a Petrucci fan and I'm nearly certain it's one of those models. I like the look of that Stingray. Kinda Fendery and kinda seventies.
I take it the Sterling S.U.B. line are basically the current OLP? _________________
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jcyphe .


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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
I take it the Sterling S.U.B. line are basically the current OLP? |
I'm guessing yes.
This would look way better with a different or larger headstock. The one on there is too small. It looks weird on a guitar with that body shape. _________________
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dezb1 The Oppressor

Joined: 01 Mar 2009 Posts: 7464 Location: glasgow
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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jcyphe wrote: |
Bacchus wrote: |
I take it the Sterling S.U.B. line are basically the current OLP? |
I'm guessing yes.
This would look way better with a different or larger headstock. The one on there is too small. It looks weird on a guitar with that body shape. |
The headstock does let it down. _________________ Extreme distortion used discreetly... |
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Noirie. YOUTH

Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 4655
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:29 am Post subject: |
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I like it. Looks modern and neat but not too generic.
Would like to try one but there's a very little about them anywhere. _________________
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fuck this shit. the guy with the guitar thinks he's in red hot chilli peppers |
paul_ wrote: |
Kinda sucks a dick compared to that Tele the other day, not gonna lie. |
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