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Have ya'll ever heard of a guitar brand called Jay Turser?
Or how about Excalibur?
Any Impressions on these brands?
Also, while I'm here, If a guitar has a trapeese style bridge, would that be something to stay away from? Looks like it would be harder to keep in tune with one of those.
 
No.
But look, if you have something constructive to say, or something informative to add, great! Otherwise, your assinine comments are best left for the playground.
 
Although the Jay Turser site doesn't mention it, these are actually chinese copies of strats, teles, lps.........I've never seen one or heard anything about them other than the usual glowing reviews that all imports get from Harmony Central type reviewers....

http://www.jayturser.com/

The Excalibur is made by Vigier, and is evidently USA produced....has a carbon fibre alloy neck that is supposed to create more sustain.....

http://www.guitar.com/news/shownews.asp?newsID=156

Vigier has won some awards for innovation, according to some of the links.............and according to the link above, Gary Moore is a fan...........

A trapeze style tail, because it is attached at the bottom of the guitar, and not affixed to the top, like a stop tail, would seem to me be prone to not staying in tune, simply because of movement....I have a similar "harp" style on one of my gits, and have had tuning probs after just a little heavy play.....but, in all fairness, the guitar is also an import...I've never had experience with a high dollar model w/trap tail though...gibs
 
Is the trapeze bridge on an electric or acoustic?

Trapeze bridges are just floating bridges designed for arch top instruments - like a jazz box. Lots of electrics have them. There's a bridge sitting on the top and a long tailpiece; string tension usually holds the bridge on there. It's a fantastic arrangement for carved top (arched) instruments - like a violin family instrument, or a jazz guitar or a mandolin. Works well on banjos as well.

Where it doesn't work as well is on acoustic flat top guitars. Because they do not have a significant arch, the strings break over the bridge at a low angle and impart less force to the top through the bridge. That's touchy with an acoustic flat top instrument, because that's all the sound.

Jay Turser - I've seen them but never played them. Nice looking, budget pricing. Just play 'em until you find one you like and then start looking closer...
 
Michael- sorry man, don't want to butt in here, but I think hixmix was simply trying to figure out if these brands came from a place like Sam's Club, Costco, K-Mart, etc.......
 
Treeline said:
Is the trapeze bridge on an electric or acoustic?

Trapeze bridges are just floating bridges designed for arch top instruments - like a jazz box...
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Yes, on a jazz box. Pretty common then huh?


nutdotnet-
I didn't take it that way. Sounded kind of smart-assed to me. I mean, if you don't know, or you've never heard of a brand, then there's really no reason to chime in right?
Just struck me wrong I guess.
 
Are you looking to purchase a guitar or just looking at the mentioned brand ?
 
I was thinking of buying one trebles. I'd want a hollow body, or semi-hollow body. Has to be a "Jazz" style of guitar. I don't really play, so I'd be a beginner. I don't want to spend a whole lot of money, just in case it ends up collecting dust in the corner of the room. The brands I mentioned can be had for around $500.

I kind of had my eye on this one here:
MVC-220S.JPG
 
hey Joro - got a 404 from pro-hosting on that link

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Got it now - that is a pretty f-hole.
 
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Hi Michael,

Gibs is right (as usual), the Excalibur is a model from the Vigier company. If you're interested, I have an old issue of "Total Guitar" with a review of this axe in it, and if I'm not mistaken there was even a CD that came with the magazine with a song on it that was played on this guitar. Think "metal-styled strat" for the looks of it, and "Just plain metal" for the sound. You know, fat humbuckers, Floyd Rose tremolo unit, carbon fibre.

As far as the Jay Turser, I wouldn't know about that.

The trapeze-style bridge I have no experience with it, but I don't think it's a great idea. Gibson used to fix them on early Les Paul models, but evolved to "normal" bridges soon after. For a reason I gues...

Bye!
Dirk Demon
 
Korean made.......I saw one my cousin was looking at in a pawn shop.....an electric/acoustic....kinda high action, not very resonant as an acoustic, and we didn't plug it in to see how the electronics worked.......

Fernandes owns the company......

http://www.ravenguitar.com/

I'd read these reviews (and take 'em with a grain of salt, remember, this is Harmony Central, some of these "reviewers" have agendas)

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Raven/

.........gibs
 
Hey gidge, I think the Vigier guitars are actually French in origin. Check out this site for more details:

http://www.vigierguitars.com

btw, these are nice looking instruments. Wonder how well they play. . . .
 
beaverbiscuit, you're right, French made.....Thanks for the info......I've never seen one in real life, but they look cool....

by the way, I'm gibs, not Gidge........


Gidge is the Yahama guy....................:D .............gibs
 
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gibs said:
beaverbiscuit, you're right, French made.....Thanks for the info......I've never seen one in real life, but they look cool....

by the way, I'm gibs, not Gidge........


Gidge is the Yahama guy....................:D .............gibs
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Sorry for the goof-up. I think the Vigier site popping up in French popped some synapses in my noggin :D.

Yeah, I really like the Marilyn and the Passion models, especially with the ash finish. Looks like they run about $2500 USD, which makes me sad :(.
 
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