What do you think of these guitars?

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westtexasred
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What do you think of these guitars?

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I think they were made at the same factory as my no-name SG which is a really nice guitar equal to an Agile or such

335 copy $189 color looks like a '61 Casino

Maple top with Basswood back and sides.

22 fret - Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard.
2 CHROME Humbucker pickups with warm crunchy solid blues tone.
2 Volume controls, 2 Tone controls, and a 3-way Toggle switch.
Fixed bridge, CHROME hardware.
Rectangle pearloid inlays

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LPC copy $169 I love the split-parallelogram position markers(like an ES-175)

CHROME HUMBUCKER type Pickups
Selectable 3-way toggle for Rhythm / Treble / Both.
Deluxe Black / Clear TOP VIEW volume and tone knobs.
22 frets with Double trapazoid inlays
Bound neck with multiple layer binding on the headstock, top and back of the body.
Set neck!
BODY WOOD: Basswood
TOP WOOD: Maple
NECK WOOD: Maple
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood

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Post by Zack »

The semi hollow's transparent pickguard is pretty aesthetically pleasing to me. Not too interested in the lpc copy, but the split-parallelogram position markers give it a different character.
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There is a natural one too

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Post by Gabriel »

The natural one looks nice, but sadly semi-hollows are not the kind of guitar you should skimp on. There is a lot of work that goes into building one so I can't see how for that price it would be a serious guitar.

The les paul copy on the other hand looks quite cool.
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Gabriel wrote:The natural one looks nice, but sadly semi-hollows are not the kind of guitar you should skimp on. There is a lot of work that goes into building one so I can't see how for that price it would be a serious guitar.

The les paul copy on the other hand looks quite cool.
Thanks for the info.

Here is another one. It's Guild Starfire III copy for $199.It has a mahogany body and neck

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I just wondered about these because the same seller has an SG that looks like the one I got and that is a really nice guitar. I just wondered If all those guitars were made at the same factory.

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Re: What do you think of these guitars?

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westtexasred wrote:BODY WOOD: Basswood
Yeah,it's crap.
SKC Willie wrote:And obviously, I was much more interested in the dildos.
((teabag))
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Post by Gabriel »

Honestly there is such a difference in building a good semi compared to a solid body, I've played a few of the import models including a few of the chinese fakes (often branded as 'Gibsun' etc...) and they're really quite poor guitars. Often they're very heavy and really don't offer anything a decent semi hollow does, apart from increasing the likelihood of feedback.

In my opinion until you reach Epiphone level guitars, I wouldn't touch a semi-hollow.
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