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It's Korean from 2001. It was like a Craigs List thing where I met the kid at a train station. I was so sure about the deal I actually didn't even think to open the case until I was a few minutes walk away.
It's totally playable and fine but obviously I have some better guitars. I've been thinking about sticking a spare Di Marzio Tone Zone pickup I have (drunk Ebay purchase when I needed an 'F' Spaced one) in it but that seems weird as it cost about as much as the guitar.
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Although I guess in a way they may seem a bit 'out there' the body shape of Explorers and Destroyers are actually totally practical and arguably better than say a Les Paul so I have been thinking for a while about getting a good one.Comment
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My experience with Korean made guitars has been good. Most of them are built by Sammick which is a ghost builder for various brands. If it sounds good unplugged then it’s going to sound good with a decent pickup. If the truss rod works, there is no neck warping and the frets are profiled decent you can make it play decent. $100 doesn’t even buy firewood these days.It's Korean from 2001. It was like a Craigs List thing where I met the kid at a train station. I was so sure about the deal I actually didn't even think to open the case until I was a few minutes walk away.
It's totally playable and fine but obviously I have some better guitars. I've been thinking about sticking a spare Di Marzio Tone Zone pickup I have (drunk Ebay purchase when I needed an 'F' Spaced one) in it but that seems weird as it cost about as much as the guitar.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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I actually bought a Heritage with a back bowed neck for a pretty good price. I just loosened the truss rod nut to where it was putting no presser on the neck. I threw some 11 gauge strings on it and tuned it to A 440. Put a humidifier in the case and a month later the neck was fine. My gamble paid off. Really nice playing guitar now. I keep 10 gauge strings on it.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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Think about how out there that body shape was in 1957? Both V’s and explorers sound great. Eddie used a 50’s V for Hot For Teacher and a Ibanez Destroyer was used for many of his early recordings. My theory is you get more resonance from those points on the body. Explorers are well balanced and easy to play. They have great necks. They were popular in the 70’s because you could play fast on them and they sounded great through a cranked amp. Playing high up on the neck was no problem. Super Strats really hadn’t developed yet. Les Pauls were very heavy and not great for fast guitar work high up on the fretboard.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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The case my Gibson Explorer goes in is the size of a card table. It’s huge!No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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I had a Ibanez Roadstar with a flamed maple top in cherry burst. This was early 80’s. I was tuning it with a pitch pipe (remember those days?). The pitch pipe fell out of my mouth, hit the top of the guitar body and cracked the finish like it was glass. I was pissed. It must have had an epoxy finish as well. Polyurethane just dents.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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Yeah Destroyers are much much smaller.
I also have a Schecter Flying V1 Classic which is Korean and a decent guitar. I bought it new reduced from $1200 to $400 in a clearance sale when it was being discontinued. Again it's way smaller than the equivalent Gibson.
When I looked for a picture of it to post here I got one from an advert selling it 6 years ago at the same price I'm boasting about getting it for 11 years ago so maybe I didn't do that well on it after all.
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I have a Schecter Michael Anthony signature bass. Love it! The neck is great.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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