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#1828856 - 01/11/23 03:20 AM Like I needed a new guitar…
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…which of course I don't. But I was reading a review in Guitar Player Magazine (aka Heroin User Mag) about a Slick SL56. The review basically said, "this is a crazy value for what appears to be a cheap guitar". I mean, come on, a P90 in the neck and a Tele at the wraparound brass bridge? Semi hollow body? It was too wacky to just pass by.

So five minutes later, I'm pushing the "buy now" button on their website. And so that smelly doesn't need to ask, their return policy is 60 days.




https://www.guitarfetish.com/Slick-SL56-Offset-Body-Semi-Hollow-Aged-Indigo-Ash-Finish-_p_44806.html
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#1828859 - 01/11/23 04:39 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Mooseboy]
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Nice Fenson. Intonation looks tricky but you probably don't care about that.
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#1828864 - 01/11/23 06:08 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Ismellelephant]
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hmmm. I do not like the purple. Some of the other colors where ok. You will have to give the full report.
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#1828874 - 01/11/23 01:11 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Timster]
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Cute.

Let us know how the return process goes.

If you're looking for cheap fun, there are some really cool things coming out of China these days, with roasted maple necks and nice stainless steel frets.

Like this one:



How about this badboy for $257.21? Give us a tone report!



Want something a little different, like this Guild import?



Want a semi-hollow Tele with P-90s, dirt cheap and with a return policy?
Got you covered at $175.



Or how about with an offset body with a wrap around bridge that is adjustable...for 187?



Perhaps a PRS clone with P-90s and whammy bar?



Hey, you don't have a "Red Special", do you? You need one...at $266.00!



Do you still have that resonator? How about this one for $222?



A 12 string Ric clone maybe?



Buy them all! We want Tone Reports! I would, but I FINALLY beat my GAS a couple of years ago.

Seriously Moosie...good luck with the new Slick guitar!...
....sorry if I kicked up your GAS!
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#1828875 - 01/11/23 01:33 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Ismellelephant]
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 Originally Posted By: Ismellelephant
Nice Fenson. Intonation looks tricky but you probably don't care about that.
I'm actually quite particular about intonation, which is why I was really hesitant to buy my PRS Vela Semi Hollow Body. My fears proved to be unfounded.

And what is a Fenson?
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#1828879 - 01/11/23 01:53 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Mooseboy]
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 Originally Posted By: Ismellelephant
Nice Fenson. Intonation looks tricky but you probably don't care about that.
I'm actually quite particular about intonation

Yeah, there's no way a guy like you is NOT particular about intonation! Do you still have the Vela?
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#1828907 - 01/11/23 04:55 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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Ah crap… I typed "Vela" but I meant "Mira". Probably because I've been looking at the Velas because I love my Mira so much.

And yes definitely I still have the Mira.
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#1828908 - 01/11/23 05:01 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Mooseboy]
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Give the seller a break this time, return it using your drone.

BTW the intonation remark was a joke. It think stop bridge do look tricky to adjust.
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#1828936 - 01/11/23 07:41 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Ismellelephant]
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Purple Rain!...noice...let us know how you end up liking it. Slick is a side brand of Guitar Fetish, and they've been building guitars for a long time now. I've never played a Slick guitar though and am curious as to how they actually play and sound.
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#1829003 - 01/11/23 11:15 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Memphis Monroe]
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People that buy guitars for the color are idiots. Wait, I bought two blue PRS Artist models \:\)

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#1829044 - 01/12/23 02:10 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Marty Gilman]
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This guy has the same model Guild I have. But his has binding around the body. Mine doesnt. His pickups look (and sound) cheesy. Those arent stock. I have a Duncan Distortion and a Bill Lawrence L500XL. He's got a Kahler too.
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#1829051 - 01/12/23 02:30 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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Yeah, he sounds brutal and plays even more brutally.
I know you play WAY better, and I hope your guitar doesn't sound like a buzz saw through glass shards, like his does. \:D
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#1829053 - 01/12/23 02:40 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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Yeah, he sounds brutal and plays even more brutally.
I know you play WAY better, and I hope your guitar doesn't sound like a buzz saw through glass shards, like his does. \:D


I think in another video, he mentioned that guitar wasnt his 1st instrument. Drummer maybe.

