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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: crispsandwich on December 05, 2005, 09:25:51 PM

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: crispsandwich on December 05, 2005, 09:25:51 PM

A guitar shop nearby has a load of unbranded Strats. They're awesome quality and I'm going to pick one up after New Year. I commented today about how I plan to install BK's in them (some Apaches) and he said that his mate has one with BKPs in and the original pickups sound better! I can't imagine that this could be true, but nevertheless I think that the guitars are fabulous value. £150 they are. They appear to have a very solid body (Alder apparently) and the fingerboards have a lovely laquered finish. Can't wait to hear what they sound like with Apaches in.

-Danny :D

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Peterku on December 05, 2005, 09:53:50 PM

I have a chinese brand Strat-copy that's modded to hell (now only the wood is stock, lol). It was already a nice instrument, though, and I have never seen a nicer hard ash body than that. The guitar's absolutely killer in its present form. I see lots of poor quality copies, though, you have to spend some time looking for 'gems'.

Chinese brands are slowly realizing that they have something western countries don't have anymore: lots of intact, old forests with lots of high quality wood that almost doesn't cost them anything.

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Skybone on December 05, 2005, 11:17:53 PM

I've seen the unbranded ones as well, got to say I was tempted by the Precision copies they had, and the Tele's looked fine too.

Now where's me piggy bank?

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: tewboss on December 06, 2005, 02:02:02 AM

apparently next months guitarist is having a feature on Chinese made guitar which blow away the stereotype.

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Ratrod on December 06, 2005, 12:41:23 PM

My Dean Psychobilly is Chinese. The maple is of great quality. It sounds better unplugged than the acoustic I have lying around and that's not a bad guitar either.

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: chrisola on December 06, 2005, 02:27:30 PM

any photos of these strats???

i'm tempted with one to get some Uber sinners in and set up for C tuning  :twisted:

what shop are they from??

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 06, 2005, 03:02:04 PM

Quote from: chrisola

any photos of these strats???

Here's my Strat copy!

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC3side.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC3.jpg)

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what shop are they from??

Gajic Custom! \m/

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Afghan Dave on December 06, 2005, 03:06:12 PM

Can I second the request for a shop link...

I'm very tempted to BKP one if they are that good!

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: HJM on December 06, 2005, 03:26:51 PM

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Quote from: chrisola

any photos of these strats???

Here's my Strat copy!

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what shop are they from??

Gajic Custom! \m/

Not quite Chineese though TO!

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on December 06, 2005, 03:55:18 PM

Quote from: HJM

Not quite Chineese though TO!

HA! I know, just messin' with your minds .....

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Davey on December 06, 2005, 04:11:32 PM

LOL @ ben

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: crispsandwich on December 06, 2005, 04:43:41 PM

Steel City guitars I think the shop is called. Either that or Backstreet guitars. There is an online website for SCG but I don't think it's the same shop. Only a little shop, not been open more than a few months. It's on Copley road in Doncaster, the same road as Electromusic. There's also a guitar shop in York that sells them but I can't remember what they're called. Sorry!

-Danny :)

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Afghan Dave on December 06, 2005, 05:10:26 PM

Thanks for the info but I'm out of the hunt if they don't have a website  :(

Good luck guys, go grab a bargain..

Title: Unbranded Strats
Post by: Joe Dorcia on December 07, 2005, 01:02:48 AM

I saw a no name daphine blue tele at sounds great. Its a fender. They have brought out this new range with no name on to cut the price, not sure where they are made or if its true, lol. But im sure rick or gary there said it was a Fender.

Very interesting eh?

Joe