rust_relic Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Not sure I'd put my Manson anywhere near bricks like that!! I placed it there very carefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Not sure I'd put my Manson anywhere near bricks like that!! *knock* I placed it there very carefully There was also the photoshoot of the rust relic on train tracks. I'm guessing those tracks weren't actually in use though! Also, surprised DR-19 is still #ForSale... I thought it would've been gone by now, especially with that last update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Also, surprised DR-19 is still #ForSale... I thought it would've been gone by now, especially with that last update. Agreed. That's actually pretty reasonably priced for a LE signature series with that spec. I'm a little surprised the hand-painted Zvex MA one-off the works has hasn't sold. I thought only 10 of those were made, each with the different pickgaurd. Its price isn't absurd either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Initially I thought @dickmovedom was getting that sxc jazz MK II, but it has the wrong pickups... Must be texan Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Initially I thought @dickmovedom was getting that sxc jazz MK II, but it has the wrong pickups... Must be texan Jim. I did see an outline of a potential sxc jazz. Alas, got other priorities. One day though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Drone: 29 arrived in Dallas TX this morning. Had a nice surprise when I pulled out the case it was labeled DL-1. I paused for a second and thought hmm but alas it was my DR-1 inside. Seems like a solid, no-frills basic guitar. Mine has all the options. I really love the custom machine heads on this guitar. So nice when tuning. I might have to order an extra set for my James Tyler. I'm really happy and thanks to Manson Guitar Works. The neck relief is almost flat...maybe 0.001" of relief. The action seems a little high for my tastes. Are there official Manson setup specs for their guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Drone: 29 arrived in Dallas TX this morning. Had a nice surprise when I pulled out the case it was labeled DL-1. I paused for a second and thought hmm but alas it was my DR-1 inside. Seems like a solid, no-frills basic guitar. Mine has all the options. I really love the custom machine heads on this guitar. So nice when tuning. I might have to order an extra set for my James Tyler. I'm really happy and thanks to Manson Guitar Works. The neck relief is almost flat...maybe 0.001" of relief. The action seems a little high for my tastes. Are there official Manson setup specs for their guitars? Congrats. Yeah the custom hardware is great, although keep in mind you can't use a string winder with them. And not really. I do remember that the first guitar I got from them in 2008 had higher action than what I was used to, and I had it lowered slightly... but not long after, I ended up putting it back to how it was as it seemed to play better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaicen Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I had the same issue when I got mine. It plays great, once I adjusted to it I've started raising the action on my other guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eh-D Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 My MA was high relative to my taste as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Drone: 29 arrived in Dallas TX this morning. Had a nice surprise when I pulled out the case it was labeled DL-1. I paused for a second and thought hmm but alas it was my DR-1 inside. Seems like a solid, no-frills basic guitar. Mine has all the options. I really love the custom machine heads on this guitar. So nice when tuning. I might have to order an extra set for my James Tyler. I'm really happy and thanks to Manson Guitar Works. The neck relief is almost flat...maybe 0.001" of relief. The action seems a little high for my tastes. Are there official Manson setup specs for their guitars? Congratulations! May I ask how much the import taxes were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Congratulations! May I ask how much the import taxes were? I'm not sure. The shipping charge was $225 maybe it was built into that price? Played the guitar quite a bit last night and I adjusted to their setup pretty quick. Once this thing acclimates to my weather I'm going to set the relief to 0.006". Since that will raise the strings slightly, I'll lower the bridge just slightly. Should be perfect. Got a problem now. Now I want a real Manson custom guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocking Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 New products listed up on the MGW site https://www.mansonguitarworks.com/index.cfm/categories/cort-series-29 only a little more expensive than the MBC-1 for the black one huh, I'm sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I'm not sure. The shipping charge was $225 maybe it was built into that price? Played the guitar quite a bit last night and I adjusted to their setup pretty quick. Once this thing acclimates to my weather I'm going to set the relief to 0.006". Since that will raise the strings slightly, I'll lower the bridge just slightly. Should be perfect. Got a problem