Members dogfish Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Received my blem Guitar Fetish Xaviere XV-820 sienna burst maple fingerboard t-style and I'm very happy with it, especially with the 15% off. The blemish appears to be that the builder forgot to buff inside the horns (between the horns and the neck) which is easy to ignore and/or fix. For those keeping score at home, here are some minor details I didn't see on the web: And, as can be expected on any new guitar, it needs some setting up, the fret ends are a tiny bit sharp, I might replace the nut, there are a couple of high frets, etc., etc. The bottom line is, for $140 delivered I'm very happy, and for $175-180 delivered (regular price) I still would have been happy. Jay continues to deliver a good product at a great price. Here's the stock pic. Mine looks the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 HNGD, thanks for the writeup! Now about the lack of pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 There isn't a grounding wire from the control cavity to the bridge. (An easy fix.) In a traditional tele design, I don't think you need to ground the bridge independently as it's connected though the screws into the metal baseplate on the back of the bridge pup which is grounded to the bridge pickup ground wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotrod Lincoln Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I've thought numerous times about get one of those, but the headstock shape bothers me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I've thought numerous times about get one of those, but the headstock shape bothers me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Now about the lack of pics... Last time I posted a guitar pic people made fun of my foot. It hasn't recovered yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 In a traditional tele design, I don't think you need to ground the bridge independently as it's connected though the screws into the metal baseplate on the back of the bridge pup which is grounded to the bridge pickup ground wire. Is the body of the bridge pickup coil electrically connected to its baseplate? I agree that the baseplate is electrically connected to the bridge and then the strings, but don't know that the coil is connected to the plate. (Magnet wire is insulated, so a coil maker would have to make an effort to connect the magnet wire to the baseplate.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotrod Lincoln Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Yea, had that thought too, but then I have the little bit of barewood that isn't glossed, looks funky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Is the body of the bridge pickup coil electrically connected to its baseplate? I agree that the baseplate is electrically connected to the bridge and then the strings, but don't know that the coil is connected to the plate. (Magnet wire is insulated, so a coil maker would have to make an effort to connect the magnet wire to the baseplate.) The baseplate of a tele bridge pup should be soldered to ground like in this image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 what 15% off???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wartoxin Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 In a traditional tele design, I don't think you need to ground the bridge independently as it's connected though the screws into the metal baseplate on the back of the bridge pup which is grounded to the bridge pickup ground wire. yeah, and if you hear no ill effects definitely don't make any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McCain Posted November 19, 2010 Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 I like the head stocks but not the pictures of them. Just think if Fender had done this Xaviere shaped headstock...then people would be laughing at anyone with a headstock shaped like the ones they did use on the strat and tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bud M Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 I like the head stocks but not the pictures of them. Just think if Fender had done this Xaviere shaped headstock...then people would be laughing at anyone with a headstock shaped like the ones they did use on the strat and tele. so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 The baseplate of a tele bridge pup should be soldered to ground like in this image: Thanks, Will -- I was arguing from first principles, not data. I think that means I'm a theorist, not an experimentalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 20, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 what 15% off???? Last month (October) there was a 15%-off-blem-guitars at Guitar Fetish. This month it's 15% off blem necks, bodies, and kits. According to either posts from Jay here on HCEG they are trying to clear out clutter because they have a lot of new stuff coming this month and they need the room. (Not T-style, unfortunately for me, but still, new stuff from Jay is always good news.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted November 20, 2010 Members Share Posted November 20, 2010 hngd 2 paws and a tail up from Lamb Chop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dogfish Posted November 21, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 21, 2010 And, finally, here's a real pic and an update. On further examination the guitar has a couple of high frets (8 and 13), so it looks like it's time for me to figure out how to carefully file them down. Research here and elsewhere led me to do some tentative work with a fine-grained (?) file didn't make much of a difference. I may need to get a little more aggressive, but I'm taking it slow. (Or I could take it to a local guitar shop; I should see how much that would be before I go much further.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WildWill Posted November 22, 2010 Members Share Posted November 22, 2010 Happy (belated) New Guitar Day! That is a nice lookin' guitar. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cscbo1 Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 I have an 835, and it has the satin neck. I like it much better than the glossy orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 HNGDMine had a ground wire to the bridge. There was a hole drilled at an angle near the top of the bridge pickup rout. The wire stuck in it and the bare end wrapped back around to come up samwiched under the bridge plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Greg.Coal Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 On further examination the guitar has a couple of high frets (8 and 13), so it looks like it's time for me to figure out how to carefully file them down. Research here and elsewhere led me to do some tentative work with a fine-grained (?) file didn't make much of a difference. I may need to get a little more aggressive, but I'm taking it slow. (Or I could take it to a local guitar shop; I should see how much that would be before I go much further.)If you are sure that they can't be tapped down ... . . . you might consider taking it to a tech (a good one) who will take care of the frets with tools he/she already has plus touch up the ones you didn't notice and also do the proper set up. That's worth something and you did save some money on the thing. I would say getting the neck relief and angle just right, leveling the frets, and setting the action and intonation correctly turns a guitar into a player, Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted November 23, 2010 Members Share Posted November 23, 2010 nice score... i really like my XV-620 it took a bit of final polish to get it to be as good as it is now... but it was well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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