Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 I was wondering.... are the top of your frets on your guitars flat or domed? I don't know. I'll have to look. They're probably the same as yours. Why are you selling it already? Did you buy it to sell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaizoogi Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 From the way you say it sounds perfect. Do you have the shop's exact address or his phone number? I've been living here for 5 years now and didn't know the place existed. I'll have to pick one up on my own. You could email him and he could give you the address to his shop. binhguitar@yahoo.com His shop is on "Nguyen Thien Thuat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaizoogi Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 36 Nguyen Thien Thuat Street. Tam Hiep is the name of the shop. There are 2 Tam Hiep shops - 1 door down from each other. Binh's is at #36. Nguyen Thien Thuat is known as 'Guitar Street'. There are at least a dozen shops on the street. It is between Nguyen Thi Minh Khai at one end and Nguyen Dien Chieu on the other. I don't know. I'll have to look. They're probably the same as yours. Why are you selling it already? Did you buy it to sell it? I need the money for the price of the ticket (apprx.$1450 round trip) and to fix my teeth and remove some tattoos and pick up another one along the way! My wife had 9 root canals 2 bridges and about 6 crowns in vietnam for dirt cheap! I think it would of cost about a new car over here in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teppi Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 Thanks a bunch guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 I need the money for the price of the ticket (apprx.$1450 round trip) and to fix my teeth and remove some tattoos and pick up another one along the way! My wife had 9 root canals 2 bridges and about 6 crowns in vietnam for dirt cheap! I think it would of cost about a new car over here in the States. Sound-wise, it's probably worth a lot more. Good luck. But I'm wondering if you did not get hit with a baggage charge, not a customs charge. Did you fly economy? I looked at selling guitars from here. It made no sense for me. I know people who do it though. An Aussie, a guy from Seattle and a Brit fly here & buy them several times a year. The market competition in flat-tops is too intense AFAIC. And shipping is a HUGE headache. Taiwanese makers like Ayers or Baden - ship through Taiwan & save money that way. Shipping from VN to the US or EU is too expensive. So I don't do it. IF I ever did, I would not sell flat-tops. I'd sell big arch-tops like mine. 18 inch bout & 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches deep. AFAIK, there are none in the market right now that compete with that size guitar. The 18 inch arch-tops Heritage sells are an inch more shallow. And cost 5x what mine cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaizoogi Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 Sound-wise, it's probably worth a lot more. Good luck. But I'm wondering if you did not get hit with a baggage charge, not a customs charge. Did you fly economy? I looked at selling guitars from here. It made no sense for me. I know people who do it though. An Aussie, a guy from Seattle and a Brit fly here & buy them several times a year. The market competition in flat-tops is too intense AFAIC. And shipping is a HUGE headache. Taiwanese makers like Ayers or Baden - ship through Taiwan & save money that way. Shipping from VN to the US or EU is too expensive.So I don't do it. IF I ever did, I would not sell flat-tops. I'd sell big arch-tops like mine. 18 inch bout & 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches deep.AFAIK, there are none in the market right now that compete with that size guitar. The 18 inch arch-tops Heritage sells are an inch more shallow. And cost 5x what mine cost. I'm not trying to get into the Resell biz.. just finding an excuse to build a new one with all the stops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 I'm not trying to get into the Resell biz.. just finding an excuse to build a new one with all the stops! Make a video review of it before you sell it. I'll put it on my Vietnamese guitar youtube channel. I have a couple more lined up. A guy brought one over that he bought from a shop across the street. I'll review it. But I have to change strings on it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 Scotty Moore played Gibson electric hollow bodies mostly - the ES295, L5 and Super 400. Cliff Gallup played a Gretch Duo Jet. I think it was solid.Not sure about Bill Haley. Pics look like a Gibson hollowbody of some kind.None of these were archtops. lol..Thosa are ALL arch-tops..A Les Paul also has a carved very arched top.