Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 i really want a red one!!! is it discontinued???? http://www.jr.com/firstact/pe/FIA_CE240013/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 By the way, how was the shipping box the Sheenas arrived in? A bud at work got his Delia from J&R yesterday & was amazed that it survived the journey from NY to SoCal in the thin cardboard carton it came in. Said it looks like the individual inner box from a master carton that they ship from China . Yikes. UPS is not known for coddling packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 It was single boxed but it's a nice packaging system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 He said the inner bag was definitely a good thing to have over it.Hopefully they make it without incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks Frets. I'm itching to get another while they last and stuff it in a closet, but finances are not cooperating. Mine came double-boxed. The outside box is the one from China which holds 2. When they brought it to the counter I thought I lucked out and got an extra but there was just the one single box inside. I had to do a fair bit of fret leveling on the upper frets to get the action down. The nut slots need lowering as well. All in a day's tinkering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A-20 Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 As for shipping - I was amazed as well. Mine arrived with not shipping dings, but it is a single box. My take was it's kind of a standard guitar box - like you ususally see inside another box when shipped. But it all made it fine, and for under $8 shipping from FA.... If they will take the chance on it who am I to complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shoeless Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just checked the status on mine...there's progress! Order Date: 12/11/2008 7:45:23 AM Status: In Process Payment: Processed If you create an account on the FA site, you can check the status of your order...no need to phone them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 For those of you still on the fence, here are some photos of mine. It arrived last night. Haven't really had a chance to plug it in, but I already had one so I know what they sound like. I really don't see how you could get a better guitar for $99. Oh, and the strings are much better than they were on any of the three First Act SFA series guitars (2 Delias, 1 Sheena) that I've purchased from J&R and had to return because of finish issues. It's making me think that the ones J&R is getting were old stock sitting a warehouse for a long time, or maybe factory seconds? This one directly from First Act is flawless, but all the J&R ones I got had issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Did y'all look at the inspection/build sheet in the box? Mine was made in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Did y'all look at the inspection/build sheet in the box? Mine was made in 2006.VINTAGE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Mine is 2006 as well. Got a score of 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 bah...just another guitar to lay around and collect dust.....until I'm basically willing to give it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Mine is 2006 as well. Got a score of 6.Mine is a 2006 and got a 6 from the Chinese inspector, but then when Juan inspected it after it arrived he gave it a 12, noting that the only issue was a small gap between the pickguard and the body. It's nice of them to include the inspection sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fagmotron 3000 Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 {censored}, I just got home from my job interview and UPS tried to deliver mine but missed me. Now I have to wait until Monday. So I ordered it Monday night and it arrived Friday. VERY fast shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Is it set up as sig required for the box? (hope not)...sigh...how sad am I..I keep reading thru this thread several times a day ,just to see the pics again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fagmotron 3000 Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Is it set up as sig required for the box? (hope not) ...sigh...how sad am I..I keep reading thru this thread several times a day ,just to see the pics again.. Yep, sig required. I actually prefer this because I live in an apartment building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Yep, sig required. I actually prefer this because I live in an apartment building. ahh CRAP! I'm not home during the day. Dang I HATE that, I wish they would ask in advance. Guess I'll have to stick up a signed note & hope they'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just for {censored}s and giggles, I did a quick YouTube demo. Each pickup setting played clean through my '66 Vibro Champ with a bit of rebverb. I changed the strings to Ernie Ball Slinky 10s, polished the frets, and plugged her in! [YOUTUBE]F4t9SddZsxM[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks for posting the clip! Guitar sounds great! Was originally GASsing for the Delia , but glad I found this thread. Seems this guitar speaks to me more. The neck appears rather wide-ish & flat, which is what I prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 Thanks for posting the clip! Guitar sounds great!Was originally GASsing for the Delia , but glad I found this thread. Seems this guitar speaks to me more. The neck appears rather wide-ish & flat, which is what I prefer. I'm glad it was helpful! I have to say that I love the looks of the Delia more than the Sheena, but after having to send back two of them to J&R I might be giving up on them. One had a cracked neck pocket and a ton of scratches all over the back, the other had a huge divot in one of the higher frets that I didn't notice at first but it made playing higher up on the neck impossible. Still, there's a part of me that wants to risk it and order another one. I just don't want to go through the frustration of having to box one up and drop it off at the UPS store again. I'm really starting to wonder if J&R is actually selling blems without saying so. The Sheena, on the other hand, is perfect and I think she's a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shoeless Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'm glad it was helpful! I have to say that I love the looks of the Delia more than the Sheena, but after having to send back two of them to J&R I might be giving up on them. One had a cracked neck pocket and a ton of scratches all over the back, the other had a huge divot in one of the higher frets that I didn't notice at first but it made playing higher up on the neck impossible. Still, there's a part of me that wants to risk it and order another one. I just don't want to go through the frustration of having to box one up and drop it off at the UPS store again. I'm really starting to wonder if J&R is actually selling blems without saying so.The Sheena, on the other hand, is perfect and I think she's a keeper. They may be. The FA site has the bolt-on Delias for $99 too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 My friend who got his Delia yesterday said that the neck on his seemed a bit "odd", but again he hadn't had much time to go over it yet & didn't have much detail to give. I'd asked him to bring his into work, but he said he needs a gigbag for it first. I've heard several people describe them as being more trebly sounding. I really liked the way the Sheena's pups sounded on your clip. Also someone mentioned earlier that they thought the neck pup was quite a bit louder than the bridge, but from you clip , it sounded like the exact opposite, which is just fine w/ me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted December 12, 2008 Members Share Posted December 12, 2008 My friend who got his Delia yesterday said that the neck on his seemed a bit "odd", but again he hadn't had much time to go over it yet & didn't have much detail to give. I'd asked him to bring his into work, but he said he needs a gigbag for it first. I've heard several people describe them as being more trebly sounding. I really liked the way the Sheena's pups sounded on your clip. Also someone mentioned earlier that they thought the neck pup was quite a bit louder than the bridge, but from you clip , it sounded like the exact opposite, which is just fine w/ me. That was actually me who said that earlier, but I had them mixed up. It's the bridge pickup that's a little louder. Although, the difference in output was more pronounced with the first one I had. The pickups in this one are more balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Virgman Posted December 13, 2008 Members Share Posted December 13, 2008 Really nice sound all round. Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 13, 2008 Members Share Posted December 13, 2008 After work, came home & tried to login to FA check my order. Hadn't set an account up when I ordered. So tried to then, but I can't seem to get logged into it to check my sales order. Emailed their salesinfo addy, hopefully all is ok, as I did get the confirmation email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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