Members Cliff Fiscal Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 That black one is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by Zappa74 First off: want... abalone inlays are kinda gross though.. Ooh, want the p90 one too! Big abalone inlays are pretty gross. Small dots okay. But nothing's worse looking than real, in-the-shell abalone: http://ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=188&t=28531 (Appears to be NSFW, but isn't. It's just nature.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by tommyld Ooh, want the p90 one too! Big abalone inlays are pretty gross. Small dots okay. But nothing's worse looking than real, in-the-shell abalone: http://ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=188&t=28531 (Appears to be NSFW, but isn't. It's just nature.) It may look gross there, but fresh abalone sliced thin, pounded, then quick sauteed in some butter is incredibly yummy. I agree, though, not so tasty on a fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Abalone are rapidly disappearing from the ocean = very bad choice. Notwithstanding they are ugly, too. I have the Valkyrie, an SG copy: It was $239 when I got it, a little more now. Pups are surprisingly decent; the guitar is well made, well finished. I just ... am a Fender guy, so I don't play it as often, but when I do, I'm always amazed at what a damn good guitar it is. SX is junk/project fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 So, my AL 2000 came and it is pretty awesome. Only thing is, it had a big crack in the binding on the neck :|. So, I'm just gonna exchange it. Otherwise, the thing is pretty freakin' rad. Plays super nice, well put together (minus the crack in the binding), and I actually REALLY like the pickups. The in between sound is freakin' great for Chet picking stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommyld Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 PurpleTrails...hmm...alright, I'd try it.That Valkyrie is pretty hot! The body shape looks like an SG had a baby with a Strat, but it came out mostly SG. And I like it!I don't see the Valkyrie on their site anymore... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 "That Valkyrie is pretty hot! The body shape looks like an SG had a baby with a Strat, but it came out mostly SG. And I like it! I don't see the Valkyrie on their site anymore... :/ "Thanks! That's actually a bad pic -- it IS pretty hot. Lightweight, too (though of course there's a little nosedive from that ... just like a real SG). It's tilted to avoid a lawsuit, but it doesn't look dumb for that.I went to the site and was bummed to see that indeed, they're no longer being offered. That's genuinely too bad - that's a really fun little guitar. Guess I won't get rid of it, then ... see, that's the funny thing, I know Agiles are NOT "all that" but people I know who have them do NOT want to flip/get rid of them very often; they get attached to them.I love my bastardized SG; the wood grain is mellowing great (that pic was taken prior to June, 2006) and the neck profile is a shallow C ... just very playable. Good punch in the bridge pup.My .02 is that if I could afford it, I'd strongly wish to get the 3000/3100 series LP copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted October 18, 2012 Members Share Posted October 18, 2012 Originally Posted by Moustache_Bash So, my AL 2000 came and it is pretty awesome. Only thing is, it had a big crack in the binding on the neck :|. So, I'm just gonna exchange it. Otherwise, the thing is pretty freakin' rad. Plays super nice, well put together (minus the crack in the binding), and I actually REALLY like the pickups. The in between sound is freakin' great for Chet picking stuff. Got my replacement, way worse than the one before. Tons of blems. Going back again I think I may just pony up the money for a real guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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