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Washington Irving
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 Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: NGD: Fujigen Orville LP Std plaintop |
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Hi
thanks to what I learnt here I was finally able to buy a fairly decent Les Paul. Thank you  I imported it from Japan. I don't know what was worse - the 2 month wait, or the import taxes I paid  . But it was worth it.
Pickups are stock, it has a long tenon, no FEB.
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JakexXx
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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hi!
very nice orville!!! can you tell me how much did you paid for the guitar and the package ?
bartek |
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Washington Irving
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:26 am Post subject: |
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thanks
+/- 2200 PLN (435 GBP at that time, i believe) without the import taxes. |
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JakexXx
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| Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:00 am Post subject: |
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That's a really good price, now on allegro there are two orville Lp's but their price is over 3000zł
but thery are not as beautifull as your lp !!! : ) |
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Washington Irving
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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all in all I ended up paying 2800 for it, so.. Well yeah, it's still a good price compared to 3300 you have to pay when you buy from H-R Guitars
But - the sellers on allegro never differentiate between low end K-series orvilles and better ones like mine. Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know. |
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Princess-Isabela
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| Washington Irving wrote: | | Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know. |
That is false.
Fujigen/Terada are of the same high quality. |
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JVsearch
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| Princess-Isabela wrote: | | Washington Irving wrote: | | Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know. |
That is false.
Fujigen/Terada are of the same high quality. |
In your opinion?
How would you explain the two piece necks on some Terada models? There was a thread about it just recently, and the theory has been put that it is only the Terada built guitars that have this (admittedly there was only a small sample of guitars examined).
Using multiple pieces of wood in a Les Paul neck or body is usually done to cut costs, it doesn't really help people to think "high quality". However, I would guess that the build quality is probably just as good as Fujigen.
Also, nobody really knows whether more pieces of wood in a neck or body affect the tone much, or maybe not at all.
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Princess-Isabela
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| Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Some people prefer Fujigen models, some Teradas.
It cannot be easily said which one is better because it depends largely on particular model of the guitar, they're both of high quality. |
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soundcreation
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| JVsearch wrote: | | Princess-Isabela wrote: | | Washington Irving wrote: | | Mine was made in Fujigen (not in Terada, which is said to be not as good), has a long, one piece neck tenon, while the ones on allegro.. you never know. |
That is false.
Fujigen/Terada are of the same high quality. |
In your opinion?
How would you explain the two piece necks on some Terada models? There was a thread about it just recently, and the theory has been put that it is only the Terada built guitars that have this (admittedly there was only a small sample of guitars examined).
Using multiple pieces of wood in a Les Paul neck or body is usually done to cut costs, it doesn't really help people to think "high quality". However, I would guess that the build quality is probably just as good as Fujigen.
Also, nobody really knows whether more pieces of wood in a neck or body affect the tone much, or maybe not at all. |
Well...mines a terrada with a 3 piece body and neck heel cap and it sounds fantastic. Super resonant with round tone.
I do believe you probably better your chances of getting a great guitar by keeping the pieces to a minimum but there are exceptions. |
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