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Solar Guitars: Free Select Series 2 Guitar w/ Purchase of Series 1 Guitar

+ $80 Shipping

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$2,200

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Solar Guitar is Offering Select Series 2 Solar Guitar for Free with Purchase of Select 1 Guitar when you follow directions below. Shipping is $80 and may vary by location.

Thanks community member GeekPriest for sharing this deal

Deal Instructions:
  1. Click here and Select Series 1 Guitar
    • Note, Series 1 Guitars have a 1 just before the dot, e.g., AB1.6G)
  2. Click "More Details" of the Series 1 Guitar you are interested in
  3. Add to cart
  4. Proceed to cart
  5. At the top of the page within cart, select "Choose Your Gift"
  6. Add Bonus Guitar to cart
  7. Proceed to checkout
  8. Your total will vary depending on selection of Series 1 Guitar. Shipping is $80.

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Solar Guitar is Offering Select Series 2 Solar Guitar for Free with Purchase of Select 1 Guitar when you follow directions below. Shipping is $80 and may vary by location.

Thanks community member GeekPriest for sharing this deal

Deal Instructions:
  1. Click here and Select Series 1 Guitar
    • Note, Series 1 Guitars have a 1 just before the dot, e.g., AB1.6G)
  2. Click "More Details" of the Series 1 Guitar you are interested in
  3. Add to cart
  4. Proceed to cart
  5. At the top of the page within cart, select "Choose Your Gift"
  6. Add Bonus Guitar to cart
  7. Proceed to checkout
  8. Your total will vary depending on selection of Series 1 Guitar. Shipping is $80.

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I prefer the older internal combustion guitars, thank you very much.
Pass. QC issues (mostly cracking fretboards) have been rampant in recent years, and Ola's response is largely to ignore it.

Those who I know who have had issues resolved by Solar had to voice their issues long and loud, sometimes publicly before Solar would handle/address. CNC'ed Indo guitars. Great guitars, however overpriced.

This is likely an attempt to clear out '21-'23 Series 2 guitars that weren't otherwise going to move.

Ola is like Rob Chapman. Everybody's buddy if they are selling you something. They go where the fresh money is, and those early adopters mostly get the shaft unless they go to great lengths.

Seen it personally more than once. Not worth the hassle.
Will it Chug?

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General_Klinger
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Have two in my cart... I REALLY don't need to buy one, let alone two LOL Ughhhhhhhhhhh!
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drivenZ
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Note: must have long metal hair or beard to purchase, ha.

https://www.solar-guitars.com/artists/

Not my style but they do seem pretty cool. wonder where they're made?
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Quote from drivenZ :
Note: must have long metal hair or beard to purchase, ha.

https://www.solar-guitars.com/artists/

Not my style but they do seem pretty cool. wonder where they're made?
I meet those requirements. Also, these sale ones are made in Indonesia.
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Quote from drivenZ :
Note: must have long metal hair or beard to purchase, ha.

https://www.solar-guitars.com/artists/

Not my style but they do seem pretty cool. wonder where they're made?
https://support.solar-guitars.com...tars-made-

"China, Indonesia, France, and Spain"
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Quote from drivenZ :
Note: must have long metal hair or beard to purchase, ha.

https://www.solar-guitars.com/artists/

Not my style but they do seem pretty cool. wonder where they're made?
I'd love someone to show up with one of the really pointy ones at their next honky tonk gig.
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Quote from GeekPriest :
https://support.solar-guitars.com...tars-made-

"China, Indonesia, France, and Spain"
Only the higher end ones are made in Europe. They 1s and 2s are made mainly in Indonesia Smilie
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I prefer the older internal combustion guitars, thank you very much.
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That is a deal, ugh, I don't want to but.....
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Quote from fritzo :
I prefer the older internal combustion guitars, thank you very much.
Took me a few moments 😆
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Will it Chug?
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Pass. QC issues (mostly cracking fretboards) have been rampant in recent years, and Ola's response is largely to ignore it.

