Members Danocoustic Posted April 24, 2018 Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 Ever heard of 'em? Any experience? Found a model WN465 in a pawn shop. Near new condition, had a busted pot that I fixed in 10 minutes. Gretsch 6120 (I think) clone. Pretty decently made, toaster tops, Bigsby (real one), plays and sounds really nice. Gave $200 for it. What say ye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members gardo Posted April 24, 2018 Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 I wouldn't even give one a second look. But I have no experience with them either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 24, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 I wouldn't even give one a second look. But I have no experience with them either Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 24, 2018 Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 I have never tried one,I just have the idea that Stadium =cheap. Still the Bigby is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 24, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 I have never tried one' date='I just have the idea that Stadium =cheap. Still the Bigby is cool[/quote'] I'm not exactly a n00b, gardo---this is a halfway decent instrument. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted April 24, 2018 Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 Perhaps it is decent,I'm just saying that I never had the desire to look at them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 24, 2018 Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 Why? Brand snobbery mostly. Stadium guitars are made by Shine (http://www.saein.co.kr), a company that also makes some Epiphones. Here's a thread from about 10 years ago: http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/guitar/acapella-41/1209577-. When I bought my Sakura 12-string acoustic back in the mid 70's nobody had ever heard of them but I took a chance and bought what turned out to be a really sweet guitar. Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 24, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 OKay brudda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 24, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2018 Brand snobbery mostly. Stadium guitars are made by Shine (http://www.saein.co.kr), a company that also makes some Epiphones. Here's a thread from about 10 years ago: http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/guitar/acapella-41/1209577-. When I bought my Sakura 12-string acoustic back in the mid 70's nobody had ever heard of them but I took a chance and bought what turned out to be a really sweet guitar. Congratulations and Happy New Guitar Day. Thanks, good info! This is why I love this place. But it's not "new", I've had it for most of a year now. IIRC. Bought it to fix and resell, but can't quite talk myself into marketing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 25, 2018 Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Stadium is another brand I have never heard off. Until 1 minute ago. http://www.stadiumguitars.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xStonr Posted April 25, 2018 Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Dan, you know we are all about photos here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted April 25, 2018 Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Can we have model number and photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 25, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Can we have model number and photo? Model WN465. Google "Stadium guitars" (I suck at this!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatsbunk Posted April 25, 2018 Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Like Bigfoot to me- may exist but I’ve never seen one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 25, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 Like Bigfoot to me- may exist but I’ve never seen one... Neither had I until this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted April 25, 2018 Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 I've played them. Thought "Typical budget guitar. Next." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 25, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 25, 2018 I've played them. Thought "Typical budget guitar. Next." I don't disagree---maybe a bit better than "budget", but certainly not a high-quality instrument. For $200 and replace a pot, though, I got something that does a fair Gretsch job for a fraction of the price of the real thing. Works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted April 26, 2018 Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Did you mean model WN-645? (Oh, had that in Orig post...) That looks Gretschy. If build & play quality is decent, and with those tuners and Bigsby then why not? I would guess it has some sort of center block as the Bigsby is sort that has top anchor screw which doesn't work so well for full hollow body. Big Q is how are the pickups? Be easy to upgrade from GFS up to TV Jones.... I give ya a thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted April 26, 2018 Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Did you mean model WN-645? (Oh' date=' had that in Orig post...) That looks Gretschy. If build & play quality is decent, and with those tuners and Bigsby then why not? I would guess it has some sort of center block as the [b']Bigsby is sort that has top anchor screw which doesn't work so well for full hollow body. [/b]Big Q is how are the pickups? Be easy to upgrade from GFS up to TV Jones.... I give ya a thumbs up. I have a TN Rose and it's a full hollowbody. The Bigsby works great. One of my fav electrics. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"slzh8ovztubdzavlsozt.jpg","data-attachmentid":32213725}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 26, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Did you mean model WN-645? (Oh' date=' had that in Orig post...) That looks Gretschy. If build & play quality is decent, and with those tuners and Bigsby then why not? I would guess it has some sort of center block as the Bigsby is sort that has top anchor screw which doesn't work so well for full hollow body. Big Q is how are the pickups? Be easy to upgrade from GFS up to TV Jones.... I give ya a thumbs up.[/quote'] It's not bad, I'd say on a par with some of the better Epiphones. As far as I can tell, the top is braced like an acoustic. I would guess that the Bigsby is screwed into one. Really ought to get a mirror in there and look. Emory, I've got so many projects on the bench already that need parts, I'm afraid the Great Pumpkin is gonna hafta wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 26, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crustoleum Posted April 26, 2018 Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hello, I have a Stadium 12 string. I will say this, about that. I love it. OK ? I read, somewhere, I forgot where, but I did read that some Epiphones are also made, where they are made, maybe, or something like that. This thing is unreal, to me, actually. , Yes, indeed it is. How have you been, also ? Do you still have the Regal resonator thing, now ? peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danocoustic Posted April 26, 2018 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hey crusto. Yeah, still got it, kinda, ya know. My left hand sorta doesn't, well, like WORK so well anymore so I been, sorta, messin' with the slide a bit. Eh? Love that like, GREASY tone from a, waddaya call it, 5/8" spark plug socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted April 26, 2018 Members Share Posted April 26, 2018 Hello' date=' I have a Stadium 12 string. I will say this, about that. I love it. OK ? I read, somewhere, I forgot where, but I did read that some Epiphones are also made, where they are made, maybe, or something like that. . . .[/quote'] AFAIK it's true. Shine (http://www.saein.co.kr) supposedly also makes Epiphones and some other well known brands in addition to Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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