Members Visconti Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 These are affordable guitars made in the USA. Ashlee US Custom --- Price $1,399 Body: Mahogany Neck: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Top: Curly Maple Binding: Masked (Roll Over) Inlays: Side Dots Only Frets: Nickel, Medium Scale: 24 3/4? Radius: 12? Nut: 1 3/4? Bridge: ResoMax Wraparound Tuners: Grover Pickups: DiMarzio PAF 36 Anniversary Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Finish: Western Tolex Top CMG Gigbag Included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Visconti Posted December 14, 2013 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 The Ashlee US is part of the American Girl Series. Located in Statesboro, GA, Chris Mitchell Guitars strives on building a world class guitar at a fraction of the price you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Visconti Posted December 14, 2013 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 This CMG Ashlee US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 There have been a few threads about this builder. He was busted for selling other people's intellectual property, which forced a couple design alterations to comply with law. Let me see.. I kinda dig the tolex one, and the "natural" binding on the solid color ones is cool. I hate the pinstripe ones. There was a thread with those already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Visconti Posted December 14, 2013 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: There have been a few threads about this builder. He was busted for selling other people's intellectual property, which forced a couple design alterations to comply with law. Let me see.. I kinda dig the tolex one, and the "natural" binding on the solid color ones is cool. I hate the pinstripe ones. There was a thread with those already. Why do you have to hate the Ashlee US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 Um, because it's an aesthetic choice that I consider to be hideous. I don't care how much effort he went through in order to ruin that guitar's look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 This reminds me of the debacle with DocJeffery a while ago. I don't have a problem with Doc anymore, but I remember several members complaining that he showed off his gear a lot, but didn't add much to discussion. Visconti, I think the guitars that you are posting are cool, but I don't think many of the regular posters here are impressed by you posting them. I don't think you care, though. Before the Lithium change, I don't think people would have cared as much, but now we have a limited number of new threads per day. I think in their eyes you're invading their space with spam. As for these guitars, I think they're pretty ugly. I think PRS started the trend of adding non-traditional designs to single-cut guitars, but at least they're going to appreciate in value. And I wouldn't call anything over a grand "affordable." I wouldn't call anything over six hundred dollars "affordable." IMO, if you use that term, you should consider the minimum wagers and weekend warriors (not so much the guy with no money at all, like me). They're the ones who want quality guitars at low prices, and there's a big difference between a Classic Vibe and CMG, you know? And yes, I own an Epiphone Les Paul. Great guitar, especially since I got it in a trade. Yesterday, I got a DeArmond in a trade too. It's a long time before I'm in and out of law school, so any guitars I get will probably be in the zero to five-hundred range, and that's if I either trade or save up. It would take over a year for me to buy a CMG guitar. That's all just my opinion. Ignore or consider this post as you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 Visconti is always trolling! Some of his material is good, but he's apparently working on his annoying trolling right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 Those pinstripe ones are ugly as sin. I thought so the last time somebody posted them. I'm actually suspect of them being able to churn these out at that price. Anybody actually play one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted December 14, 2013 Members Share Posted December 14, 2013 Awe , how precious. Buckstudent trying to have a real conversation with a major troll. Poor thing must just not realize he is thirty or forty visconti troll threads behind the rest of the forum and hopefully he'll catch up pretty quickly. It will still be amusing if not though, so either way is good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shadoof Posted December 15, 2013 Members Share Posted December 15, 2013 I'm not too suprised they can make these at this price point with CNC machines and relatively unskilled labor in the US. Once you've made the initial investment in the machines the unit cost should be fairly low. You're not getting a completely hand built instrument but then you aren't with Gibson, either. I think the make or break point on these will be whether or not they're plek'd. If not, I'd expect the fret work to be on par with a well-built import - certainly not bad but not something I'd want to spend $1100 on. I'm sure plek isn't as good as hand fretting by a master luthier but every one I've played has been fantastic. Then again, you're not paying master luthier prices, either. I do like the look of them. They're different enough from the LP to get your attention but close enough to not look like they were just trying to make it weird. Would go out of my way to try one if they were stocked nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jedisb Posted December 15, 2013 Members Share Posted December 15, 2013 I posted the Stripey series a few weeks ago. The MAP on the regular ones is $749. Played them at Summer NAMM. Great guitars. They have a tele style coming out as well, but with a 24.75" scale length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 16, 2013 Members Share Posted December 16, 2013 I didn't realize there were shell casings on there. That is lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 16, 2013 Members Share Posted December 16, 2013 He's a troll on the internet that posts stock photos. For all we know, he's lying about everything he has. The guy is just an entertaining diversion on a board full of guitar enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted December 16, 2013 Members Share Posted December 16, 2013 He has the blessing of the mods. He is traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liko Posted December 19, 2013 Members Share Posted December 19, 2013 Back to the thread, they're kind of cool, especially the tooled top. Rebel has another builder, Scala, with a couple really nice LP clones. Just wish they made em with VVTT controls (and the price wasn't $5k). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted December 21, 2013 Members Share Posted December 21, 2013 Dude, you sound like an amateur. Have you even heard Appetite for Destruction? That was recorded with a bootleg Les Paul. Tonewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted December 21, 2013 Members Share Posted December 21, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Dude, you sound like an amateur. Have you even heard Appetite for Destruction? That was recorded with a bootleg Les Paul. Tonewood. Do you even Slash_Tonez? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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