Hell Guitars

[richard]

Anyone come across these ? BKs fitted as standard. I love the sound of The Mules in the Bender.

http://www.hellguitars.com/gallery/index.html#/video-demos/

[Philly Q]

I can't play the video clips in work, but my initial reaction reaction to the pictures was "Ugh!" 

Then quite quickly they started growing on me, especially the Tele-derived one.  I don't know if it's an optical illusion, but the body looks really tiny.  Not so keen on the headstock though.

They're pretty cheap - presumably designed in the US and built in China or somewhere, like Xaviere guitars.

[MrBump]

I like them.

Where did you see the price list, PQ?

[Telerocker]

Not the greatest design, yet something a little different. Made in China.

[Philly Q]

Where did you see the price list, PQ?

It shows them on the individual model pages:

ZeroDot $629
No.2 $589
Bender $649

Those are "Grand Opening Special" prices!

[JDC]

Do these lesser known guitar builders actually make any money? Seen fair too many of them in my time

[FELINEGUITARS]

They are based in Romania...maybe a cheaper cost of living if not not farming the work overseas

[Telerocker]

Made in China, says the blog of Hell Guitars.

http://www.hellguitars.jp/machinehead/?p=62

[FELINEGUITARS]

Well - there you go

China can turn out some good guitars where they have good quality control in place
Where it is lacking - they really shouldn't bother wasting the materials

[Philly Q]

I don't think I've ever actually played a Chinese guitar (unless you count Edwards).

[Jamie89]

Do like the look of the Zero dot but would be a bit of a gamble I think with it being chinese. If they turn out shitee though I suppose you have a bit of money in the BKPs

[Telerocker]

I've played a China-made Squier Classic Tele Custom, which I bought for my nephew. That guitars has really a good vibe and plays well. The neck is very comfy. At this pricepoint the fretwork is decent. Pickups are quite good too. Hardware is cheap, but that's easy to change. The real cheap Squiers - around 200 euro, probably made in Indonesia - are rubbish. No vibe and the necks are nearly unplayable because of the rough fretwork.