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Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 3:44 pm
by DRodriguez
Hell yeah I do. Fun city, we used to drive up when I was in college because the drinking age was lower
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:48 pm
by sylnau
colin wrote:sylnau wrote:Kosta, I just chatted with a guy here in Quebec City who purchase a lot of guitars in the USA.
For a 2000$ guitar shipping is around 150$ then we have to add 20% for custom fees and then around 500$ or more for broker fees.
I'll meet this guy tomorrow... he purchase and sell guitars.
My personal experience bringing guitars into Canada is that I've just had to pay 12% tax. Granted they haven't been shipped directly to me, I've picked them up in the US and drove across the border.
A trip to NYC to go guitar shopping sounds like the best option to me.
It's different in Quebec.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:51 pm
by popvulture
Chankgeez wrote:DRod wants to party in Montréal.
Dude, so do I. Way up on my list for destinations. Joe Beef here I come
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:58 pm
by sylnau
We should do an ILF meetup there one of these day.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:31 pm
by sylnau
After trying a lot of things... I think this thing is going to stay here with me.
I must keep it and get second guitar later.
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Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:34 am
by colin
That sounds like a good plan to me Syl.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:07 pm
by kosta
Just gonna leave this Fernandes JG-55 here:
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:10 pm
by Chankgeez
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:23 pm
by kosta
Where's Sonidero? Man, I would play that thing to death.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:05 pm
by popvulture
That tele looks hella fun, man. Unique, too. Are the pickups stock? If you're not happy with whatever's in there, you can always save the originals and have a LOT of fun messing with swapping out either of those pickups.
Bonus on the proper ashtray bridge, too
, not a fan of the flat ones with no edges.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:27 pm
by sylnau
I replaced the pickups by Lollar Special T / Regal.
And I replaced the capacitor to Orange Drop.
The bridge pickup is still way too bright... I can't use it (it's a tele).
The middle position sound great.
If I keep it I will have to change the saddles... the intonation is not perfect.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:22 am
by popvulture
Could get one of those rather pretty Mastery tele bridges
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 5:41 pm
by sylnau
Not sure yet what I'll do...
If I keep it, I might change the bridge for a Mastery or maybe a Glendale.
Also... I sent an email to Lollar to see if the B.S. Tele Bridge pickup would match my Regal wide range neck. That might be an option too.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:20 pm
by kosta
Do you know what value pots and cap you have in there Syl? Lower value pots and a different cap might help mellow out the bridge pickup a bit.
Re: Looking for a new guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:06 pm
by sylnau
250k
Orange Drop... .022 neck and .047 bridge
