Author Topic: maverick guitars (Read 15277 times)

MDV · « **Reply #15 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:19:33 PM »

Unlucky man! An f1 was one of the stars of the show for me.

Another plus for maverick: the stock pickups are about as good as stock pickups get. You may go weeks, or even months before putting BKs in :lol:

Simon D · « **Reply #16 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:30:24 PM »

Yeah, I remember being impressed by the sound, the pickups were a hell of a lot better than any similar priced Ibanez.

I ended up buying an ESP M302 because nowhere within a reasonable travelling distance had the Maverick model I wanted, and after coming across a couple of lemons, I wasn't willing to risk it on mail order.

The ESP now sports Warpigs, but I'm toying with the idea of selling it, having hit the nasty realisation that I basically suck as a metal player. :(

MDV · « **Reply #17 on:** December 05, 2006, 10:26:20 PM »

Practice.

That may seem obvious to the point of useless, but if metals a part of what you want to do: if you listen to a metal track and want to run round the walls, then that energy takes real discipline to play.

dave_mc · « **Reply #18 on:** December 05, 2006, 10:30:27 PM »

Quote from: Simon D

Yep, that's what I had. Kind of hard not to feel a little cheated isn't it?
Or am I being a bit naive in expecting a company like Ibanez to use good quality materials and components on their guitars? :?

I'm not naive any more, if that explains my outlook on things...

Simon D · « **Reply #19 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:38:14 PM »

Perhaps I should have said 'Was I being naive?' The Ibanez episode was over four years back, and in that time I have been told I've become incredibly cynical!
So much so that my first question when presented with something that looks to be a good deal is 'Where's the catch?'
Still haven't found a catch with BKPs though. :)

dave_mc · « **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:39:47 PM »

yeah, that happened to me too, after the trem episode.

:D

:drink:

Simon D · « **Reply #21 on:** December 06, 2006, 05:45:31 PM »

Understandable really.

I dont mind buying a guitar and then three years later deciding I want something else because my playing style has changed, but I think it would take the paitence of a saint, not to mention the bank balance of Bill Gates not to get annoyed if the gear you'd just spent hard earned money on turned out to have flaws in it which could so easily have been avoided if the manufacturer has just paid a little more attention to detail.

dave_mc · « **Reply #22 on:** December 06, 2006, 09:22:33 PM »

^ not even that, but purposefully put a sub-standard trem on it to try to safeguard the sales of the rg1550.

SamR · « **Reply #23 on:** December 07, 2006, 01:26:22 AM »

Hhhmmm i bet you could open the gates of hell with these guitars! Not my cup of tea tho... being metal influenced guitars... where is the love? they look mass produced even, very sterile if u get what i mean.

Simon D · « **Reply #24 on:** December 07, 2006, 11:56:31 AM »

dave_mc, that's a damn good point - who'd buy an RG1550 if you could get almost the same spec for a load less cash, and chuck in a set of decent pickups with the money saved?

As far as the idea of guitars like these being sterile, I do understand to an extent. In terms of mass production, the look is almost inevitable in a way, but some companies mass produce guitars better than others.

However, guitars such as Ibanez and ESP (which I also play) feel like very little in the way of soul has gone into their design and construction, which is something I've started to find important recently, hence my latest purchase - Fender Tele.

I'm not saying all Ibanezs and ESPs are bad guitars - they aren't - simply that they can sometimes (particularly at the cheaper end of the scale) feel more like tools than musical instruments, which to me defeats the point slightly.

I hope this makes sense, but I doubt it!

SamR · « **Reply #25 on:** December 07, 2006, 12:40:35 PM »

You hit the nail on the head.

indysmith · « **Reply #26 on:** December 07, 2006, 05:01:35 PM »

yeup - i'm with simon!
I quite like thinking of my Ibanez as a tool though tbh - i dont think it's lack of soul is a bad thing; it's a blank canvas, i can play anything on it.

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #27 on:** January 03, 2007, 04:22:22 PM »

i have a maverick F1/Streetfighter cross. they have only made two of it. it was a prototype to see what would happen if they made the Streetfighter part of the F-range. it has the fretboard, hardware, pups and body of the Streetfighter and the Neck of an F1.
it's a bit of a shame the Streetfighter isn't available anymore, but my guitar really kicks ass.
i hope to get round to fitting BKs sometime around easter.

BigK · « **Reply #28 on:** January 03, 2007, 07:32:10 PM »

I've had quite a few Mavericks including this purple f1/streetfighter cross, that was great but the trem wasnt the greatest. and 2 maverick species which are awesome guitars for the cash, there well made and feel great with there set-thru necks also really good for downtuning cause their designed to use 10-52 gauge strings. all in all i think their very good guitars. :P

LazyNinja · « **Reply #29 on:** January 03, 2007, 10:30:42 PM »

Maverick guitars have horrible trems. it's not that they go out of tune, it's because if you lean forward the trem bar falls off the guitar coz it's a drop in type that wears out easily. Mine does that, and my band's other guitarist's does that too (he just uses his palm these days; k-7 u-bar style). I'd buy a species and use the saved cash for locking tuners or something.