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Offline epidot

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Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« on: June 09, 2010, 02:34:54 AM »
ok ba bumili ng greg bennet or samick guitar? what do you think?

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2010, 03:17:28 AM »
mas ok kung itesting mo :D
nasa sayo rin naman yan kung magugustuhan mo :)

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 06:39:27 AM »
i'm now selling my ibanez gio (less than a month old) to buy a greg bennett interceptor ic30..

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 10:08:33 AM »
+1 sa greg bennett....


i own a TR4.... and customized my humbuckker HH wiring..... and changed strings....

well comment lang sa testing.... the hard part is..... kapag nagtesting sana.... magandang klase ng amp.... so that you could really hear the true sound of bennett design..... plus... the stock strings are not well.... when i got my TR4 its a bit though medyo dark ang tunog (bassy) so tinry ko talaga kunin yung tone..... pero talagang low.... so i changed strings to a ROTO.... nung nangadjust na yung strings ko sa right stage..... dun ko na napansin yung clarity.... so critical part sa testing here is yung strings and amp....

good luck bro..... bennets are nice..... put good strings and use good amps..... on it.... ok.....
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 04:33:37 PM »
Yeah, those GBs are very nice sounding guitars. I actually own a GB Royale and I'm lovin' it. I like its warm fat sound with clarity. :-) GB Ultramatics are also nice. Oh, by the way, there are some reviews and info's about GB guitars at this link/thread:

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,102618.0.html

 :-)
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 04:48:48 PM »
definitely bang for the buck

IMHO much better than the china made squires and some ibanez GIO's
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 12:52:03 AM »
definitely bang for the buck

IMHO much better than the china made squires and some ibanez GIO's

mismo i own one here in saudi arabia a les paul type avion model panalo sulit na sulit..

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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2010, 02:49:01 AM »
I own a Greg Bennett Ultramatic 1 and I must say, it feels good, looks good and sounds good.

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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2010, 07:19:02 AM »
oi POST naman ninyo mga GB niyo jan oh!!!! sige na..... magpopost din ako.....
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2010, 09:15:56 AM »
oi POST naman ninyo mga GB niyo jan oh!!!! sige na..... magpopost din ako.....

Eto bro:

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,102618.0.html

May isa pang thread ng mga owners ng GB guitars. I-search mo na lang.  :-)
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2010, 02:55:13 AM »
Eto yung sakin mga chong.



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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2010, 07:52:26 AM »
Eto yung sakin mga chong.



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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2010, 11:43:15 PM »
nag try ako nito sa market2
ung JZ3 model ng lasalle nila
plugged/unplugged you got a nice, warm sounding acoustic guit.with that jazzy tone. ang sarap, pangarap tong guitara nato.huhuhu
 
jerson

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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2010, 02:33:28 AM »
thanks God for bringing samick greg bennett guitars here in pinas. here in uk one gb costs £200 and up..
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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2010, 05:41:51 PM »
thanks God for bringing samick greg bennett guitars here in pinas. here in uk one gb costs £200 and up..


sir san made? yung akin kasi thailand..... baka dun nagkatalo ng price..... parang ibanez.... sobrang mura ng MADE IN CHINA tapos yung US MADE naman sobrang mahal.....
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2010, 09:06:12 PM »
^ my greg bennett FA2 was made in Indonesia

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« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2010, 02:56:38 AM »

sir san made? yung akin kasi thailand..... baka dun nagkatalo ng price..... parang ibanez.... sobrang mura ng MADE IN CHINA tapos yung US MADE naman sobrang mahal.....
indonesia sir dala ko gb fb1 ko pumunta dito..
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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2010, 09:40:57 AM »
my greg bennett interceptor ii30. actually for sale sya



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« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2010, 10:00:14 AM »
my greg bennett interceptor ii30. actually for sale sya




sir magkano bili mo ng brand new nyan??

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2010, 10:59:58 AM »
12.8k po last june 23 sa lazer sm manila

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2010, 11:39:02 AM »
12.8k po last june 23 sa lazer sm manila

review mo naman po dyan sir sa guitarang eto??

