Monday, November 12, 2012

A NEW GUITAR IN THE HOUSE

It's a Chinese-made SX EG6 from Rondomusic. Less than $350 dollars total, with hard, plush case, UPS-delivered to my door.


The neck on this guitar, solid mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard, 
is very straight and perfectly aligned with the all-maple body.

Neck profile (thickness) is
.870" at 1st fret
to
   .910 at 12th fret  
So the neck does not feel thick or "chunky" at all.

I have the action set extremely low with
a   .09  to .46  stringset on, and  it has virtually perfect intonation as well.
This is a stunning revelation in quality for an under-$300 instrument, since, basically, it has the sweet low action, flawless alignment, smooth feel and great intonation of a $3000 to $4000 guitar.
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When the inexpensive pickups, pickguard and tuners are replaced 
with high-quality parts, 
this guitar will be equivalent to a far more expensive,
"big name" instrument priced in the thousand$.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012