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RVA

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In the style of a '59. So here are my thoughts.

Pickups - Nice ....I think? Why "I think" you ask? Well, they are Epi pups, but the when plugged in, they did not work. That's right - no sound. Now this did not bother me because I almost did not even bother to plug it in, but did because I wanted the full experience. It turned out that there was a harness from the 3-way toggle (not from the pups - weird, right). This was wired poorly. I little giggling got it to work for a little while. If I was an excited amateur instead of a dedicated modder, this would have been devastating. Since I was a bit disgusted, the first thing I did was gut it.





 
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Looks very nice, and with the TA pups, new wiring, new bridge and leveled frets, she's probably only a new nut away from being superb! :D
 
Looks nice RVA.Nice work once again. From what ive run across with Epiphones and the like is the hardware and wiring is mostly rubbish but as you know that stuff is easy to replace.
 
JohnnyGoo said:
Looks nice RVA.Nice work once again. From what ive run across with Epiphones and the like is the hardware and wiring is mostly rubbish but as you know that stuff is easy to replace.
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Thanks Johnny. This was especially bad though. It was totally dead on arrival. If you did not have the ability to make tweaks, this would be very disappointing, especially since a return to China ain't easy. Based on this, I would never recommend these guitars to anyone who did not work on guitars. Better to go to Rondo and get a return shipping label for free of there is a problem, no questions asked.
 
Uhm.............Mr RVA.......is that....a....dare I say it---- the evil-- the hated---the horrible---the hideous--- uhm.......... er........ down trodden maligned and cursed
CHIBSON!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Sorry about the pups bet it was the stupid clip---

I love mine

But I am PRO O.S. Lester ;)
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RVA said:
In the style of a '59. So here are my thoughts.

Pickups - Nice ....I think? Why "I think" you ask? Well, they are Epi pups, but the when plugged in, they did not work. That's right - no sound. Now this did not bother me because I almost did not even bother to plug it in, but did because I wanted the full experience. It turned out that there was a harness from the 3-way toggle (not from the pups - weird, right). This was wired poorly. I little giggling got it to work for a little while. If I was an excited amateur instead of a dedicated modder, this would have been devastating. Since I was a bit disgusted, the first thing I did was gut it.





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The grain and color of the wood looks really nice!
 
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