304 Guitars

[ricksdisconnected]

 

[ricksdisconnected]

very impressive in theory thats for damn sure but.......

 

[ricksdisconnected]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...ef=nav_search&result=project&term=304+guitars

 

[fitz288]

very impressive in theory thats for damn sure but.......

...but no price, no way to order, just a contact us link and a kickstarted fund raiser.

 

[Matthews Guitars]

304 guitars? I think I have enough with just eight or so....

 

[StrummerJoe]

Interesting. They are running a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for mass manufacture. Canadian. Ian Thornley seemed to like it.

304 Guitars - YouTube

 

[StrummerJoe]

I have interest. I like innovation ever since I apprenticed and worked for Bunker Guitars.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

...but no price, no way to order, just a contact us link and a kickstarted fund raiser.

they are just starting out as you see.
lets see who gets the closest here.
im betting $1,800 most guitars from
Canada are very reasonably priced.
if it was USA for the same guitar i would have
to say $3,200 w/o case.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

they are just starting out as you see.
lets see who gets the closest here.
im betting $1,800 most guitars from
Canada are very reasonably priced.
if it was USA for the same guitar i would have
to say $3,200 w/o case.

where ya at joe, fritz?

 

[StrummerJoe]

I can hear the cork sniffin' nay sayers on a certain other forum trying to compare it to an old aluminum neck Travis Bean or Kramer and claiming how it will change shape depending on temperature, heat from the hands, stagelights, sun, etc...before they ever even touch one. Freakin' dillholes.

I have an all metal Ogre Magnox M2 made from a magnesium alloy that stays true no matter the weather...and without a truss rod.

I'm sure the stainless they are using has more rigidity than that.

 

[ricksdisconnected]

I can hear the cork sniffin' nay sayers on a certain other forum trying to compare it to an old aluminum neck Travis Bean or Kramer and claiming how it will change shape depending on temperature, heat from the hands, stagelights, sun, etc...before they ever even touch one. Freakin' dillholes.

I have an all metal Ogre Magnox M2 made from a magnesium alloy that stays true no matter the weather...and without a truss rod.

I'm sure the stainless they are using has more rigidity than that.

come on bro, whats your price guess?

 

[StrummerJoe]

where ya at joe, fritz?

Sorry. I was busy droping off a post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas yule time log.




I would guess 2,700 Cad, or 3,200 USD.

 

[fitz288]

they are just starting out as you see.
lets see who gets the closest here.
im betting $1,800 most guitars from
Canada are very reasonably priced.
if it was USA for the same guitar i would have
to say $3,200 w/o case.

where ya at joe, fritz?

I'm thinking decent quality Strat = $2k, + $1k for the "innovative" fretboard, so I'm in for a guess $3k (USD).
Is this like the price is right, closest without going over?

 

[Marshall Stack]

It is sad that he does paid reviews now..

 

[ricksdisconnected]

i dont know what he does. i like his channel a lot. always cool stuff.

 

[StrummerJoe]

It is sad that he does paid reviews now..

What info do you have that he's getting paid by the manufacturer? Just curious.

 

[South Park]

Just another gizmo gadget . A wooden neck with a metal cover . So what happens when you need new frets you get a whole new neck . And what fun is it when a guitar stays in tune all the time

 

[Marshall Stack]

What info do you have that he's getting paid by the manufacturer? Just curious.

It says "includes paid promotion" in the video

 

[StrummerJoe]

Just another gizmo gadget . A wooden neck with a metal cover . So what happens when you need new frets you get a whole new neck . And what fun is it when a guitar stays in tune all the time

LOL

The frets are machined out of the same stainless steel as the fretboard. You can't remove them. The claim is that the SS they use is harder than the industry standard used for fretwire because they don't need any pliability.

Jimi Hendrix was out of tune a lot, so I get that. Neil Young has had a long career playing out of tune.

I don't think Kurt Cobain even knew what a tuner was yet a whole generation thought he was great. Easiest decade ever $$$ to give guitar lessons.

 

[StrummerJoe]

It says "includes paid promotion" in the video

Thanks. I missed it.

Bummer. Less likely to be critical of anything in that case. You ever notice when you see a review of a never before heard of product in the guitar magazines is the same month you see the first ever add for that product and the review was glowing?