Here's a picture I found of me holding my guild.

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#1829065 - 01/12/23 03:49 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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You look very familiar, Adam.
Don't worry, I've retired from that photo stuff! \:D
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#1829066 - 01/12/23 03:55 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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 Originally Posted By: MadGuitrst
You look very familiar, Adam.
Don't worry, I've retired from that photo stuff! \:D


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#1829067 - 01/12/23 03:56 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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\:D
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#1829094 - 01/12/23 12:41 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Marty Gilman]
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 Originally Posted By: Marty Gilman
People that bug guitars for the color are idiots. Wait, I bought two blue PRS Artist models \:\)

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Spoken like a true entomological guitarist.

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#1829105 - 01/12/23 02:20 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Vanillagrits]
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https://www.curioos.com/product/print/bug-guitar
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#1829126 - 01/12/23 05:43 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Mooseboy]
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#1829131 - 01/12/23 06:01 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Ismellelephant]
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Speaking of shark guitars, I guess they make a replica of EVH's now.



If you have a spare $1,900, you can have one of your very own.

https://www.evhgear.com/gear/shape/shark/striped-series-shark/5107922505


Insanely low action

That bridge looks like the one that was on my old Gibson Marauder .

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#1829135 - 01/12/23 06:33 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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EVH said that his guitar sounded terrible after he cut the body like that.

Gibson used those bridges on a bunch of guitars of that era, like the LS-6 and Marauder, as you know. But the purists, even back then, did like them...and thought they looked odd/too wide.
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#1829140 - 01/12/23 06:50 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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No wonder they didn't show him playing it that much. He did cut out a lot of wood. He probably couldve gotten a better sound with some EQ and effects. But he didn't like to use that many back then, I guess.
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#1829141 - 01/12/23 06:58 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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Yeah, I don't know. I just remember reading what he said about that guitar. I'll try to find it when I get a chance.

Eh, I looked a bit and references to what he said are out there but I didn't see a bid or direct interview. Anyway, it's pretty well know what he said.

I always like those Destroyers, and even more, the Iceman, though I never owned either.
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#1829154 - 01/12/23 07:57 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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Iceman is one guitar Ive wanted for a while when I was younger, but never got one. Now, I don't think it's practical to have one. I can get whatever sounds I want out of what I have already. Eye candy really isnt worth the price IMO now.
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#1829156 - 01/12/23 08:02 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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#1829175 - 01/12/23 08:57 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: C Jo Go]
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I knew someone who had one of these. Only thing that came to mind when I first saw it was "Generic".



Neck-Through-Body-Bolt-on

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#1829179 - 01/12/23 09:14 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Ismellelephant]
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Mark Kendall

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#1829180 - 01/12/23 09:18 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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 Originally Posted By: Marty Gilman
People that buy guitars for the color are idiots.

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 Originally Posted By: Adam Warlock
Eye candy really isnt worth the price IMO now.


I bought that Charvel last year (mostly) because I liked the look of it. Regretting that now. It's not about the money or the guitar. At all. It's regret for being impulsive, weak. That will not happen again. Ever.
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#1829183 - 01/12/23 09:38 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Webster]
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It's regret for being impulsive, weak.


Been there. Done that

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#1829205 - 01/12/23 11:17 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Adam Warlock]
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It is pretty sharp, though.




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#1829211 - 01/12/23 11:23 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Webster]
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Definitely is!
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#1829222 - 01/12/23 11:48 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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It is sharp, for sure
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#1829251 - 01/13/23 02:09 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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Do you still have that resonator?
Oh yeah! Today was its first birthday, and I used it to record a track that'll be released tomorrow.


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#1829253 - 01/13/23 02:15 AM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: Mooseboy]
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Cool, Moose....she's a beauty!

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#1829432 - 01/13/23 07:51 PM Re: Like I needed a new guitar… [Re: MadGuitrst]
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Oh maybe I should just go with this one…

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/...tQtFK6_NQnw_wcB

Oh no, wait… 8 pounds 2 ounces? 2 ounces over my limit, so I guess I won't.
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