Members dcindc Posted September 24, 2008 Members Share Posted September 24, 2008 yeah, Blues, I have two. One is nicer than the other, but they are both nice. Bad ass gig bags too. No warping cracking or other silly shit. But you can tell they are handmade. Wanna buy a toothbrush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pimphat22 Posted September 24, 2008 Members Share Posted September 24, 2008 That is pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jekora Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 Does anyone here have and play one of those heavily inlaid Antoniotsai electric guitars?Do they play worth a damn or are they all for looks? I have one but I don't play it. Cuz it's totally unplayeable. Worst peace of {censored} I've ever seen. Looks nice on the wall though (from a distance). Stay away. U've been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 Oh, hey, this thread's back from the dead! I own an Antoniotsai guitar and it's an awful piece of {censored}. Really heavy, the finish sunk into the wood in multiple places, tonally dead. The truss rod nut came stripped and had to be replaced. Upgraded the electronics and pickups (Fender Custom Shop), tuners (Planet Waves locking), and bridge (Wilkinson) and it's still awful. It's wall art now. At least it was cheap as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elazul Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 u been warned... these guitars carry infectious diseases and will disable little children should they inadvertently come within 5 metres of them adults ..they will merely be dazed and confused .. keep a wide berth let those STOOPID REPEAT buyers keep buying hehehe good xtian folks ought to steer clear I hear that when you first open the gigbag the guitar turns into rattlesnakes and all your skin melts off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 I hear that when you first open the gigbag the guitar turns into rattlesnakes and all your skin melts off!!! Remember the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elazul Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 Remember the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark? Yeah just like that, except that because the guitar is so evil it brings dead Nazis back to life as skeletons and then sucks all their skin back on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 you want inlays? get one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members headless Posted January 19, 2010 Members Share Posted January 19, 2010 These guys seem be going a similar route: http://www.lueezguitar.com/aboutus.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sharkfin Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I wouldn't be surprised if they were the same operation under a different name or used the same factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I have an acoustic. Unplayable, but the inlay is astounding. The image, and Indian with an American flag and a dog, shows up several times on the guitar. A $40 guit with $1000 of inlay. oldMattB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 I have an acoustic. Unplayable, but the inlay is astounding. The image, and Indian with an American flag and a dog, shows up several times on the guitar. A $40 guit with $1000 of inlay.oldMattB That sounds retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldMattB Posted January 20, 2010 Members Share Posted January 20, 2010 That sounds retarded. Yeah, it kinda does, but I am thrilled to own it. Million-dollar paintings are on $10 pieces of canvas. oldMattB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Rhea Posted May 24, 2011 Members Share Posted May 24, 2011 Been with that guy(Antonio) since 2007... I have 7 solid bodies, most of them mahogany+ maple tops + mahogany necks.... these all have stayed with me, the only exception was a jazz archtop... the frets were absolutely out of line... so I sent back and it was replaced by a solid body. Now, to the point... what You pay is what You get... You can buy a battery in a 1$ store, it will last You a day, and You can buy a battery in a Future Shop or else..... and it will serve You good.... Most oof the instruments on sale and bidding ARE MADE BY students, and , his factory IS NOT A FACTORY, It is a school for the next generation of inlay artists, so.. the guitars You folks buy or bid on Ebay store , are just practice jobs.. no more... .. I have 2 custom made.... they cost me over 500.00$(for them that's huge money)..(that was 3 yrs ago... now the prices are up.... As to what I changed in these guitars: pups, electronics and tuners( to pay for " used look" Gibson bridge or bridge 500-and over is nonsense... as the Korean made ones serve the purpose same way... and new tuners(Wilkinson), .. so, all in all these guitars have been updated and play very well and look gorgeous. Will post pictures as sson as I make decent photos. So , If You buy one of these guitars, You buy yourself into a project, that, on end, will make You a pretty good luthier and the owner of unique instruments that will serve You well musically and be the attraction to Your audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted May 24, 2011 Members Share Posted May 24, 2011 I bought an abalone inlaid ebony truss rod cover from Antonio Tsai. It split in half before I even got it in the guitar. Seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted May 24, 2011 Members Share Posted May 24, 2011 Been with that guy(Antonio) since 2007... I have 7 solid bodies, most of them mahogany+ maple tops + mahogany necks.... these all have stayed with me, the only exception was a jazz archtop... the frets were absolutely out of line... so I sent back and it was replaced by a solid body. Now, to the point... what You pay is what You get... You can buy a battery in a 1$ store, it will last You a day, and You can buy a battery in a Future Shop or else..... and it will serve You good.... Most oof the instruments on sale and bidding ARE MADE BY students, and , his factory IS NOT A FACTORY, It is a school for the next generation of inlay artists, so.. the guitars You folks buy or bid on Ebay store , are just practice jobs.. no more... .. I have 2 custom made.... they cost me over 500.00$(for them that's huge money)..(that was 3 yrs ago... now the prices are up.... As to what I changed in these guitars: pups, electronics and tuners( to pay for " used look" Gibson bridge or bridge 500-and over is nonsense... as the Korean made ones serve the purpose same way... and new tuners(Wilkinson), .. so, all in all these guitars have been updated and play very well and look gorgeous. Will post pictures as sson as I make decent photos.So , If You buy one of these guitars, You buy yourself into a project, that, on end, will make You a pretty good luthier and the owner of unique instruments that will serve You well musically and be the attraction to Your audience. The guy is a total slime-bag. I bought an inlaid 7 string neck. I took it to my luthier who refused to use it because most of the frets were either crooked or in the wrong place. And the truss-rod was glued stuck. I contacted "Paul" - there is no such person as Antoniotsai - who agreed to do an exchange. It cost me almost $100 postage to send it back. I boomeranged back to me after the VN postal service deemed it "undeliverable." A fellow forumite who lives in VN checked out the address and it's in a residential area and references a place that doesn't exist. After more BS from the guy I just ate my losses. I did a check on the money order I sent for payment and it was cashed by "Paul" in Philadelphia, not Vietnam. GRRRRRR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregingersoll Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Yes I have one an I love it. I've been playing 48 years full time an I have many expensive guitars. My Antonio Tasi plays as well as any of my others. I've seen what some say about them and there is always someone thats got to be negative about something. Maybe they just dont know how to tune one. If you get the good hardware on one it will be great and you'll love it. You get what you pay pay for. I say God bless Antonio Tsai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 So do you work for him or Harmony central?Both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Elias Graves wrote: So do you work for him or Harmony central? Both? Nah. He just wants to sell some fitted kitchens in Leeds, or maybe Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 You know, I've been thinking of something like that. How opportune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted January 25, 2014 Members Share Posted January 25, 2014 Elias Graves wrote: You know, I've been thinking of something like that. How opportune! Since yer not in Kansas anymore, it's Fitted Kitchens In Tulsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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