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Post by angelodp on Jul 11, 2009 11:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by sumgai on Jul 11, 2009 12:24:44 GMT -5
ange, I'm having problems with that site, but then again, it's not me, it's my anti-malware package that's kicking up a fuss. Some awfully poor coding practicies going on there......  I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say about the site. sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on Jul 11, 2009 13:18:40 GMT -5
Well, I do know what a Jacobs Ladder is (and it is truly appropriate to only one song), and I have a passing association with switching, I don't know what this site portends as it wants me to download something, which I will not do. A rising spark between two parallel diverging conductors is also called a Jacobs Ladder. I'm not sure which songs this is applicable to.  Either way, these don't appear to be passive pickups.   |
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 11, 2009 15:09:04 GMT -5
The site requires Flash 10, and gives you no option to opt out at initial page load. This is a designer's issue, but it seems to function marginally even with a fast connection and the most recent version of Flash and the latest JRE 1.6.0_13-b03 installed.
The whole site relies heavily on Java and Javascript, which does seem to extract a heavy performance hit. I think they were going for form over function. God help the guy with a dial-up connection...
I read a little about the guitars and options they offer. All fretboards are ebony over a laminated mahogany and rosewood neck. (Some models offer a 27 fret neck...don't ask me why, they didn't say...maybe it's so the dolphins can hear you play...) The bodies are mahogany and spalted or quilted maple. All necks are through-body. Everything gets a lacquer finish.
The pickups are either Bartolini, or your own. The switching is either stock or proprietary...which is where the prices start to climb. Might be good, might be bad. There was only the standard fare of marketing tech specs.
They appear to use good components, from what I read, and the complete guitars seem to be priced in-line for the money they're asking ...although they're a bit rich for my blood once you start piling on the options. A base model is around $1000.00, and with all the bells and whistles you're around $1700.00
You can opt out of the Bartolini pickups and get $150.00 back.
They're probably a good guitar for the money, but like most small companies in this basket, they're fighting a tough uphill battle to get their name out there.
I'd be curious what they sound and play like.
Happy Trails
Cynical One
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