Members chimi Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Haven't heard much about them but see them all over ebay. Especially looking at the set neck LP copy here: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SET-NECK-LP-777-ARCH-TOP-SUNBURST-ELECTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ190322747109QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item2c501ea6e5&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|293:1|294:30#ht_5500wt_940 If anyone has any info or experience with these please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StringKing7 Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 never heard of them. Get an Agile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I've researched them in the past and found nothing good about them. I think they make good firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I've got a lucite Galveston Strat (strictly for grins). It was cheap and it shows. Pretty much a POS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I have a couple. They are what they are. Very inexpensive but as good as most things in that price range. I too have a lucite LP model that I put HB-sized P90s in and it sounds killer. Like a supercharged Tele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Rule #7: Never buy a cheap Asian guitar named after a city in Texas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Okay, but seriously: Galvestons have cheap hardware, horrible necks, worthless pickups, bad wiring, and poor construction. Their clear-lucite line is fun though, because you can swap out EVERYTHING and end up with a relatively nice clear-lucite guitar for far, far less than buying a lucite guitar from a well-respected maker. It's not like you have to worry about poor wood quality; lucite is lucite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keNz Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 From ones I've seen in person, they're cheaply made and have terrible fretwork. As another poster mentioned, go to RondoMusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Rule #7: Never buy a cheap Asian guitar named after a city in Texas. there aint nothing wrong with Galveston other than the massive damage done by the last storm that came through. beside that guitar company isnt even from texas. we actually like playable guitars down here. i think they're from ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funderbunk Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Their clear-lucite line is fun though, because you can swap out EVERYTHING and end up with a relatively nice clear-lucite guitar for far, far less than buying a lucite guitar from a well-respected maker. It's not like you have to worry about poor wood quality; lucite is lucite. Yep, their lucite models are best viewed as buying a lucite body that just happens to have some extra stuff thrown in - that you'll probably be throwing out. I've been tempted lately, now that they have a hardtail lucite strat model... heck, may not even have to swap out the whole bridge, just the saddles - unlike the craptacular vintage style trems they usually put on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 there aint nothing wrong with Galveston other than the massive damage done by the last storm that came through. beside that guitar company isnt even from texas. we actually like playable guitars down here. i think they're from ohio I never said they were from Texas. I said never buy a cheap Asian guitar NAMED AFTER a Texas city. It's a handy rule of thumb. If somebody is selling a Vietnamese-built guitar on eBay called a "Waco" or a "San Antonio", don't bid on it. It's almost certainly crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jvod Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 there aint nothing wrong with Galveston other than the massive damage done by the last storm that came through. beside that guitar company isnt even from texas. we actually like playable guitars down here. i think they're from ohio :cop:A chill pill is in order! Maybe the storm did a little more damage than is seen by the naked eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Annoying Twit Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I've got a lucite Galveston Strat (strictly for grins). It was cheap and it shows. Pretty much a POS. It seems strange that a company would go to all the effort of developing a lucite guitar, and not make it a decent guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clay sails Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I got a Galveston 5 string bass as a sweetener in a bigger swap. I'm going to defy the critics here by saying that it was a decent player. Granted, the pickups were as noisy as a Chinook Skycrane stuck in a tinfoil hat, but I had fun with the thing for awhile. As for build quality and long term value, who cares? If you get one, upgrade the pups, play the crap out of it until it breaks, and (for the price of buying one decent guitar) you can buy half a dozen more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 It seems strange that a company would go to all the effort of developing a lucite guitar, and not make it a decent guitar. Maybe the 'development' isn't really the issue - they just took a block of perspex, shaped it like a strat body and slapped all the usual budget strat shaped bits on it that they usually put on their wood bodied guitars. FWIW I've tried the AXL perspex bodied guits too (AXL can make quite a decent wood guitar) and the couple I picked up were quite horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 It seems strange that a company would go to all the effort of developing a lucite guitar, and not make it a decent guitar. As far as I can tell, making a lucite guitar is trivially easy once your factory is tooled for it. They probably use a factory which is/was subbed out to make bodies for some other maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acid Test Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I never said they were from Texas. I said never buy a cheap Asian guitar NAMED AFTER a Texas city. It's a handy rule of thumb. If somebody is selling a Vietnamese-built guitar on eBay called a "Waco" or a "San Antonio", don't bid on it. It's almost certainly crap. Almost as much crap if they would have called it a Minneapolis or Duluth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Sensitive bunch, those texans, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members golias Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Sensitive bunch, those texans, eh? I've been to Texas a few times, and found the people there to be downright nice. There seems to be something about Internet forums which either makes people hypersensitive, or just somehow attracts those with knotted panties. Although I do think we should be given our hockey team name back. The "Minnesota Wild" is a terrible name for a sports team, and (let's face it) the North Stars do not belong in Dallas at all. People down there think hockey is an indoor sport, for crying out loud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Artslinger Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 This is a great thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 Yea-- mine is sitting in the closet, gutted, waiting for me to get around to installed nicer bits in, and on, it. I never played it long enough stock to decide if the neck is going to stay or go. It's a flat neck with a fairly large radius, which is not my taste. Oh, and it does not play well with aftermarket pickguards. I'll probably paint the stock pickguard to try to spice the look up from the white on clear look. PaulS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulSter Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I've been to Texas a few times, and found the people there to be downright nice. There seems to be something about Internet forums which either makes people hypersensitive, or just somehow attracts those with knotted panties. Although I do think we should be given our hockey team name back. The "Minnesota Wild" is a terrible name for a sports team, and (let's face it) the North Stars do not belong in Dallas at all. People down there think hockey is an indoor sport, for crying out loud! Totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted July 22, 2009 Members Share Posted July 22, 2009 I never said they were from Texas. I said never buy a cheap Asian guitar NAMED AFTER a Texas city. It's a handy rule of thumb. If somebody is selling a Vietnamese-built guitar on eBay called a "Waco" or a "San Antonio", don't bid on it. It's almost certainly crap. We don't go for that fancy city-boy readin' you carpetbaggin' homuhtesticles are always doin'. [spit] [ding] [weds cousin] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted July 23, 2009 Members Share Posted July 23, 2009 I've been to Texas a few times, and found the people there to be downright nice. There seems to be something about Internet forums which either makes people hypersensitive, or just somehow attracts those with knotted panties. Although I do think we should be given our hockey team name back. The "Minnesota Wild" is a terrible name for a sports team, and (let's face it) the North Stars do not belong in Dallas at all. People down there think hockey is an indoor sport, for crying out loud! hey bro im not being sensitive or anything like that. i actually though Rule #7: Never buy a cheap Asian guitar named after a city in Texas. was kinda funny. you know the worst thing about about forums is you cant see the people your talking to, so you cant see facial expressions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 23, 2009 Members Share Posted July 23, 2009 It seems strange that a company would go to all the effort of developing a lucite guitar, and not make it a decent guitar.mine is a LP shape and is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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