GFS - Now they got set-neck Strat and Tele finished bodies!!

[culturejam]

http://www.guitarfetish.com/SPECIAL-PURCHASE-Glued-In-Setneck-STTE-Style-NeckBody-assembly_c_622.html

I wonder if these are worth a damn. For $99, it's almost too great to resist.

[GrindCustoms]

So cheap to purchase! That's crazy!

[stringsthings]

That's a terrific low-priced guitar project!   If I had some fret leveling tools, I'd be all over this.

[atreidesheir]

Gotta love GFS copy.
It practically says we sold crappier ones last year and you wanted those.  So buy these!

[gordo]

Jumped on a top routed strat

[Jebus]

Surf Green Telecaster would be cool. Shame the shipping would cost more that the guitar.. 

[stringsthings]

Jumped on a top routed strat

Can you let us know how the fretwork is when it arrives?


Just visited the GFS website.  They have some nice bodies and necks for reasonable prices.
Makes me want to try a kit build.  It would make for a nice departure from the usual pedal/electronic builds.

[gordo]

Will do.  I pretty much ordered everything I need.  I'm such a gear whore.  Got the top route with maple neck in surf green.  XGP tuners (the Slick ones with brass knobs), REDactive pickups (never played active before), chrome pickup surrounds, and a Wilkinson 2-point tremolo.  I love the paulonia bodies but I don't imagine a tremolo would work well on it.  I just wanted something a little different to justify buying another guitar :-)

[markeprice]

99% of the guitar stuff you buy now is made in China, even if you go with an American made guitar, the components are probably not made in the US, so, that being said, there is crappy stuff that is made in China, and some pretty decent stuff.  I have purchased a few things from GFS and frankly, it is pretty good stuff.  If you get a neck or things like that, you are probably going to have to do a fret dressing job.  The fret ends are a little sharp and there is no dressing done, so, you get what you pay for, basically a decent item that may need a little TLC before you are done.   I like GFS.  I also got some good necks from edenguitars.com  I like them too, but same issue with the fit and finish.  You are going to have to put a little time and "elbow grease" into it.  If you do, you will have a great neck.   I am real interested in a set neck tele or something like that and the price is reasonable!  My two cents.

[matmosphere]

I bought a lil puncher pickup recently and am very impressed with it. My feeling is that it's got no business sounding as good as it does considering it only cost $30. I'll probably try out one of there necks on a future build.

[Muadzin]

Why is there nothing like GFS in Europe? With American shipping rates and European import duties GFS might as well be on the dark side of the moon.   

[m-Kresol]

99% of the guitar stuff you buy now is made in China, even if you go with an American made guitar, the components are probably not made in the US

Fender US pretty much makes everything in California, eg pickups, tremolo blocks and they even stamp out the pickguards and small metal backplates themselves. They are buying fretwire and tuners I think.

Why is there nothing like GFS in Europe? With American shipping rates and European import duties GFS might as well be on the dark side of the moon.   

So true. You know of any decent place to shop for bodies/necks in our parts?

[gordo]

Got the strat in and started working on it. Quite nicely done and will get some pics up tomorrow. It's a flat sided body, sort of like the Robin or Ibanez. The neck is glued in but appears to be a tight fitting strat pocket and glued instead of bolted. That allows the back of the joint to be sculpted.  Curiously taped and painted to hide the joint I think. A few strange design choices such as close proximity of the 5way switch to the volume control and a stippled tremolo cover but smooth control cover. I'm putting a Wilkinson bridge on it, which meant routing out a bit of the bridge opening. A little tricky on an already finished body and the finish is fairly thin and hard. The neck is nice with a thin gloss finish and the fret work is nicely done.

[stringsthings]

That sounds awesome.  Looking forward to the pics.

[gordo]