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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:26 pm
by Sloan
wherr's them antiguases??!!
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:47 pm
by Mike
ekwatts wrote:Mike wrote:I have two MIM Fender Telecasters. They're excellent. I've played Fender Japan guitars that are similarly great. The American Series is nice, I played an American Standard Stratocaster the other week a guy had had bought for him by his family for his 60th. It was a very nice guitar? Was it better than my Baja Telecaster? Nope. Was it worth the £500 more it costs? Not to me.
What annoys me is the way people flash all this shit around to either prove or disprove an items relative worth. I have a camera. It's a very good camera. It's made in China. Wouldn't I look foolish if I threw a strop and demanded a camera made here in Britain? Especially considering how good that camera already is. Why on earth would I want to have one made in Britain and pay an extra 50% when it will be just the same anyway?
If your camera was made in Britain, it wouldn't fucking work.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:05 pm
by jcyphe
But the British made the best tubes in the history of ever, for guitar amps anyways.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:25 pm
by Mike
Those days are long gone. Something went wrong in the 80s. I believe it was connected to Huey Lewis & The News
British product now is fucking shoddy.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:57 pm
by benwalker
we also get ripped off
$299
versus....
£224 for the duo
quite.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:24 pm
by euan
Mike wrote:Those days are long gone. Something went wrong in the 80s. I believe it was connected to Huey Lewis & The News
British product now is fucking shoddy.
Except if it is a bike, low volume sports car or tweed.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:46 pm
by Justin J
benwalker wrote:we also get ripped off
$299
versus....
£224 for the duo
it's $279.99 at
sam ash
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:09 pm
by benwalker
I bought a custom scratchplate for my strat from terrapin guitars, for $30 (£15), £5 shipping, then customs picked up on it, added £2.60 for VAT, then Royal Mail whacked £8 'handling fee' on top...
so does anyone want to get a duo for me and ship it as a gift, thus bypassing the extortionate charges?
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:28 pm
by esteban
benwalker wrote:I bought a custom scratchplate for my strat from terrapin guitars, for $30 (£15), £5 shipping, then customs picked up on it, added £2.60 for VAT, then Royal Mail whacked £8 'handling fee' on top...
so does anyone want to get a duo for me and ship it as a gift, thus bypassing the extortionate charges?
only if i can borrow it for a while!
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:01 pm
by MutantParty
wow. i really really really like that duo. i think thats the coolest thing out of the bunch for sure. squier certainly seems to be stepping their game up. seems like they're becoming fender's "fun-outlet" over the last few years.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:32 pm
by ekwatts
benwalker wrote:we also get ripped off
$299
versus....
£224 for the duo
quite.
Any price Andertons puts out, you can knock almost £40 off when they make it onto the net. They're fucking rip-off merchants. No shop in their right mind would go with the RRP for a Squier, they simply won't sell. Too much snobbery. Even Sound Control and Dawsons knock the store prices down to under £200 after the first few months because they know they're only going to shift a few at that price.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:49 pm
by aen
benwalker wrote:thus bypassing the extortionate charges?
I thought you said True bypassing.
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:57 am
by Mages
I have all my pedals marked as gifts for true bypassing.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:18 pm
by westtexasred
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:19 pm
by Mike
The finish looks beauty and the neck looks glossy as all get out.
Wonderful.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:21 pm
by westtexasred
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:22 pm
by Mike
lolz. Only a TDPRI'er would photograph that stuff.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:25 pm
by TheBurbz
Shit, look at the finish on that thing, it's a beauty!
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:45 pm
by Sublimedo
Now that's a high end squier for real. It's really great.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:11 pm
by Mike
Sublimedo wrote:Now that's a high end squier for real. It's really great.
+1
Bet people still find stuff to moan about though, tragically.
