Lord MFC Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 How does it compare to a custom guitar of similar prices? Nice review though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 How does it compare to a custom guitar of similar prices? Nice review though! Ooooh good question. Finally Jamie has proved his worth on the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord MFC Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ooooh good question. Finally Jamie has proved his worth on the boards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 How does it compare to a custom guitar of similar prices? Nice review though! Don't know, I got it for parts cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord MFC Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Don't know, I got it for parts cost Pffttt come on, you payed a deposit ages ago for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Pffttt come on, you payed a deposit ages ago for it... But I can't remember how much that was I think it was a few hundred anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowella Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Holy crap, that looks so much nicer. This was the moment I was waiting for. Great work Zooropa (and James for the quick review). I actually might have to consider giving him some money for my project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Holy crap, that looks so much nicer. This was the moment I was waiting for. Great work Zooropa (and James for the quick review). I actually might have to consider giving him some money for my project. Not trying to take business away from him, but I thought you had something planned with hooglebug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowella Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Gee you have a great memory I do with both. I was looking at one of hoogle's original designs which looks amazing, the Sakura bass. Shortly after, I had an idea for a Fenderesque style P bass and sent it to Zooropa for a quote. Sadly, spending $26,000 on a car kind of offsets about $6-7,000 going into two basses, at least in the short term. Also, your guitar got me thinking, the cavity covers on the back look amazing. I wonder how it would have gone as the pickguard cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_ Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Also, Reject = naff as always. Looking forward to the new one New one, wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 New one, wat Getting parts for rusty slide jazz next month hopefully, once I sort out finance and stuff. Still need to be able to afford my 2L of apple juice a day. Live off that shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Very happy you like it, thank you for the honest review James! I think the deposit was between $600-$800. Originally the intent was to do a wood pick guard, but the walnut was easily broken that thin. And I couldn't guarantee that the black stain wouldn't wear after playing awhile. So we stuck with standard. But a good lot of ebony would have worked, just didn't have the stock. Your pictures look WAY better than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Very happy you like it, thank you for the honest review James! I think the deposit was between $600-$800. Originally the intent was to do a wood pick guard, but the walnut was easily broken that thin. And I couldn't guarantee that the black stain wouldn't wear after playing awhile. So we stuck with standard. But a good lot of ebony would have worked, just didn't have the stock. Your pictures look WAY better than mine. You're welcome, and I didn't realize it was that much - still worth it though! And I just hope the back plate doesn't end up breaking when I have to change the sustainiac battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I wouldn't worry, as long as you don't drive the screws really hard, it'll hold just fine. I took it off and on quite a bit, even drilled the recessed screw holes. The gig bag was a reunion blues. Beautiful case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_ Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Getting parts for rusty slide jazz next month hopefully, once I sort out finance and stuff. Still need to be able to afford my 2L of apple juice a day. Live off that shit Carsick Dom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Carsick Dom? That took me way to long to get But no I'm shit at slide guitar :sad: It's a naff Phil reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowella Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Very happy you like it, thank you for the honest review James! I think the deposit was between $600-$800. Originally the intent was to do a wood pick guard, but the walnut was easily broken that thin. And I couldn't guarantee that the black stain wouldn't wear after playing awhile. So we stuck with standard. But a good lot of ebony would have worked, just didn't have the stock. Your pictures look WAY better than mine. Damn, shame about that pickguard. I used Z-Poxy on some spalted maple and it made it much tougher and also coloured it a little darker. Maybe something to try next time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboMansonMB-1 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 James, how does it compare to a similarly-priced Manson, based on the prices Zooropa expects to charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zooropa1310 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A $3,000 Manson? No way. How about similarly priced guitar? That's more relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Pics look much better. Good job Alex. You did however said you were now building guitars on par with Mansons, Suhr etc so interested how they compare. The Manson teles were around £2K which is about $3K. How about the MA series. They are cheaper but aren't exactly customs or even hand built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 A $3,000 Manson? No way. How about similarly priced guitar? That's more relevant. Yeah, I didn't believe it either. In that price range (what you charged me), you usually have the high end non-custom shop US fenders or the budget gibsons for example. I don't know, I'd say it's better than a US standard fender, but maybe not as perfect as a custom shop. Pics look much better. Good job Alex. You did however said you were now building guitars on par with Mansons, Suhr etc so interested how they compare. The Manson teles were around £2K which is about $3K. How about the MA series. They are cheaper but aren't exactly customs or even hand built. See, it's hard to make a fair comparison because of that. With the guitar I got from zooropa, you can tell right off that it was hand built. Same with the one I got from hooglebug. I'm not talking about flaws, but just those nuances that you'd find with handmade guitars. Even the Mansons and other handmade guitars I have are the same, although it's much more subtle, seeing as they're pretty much flawless anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 As long as it's a solid instrument and it feels worth what you paid, that's what counts. But it should also be looked at in the context of the full price Alex is talking about charging. I believe the quote was roughly, "The guitars I'm building are on par with guitars built by Manson's, Suhr and other and will be priced to reflect that." I just think that's crazy given that he is completely unknown in the guitar world and if he's going to price them similarly they better be better than that those guys are offering. As I said though, the build looks nice in your photos and I'm glad you're happy with it. Nice one Alex. Now work on sticking to your completion times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord MFC Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 As long as it's a solid instrument and it feels worth what you paid, that's what counts. But it should also be looked at in the context of the full price Alex is talking about charging. I believe the quote was roughly, "The guitars I'm building are on par with guitars built by Manson's, Suhr and other and will be priced to reflect that." I just think that's crazy given that he is completely unknown in the guitar world and if he's going to price them similarly they better be better than that those guys are offering. As I said though, the build looks nice in your photos and I'm glad you're happy with it. Nice one Alex. Now work on sticking to your completion times Basically this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 having played it a bit more today, i'm even more impressed. plays very clean up and down the neck for one thing, very little string noise, intonation and action are already spot on... also, that sustainiac is really powerful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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