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Post by asb on Jun 12, 2017 21:00:12 GMT -5
Watch him play the natural tele -
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Post by Infinite Ego on Jun 12, 2017 21:55:43 GMT -5
the way JH has blown all his endorsements I guess: caught on video praising other guitars
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Post by mirth on Jun 12, 2017 22:07:55 GMT -5
He's such a freaking monster player...man....he sucks as a loyal brand person, but you know he's helping sell any guitar he puts his hands on.
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Post by Infinite Ego on Jun 12, 2017 22:45:43 GMT -5
I think it's pretty funny that EBMM did not make him a sig. guitar but, instead, just gave him an old used one from the 90s -- as if they were putting him on probation
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Post by sonicdeviant on Jun 13, 2017 4:38:41 GMT -5
This dude was baiting him though. He was like, "Come on Johnny--play my guitar on video and say nice things about it."
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Post by asb on Jun 15, 2017 12:16:15 GMT -5
Well, I've played those guitars. The first Chapman Guitars dealer in the entire U.S. is in St. Joseph Minnesota not far away and I've attended their warehouse sale. My thinking: the Chapman guitars are indeed nice but for some reason, Rob seems to want them to require a chiropractor to play. The guitars are built by World Music in South Korea and in the same factory the PRS SE guitars are made. However, the Chapman's are freaking HEAVY. They had a really nice looking Soloist-look-alike that weighed somewhere around 12-13 pounds. Try one if you get a chance, they're nice guitars but some of them are purposely physically heavy in weight. Not completely certain why.
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Post by Infinite Ego on Jun 15, 2017 20:54:50 GMT -5
usually heavy wood is cheaper wood. there are some exceptions, for example, Alembic makes some boat anchors but you're not getting one cheap.
Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar was more than 13 lbs. Holy shit.
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Post by asb on Jun 15, 2017 23:44:04 GMT -5
Played an Alembic a while back that had a hex pickup, regular output, XLR connector, massively laminated body (looked like the 6-string guitar version of Stanley Clarke's basses) and man that thing was more solid than Osmium. It was pretty and expensive and freaking heavy. Hmmmmm.
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Post by asb on Jun 15, 2017 23:48:11 GMT -5
This: www.riffcityguitaroutlet.com/products/chapman-ml-1-norseman-guitar-red-with-gig-bagI tried this one and I could have sworn it was a neckthru or set neck. Notice all specs are carefully listed except weight. I am guessing between 10-12 pounds, possibly as high as 13. Also, very interestingly, this one was made in norway by a manufacturer there. The thing felt very decent quality but I suspect they still have these because the weight is turning people off. Just a guess. Don't be surprised if I end up with one! |
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Post by sonicdeviant on Jun 17, 2017 4:03:26 GMT -5
Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar was more than 13 lbs. Holy shit. That's why he was all hunched over. |
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Post by sonicdeviant on Jun 17, 2017 4:06:06 GMT -5
Wow! That is heavy, Todd. Are any of his guitars made in the US? |
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Post by Infinite Ego on Jun 17, 2017 10:31:52 GMT -5
No, they're all Asian (both Korea and Indonesia)
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Post by asb on Jun 19, 2017 16:38:01 GMT -5
Ah I see the affiliation with the norwegian music distributor came about because they "designed" that Norseman guitar as a variation on the ML-1 design. So they got exclusive rights to distribute (and they got an exclusive burst color too) for the first three months of distribution. The UK/US models get two different shades of gray and a red one.
Word is a "Norseman Mark II" is coming out with a different wood complement probably. But, when I said I might end up with one there's something compelling about the wood mix they used on that one. Yeah it's heavy but it feels like a quality piece of kit. And the neck felt really nice (I'm a sucker for ebony boards on certain types of necks). And the quilt top is a real quilt not a veneer for those who care about that sort of thing.
As an aside I think it's HILARIOUS that they named the humbuckers "passive aggressive" because their first US distributor is based in Minnesota (you may know the term "minnesota nice" which is a polite way of saying passive aggressive....)
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Post by sonicdeviant on Jun 20, 2017 4:15:16 GMT -5
As an aside I think it's HILARIOUS that they named the humbuckers "passive aggressive" because their first US distributor is based in Minnesota (you may know the term "minnesota nice" which is a polite way of saying passive aggressive....) Haha !!! 😄 |
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Post by Infinite Ego on Jun 20, 2017 19:30:53 GMT -5
The Minnesota Nice Guitar Company
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