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Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 4:42 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
BASS VERSION???!!?

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:07 pm
by blindrabbit
monkeydancer wrote:BASS VERSION???!!?
YESH.

http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball- ... -bass.html

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:30 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Be still my beating heart

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:39 pm
by blindrabbit
monkeydancer wrote:Be still my beating heart
Exactly. :!!!: :!!!: :!!!:

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:30 pm
by PeteeBee
Anyone care to comment on the trem? I can't make up my mind about it aesthetically and have no idea functionally. Other than that I pine over this guitar so much.

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:34 am
by UglyCasanova
blindrabbit wrote:
monkeydancer wrote:BASS VERSION???!!?
YESH.

http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball- ... -bass.html
Oh no. I have to get this. Dammit.

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 11:44 am
by popvulture
The black one is indeed killllller. I think I might be a sucker for the sunburst/Firebird-y one :drool:

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:03 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
UglyCasanova wrote:
blindrabbit wrote:
monkeydancer wrote:BASS VERSION???!!?
YESH.

http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball- ... -bass.html
Oh no. I have to get this. Dammit.
My thoughts exactly. Just when I was starting to think about what new bass to get...

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:16 pm
by oldangelmidnight
I'm pretty eager to find out what the differences might be between the $600 Sterling version of the guitar and the more expensive one. Looks like the Sterlings are starting to ship out.

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:17 pm
by D.o.S.
I see no photos.

I do like short scale basses, though.

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:25 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
I had no idea they were doing a cheaper version of the guitar! Interesting...

Yeah no photos of the bass yet. :(

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:48 pm
by popvulture
After looking at this thread earlier, I found out that one of the GCs in town had a St Vincent in stock, so I finally went and checked it out.

Gotta say... really fucking impressive guitar. The pickups sound great, and the switching configuration is really nice—no obnoxious 2+4 positions like on a strat (I VERY rarely like using those). The neck was surprisingly hefty. The one visual thing I didn't like was that the headstock is finished in a glossier coat while the neck surface itself is more matte, so there's this weird, visible line around the volute area. Totally minor. Only feature I didn't get to check out was the trem, as the bar wasn't on the guitar.

If I were in the market, I'd seriously consider getting one. Really fucking badass.

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 8:23 pm
by blindrabbit
UglyCasanova wrote:
blindrabbit wrote:
monkeydancer wrote:BASS VERSION???!!?
YESH.

http://forums.ernieball.com/ernie-ball- ... -bass.html
Oh no. I have to get this. Dammit.
Yeah I'm definitely going to have to get one too. :facepalm:

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:33 pm
by oldangelmidnight
popvulture wrote:After looking at this thread earlier, I found out that one of the GCs in town had a St Vincent in stock, so I finally went and checked it out.

Gotta say... really fucking impressive guitar. The pickups sound great, and the switching configuration is really nice—no obnoxious 2+4 positions like on a strat (I VERY rarely like using those). The neck was surprisingly hefty. The one visual thing I didn't like was that the headstock is finished in a glossier coat while the neck surface itself is more matte, so there's this weird, visible line around the volute area. Totally minor. Only feature I didn't get to check out was the trem, as the bar wasn't on the guitar.

If I were in the market, I'd seriously consider getting one. Really fucking badass.
I'd noticed the dividing line between shiny and matte in the pictures. Too bad it's so noticeable. Maybe some sanding could even it out.
Was that the Sterling version?

Re: St. Vincent signature guitar

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:09 pm
by popvulture
Nope, it was the normal model. It's really not that big of a deal, just thought it was odd. It's not like anybody's going to be spending any time looking at the back of your headstock (other than you)—I don't think I'd bother sanding it, but I guess that's an option!

FWIW I usually don't like matte / oiled / unfinished necks so much, but this one felt pretty great.