Recent content by Darth Vader

Hi, Is it safe to say that all Spacey Sounds are good? Is there a SE-500 Spacey Sound and SE800 Spacey Sound? That would mean both guitars are pretty different in specs and price(originally). How do you tell if it's a SE500 or SE700 or SE800? Most of the time, the sticker is gone. I've been...

Thanks guys. Unless the seller offers it at a really low price, I'll pass. Absolutely put off by the Transformer pickguard anyway. (what was he thinking?) Cheers DV

Thanks, Otto.

Hi guys, Can you help me I/D this Greco Strat and give me a ballpark figure on what it's worth? I have been offered this as a trade by a local seller and i have no clue what the model may be except "Super Sound" made by Matsumoko in 1975. Any additional details would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

Niceeee..... !

To each his own, i suppose... Anyway, I have no dount it would turn out to be a great guitar. Keep the updates coming... :D

Mitch, is it going to be a black oil finish or a black gloss finish? Would be a waste to cover the nice grain...

That does not surprise me at all. It's an asian/oriental culture. Japanese are a bit extreme but it is common in majority of the Asian societies. "Do as you're told!" or get punished. People are not encouraged to be creative. Has to do with ideology. But things are changing. China being the...

OK. Learn a little everyday I suppose.... I guess what we see on international news has been filtered. I visited Japan 3 times but just 2-week trips. I liked what I saw and experienced. I liked the way things run on schedule. I like the cleanliness and the courtesy I experienced. I like the...

Thanks Marcus. Yah, the plaintops are nice too. Now that I'e gotten used to the neck, i find my Greco neck too skinny. :-? I am saving up for a GT with P90s. maybe in a few month's time...

I got mine from here.. http://bacchusdo.com/english/index.html Send your enquiry to Naoki Ishihara at [email protected] There are also other shops that would ship overseas like http://www.guitarplanet.co.jp/index.cgi and http://www.rakuten.co.jp/str-garage/ Happy hunting.

Agree. Current Japanese youth are no longer 1-company people like their parents/grandparents. They are also more materialistic and more "westernised" for lack of a better word. But they are still very disciplined people. And they still do take their work very seriously. A lot of it is due to...

I bought mine thru mail order too. The are friendly and very responsive. They'll send you pictures if you ask them to. Mine's from an earlier batch judging from the serial number. Flames are not as unique as those on Wulf's or Marcus's but still nice... :)

Agree. I used to work in a Japanese factory here in my country. They have high QC and no compromise attitudes. If they empoy the same to their guitars, I have great faith in them. they are very disciplined people in general.

I had this on my watch list for some time. Thanks for saving me from spending more money... :D From the descriptions in the Deviser website, the MIP guitars seem to have quite good quality control and they are also classified as "handmade". (correct me if I'm wrong) They have a team of...