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 Teles are MADE for rockabilly as you can get any tone you want from a thick Jazz tone to a sharp biting tone (Albert Collins): mDfqPQNqgUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chordchunker Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 gUz_z7nhyQ8 Carl with his ES-5 79CJON8fv6c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 lol..Thosa are ALL arch-tops..A Les Paul also has a carved very arched top.. Maybe for the Gibson hollow bodies. But I wouldn't classify a Duo Jet or Les Paul as arch tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 Maybe for the Gibson hollow bodies. But I wouldn't classify a Duo Jet or Les Paul as arch tops. Nah, a Les Paul is a carved-top, sure, but it doesn't have a sound chamber. I don't mind Etienne's rockabilly recording -- it's his dream, after all. His dream for the feel of the song and the instruments to play it on. But I think some of the others Chordchunker posted have the more classic rockabilly feel to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted August 3, 2010 Members Share Posted August 3, 2010 I like the Tele tone for all kinds of electric styles jazz to rock to country and rockabilly. It handles them all. Amazing really for such a basic guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 5, 2010 I have a new review up. This is of a Vietnamese Maple-Spruce cutaway dread. It was not made by Mr. Binh. It was made by a shop across the street. I compare the tone with my Guild D60 dread. gxJibmUIktA Interesting, to my ears playing the guitar, the VN dread sounded better. But on the video, the Guild comes across as better to my ears. I hadn't noticed how much the sound of a guitar is different, depending on where you hear it from. Recording might be a little hot. I'm still learning this video stuff. Let me know which one sounds best to you. AFAIC, the F65ce blows 'em both away.That's why it is the guitar I record with. The sound is perfect. And it doesn't overwhelm the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2010 My $225 Cedar top, Vietnamese Rosewood back & sides classical guitar. A pal of mine is playing it. Sounds pretty good for a cheap guitar, I think. p8pkoWCwns0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 14, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 14, 2010 ES335-style semi-hollow body. Made by the shop across the street from Mr. Binh's, Duy Ngoc. X7xqJlWD68g It's being played through a Roland AC60 amplifier. Later on, it's played through a Wattson Electronics Classic Fuzz pedal. The bridge pick-up is a custom Gibson pick-up. The neck pick-up came with stock on the guitar & is Korean. Guitar cost $450 before mods. Really nice sunburst top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 15, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 I got to record with a couple of Binh's Koa's today. This one is a real looker, grade 5 Koa top, back & sides. It will be a couple of days before I can post the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastblueheeler Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 That is some pretty wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NealP Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 I shudder to think what would happen to that wood outside of Vietnam.... it's too pretty, too damn pretty. Sorry, carry on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katopp Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bring it over to Eire.It's been consistently moist here. Even when it's dry, it's wet, 'ish ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jimmy Chaos Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Interesting, to my ears playing the guitar, the VN dread sounded better. But on the video, the Guild comes across as better to my ears. I hadn't noticed how much the sound of a guitar is different, depending on where you hear it from. Recording might be a little hot. I'm still learning this video stuff. Let me know which one sounds best to you. AFAIC, the F65ce blows 'em both away. That's why it is the guitar I record with. The sound is perfect. And it doesn't overwhelm the mic. Mr. Rambert, That guild is an amazing very special sounding guitar P.S. FWIW I always enjoy your threads/posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NealP Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Bring it over to Eire.It's been consistently moist here. Even when it's dry, it's wet, 'ish ... Now that's a good bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NealP Posted August 15, 2010 Members Share Posted August 15, 2010 Mr. Rambert, P.S. FWIW I always enjoy your threads/posts Don't worry Jimmy, he'll keep posting. I enjoy them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted August 16, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2010 Mr. Rambert, That guild is an amazing very special sounding guitar P.S. FWIW I always enjoy your threads/posts Thanks. That's interesting. I expected the Maple to sound better. And while I was playing it - it did sound better to my ears. But on the recording, the Guild smokes it. IMO, that is a weak-sounding VN Maple-Spruce. That particular shop makes good guitars, but in my experience, they're over-priced & usually don't sound as good as Binh's. I heard an acoustic bass come out of his shop though, that sounds better than any I've ever played. It was a real work of art. *** I should make a special video about the proper protective gear to wear when playing a Vietnamese guitar. Basically, you need a helmet, goggles, Kevlar jock-strap & vest, leather jacket & some kind of fire-proof gloves or mittens, like welders' use, to protect your fingers your fingers from being blown off. A lot of good players have been killed or maimed playing exploding Vietnamese guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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