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frontpage Posted by humblepie • Nov 8, 2024

B-Stock Sale on Diamond Electric Guitars & Bass Guitars

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World Music Supply has select B-Stock Diamond Electric Guitars & Bass Guitars on sale with prices starting from $129.99. Shipping is free.

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Note: Quantities are limited for each model.

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Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • From product pages:
    • "This is a true liquidation sale of approximately 1300 guitars at approximately 65-80% off. We bought the diamond guitar company during covid and had to move factories. We got a container shipment that had too many issues so we are leaving the factory and liquidating the entire order at fire sale prices. They are sold as is, but returnable for any reason. Just ship back no questions asked? (customer is responsible for any and all shipping costs if returned) So what makes them B-stock? Most of it is relatively minor. Buffing scratches, buffing burn through, pin stripes off by a hair, fret sprout, finish blems, repacked, finish bubbles, or in need of service, setup, adjustment, knobs needing adjusted (set to high or low on post), came with wrong color trem bar, maybe a corroded screw, etc. Nothing will be severely broken, cracked, or unable to function and play. You might get a perfect gem. We declared the entire shipment b-stock without inspecting all 1300 one at a time. We saw enough to make that judgement call. Most of this is pretty minor, but its enough that we don't want to deal with 1300 guitars one at a time and photograph them all, etc. All items will have either a used, b-stock, or similar marking on the back of the headstock. In many cases we are selling these for less than the parts of pickups you get. These prices (on the diamond guitars only) are all at a loss so we wont have time or resources (budget) to sort through and find you a gem, or take pictures, or weigh them. That's fine on normal product. The intent is to move these fast and cheap. For reference, the prices on the diamond guitars website are published. We will consider bulk purchase inquiries as well. You may return these for any reason, but shipping will be the customers responsibility as we told you up front these are a fire sale liquidation as is."
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World Music Supply has select B-Stock Diamond Electric Guitars & Bass Guitars on sale with prices starting from $129.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member humblepie for posting this deal.

Note: Quantities are limited for each model.

Editor's Notes

Written by StrawMan86 | Staff
  • From product pages:
    • "This is a true liquidation sale of approximately 1300 guitars at approximately 65-80% off. We bought the diamond guitar company during covid and had to move factories. We got a container shipment that had too many issues so we are leaving the factory and liquidating the entire order at fire sale prices. They are sold as is, but returnable for any reason. Just ship back no questions asked? (customer is responsible for any and all shipping costs if returned) So what makes them B-stock? Most of it is relatively minor. Buffing scratches, buffing burn through, pin stripes off by a hair, fret sprout, finish blems, repacked, finish bubbles, or in need of service, setup, adjustment, knobs needing adjusted (set to high or low on post), came with wrong color trem bar, maybe a corroded screw, etc. Nothing will be severely broken, cracked, or unable to function and play. You might get a perfect gem. We declared the entire shipment b-stock without inspecting all 1300 one at a time. We saw enough to make that judgement call. Most of this is pretty minor, but its enough that we don't want to deal with 1300 guitars one at a time and photograph them all, etc. All items will have either a used, b-stock, or similar marking on the back of the headstock. In many cases we are selling these for less than the parts of pickups you get. These prices (on the diamond guitars only) are all at a loss so we wont have time or resources (budget) to sort through and find you a gem, or take pictures, or weigh them. That's fine on normal product. The intent is to move these fast and cheap. For reference, the prices on the diamond guitars website are published. We will consider bulk purchase inquiries as well. You may return these for any reason, but shipping will be the customers responsibility as we told you up front these are a fire sale liquidation as is."
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Barchetta/Halcyon = Strat style
Bolero = LP style
Monarch = Prs style
Bird of Prey = Dean ML style
Maverick = Tele style
Renegade = SG style (but thin line so the body is extra thin)
Hailfire = Firebird style
Imperial = 335 style
guitar i ordered -
https://www.diamondguitars.com/bo...in-natural

pics of guitar i received -
https://imgur.com/a/6WzXyhA

build quality looks pretty good, haven't played it yet. The finishes on these are pretty bad though

looks like it has way too thick of a finish, and the finish on it was never buffed. it's not smooth as you rub your hands over it, feels chalky and is a matte finish almost. thinking about stripping everything off it and trying to buff it out to see if it gets better (it should with a bench buffer and polishing compound)

barely see the tiger striping of the wood, buffing may help

also color is way off, this is yellow, which the pic is a white/natural. buffing may help with that also
Received my Hailfire SM today. Action is a little high and will (should) be an easy correction with truss. I'll let it settle with tension from tunning first.

