Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I got a blonde one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I read on the interwebs that Bigsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 holy crap! want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I read on the interwebs that Bigsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Bigsby's what? Lol Is that a new wildcat model or something else? Weird logo . .plate . .thing. Not really liking that but the rest looks real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spacequixote Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Wow, I like the look of that. How does it compare in size, feel and tone to a Dot? It's semi-hollow, right, not a full hollow body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 EG, we've talked about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Wow, I like the look of that. How does it compare in size, feel and tone to a Dot? It's semi-hollow, right, not a full hollow body? Picture the back of an oversized les Paul. Now, hollow it out except for one chunk under the bridge. Then, put and undersized Dot top on it. With two dogears And sparkle binding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 EG, we've talked about this... It's only tree fiddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I got one of those and then I bought a thingy to make it work better. One of these days, I may even install it I just ordered me another Stathopoulos myself tonight, but I'm not tellin what type, nope, no I'm not. Not until I get a confirmation, which won't probably be 'til Monday; and then I'm going to splash it all over HCEG and roll in all the "cheap Chinese crap" posts it generates, yep I am. And I'm going to enjoy it all. Oh, but back to your topic, congrats! I've got a Sunrise Orangutan colored one that I have a love/hate relationship with. They are an interesting beast. Even the almighty himself, Dan Erlewine, has sung the praises of the Epi WK once it was modded to his tastes. I think they sound best with at least a modicum of gain. Report back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I read on the interwebs that Bigsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I pull up a little bit on my Bigsby. It sounds really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I got one of those and then I bought a thingy to make it work better. One of these days, I may even install it I just ordered me another Stathopoulos myself tonight, but I'm not tellin what type, nope, no I'm not. Not until I get a confirmation, which won't probably be 'til Monday; and then I'm going to splash it all over HCEG and roll in all the "cheap Chinese crap" posts it generates, yep I am. And I'm going to enjoy it all. Oh, but back to your topic, congrats! I've got a Sunrise Orangutan colored one that I have a love/hate relationship with. They are an interesting beast. Even the almighty himself, Dan Erlewine, has sung the praises of the Epi WK once it was modded to his tastes. I think they sound best with at least a modicum of gain. Report back! Congrats? I didn't buy it. Just gas. So very tempted..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Congrats? I didn't buy it. Just gas. So very tempted..... Oh, I thought you were just being a bit bashful in regards to a profligate transaction.I think they are a lot of guitar for the money. Mine also happened to be tree-fiddy new so I couldn't resist. The Bigsby throws mine out of tune more so than any of my other Bigsby equipped guitar, but "the thingy" I got, which should help is a Supercharger from Graphtec. It's a new graphite saddled Tune-o-matic bridge plus graphite nut kit I bought a while back. I'm sure it would work if I just installed it. But I'm sure the acquistion entertained me for awhile.I think I just hesitated wondering if I want to go for it all at once or just try the bridge first.And Jason Lollar has some help available if you want more chime out of the guitar. Right now, I like to say that I find it does best with the "Cat Scratch Fever" type of tone. There's not much Rockabilly to their voice. But I think if one were to Jason Lollar-ize it without chrome p'up covers, it could become quite a different animal. (Jason also has a mod that retains the covers but then retains a bit more of the darker tone).But I've seen one guy rock one of these real hard in a club, and of course our own Brian Krashpad gets plenty of productive mileage out of his.This one is mineI fell for its baby Gretsch persona.But I remember when this model was also on blow-out. I was soooo dang tempted to get a second one just because I loved this outrageous color scheme so much. It was like - all that bling for so little scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spacequixote Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Picture the back of an oversized les Paul. Now, hollow it out except for one chunk under the bridge. Then, put and undersized Dot top on it. With two dogears And sparkle binding Interesting, I assumed it was built like an archtop, not routed from a block of wood... but then again, it's more hollow than the dot. I'm trying to limit myself to four electric guitars, so the dot might have to go to make room for this...but I dig the P90s and could use a Bigsby... I hope I can find one to play locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 EG, we've talked about this... And where did that get you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 And where did that get you? Right back where we started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spacequixote Posted August 29, 2012 Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 I have to resurrect this, because I am still tempted by that wildkat. The main things holding me back are the sparkle binding (i think it's a bit tacky...wish they had gone with simple cream) and the bigsby. Has anyone seen this type of binding in person? I generally dislike trems and don't think they are worth the hassle, although I did like a bigsby on a Gretsch I tried a while back. How difficult would it be to replace the bigsby with a trapeze tailpiece? How noticeable would the screw holes be, and would it be reversible? If I decide to leave the bigsby off permanently, how could I go about filling and "hiding" the screw holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cats-o-caster Posted August 29, 2012 Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Sold one a month ago. The worst guitar i've ever had. Except Fender Lite Ash tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted August 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2012 Weird logo . .plate . .thing. Not really liking that but the rest looks real nice. I believe that's closer to Epis original headstock logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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