Discussion of newer designs, copies and reissue offset-waist instruments.
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Ceylon
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by Ceylon » Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:55 am
I bet many of you already know that Thomann now offers a
Harley Benton Bilinda-stang, or "MS-60" in Vintage White for just over 100€, just under 100£.
For that price it seems pretty sweet. It has Wilkinson pickups and "DLX" tuners for whatever it's worth. But it's biggest merit is probably still as a fun modding platform for the offset crowd.
Which is how I intend to use mine Yeah, couldn't resist the GAS at that price. I'll return with more info and a review whenever the package shows up.
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benji
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by benji » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:42 am
Is that the same guitar as the Bilinda-stang labelled Jay Turser?
Meaning, is it the same production line with different labels on the headstock?
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DesmondWafers
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by DesmondWafers » Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:59 am
benji wrote:Is that the same guitar as the Bilinda-stang labelled Jay Turser?
Meaning, is it the same production line with different labels on the headstock?
Pretty sure the jay turser has a really weird bridge, almost rickenbacker like.
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by JBhome » Mon Oct 20, 2014 4:20 am
Having recently been craving a PureSalem Reverberator, this looks like a fantastic mod platform (though probably not to the same quality etc).
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2fLAz
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by 2fLAz » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:13 am
Sounds like I am going to have fun soon !!!!
Anyone knows about neck being 24 or 25.5 ?
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by Haddock » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:33 am
2fLAz wrote:Sounds like I am going to have fun soon !!!!
Anyone knows about neck being 24 or 25.5 ?
Thomann says 610mm ( = 24").
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by 2fLAz » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:48 am
Sweet ! Thanks !!!! A squier neck will do the ugly shape
Some staytrem thimble replacement et voila :p
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Ceylon
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by Ceylon » Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:57 am
DesmondWafers wrote:benji wrote:Is that the same guitar as the Bilinda-stang labelled Jay Turser?
Meaning, is it the same production line with different labels on the headstock?
Pretty sure the jay turser has a really weird bridge, almost rickenbacker like.
I guess they're somehow related. They're too alike not to be. I also think you can buy a similar thing labeled BaCH.
2flAz, I was also thinking about getting a Squier neck for it in time. Not sure if it'd fit though. It could be just the picture but the neck pocket looks more Tele-squared that Jag-curved.
EDIT: Maybe not
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by dren68 » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:18 am
For some reason, I like the way this one looks a little better than the Turser one. I'm not sure why, though. Maybe the pickguard or the bridge maybe? I wonder if Fender would ever consider doing something like this. The Pawnshop series would be perfect for it.
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by daCod » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:51 am
needs a control plate instead of the pickguard-wang
your paranoia must be weapons-grade.
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by 2fLAz » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:03 am
daCod wrote:needs a control plate instead of the pickguard-wang
indeed ! trimming the pg would be great fun
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by daCod » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:48 pm
Thomann Bilinda-Stang Castration.....
wait....
your paranoia must be weapons-grade.
“I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.” ~ PT
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by 2fLAz » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:54 pm
daCod wrote:Thomann Bilinda-Stang Castration.....
wait....
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by Zork » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:11 am
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by daCod » Wed Oct 22, 2014 6:03 am
your paranoia must be weapons-grade.
“I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.” ~ PT