now. Now I want a real Manson custom guitar. Hm, I never bought anything that big from overseas so I have no idea how this works, but I think usually FedEx would send you a bill ex-post New products listed up on the MGW site https://www.mansonguitarworks.com/in...cort-series-29 only a little more expensive than the MBC-1 for the black one huh, I'm sold. Awesome! I'm glad to see they streamlining the upgrades on the MBC1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocking Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Awesome! I'm glad to see they streamlining the upgrades on the MBC1 Same. Might grab a sustainiaced Red Glitter sometime. Also, I'm glad the High output pickups aren't actives, means I can easily switch it out with some better ones, maybe some other Bareknuckles like the Juggernauts since itll be my sludge/stoner guitar if I buy it. I was worried when I saw the typical black pickup covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hm, I never bought anything that big from overseas so I have no idea how this works, but I think usually FedEx would send you a bill ex-post From what I've gathered from Adrian and others who have purchased from here in the states, Manson will charge you their $225 +/- depending on exchange rate, then FedEx, who it seems they use for shipping, will bill you later for somewhere short of 10% of the purchase price in all likelihood, so don't let that expense be underestimated in budgeting. Technically too, you're to report it to your state as well to pay sales tax on depending on what state you're in. Most people don't do this for your typical online purchases because paper trail is generally lax and the tax equates to next to nothing in the end, but for me in PA for example, 6% on a 3k manson is $180. Since there's import records on that entering the country, I'd be more inclined to think they would look into that and consider auditing if they happened to catch you not reporting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Played the guitar quite a bit last night and I adjusted to their setup pretty quick. Once this thing acclimates to my weather I'm going to set the relief to 0.006". Since that will raise the strings slightly, I'll lower the bridge just slightly. Should be perfect. Got a problem now. Now I want a real Manson custom guitar. I've never set the relief by measurements - only by looking down the neck as well as fretting the 1st and 15th fret and checking the gap at the 8th fret. I remember the first time I visited them, I discussed my setup preferences for a custom that had just been completed. Seems like I actually prefer the neck a bit flatter than usual. I wouldn't know the measurements, but I doubt they're all exactly the same. And yes you do. The DR-1 really is a great guitar too. Would you say yours is particularly light? They seem to vary a bit... rust_relic said his is about the same as his MB-1 (which is a fairly average weight) and I've heard from one other person that they said theirs is a bit heavy. Mine is probably one of the lightest guitars I've played though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devnor Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Have not weighed it but I would say my DR-1 is slightly over 8 lbs. This is a big piece of swamp ash so 8# seems about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Update: MB-1S soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukelion Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Update: MB-1S soon Nice! Got word from MGW on that? On a similar signature guitars note, I'm surprised there aren't more photos of recent owners of DL-1s with their Swirl Pack's anywhere... Nothing on #mansonguitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice! Got word from MGW on that? On a similar signature guitars note, I'm surprised there aren't more photos of recent owners of DL-1s with their Swirl Pack's anywhere... Nothing on #mansonguitars Yeah March I was told, but it's not 100% definite. Would make sense though since the DLs are done now. I'm currently in a panic to get my deposit together as I had to use some of it in an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust_relic Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 On a similar signature guitars note, I'm surprised there aren't more photos of recent owners of DL-1s with their Swirl Pack's anywhere... Nothing on #mansonguitars #mansonguitarworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 #mansonguitarworks That is gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 #mansonguitarworks Jealous of whatever phone he's using to take those pictures with. On a similar signature guitars note, I'm surprised there aren't more photos of recent owners of DL-1s with their Swirl Pack's anywhere... Nothing on #mansonguitars I wonder if the rosewood issue is preventing some of them from being sent. My strat (no, not Jaicen's one) is going to be held up for a short while, and that's something I sent to them that's being returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james90 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocking Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Wow Mad Jelly of that guitar as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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