I am a fan of any & every guitar that plays great & holds tune regardless of who made it period. I grew up on a MIJ, Matsumoku, made, all black 1986 Westone Spectrum LX (198-mbk). It held perfect tune with a floating bendmaster trem. After having my house & everything I owned stolen, today I own 22 guitars, my best guitar is a all black 86 Westone Spectrum ST hss.
Hey man, glad to see you made a video on this guitar. And I agree with the feedback being horrendous on those pickups. What's the neck profile like? BTW I'm the dude who mentioned getting a custom Dime guitar from the same seller as your one. It's taking longer than I thought, but I guess all I can do is be patient.
Gday mate, good to hear from you. The pickups are terrible and I hate that there’s nothing that I can do to shut them up without cranking up the noise gate, but then that affects the attack… The profile of the neck is good. It’s a ‘C’ profile but isn’t as big as the dime. It has a nicer neck than the dime; a bit thinner. Yeah, I think the Facebook page really got his name out and he’s getting smashed. Patience is key, but I must admit, you’ve been waiting a really long time. I don’t think ‘Liu’ will rip you off. He has a decent reputation. Just try and keep in contact with him. Keep me posted when you get it.
Yeah, I'd swap in real EMGs, shield the cavities and add additional grounding (if necessary) to that sucker if I were you. The problem's more than likely the pickups.
They need to sell those guitars gutted, just the body, and those inlays are just a mindfuck. I would get some really noticeable side dots, maybe luminlays, and play in the dark haha. Is the original a rosewood? I would imagine ebony.
I actually have a HetSet laying around 😉! But I’m choosing to hold onto them to put in my AlieExpress Dime (in my other vids). I have the pots and what not for the 81/85 too. I like your thinking though. Cheers 👍
Bro you know as well as I do it's simply a cheap guitar that has microphonic pickups it doesn't matter how far you go away from your amplifier because the pickups themselves are sitting right next to each other and the cavity of the body of the guitar is not shielded so there u go feedback
It’s an interesting one because, none of my guitars have shielded cavities, yet this one is just out of control. But, it would be an interesting exercise to do. You’ve given me the required motivation. 💪
Hi hdevil, there’s a couple who have better reputations. I got mine through ‘Guitar Store’, who has (in my opinion) the best reputation. But they have moved to taking orders through their Facebook page. Be mindful that they’re getting swamped and you could be waiting a while.
@@gugzy What's their Facebook page called? At the moment I've yet to hear a response from Liu in AliExpress. I don't have FB so can't check properly, but I'm curious if anything's happened to the seller.
Yeah they are okay guitars if you put about 200 dollars in them put EMG active pickups in there you will see a big difference it's definitely got the look of the real thing
@gugzy might want to change the tuners also they put super cheap tuners on Chinese made guitars. I don't know though if it stays in tune how's that go: if it's not broke don't fix it....
Oh good lord! Looking forward to hearing it with real p/ups!
Yep. I’m going to be upgrading them soon. I’ve got another set of EMG 81/85s to go in.
Yeah I got one with the snake inlays, and I put a real EMG 81/60 set in it. It sounds great, but needs fret work. Still a cool project rig!
I agree. I’m looking forward to getting mine done. 👌
I am a fan of any & every guitar that plays great & holds tune regardless of who made it period. I grew up on a MIJ, Matsumoku, made, all black 1986 Westone Spectrum LX (198-mbk). It held perfect tune with a floating bendmaster trem. After having my house & everything I owned stolen, today I own 22 guitars, my best guitar is a all black 86 Westone Spectrum ST hss.
I too, am a fan of most guitars. I don’t really care for brands or where they were made. If they sound good and stay in tune, then great!!
Maybe it was the one I was looking for, the one you called absolute garbage. Namastè.
Are you referring you the guitar or the pickups? Guitar is ok. Pickups, not so much.
That's just the wolf howling
I’d like it to ‘howl’ elsewhere. 😂
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I returned the favour. The green hollow body looks cool!
Hey man, glad to see you made a video on this guitar. And I agree with the feedback being horrendous on those pickups. What's the neck profile like?
BTW I'm the dude who mentioned getting a custom Dime guitar from the same seller as your one. It's taking longer than I thought, but I guess all I can do is be patient.
Gday mate, good to hear from you. The pickups are terrible and I hate that there’s nothing that I can do to shut them up without cranking up the noise gate, but then that affects the attack…
The profile of the neck is good. It’s a ‘C’ profile but isn’t as big as the dime. It has a nicer neck than the dime; a bit thinner.
Yeah, I think the Facebook page really got his name out and he’s getting smashed. Patience is key, but I must admit, you’ve been waiting a really long time. I don’t think ‘Liu’ will rip you off. He has a decent reputation. Just try and keep in contact with him. Keep me posted when you get it.
@@MT_800 expect it to take two to three months AliExpress don't get in any hurry to ship bought three guitars from them...
Yeah, I'd swap in real EMGs, shield the cavities and add additional grounding (if necessary) to that sucker if I were you. The problem's more than likely the pickups.
I totally agree, however, I’m not sure EMG’s require external shielding as they’re internally shielded; at least that’s my understanding?
They need to sell those guitars gutted, just the body, and those inlays are just a mindfuck. I would get some really noticeable side dots, maybe luminlays, and play in the dark haha. Is the original a rosewood? I would imagine ebony.
The luminlay idea is cool. Yes, wold to man inlays mess me around a lot…
If you put a HetSet in it you will get the pots as well. And you will still only be $400+/- in it.
I actually have a HetSet laying around 😉! But I’m choosing to hold onto them to put in my AlieExpress Dime (in my other vids). I have the pots and what not for the 81/85 too. I like your thinking though. Cheers 👍
@@gugzy I have a HetSet in my Jackson Kelly and they sound amazing. Take care.
I bought an ES-335 DIY guitar kit from *_Ali Express_* --
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Does it play ok?
@@gugzy Yeah, I was quite surprised to be honest, just put decent strings on it because the ones that came with it were terrible.
Bro you know as well as I do it's simply a cheap guitar that has microphonic pickups it doesn't matter how far you go away from your amplifier because the pickups themselves are sitting right next to each other and the cavity of the body of the guitar is not shielded so there u go feedback
It’s an interesting one because, none of my guitars have shielded cavities, yet this one is just out of control. But, it would be an interesting exercise to do. You’ve given me the required motivation. 💪
Who’s the best seller on aliexpress?
Hi hdevil, there’s a couple who have better reputations. I got mine through ‘Guitar Store’, who has (in my opinion) the best reputation. But they have moved to taking orders through their Facebook page. Be mindful that they’re getting swamped and you could be waiting a while.
@@gugzy What's their Facebook page called? At the moment I've yet to hear a response from Liu in AliExpress. I don't have FB so can't check properly, but I'm curious if anything's happened to the seller.
Yeah they are okay guitars if you put about 200 dollars in them put EMG active pickups in there you will see a big difference it's definitely got the look of the real thing
Well, I’m certainly a believer in getting something cheap and doing it up. Real EMG’s are going to transform it, for sure. 👍
@gugzy might want to change the tuners also they put super cheap tuners on Chinese made guitars. I don't know though if it stays in tune how's that go: if it's not broke don't fix it....
@ yeah, they’ve already been changed. They’re Gotohs… so much better than the stock ones.
ill bet the ground wire to the bridge or tailpiece isnt connected
Man, I wish you were right. After the fret dress and truss rod adjustment. I double checked that the ground wire was connected to the bridge…😞
@gugzy may just be another bad solder somewhere then