Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the water

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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by HorseyBoy » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:41 pm

mackerelmint wrote:They couldn't have picked a worse name than "Grote".
How about "Scrote"?
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by sookwinder » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:44 pm

:D :D :D
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by mackerelmint » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:47 pm

HorseyBoy wrote:
mackerelmint wrote:They couldn't have picked a worse name than "Grote".
How about "Scrote"?
You know, it occurred to me, but "grote" is like a contraction of "gross scrote" so have fun with that mental image. :D
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by jimboyogi » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:00 am

sookwinder wrote: When I eventually get it ... I will get James to come over and we can do a proper review for everyone.
Looking forward to it :)
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by jimboyogi » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:02 am

mackerelmint wrote:
HorseyBoy wrote:
mackerelmint wrote:They couldn't have picked a worse name than "Grote".
How about "Scrote"?
You know, it occurred to me, but "grote" is like a contraction of "gross scrote" so have fun with that mental image.
Thanks for that one :wtf:
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by surfin_bird » Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:03 am

Grote means Great one in dutch. So it's not all that weird. I'm really curious about the end result. Do they make every guitar style?
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by JakobLyngbo » Thu Apr 14, 2016 3:47 am

This looks indeed very interesting!
I'm looking forward to following the build - it looks great!
I just really, really like gear...
Gear and beer.
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by sookwinder » Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:33 am

the latest pics

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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by AWSchmit » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:39 am

Could you order a guitar that's finished and setup, but with no electronics? If so that is an idea I might be interested in checking out in the future. I always wanted a non-cutaway les paul...

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Hell, now that I think about it... Do you think they could do all the woodworking and leave the finish work up to me? I love doing finishes myself.
I finally finish building a guitar, go to play it, and then remember, "oh yeah, that's right. I suck at playing... Why did I build another guitar again?"
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by Gordon » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:40 am

AWSchmit wrote:Could you order a guitar that's finished and setup, but with no electronics? If so that is an idea I might be interested in checking out in the future. I always wanted a non-cutaway les paul...

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36 ... ldtop1.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I always thought I was the only one wanting such a freak guitar... :D
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by Con-Tiki! » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:30 am

Gordon wrote:
AWSchmit wrote:Could you order a guitar that's finished and setup, but with no electronics? If so that is an idea I might be interested in checking out in the future. I always wanted a non-cutaway les paul...

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo36" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... ldtop1.jpg
I always thought I was the only one wanting such a freak guitar...
not the only one.
that's the only les paul that interests me.

maybe a non-cutaway tele...
(Christopher, also)
I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing i ever heard come out a pair of headphones.
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by sookwinder » Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:15 pm

OK... this project is back on track after a short hiatus ...

I had asked whether the Chinese guitar factory was able to source cream coloured mini Humbucker mounting rings.... but after investigating for a while (plus my contact having a summer vacation) it appears not. So I said to stick with the black plastic (I have sourced cream coloured rings myself from the USA anyway)

The colour balance of the photos is a but weird, but you 'll get the idea.

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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by thenewromance » Sat Jun 04, 2016 12:59 am

Edit: never mind.
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by Pacafeliz » Sat Jun 04, 2016 3:40 am

WOW!!!
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Re: Chinese custom guitar - dipping my toe in to test the wa

Post by mackerelmint » Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:52 pm

So awesome!

SG Junior, come to butthead
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