Those who I know who have had issues resolved by Solar had to voice their issues long and loud, sometimes publicly before Solar would handle/address. CNC'ed Indo guitars. Great guitars, however overpriced.

This is likely an attempt to clear out '21-'23 Series 2 guitars that weren't otherwise going to move.

Ola is like Rob Chapman. Everybody's buddy if they are selling you something. They go where the fresh money is, and those early adopters mostly get the shaft unless they go to great lengths.

Seen it personally more than once. Not worth the hassle.
Last edited by ReverendSammael December 8, 2023 at 11:05 AM.
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I guess this was the reason their site was down for like the past week Laugh

As someone said above do be wary of QC issues. For whatever reason some Solars have issues with cracked fretboards, specifically ebony. Maybe has to do with the sharp-lookin 12th fret inlay design or poor humidity control? Either way it's a bummer to deal with.

Solar is also by far the biggest adopter of Evertune bridges and there's a LOT of them here as well. I've already posted my comments about Evertune in another thread, I like them a lot but they can be polarizing. You may love them or hate them.
Last edited by allenbee December 10, 2023 at 07:23 AM.
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Nocturno Culto approved...but seriously that's some bad PR if QC sucks. Here's hoping to see ESP LTD black metal go BOGO
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Quote from ReverendSammael :
Pass. QC issues (mostly cracking fretboards) have been rampant in recent years, and Ola's response is largely to ignore it.

Those who I know who have had issues resolved by Solar had to voice their issues long and loud, sometimes publicly before Solar would handle/address. CNC'ed Indo guitars. Great guitars, however overpriced.

This is likely an attempt to clear out '21-'23 Series 2 guitars that weren't otherwise going to move.

Ola is like Rob Chapman. Everybody's buddy if they are selling you something. They go where the fresh money is, and those early adopters mostly get the shaft unless they go to great lengths.

Seen it personally more than once. Not worth the hassle.
I've bought two, just got a t2.6 from their black Friday sales and the guitar is immaculate. Bought an s1.6 a few years back, has zero issues.

All of the reported issues were during the pandemic which have been sorted out since, but it seems like the company will never live that down. Every other guitar company has QC issues(god the amount of Epiphone we had to send back when I was working at a guitar shop 10+ years ago was insane) but no one craps on them like they do Solar. Maybe it's because Ola is an Internet personality?

The features and price point are unbeatable. Neck through body and stainless steel frets for under 1300? Nobody does that
Last edited by PotatoDabbin December 8, 2023 at 08:38 PM.
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Quote from PotatoDabbin :
All of the reported issues were during the pandemic
Wrong.

Quote from PotatoDabbin :
the amount of Epiphone we had to send back when I was working at a guitar shop 10+ years ago was insane) but no one craps on them like they do Solar.
Wrong.

Epiphone crapping is a far larger sport than Ola-crapping.

Quote from PotatoDabbin :
Maybe it's because Ola is an Internet personality?.
No, it's because he lets sub-par instruments with improperly treated wood go out to his gullible followers and only actually addresses the issues brought to his attention when it is done so loudly and with persistence.

Source: Seen it many, many times over the years in Ola's very own Discord server. Finally left when I saw how he was addressing (or shall we say not addressing) these issues and watching good friends be out ~1k per instance.

I'm glad your three you have are great. However, plenty have not been, and saying that all the issues were during the pandemic is being willfully obtuse.

Just check out the Solar Guitars FB page, still plenty of cracked fretboards, necks splitting down the back, you name it.

I'm glad you like your Solar guitars. I really am.

Still doesn't change the fact that there were/are still a bunch of really disappointed Ola fans/Ex-Ola fans that (still) won't spend a dime with Solar, and I can't say as I blame them.

Good luck. May your fretboards never crack, and if they do, may you get some satisfaction, as many have not.
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