darc Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Wow #48 is really beautiful! But that S-hole (no, the S stands for Shark this time) looks so fragile I'd be afraid to play it!
DavidE Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Whether or not Ed Roman has any money invested in JET is very hard to tell unless Jeffrey has disclosed this info to you. One thing that's for sure, Ed Roman does not build JET guitars. Thankfully, Jeffrey is the only one who has anything to do with those guitars. Ed Roman seems to sell Hamers too... Any reason not to buy one from him? Other than his slimey rep I mean. Uh yeah, price. I stopped in his store when I was in Vegas because it was something I felt I just had to do. Like looking at a car wreck.Anyway, the prices on much of the gear was stupid high.
darc Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 "Anyway, the prices on much of the gear was stupid high."And the way Roman tells it, if you care about the prices, *you're* the asshole somehow.
edgar_allan_poe Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Boys, in that price range there is only one...McNaught!I had two Mcnaughts...amazing guitars. But I sold them when I got into the Hubers...no comparison. Nik is just in a different league than everyone I have tried.
sw686blue Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Boys, in that price range there is only one...McNaught!I had two Mcnaughts...amazing guitars. But I sold them when I got into the Hubers...no comparison. Nik is just in a different league than everyone I have tried. Really? Explain the differences, likes/dislikes, etc.
MOJO Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Wow #48 is really beautiful! But that S-hole (no, the S stands for Shark this time) looks so fragile I'd be afraid to play it! thanks for compliment... the f hole is solid as a rock not fragile at all.i just measured the the inside/side thickness of all the routes..its a full 1/4 inch from the face of the top wood to the back of the top wood( inside the body) and the reason i chose that design was because it's actually 6 seperate routes spaced out for strenght instead of just one single route all the way around where some of the pointer part could be more easily damaged
edgar_allan_poe Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 Really? Explain the differences, likes/dislikes, etc.The Mcnaughts were fantastic guitars..I had a Vintage Double cut and a Vintage Single. The double that I had was heavy, and sounded kind of thin. I went through several pickup changes to try to fix this...but it just wasn't happening. The other guitar player in my band thought the same thing...so it wasn't just me.The second one was a Vintage Single cut..this one really bummed me out. When I fist played it unplugged, I was stunned...the thing rang like the proverbial bell. I couldn't wait to plug it in. When I was finally able to plug in and play at some volume....the thing was a dud. Again...I tried several different pickups, including Voodoos and Fralins, along with the stock Rios...no dice. I just couldn't get any of the thick, rich sounds that I would have expected from this model. It sounded more like a weak SG than a great single cut guitar.The woods and workmanship on the McNaughts were absolutely top notch. The flame maple binding on my single cut was unlike anything I have ever seen. But they just didn't have what I was looking for when they were played in a live situation at stage volume. The coil tapping was useless...too much of a volume drop.The Hubers are as good or better when it comes to the woods and workmanship. These things are about as flawless a guitar as you will find. I also like Niks choice of hardware better than McNaught. Nik uses a intonateable wrap around of his own design for a hardtail...and a trem of his own design that reminds me of the vintage PRS trems. But where Nik really has an advantage over McNaught is in the pickup department...The Hausell(sp?) pups that Nik uses are simply amazing. The humbuckers are warm and smooth without ever losing any clarity...and the split sounds are jaw dropping. This is the first guitar I have owned that I wouldn't even *think* of changing the pickups on.Everything about the Hubers is just amazing...the *only* problem that I have encountered is that it sometimes takes longer to get parts from Germany. I had a push-push pot go bad, and it took a little longer than I would have liked to get a replacement...thats not Niks fault and it is the price of doing business with someone in a different country.
edgar_allan_poe Posted April 21, 2005 Posted April 21, 2005 I echo Poe's McNaught experience Thats because you are one smart mutherf*cker!! LOL!!!
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