jhorne

I blame the mods. They do nothing when people put up obvious troll threads. For a forum to thrive and be useful, the mods gotta do their thing. They're not. Exactly right. Many of the 'issues' around here could be easily remedied by simply enforcing the forum rules. Apparently, that isn't going to happen...

If your trem floats, it won't work. Make sure the fine tuning screw is adjusted all the way out. I have one and it works flawlessly once properly calibrated. This. I've had them on several guitars and they work fine (as long as you don't have a floating trem) if you set them up correctly.

Why do chambered ones cost less though? Doesnt it take more time and work to hollow out a guitar? Cost less than what? The only models I can think of that are someone similar that come in chambered vs non-chambered bodies are Traditionals (non-chambered) and Standards (chambered), and the Stadards cost a few hundred more...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/fender-skb-molded-case-for-right-or-left-hand-strat-or-tele-guitars/476086000001000

So it sounds like the floyd it comes with is a FRT-1000, whats up with this? i hear its not really a german-made OFR It is not, and it never was. The earlier US versions also came with the Korean Floyd. LOTS of guitars these days that advertise a 'Floyd Rose', or 'Floyd Rose Original', in the case of Schecter, 'Original Floyd Rose', use the Korean version. Nothing really wrong with the Korean Floyd, but it seems most manufacturers that use it like to lead the consumer to believe the guitar comes with a German Floyd when it really doesn't.

"Dark back" means a dark mahogany stain not painted black. This is opposed to a "light back" natural mahogany finish used on some Gold tops. Go ahead and look up a review on the p90 model. Better yet, find a listing for that guitar on their website if you can. I believe they were clearing out old models with painted backs. It will be interesting to see when it was produced when I get it. Not everything out there is a conspiracy to screw the customer, and all they were clearing out was a model that didn't sell too well at $1999, or later $1399. As has been stated OFTEN, MF descriptions and pictures are wrong WAY more than they should be, and this is another fine example. The white humbucker double cut that was on sale the next day was also not the same as the one pictured at MF. As far as whether these were 'old models' or not, mine arrived yesterday and was stamped 'Made in USA 2011' under the serial number. I've bought at least a couple dozen Les Pauls over the years, and I don't ever think I've given the back of the guitar the slightest amount of thought prior to purchase. Or after purchase for that matter... And if you people are really this upset about getting a 'black back' instead of a 'dark back', you should call MF and complain. Maybe they'll give you another $50-100 off...

Wow. We're really complaining about the BACK of a guitar now? I got mine yesterday and didn't even notice the back was too dark to qualify as dark... And I think most of us should know by now that MF pics/descriptions are not to be trusted...

emailed music123 about the MF SDOTD and got the responce below. I'm on the fence, but the extra $50 would of pushed me on over. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your email and interest in our products! Unfortunately, we're not able to match prices with another competitor if the price you're inquiring about is a sale, with a coupon or a special promotion. However, contact us directly over the phone and we'll be more than happy to provide you a special price. We apologize for any inconveniences. Translation: "I don't want to be bothered with taking care of this for you" I got $100 of yesterday's deal. They can do it if they want to, I guess the challenge is finding someone that wants to...

Don't forget to try to get M123 to do a price match to make it $899, when they open this morning. Actually music123 has these at $1499, so your price match would only be $50 off. But $949 is still better than $999.

better resale I would think as well. Maybe, maybe not. From what I've seen, Gibson double cuts don't have the greatest resale value (at least not compared to more 'traditional' Gibson models).

I didn't get any message on the webpage that my price match request had been sent, it just faded away. Likewise no email confirmation that it had been submitted, is that the way it works at M123 now? I wondered the same thing. Last week I sent them a few requests for the LP Jr Specials and Studio Pro Faded and the first request just disappeared with no confirmation that it was sent, so I sent a second request, and that one displayed the confirmation. Today when I tried it, the first request just sat there and didn't go away, so I closed it and sent a second request, and that one just disappeared with no confirmation no matter how many times I tried it. I honestly don't know if any of them got sent or not. Their online price match request system has been a mess for almost a year now, you'd think they'd do something to fix it....

"45 Day 110% Low Price Guarantee We guarantee the lowest price - not only when you buy, but for 45 days after your purchase as well. If you find the identical item, in stock and advertised for less at any authorized U.S. dealer (auction web sites excluded), we will refund you 100% of the difference, as well as an additonal 10% of that difference. This guarantee does not apply to discontinued, special order, blemished, damaged, closeout, open box, Factory Restock item or auction items." They may try to weasel out of it, but the SDotD doesn't fit any of their "stated" exclusions. I'm pretty sure SDotD would get filed under 'closeout' for the purpose of their exclusions. But like I said, it is certainly worth a try. I sent my request earlier this morning...

Jetson, Try the M123 110% price match. They have it for $1999.00. That is worth a shot, but Stupid Deal of the Day type deals are supposed to be excluded form their price match policy.

Good deal on that double cut. I had just sent a price match request to m123 the other day for $1339 and was still debating whether to pull the trigger or not. At $999 it is a no-brainer...

Woody's slicker than that! There was a 15% off sale a few days ago. $679 was the bargain price. (and I'm glad to see it looks so good- my alpine white arrives tomorrow) I was going to do that myself, but I read about it a day too late and they wouldn't give me the deal... Do these come with the Ebony fingerboard on all finishes? The MF says it does, but they are wrong as often as they are right, and Gibson has been known to use Ebony on their White guitars and Rosewood on other colors. And the pictures I've seen of the Yellow and Red look like Rosewood to me.