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2010, 06:56:01 PM »
my greg bennett interceptor ii30. actually for sale sya

what? i thought eto yung ipapalit mo sa ibanez mo? bakit for sale na agad?

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Re: Greg Bennett/samick guitars
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2010, 07:01:02 PM »
proud owner of Max Rufo custom guitars. call (02) 4427908

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« Reply #23 on: July 07, 2010, 02:54:58 AM »
haha sir chino tanda mo pala ako. well ito po ang reviews ko (and stories na rin behind all what happened to me)

about greg bennett interceptor: wood is mahogany, which makes it heavier. about the sound, ok na ok naman po. ang di ko lang nagustuhan yung pickups. stock duncan design pickups makes me hate (or just don't like) s.duncan. siguro i have to rely on dimarzio or stock pickups. the neck feel is just right feel, medyo curved sya unlike sa ibanez gio na flat. mas madaling magbend pero di ganun kadali mag tapping. ang problem po kasi sakin di ko makilala yung gitara pag sa store lang tinest. kung pwede lang sana iuwi overnight yung gitara for testing bago bilin. hehe. masyadong maliit yung headstock at neck so parang imbalance sya, nasa body lahat ng bigat. at dahil maliit yung neck at headstock, parang pambatang gitara lang hawak ko. at may konting problem pala yung gitara, may fret buzzes sya sa 1st fret so kailangan ko pa bumalik dun sa lazer para ipa-adjust kasi di po ako marunong magadjust ng truss rod. inadjust ko na yung height ng bridge pataas ganun pa rin. madami pa po akong problem sa gitara nato kasi plano ko magpalit ng .10-.46 strings kaya lang tyak major adjustment yun, at since for sale nga itong gitara parang ayoko munang i-mod. yung floyd rose licensed naman parang ilt-1 din ng ibanez. ang mas nagustuhan ko lang di masyadong naka bend yung elbow ng whammy bar at color silver sya. kaya ko po binebenta to kasi gusto ko matry yung higher ends ng ibanez, i.e. ibanez RGs.

itong greg bennet talaga ang first dream guitar ko. after almost 2 mos. of canvassing an elec. guitar in diff. stores and malls, nung mahawakan ko to sa lazer, gusto ko na syang bilin kaso parang natatakot pako kasi first time ko bibili ng gamit na mahigit 10k! ngayon para lang ako bumibili ng damit, papalit palit ng gitara.. nauubos na pera ko! nung magkapera na kasi ako, dun naman nabili yung greg bennett na tipo ko. so out of desperation, pinaka cheap na ibanez guitar ang binili ko. walang research research. then after ko mabili di ako makatulog. lagi sumasagi sa isip ko si g. bennett, so i decided that i'll sell it again. then, nung magka pera ako, di ko na inaksaya panahon, binili ko na itong g. bennett kahit wala pang bumibili ng gio ko. dun ako nagkaron ng change i-compare yung gio at g. bennett. dun ko natuklasan, ibanez wins. kahit yung pinaka cheap na gitara pala nila can't beat by other hi-end guitars like g.bennett. g.bennett is a fine guitar but no match parin sa ibanez. so, all in all, bibili po ako ng ibanez rg GW. baka ma-help nyo rin ako sa pagbili ng RG. hanggat maaari reversed headstock po hinahanap ko, color black at walang middle pickup. nagdadalawang isip rin ako kung 2nd hand ba bibilin ko or brand new, at kung san magandang mamili ng brand new ibanez's. ang haba na hehe!
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« Reply #24 on: July 07, 2010, 07:26:47 AM »
^ Duncan designed pickups are not made by Seymour Duncan. Some Asian manufacturer makes these, under license from Seymour Duncan. So don't let that make you think that Duncans are not good. They US made Duncans are far better than the Duncan Designed pickups.  :-)

Baka naman amp mp yung problem kaya di mo gusto yung tunog na nakukuha mo.