Members Alanfc Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 Anyone have one of these? And how do you like it? Is the body nice n heavy?This thing thrills me thanks http://www.rondomusic.com/product755.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted September 20, 2007 Members Share Posted September 20, 2007 I don't have one but I'd bet it's pretty fair. Budget in for a possible fret polish/setup. It's a nice looking guitar. I have several SX guitars. 8.5 lbs is about par for a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 i can has powder blue stop tail strat.for $99 its great. 1st thing youll need to do it replace the bridge and studs. everything else is optional.- tuners are annoying, kinda slip stick, but once tuned, they work fine. i replaced mine with grovers that i had lying around.- pickups and electronics are good. far better than youd expect. i replaced the bridge pup with a humbucker to see what it would sound like. sounds good the other 2 are going back in at some point (been lazy).- bridge, as i said is crap, i put on a $12 korean bridge with made a big difference. tailpiece is fine, i left it stock.- body and finish are really really good. the poly is thinner than most guitars, and doesnt have any flaws and isnt super shiny. the wood is 3 piece alder of some sort. not too heavy, resonates well.- neck. some people hate the shape, i like it. frets on mine were good, but a tad sharp on the edges. some steel wool and emery cloth cleaned it right up. finish on the neck is thick and a bit sticky. well, mine was anyway. i sanded the back down to the wood and put lemon oil on it every few months. feels awesome.- strings are dadarrio 9-42. i like those, so they stayed (til they broke, hehe)this is my favourite guitar now. not the best sounding i have, and certainly not versatile with one pickup, but it feels nice and is fun to play, which can be just as important in a guitar i think.so there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Man,if it was a string-thru... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Thingy.What a GREAT word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AeroG33k Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I never understood why they didn't just go with a regular hard tail....I like Tune-O-Matics (especially with thru-body) and all, but on a strat is just seems wrong...especially since there's no neck-pitch angle like on most set-necks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I never understood why they didn't just go with a regular hard tail....I like Tune-O-Matics (especially with thru-body) and all, but on a strat is just seems wrong...especially since there's no neck-pitch angle like on most set-necks...You could shim it...Seriously,string-thru would make me weak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Minitruth Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 You could shim it... Seriously,string-thru would make me weak... There's the Douglas model that's string-thru and TOM. I've been havingsome minor GAS for one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Does someone have the ability to post the gatefold pic, form Rick Derringer's "All American Boy" L.P.? If so (if memory serves me correctly) you'll see a Stop-tail Strat, from about 30-years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alanfc Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 i can has powder blue stop................. so there FANTASTIC ! THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alanfc Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I never understood why they didn't just go with a regular hard tail....I like Tune-O-Matics (especially with thru-body) and all, but on a strat is just seems wrong...especially since there's no neck-pitch angle like on most set-necks... I'm also casually on the hunt for a mahogany hardtail strat body and may build something someday like this. I know some other companies have this going (Schecter) but I want to put something special together.. eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alanfc Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 http://www.myguitarsolo.com/Players/RickDerrin lordy thats it- I like that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meyhna'ch Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 this is my favourite guitar now. not the best sounding i have, and certainly not versatile with one pickup.. ..and a missing B string! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 VirgmanThanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 A Strat without a tremolo tailpiece is like a bird with a broken wing. It just doesn't fly. It's so wrong. You do the math: Stop=Gibson ... Trem=Strat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 "and a missing B string!"we dont need no stinkin b string!the pic was taken just after i put it together.. and broke the string putting it back in the tuner i blame teh cheat. he was chewing on it, i know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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