It's definitely what I see as b-stock from other manufacturers. That said, the 'flaws' are limited to scratches on back plastic compartment cover and perhaps the jack plate not being as flush as it could be. Both are also simple adjustments.

Plays really well - Seymours sound as expected and zero issues with controls. Single coil tap works well and feels more 'true' when pulled than other guitars I own with simpler setup. Wish there were separate vol and tone pots for each pickup. Body is gorgeous and it sustains very well for such the thin rig. Jointing looks solid. Nothing I am concerned about, but time will tell. Voicing is amongst one of the most versatile I have in a collection of 20.

Well worth $300. I'm on site right now looking to pick up another model. This is a great deal for a player guitar, but not going to appreciate like other brands. Great studio or mid tier quality, and a good value. Helluva Slickdeal find.

Update: ordered the Renegade with the EMGs. Looking forward to Diamond's take on the SC.

Update to the Update. Much better set up on the EMG's Renegade. Little hickey at one fret and dent on back of headstock from what could only be the pointy end of a Phillipshead, right between the nut end tuners. Stuck a pick holder there and I'll never think of it again. FANTASTIC player. Better quality overall from most Epiphone SGs I've played.

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IregretNothingMaybe
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How do they play? Can't find any reviews on them.
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slayer72
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I'm not seeing any EMG pickups or Seymour Duncans, just Diamond pickups.
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Quote from slayer72 :
I'm not seeing any EMG pickups or Seymour Duncans, just Diamond pickups.
The base line Barchettas have their own Diamond pickups. You have to look at the Diamond website and look at the higher end versions. Then call in and order those for the ones with EMG or Seymour Duncans.
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Quote from IregretNothingMaybe :
How do they play? Can't find any reviews on them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWiF4LKXr_I

That is a review of the Barchetta that is recent. There are a few others if you look for Diamond Barchetta. From personal experience, I have a Barchetta LT with Diamond pickups, a Bolero Flame series with EMG pickups, and the Monarch Exotic series with Seymour Duncans. I picked one of each. They all 3 play very well for me. As I said, they all came practically setup out of the box. I didn't have to mess with intonation or anything beyond tuning them.
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I called them about emg ones, they are not under any sale. Its just these base models.
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jsrose
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I have the DBZ (predecessor to Diamond) Barchetta from years back with the Floyd Rose. It's a great build. I like the guitar but it's not really my style anymore. Resale has been a pain for me since there's very little market.
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Quote from AubreyA2362 :
Will you be adding any more of the ultra violet barchettas?
I show 1 available now.

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Quote from MuhDeMocrAcY :
I show 1 available now.
Managed to get one of them!
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Quote from AubreyA2362 :
Managed to get one of them!
Most excellent!
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Quote from MuhDeMocrAcY :
I show 1 available now.
doing it now.
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Just called them and talked with the VP. They just got in the extra inventory from the Diamond warehouse and are sorting through all of it. They said they will be adding them to the website. I still only see the Barchetta LT ones though. NVM, I now see the Bolero ones. They do have other styles though.

https://worldmusicsupply.com/?s=D...e_aws=true
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Quote from dashingncool :
I called them about emg ones, they are not under any sale. Its just these base models.
The Barchetta LTs are base models and come with Diamond's humbucker pickups as I mentioned. There are higher end models of the Barchettas as well as other body types that come with either EMG or Seymour Duncans. I am sitting right now with the Bolero Flame Series in Violet Linear Burst in my lap that have active EMGs. You do have to call for the higher end ones though. Almost all the Diamond guitars are on sale as B-Stock. There is a tiny few, like the Renegade in USA print, that they considered A-Stock and are not under liquidation prices. But I paid $279 for this Bolero after bulk discount with active EMGs.
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Which one should I buy? Not into LP style. Thanks.
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Quote from AlexBizi :
Which one should I buy? Not into LP style. Thanks.
Barchetta/Halcyon = Strat style
Bolero = LP style
Monarch = Prs style
Bird of Prey = Dean ML style
Maverick = Tele style
Renegade = SG style (but thin line so the body is extra thin)
Hailfire = Firebird style
Imperial = 335 style
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Quote from humblepie :
The Barchetta LTs are base models and come with Diamond's humbucker pickups as I mentioned. There are higher end models of the Barchettas as well as other body types that come with either EMG or Seymour Duncans. I am sitting right now with the Bolero Flame Series in Violet Linear Burst in my lap that have active EMGs. You do have to call for the higher end ones though. Almost all the Diamond guitars are on sale as B-Stock. There is a tiny few, like the Renegade in USA print, that they considered A-Stock and are not under liquidation prices. But I paid $279 for this Bolero after bulk discount with active EMGs.
Originally it was maybe 6-10 models. There are 31 live now and more going up.

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