Members danxrs05 Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hey everyone. A local shop in my town (Ottawa, Canada) started to sell Indie guitars....which I never heard of... I would like to know your opinions on theses axes. Build quality, pick-ups, and your general feedback. They are not very expensive so if they have a good feedback I might consider one. thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flintc Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 A couple weeks ago I bought a shiny new Indie guitar and I've been very happy with the build quality and the sound. The one I bought is a near-clone (maybe lawsuit-near) of the Rickenbacker 360/12C63 that Harrison played. In fireglo. I tried the Rickenbacker 360/12 at GC, and I find the Indie better sounding and a bit easier to play. Paid $499 USD new. Here's a picture of it, not great but maybe you get the general idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danxrs05 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Sweet axe!! Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Lovely. Do they make it in burst or blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flintc Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 I think the 12-string version is only availble in fireglo. But I've seen the 6-string version in black also. I haven't tried any of their other copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Made in Indonesia. Good quality well-made instruments. They also make an excellent range of acoustic guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 There's a guy on HCAF who has an Indie with it. Has some very nice stuff gear (mostly plays Suhr guitars I think), and I have a vague recollection that he said he actually prefers his Indie LP over his actual Gibson LP. A guy I know here has an Indie LP, and it seemed pretty good to me. Kinda hard to judge coz I really don't like LPs in general, but the build quality seemed pretty solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Made in Indonesia. Are you sure this is not uncorrect? I looked at several different models on the JSD site and all said they were Korean-made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 I didn't know they were Indonesian. A bunch of their offerings look similar to the Agile line and they share that same price range. I'd spend $500 on a Korean Agile before spending $500 on an Indonesian Indie. Only because the Agiles are a known to me and I have only seen Indies online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 I didn't know they were Indonesian. A bunch of their offerings look similar to the Agile line and they share that same price range. I'd spend $500 on a Korean Agile before spending $500 on an Indonesian Indie. Only because the Agiles are a known to me and I have only seen Indies online. We must've been posting at the same time. So far as I can tell the Indies are MIK too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 ^5 Brian. When we post at the same time, some planet somewhere aligns with our moon and makes things even cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danxrs05 Posted August 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 ttt More feedback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 More feedback and speculation here: Indie headstock designs Old Malden and Current Agile designs What do those pictures mean? Probably nothing. I have not heard a bad review of an Indie but they are not really prevalent here in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowbrow Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Are you sure this is not uncorrect? Great...I'll be sitting here for the next 30 minutes trying to sort that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Are you sure this is not uncorrect? I looked at several different models on the JSD site and all said they were Korean-made. I'm pretty sure the ones I played were Indonesian-made (even so they were very good) - but it was a few years ago. Perhaps they have moved production or maybe they make in different factories like Yamaha do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Great...I'll be sitting here for the next 30 minutes trying to sort that... I make a living writing confusicating things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Never played one ... but the only guy i know who owns an Indie (a goldtop LP-alike) says it's very decent indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flintc Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Mine has a decal on the back of the headstock with the serial number. This decal also says "Founded in England, Manufactured in Korea." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NHLfan2010 Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 I can't give you any advice from experience, but I can say that I have been GASsing over one of their Ric copies for some time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IBDBB Posted August 26, 2010 Members Share Posted August 26, 2010 Made in Korea.As far as I know, made at the Unsung factory. Get an Agile, same factory, normally a couple hundred dollars cheaper.Agile once upon a time made a Ric copy just like that, but Ric made them stop. It was called the RK, the indie model is the IRK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chefman Posted January 22, 2020 Members Share Posted January 22, 2020 Anyone got/played an Indie SG?, am looking at one on eBay but can find zero reviews on them online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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