NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
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NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Okay, so this is off-topic brandwise, but this guitar has Lollartron pick-ups, which makes it Gretschy!
I placed my order this morning. I hope it'll be delivered soon after Messe!
I placed my order this morning. I hope it'll be delivered soon after Messe!
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Ooooh, nice! I saw that in the latest Sam Ash mailer yesterday. If I weren't in sell-off mode, I'd probably buy one of these.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
That is nice, but I'd love to see a Kim Thayil signature Guild S100!!!!
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Well, then you need to contact your local Fender rep, not me
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
geez I saw one in person, most gawd-awful color I ever saw, and if you want Gretsch sound, you buy a real Gretsch, not a Gibson for heaven's sake.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
sloop_john_b wrote:Yeah Werner, you IDIOT.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
yeah, idiotic mesloop_john_b wrote:Yeah Werner, you IDIOT.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
I think you will regret it (as in no zero fret like a REAL Gretsch)Electrostring wrote:Okay, so this is off-topic brandwise, but this guitar has Lollartron pick-ups, which makes it Gretschy!
I placed my order this morning. I hope it'll be delivered soon after Messe!
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Oh, he will DEFINITELY regret not getting that zero fret.
Everyone knows zero frets are the most important thing to look for when buying. The tone enhancement is most noticable when playing anywhere from the first fret up.
Everyone knows zero frets are the most important thing to look for when buying. The tone enhancement is most noticable when playing anywhere from the first fret up.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
Yeah, that's the price I pay; they just couldn't afford to put a zero fret in at that price!
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
it's called: "to save a buck...." or maybe: "to not spend a buck..." or maybe: "nobody's gonna notice it doesn't have a zero-fret..." or maybe: "too much trouble to put a zero fret...".Electrostring wrote:Yeah, that's the price I pay; they just couldn't afford to put a zero fret in at that price!
I used to dream of an SG Custom with a zero-fret.
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Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
All these years I've been playing without a zero fret. I had no idea i was doing it all wrong.
Re: NGD: Chris Cornell ES-335 OD w/ Bigsby
that's not your fault, blame the guitar's maker.sloop_john_b wrote:All these years I've been playing without a zero fret. I had no idea i was doing it all wrong.
if we go back a few years: Gretsch came with zero-frets, Hofner came with zero-frets, Mosrite came with zero-frets, Magnatone came with zero-frets, even Japanese Kent came with zero-frets. Other guitar makers favored the zero-frets but I can't remember who they were. Not that a zero-fret is absolutely neccessary, but it sure makes for more confortable action if not an easier-playing instrument.
there are 2 contradicting schools-of-thought on the matter of the zero-fret:
1) it is more expensive and time-consuming to do a fingerboard WITH a zero fret because it requires more precision.
2) it is more expensive and time-consuming to do a fingerboard WITHOUT a zero-fret because it requires more precision.
don't know who is right but I prefer guitars with zero-frets.
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