Get a PO BOX in NH- RHONDO ships to UPS store boxes- then drive to your UPS store with an amp in the car "im playing a GIG MAN!". THATS your cover story for border customs, hide the hang tags and shipping box first!
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New SX Jazz Update
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Get a PO BOX in NH- RHONDO ships to UPS store boxes- then drive to your UPS store with an amp in the car "im playing a GIG MAN!". THATS your cover story for border customs, hide the hang tags and shipping box first!
Sorry-dont mean to make anyone upset-
Dont hate fender-but....
I refinsihed an Amercian deluxe jazz and it was a three piece body. Totally unacceptable at this price point.
Also, awilkie84 squiers are OK but the duncan design pickups in my fretless and my 77 were not as good as the ones in my Rondo. But gotta understand there are athousand variables to why one instrument sounds bad to the next.
Ash rondo with pearl blocks, deluxe tuners and heavy bridge blows away anything Squier has in the 299.99 range.
I own both.
Dont hate fender-but....
I refinsihed an Amercian deluxe jazz and it was a three piece body. Totally unacceptable at this price point.
Also, awilkie84 squiers are OK but the duncan design pickups in my fretless and my 77 were not as good as the ones in my Rondo. But gotta understand there are athousand variables to why one instrument sounds bad to the next.
Ash rondo with pearl blocks, deluxe tuners and heavy bridge blows away anything Squier has in the 299.99 range.
I own both.
What's so unacceptable about a 3 piece body? If it's matched well, who cares? You're still getting a quality crafted instrument with great hardware & sound. Look at most boutique basses. They're how many pieces & laminates? Multiple pieces doesn't mean lower quality.
I agree that for the price, you have a good chance of getting a better instrument but when you factor in $80 shipping and then 12% tax on the shipping & purchase price, no. I would rather get a Squier from a local store that I can play first & not have to worry about spending the same price for an SX and not being satisfied.
I don't disagree but still you can always return a bad SX if you're not satisfied.
Wow guys thanks for all the feedback. Sorry for the wrong link. I copied and paste from the description page itself. And I agree Kurt is a great guy to deal with. :thumbup:
Right!! Or FClef I like it. Hopefully they will stick with this design. Please release a 5 string model and I'll pull the trigger.
Does anyone know how to get in touch with the mfg or the distributor? I understand that RondoMusic is just a retailer. It would be good to get a wish list in front of the mfg.
Like that headstock much better. If they go to that on all their basses I may start looking at their product again.
Rondo is just the U.S. Distributor for SX and I get the impression that he sort of gets containers of what they decide to send him...although I presume he can request more or less of certain things according to what sells. I really don't think he can tell Team-International to start building 5 string SX Anrdomedas for him.
Which is REALLY too bad, because I think I'd run over my grandmother for the chance to buy an Andromeda one piece 5er. I want one SO bad!
Which raises the Squier issue. I love my Squier PJ 5er. There are so many things that are great about it. And yes, I had to change the pickups and do some work to tweak it in. But my biggest gripe about my Squier is the Agathis body. It's OK, and looks like a million, but truly I just like the feel of the SX ash and alder bodies better. And that is what keeps me from being as big a fanboy of Squier as I am of SX. Of course Standard SX bodies are three piece and work great. How they look usually depends on if you got lucky. If you did you end up with Fender American matched wood quality. If not, they still play great they just have a kind of striped look from unmatched wood color and grain.
Rondo is the US distributor and retailer. The manufacturer of SX instruments is a Chinese company called Team International, who have a one-distributor-per-country policy (which is why you won't see new SXs in a store, since Rondo only sells online).
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There is contact info on their website but frankly you'd probably get better results if Kurt has a wishlist of what his customers want rather than the company email in China getting bombarded with random messages.
BTW Rondo's electric guitars section does take custom orders - you could order a bass VI design through it, for instance - but I believe it's for Agile base models, not SX, which come through a different manufacturer (in Korea).
I've already let Kurt know of my interest. I will let Team International know as well.
Whether or not bombarding them with emails remains to be seen, but I'm going to let them of my interest and the interest of others here.
Whether or not bombarding them with emails remains to be seen, but I'm going to let them of my interest and the interest of others here.
Yes but I don't get the tax, duty or other fees back without a ton of hassle.
I agree. Ash varies a lot in weight and resonance! I'm glad that my ears prefer the low mids of alder ( which is much more reliable from piece to piece ). Ash is by far more attractive and can sound great, you just have to get a good piece/or pieces to make a great sounding bass. Too me tone is the deciding factor or weight.
