Members GAS Man Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Could be the honeymoon effect - so apologies are extended in the title. Could also be that I hit the Bombay Saphire Blue Gin the moment I got home from work and opened this box. And by the way, this was the best packed guitar I'd ever seen. I should have taken a picture of the packing method. I am often massively amazed at what they are doing with cardboard in this day and age. But to sumarize, box in a box, in a box, and "state of the art" of protective cardboard appendage design. Now I'm sorry, I don't have a picture for you right now, but my wife took her camera away that used to be connected to this computer. I'll get her to snap a pic and send it to me via e-mail off her computer so I can put it up here. The first review I remember seeing on YouTube on this guitar had some clowns talking about how these guitars were originally crap and how the RIs were no better. But recently I saw a better video on YT that made me think, "my, that's some nice tone!" [YOUTUBE]g0VeVcYg4dk&feature[/YOUTUBE] So anyway, mine arrived tonight - sorry, stock webshot - I think this guitar should find a place somewhere in a similar vein to the Squier '51 fan craze, but it's different. A little more Fender twang oriented and the lower output pickups put it more in the "less edgie" category than the '51s. This also makes it a bit more interesting and bluesy when you start to really pour on your amp's gain. It still wants to stay clean, but starts to add some nice warm grit. I'd seen folks comment about how light these guitars are, but that didn't prepare me. I had my wife hold my Fender Bad Boy Blue Strat (ash) then the Duo Sonic (basswood) for comparison. She asked, "why is it so light?" I gave her (totally female) the obvious answer that "it is made of cotton candy". Then I had her hold the BBB Strat again for comparison and she let the butt hit the carpet, not ready for the increase in weight. (brief scolding ensued) Well anyway, take my review with the proper grain of salt - -Honeymoon NGD period -Bombay Saphire Blue Gin But damn, I haven't had this much fun unpacking a new guitar and plugging it in (to my Fender NOS BJ) in quite some time. And yes, I have a love hate relationship with that amp, but with this guitar, it is more luv. This guitar does indeed score well in the "bang for the buck" category as our YouTube author states. I own guitars costing up to $4500, but when you find a guitar that is hard to put down for $255, you've got to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chqtarzan Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 It's like 3.5 pounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Very cool guitar!!!! Congrats, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 It's like 3.5 pounds Well Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sharkfin Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Definitely feeling the impending craze. All they're missing is a crazy low price, say $100 or even $150. They look awesome and that video makes them sound great. How is the short scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Very cool guitar!!!! Congrats, man! Thanks Fets,This one is prescribed for you.Since I live in the Ever-rain state, I used the OCT20% coupon from MF (but they charge us 8.5% sales tax :cry:) and Sam Ash bettered it at $255.For that price, I think these are a no brainer for a GAS'r of bang for the buck gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Definitely feeling the impending craze. All they're missing is a crazy low price, say $100 or even $150.They look awesome and that video makes them sound great.How is the short scale? Gosh, thanks for reminding me. I knew that but hadn't thought about it since it arrived. The strings certainly feel supple with that scale. I did a little communicating with the guy who posted that vid above. He strung his with a set of D'Addario 11s. I think I will eventually follow suit. I remember years ago that a guitar teach of mine was telling me that "twang" partly comes from scale length. Maybe true, but I don't sense any loss of twang with this 24". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docrock55 Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Thanks alot Gasman, I have a "No gear buy" from my wife. Birthday in Nov, Christmas yada yada yada. I am weak, I will break the rule and get me one. I will also never get laid again, and will be sleeping outside. Thanks Bro:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Sounds as good as it looks, and it looks fabulous! I love the gold anodized pgs, but you're right, the white really looks good with that color. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Congrats Gas Man. Go easy on that hard stuff now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted October 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Congrats Gas Man. Go easy on that hard stuff now. It's a trade-off bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 I wish the body was white. That'd look great with the gold pickguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 I wish the body was white. That'd look great with the gold pickguard they did the 50s strat in white with the blonde neck and gold guard. it does look awesome. the dessert pudding... i mean sand colour i think looks great in real life, but it often looks a bit blah in photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 That looks great GAS Man! Congrats!!! (@ Y @) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Very cool Squier! I'm glad you're diggin' it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Furtive Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 I've been a big fan of pre-CBS Duo Sonics for the past ten years. They did a great job with this reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Very cool! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Had I not gotten my Strat back working, I would've gotten one of these things. So damn cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 I played one of those and it felt and played like a kitchen appliance from the mid seventies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Outstanding. Uh oh--did it go out of tune. {censored}. I knew it was too good to be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Outstanding. Uh oh--did it go out of tune. {censored}. I knew it was too good to be true. i know youre joking, but i have to throw in that my duosonic seems to stay in tune over long periods of time better than most of my other guitars. not sure why that is - perhaps the bridge style or just lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mymindsok Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 Nice little guitar!So.... You want to trade it for my Mint Sunburst Squier 51 and a hunnert bucks?PS... I'll post you some boobs when you post a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 i know youre joking, but i have to throw in that my duosonic seems to stay in tune over long periods of time better than most of my other guitars. not sure why that is - perhaps the bridge style or just lucky. No, really it did. At 1:40. And then the GAS man never did quite get it back. Maybe the strings were brand new or worse--from the factory. Anyway, GAS MAN, keep us posted about the tuning stability. The tone is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 No, really it did. At 1:40. And then the GAS man never did quite get it back. Maybe the strings were brand new or worse--from the factory. Anyway, GAS MAN, keep us posted about the tuning stability. The tone is amazing.i think he started out of tune and realized it later. anyhow, i knew what you were referring to - thats not gasmans video. i just thought id throw in some irony that my duosonic is rarely out of tune.... my playing on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted October 17, 2009 Members Share Posted October 17, 2009 i think he started out of tune and realized it later. anyhow, i knew what you were referring to - thats not gasmans video. i just thought id throw in some irony that my duosonic is rarely out of tune. ... my playing on the other hand... OH, so it's some random dude's video. Good. Because talk about bad taste in wardrobe. Anyway, I'll take your word. Every Squire I've owned has stayed in tune just fine, but I did have one with a really soft neck. It was like rubber. I traded it in for my 52 tele RI in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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