frontpage Posted by Nattefrost • Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024 8:52 PM
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Item 1 of 3
frontpage Posted by Nattefrost • Aug 28, 2024
Aug 28, 2024 8:52 PM
Schecter Guitar Research C-1 Platinum Blackout Electric Guitar (Satin Black)
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Since MF and GC are the same company, I'd expect this warning to apply to MF purchases also.
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Since MF and GC are the same company, I'd expect this warning to apply to MF purchases also.
Since MF and GC are the same company, I'd expect this warning to apply to MF purchases also.
The shipping of open-box (or even display) items from Guitar Center stores in fulfillment of GC and MF orders is an ongoing sore spot for those who've ordered from them.
You'll be protected by the return policy if you don't like what you get, but some really want brand new in an unopened box. You don't have that guarantee here.
Then put the new one out. They claim it's to keep the floor models from getting too much damage. Needless to say I walked out.
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I ended up buying from Costco.
Since MF and GC are the same company, I'd expect this warning to apply to MF purchases also.
That said, if you don't think you'll ever want the benefits of active pickups (or the disadvantages of having a battery; be sure to UNPLUG the instrument cable every time you're done playing), then get a model with passive pickups.
Since MF and GC are the same company, I'd expect this warning to apply to MF purchases also.
How do I know? I returned 4 Gibson Les Pauls last year and never did get one unopened. They wouldn't discount them either. One had a fretboard separating from the neck. One was dinged up. One had a really crappy binding job on it. One was perfect....except a defective push pull pot. And would have to replace a circuit board instead of just a pot (thanks, technology). It was just ridiculous.
That said, if you don't think you'll ever want the benefits of active pickups (or the disadvantages of having a battery; be sure to UNPLUG the instrument cable every time you're done playing), then get a model with passive pickups.
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You can certainly play rock, grunge, or whatever on this guitar. The EMG 81/85 have been around a long time, and are more of a classic metal/grunge sound than a modern low-tuned death metal sound.
People say "active pickups are for metal" but that's not true. What you do need to remember is that actives usually get much louder than passive pickups, and they don't get duller-sounding as you turn down the volume, so you shouldn't just automatically dime the volume control like you do on a passive guitar. You can set the volume control to whatever makes your amp sound best, and the guitar will sound the same.