Since I posted the price detail for the GART80EX & feeling a little frustrated thereafter, it prompted me to make another trip to Swee Lee to re-look at the GART range. I'm not propelling these models as outstanding guitars for your definite considerations but they manifest good QC for the money; this is a fair assessment of the GART range.
Last evening I managed to re-try the GART60, the less cosmetic brother of the GART80EX. It also sports a pair of in-house pickups, adding to the more pocket-friendly price tag. What made the GART80EX more appealing to me is the overall tone but that's the deception of the pickups- those EMG-HZs are really the works for distortion applications. The GART60 avoided being inclined to any tonal preference but I believe, it could be souped up in this aspect by replacing those STD humbuckers to one's preferred units.
So for the most part of last evening's guitar outing, it was about convincing myself that the GART80EX is something I could do without because the GART60 was as good. The GART60 is listing for $519, the difference here could get me another guitar...
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o_O owh~
why bother? it's just a Les Paul copy, nothing special, and it's a gio.
it's my effort to acknowledge good craftsmanship, regardless of the brand name or series. too many people are dismissive of the lower tier instruments, when the time comes to acknowledge the improvements, they can't bring themselves to say something good or give due acknowledgement- the label stigma's still with us all.
goodbye GART80EX, welcome back GART60 :)
hey bro, review some ART series next time - i saw ART300 violet cayman @ swee lee last time, and rumours about ART320 arrival too
still trying out a few more ART series before settling down on any reviews- i need the comparison :-)
why not try out the arz307...if it's here in the first place. a seven string single cut guitar seems interesting...
saly it's not offered here...
when do u think the arz 24 fretters will reach our shores?? btw have any of the S 24 fretters reached our shores yet?? lol
no indication of the ARZs coming in. the 24-fret S-series; ditto... i've been waiting for the Darkstone series actually, but i guess the wait continues...
i heard darkstone (DN520) already arrived...
arrived but not available = no use...
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