NGD: Purple Buddy has Arrived

[bryanarzaga]

Congrats sir Bryan! At last, you've got the real deal!

i have a copy on the way too

[cacophony]

i have a copy on the way too

Aha! I thought you had a copy na? Anyway, I'll keep my eyes to that.

[fourth_cycle]

punta tayo sa bahay ni bryan aalis si bryan ehheheh

[firemodel55]

1st page
for the price its great and hides my tummy,
but alas its price is not for every-body
i do think i got great quality for my money,
but whoever thinks the 'brand' makes the guitar is a dummy

1950 paid for and shipped
haha, no i think they go hand in hand very well..OrGy



Its the person behind the brand that makes the guitar mojo.  If one chooses to think of guitars as commercial items either misses the whole point or just simply cannot hear the difference.

[firewaterjem]

its that another Surh guitar at the other end?

[GuitarFox]

Hey Bryan,

Nice Purple Buddy 

Peace.

[gainsucker]

its that another Surh guitar at the other end?

schecter i think...

[bryanarzaga]

Its the person behind the brand that makes the guitar mojo.  If one chooses to think of guitars as commercial items either misses the whole point or just simply cannot hear the difference.

oh sure, its always a person with the proper tools, skills and determination..it is easy to HEAR, it is easy to make something sound..but to make it sound ALIVE is what mojo is..what you can HEAR and can COMPREHEND are two different things

its that another Surh guitar at the other end?

nope its a schecter..elite diamond series, it has MOJO like all of them

Hey Bryan,

Nice Purple Buddy  

Peace.

oh yes it is a lovely purple buddy!

[jmreyes]

So, whats the count now? Hehe. Just curious.

[bryanarzaga]

Wow was too late that you got your new guitar already. Nice!!! The only thing that bothers me real bad is the nut...really really bothers me.

yup it did at first the screws are big..however i got on some back and forth emails with shon kornfield with him explaining that its missing a shelf which some superstrats have(he mentioned ibanez lol)..

Companies like Ibanez build a shelf for the nut and move the tuning gears further away, but this is a much different design from ours.

i'd like to point out that yes that ibanez does have the tuners much farther away same with (kramer,esp,washburn,jackson)..but not schecter usa and schecter japan..

some do move tuners away to create tension..but once that locking nut is in..string tension starts from there..can i say FR discovery series??

so yes it maybe just their 'design'..its missing a few MM of wood to cover the spot/area..sure they did on purpose..i can see it as an improvement in a manufacturers view..

they only produce 2 types of necks for the pro M series..both with the same specs and is intended for a non locking nut, since if you wanted a locking nut all you need to do is cut the area to fit the locking nut...but why without a shelf? well if you made a neck with a 'shelf' to accommodate the locking nut like the rest of the super strats..for this line you'd end up with 4 different necks (p.ferro with shelf, p.ferro with no shelf..etc2x)

so currently its a design that they embraced..

the hunt goes on for the Schecter Soloist (tadeng!)

[bryanarzaga]

Well at least there's an explanation, because i was like wtf??? LOL!!! But love the look of the guitar,

i as well love the color!

not going to look at the nut still.

same here

[markv]

congrats bryan. yummy guitar!

[firewaterjem]

Only thing that kinda weird'ed me out is the locking nut placement..hey if i was a builder i wouldnt do this..but the screws are fairly large so it doesnt budge

talaga lang ha...
ofcoarse they have an explanation ready.
any guitar player will question this.
Bryan's right for saying "if i was a builder i would'nt do this"
same here with me.

[firemodel55]

Thats why I don't have Bryan build my guitars:).

Key point number#1: If you notice the Suhr method of attachment, more wood is preserved and
Key point number#2: Suhr Attaches the nut from the top unlike IBANEZ (can't recall about the new ones though I think they corrected it) who drills from below creating two holes at the neck and headstock join which weakens the neck specially when stringing heavier gauges -- which is one weakness of Ibanez guitars.

So before we pretend to be experts, we should first get the side of the builder.  I for one have owned floyd guitar of all different attachments and I believe that the Suhr method is the superior method because it does not weaken the neck join and minimizes the amount of wood removed.

And I would like to add since I am on Buzz Feiten, if the floyd nut had been moved back to avoid the protrusion,  I would have lost more wood.

[firemodel55]

The funny thing with people is that if you observe closely on some of bryan's guitars without floyds with ordinary nuts, the protrusion floyd installed on his suhr has more contact area than some of his non floyd nuts....

[hmn8]

Thats why I don't have Bryan build my guitars:).

 Is it for the same reason people don't have you play their guitars? 

So before we pretend to be experts, we should first get the side of the builder.

 Based on previous posts, he did actually. Speaking of pretending to be experts, I find that comment rather ironic.

[hmn8]

1st page
for the price its great and hides my tummy,
but alas its price is not for every-body
i do think i got great quality for my money,
but whoever thinks the 'brand' makes the guitar is a dummy

 That last sentence made me smile but what made me laugh was seeing who was the first to react to it! Haha, dummy you want, dummy you get! Just curious, how's the neck gap? Congrats btw.

[firewaterjem]

i'm not an expert and won't pretend nor claim to be one.
i would only admit i love to play guitars...
the neck gap on the locking nut just does'nt look or feel right...    
is'nt it logical if you have more wood to close the gap under that nut then it would be much more stronger?
and less worries for the owner  

[xelalien]

very pretty purple axe!

happy easter everyone!

[juan_portnoy]

Congrats Bry!  I cant wait for the video demo! 

[firemodel55]

i'm not an expert and won't pretend nor claim to be one.
i would only admit i love to play guitars...
the neck gap on the locking nut just does'nt look or feel right...    
is'nt it logical if you have more wood to close the gap under that nut then it would be much more stronger?
and less worries for the owner  

Thats the problem with a majority on this forum, they confuse what looks right with what sounds right and constructed 'right'.  Nope its not logical, so extending your logic, luthiers and manufacturers should maximize the width of their nuts?  Mas worrisome nga ang ibanez neck join na may butas sa likod.

[firemodel55]

 Is it for the same reason people don't have you play their guitars? 

 Based on previous posts, he did actually. Speaking of pretending to be experts, I find that comment rather ironic.

I don't care about playing their guitars because a great majority of their guitars sound bad.  But as per the reviewer, he first posted a review which seemed critical and may I point out that some already stated their discomfort without the shelf before the reviewer posted the Shon's reply.

[firemodel55]

That last sentence made me smile but what made me laugh was seeing who was the first to react to it! Haha, dummy you want, dummy you get! Just curious, how's the neck gap? Congrats btw.

Not as bad as the dummy who does not know that he is laughing at a person who isn't a dummy at all.

[xelalien]

here we go again...

[hmn8]

Not as bad as the dummy who does not know that he is laughing at a person who isn't a dummy at all.

 Given your track record here, your lack of common sense means you're even too dumb to know you're dumb.