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Did ya'll see all the new guitars Rondo got in? Or have they been there and I just missed it.

The boat finally came.

The boat came in a few days ago according to my order status - my LPB Liquid is due to arrive at my door tomorrow!

nice..looks like the SX boat arrived at least.

Unbelievable!
And they have SIX strings!!!!

As I mentioned in another thread, they say they actually have my SX Hawk in mahogany with the stop tailpiece in stock, so I have hopes it will ship soon...

Here's the thing I don't understand. When I ordered my Liquid from Rondo, I was charged $49.95 for shipping. But the same model on Reverb, Rondo charges the same for the guitar, but only $18.95 shipping: https://reverb.com/item/33069880-left-h ... -tailpiece

I've noticed this before, but when it was a pre-order, there was no Reverb listing so the $49.95 shipping was the only option.

BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:50 pm Here's the thing I don't understand. When I ordered my Liquid from Rondo, I was charged $49.95 for shipping. But the same model on Reverb, Rondo charges the same for the guitar, but only $18.95 shipping: https://reverb.com/item/33069880-left-h ... -tailpiece

I've noticed this before, but when it was a pre-order, there was no Reverb listing so the $49.95 shipping was the only option.

they get that Reverb shipping discount! LOL

Liquids are now $199. Ouch. Seems like not long ago, they were $139.00. I wonder if the prices will go down a little once the supply chain issues eventually get resolved. Probably not.

BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:50 pm Here's the thing I don't understand. When I ordered my Liquid from Rondo, I was charged $49.95 for shipping. But the same model on Reverb, Rondo charges the same for the guitar, but only $18.95 shipping: https://reverb.com/item/33069880-left-h ... -tailpiece

I've noticed this before, but when it was a pre-order, there was no Reverb listing so the $49.95 shipping was the only option.

Shipping via rondo direct has always been more expensive. I bought an SX bass a few months back and it was $19.95 on Reverb vs about $28 calculated on rondo direct. Sometimes the difference is a lot bigger.

As far as "why" it is that way, only Kurt knows. I would personally say take advantage of the cheaper rates on reverb while you can ( assuming the guitar is available of course ) because shipping prices in general are not going down anytime soon.

I remember the $139 Liquid, I think that was with the basswood body. Whatever they call basswood is seriously soft wood. Too soft IMO.
Alder is also pretty soft, but quite a bitter harder than their basswood.

I paid around $185 shipped almost 3 years ago for the alder body, much preferred, and yeah Reverb shipping was under $20.

Unless things have changed, the shipping number on Rondo direct is a bad estimate with little relation to what you end up getting charged. The Reverb numbers provide more certainty.

Chocol8 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 2:51 pm Unless things have changed, the shipping number on Rondo direct is a bad estimate with little relation to what you end up getting charged. The Reverb numbers provide more certainty.

No, the $49.95 shipping was not an estimate, it was what I was actually charged.

I hadn't been to the Rondo site in a loooong time. What the heck happened?

I'm just waiting for an SX swamp ash strat to return to inventory.

My SX Strat w/P-90s and TOM Bridge will be here tomorrow. Gonna slap a Fishman Triple Play Midi Controller Pickup on it.

I''d love to get a Liquid, perhaps refin it, but I've learned that I just don't bond with jumbo frets.

This color is real nice tho, but it ain't purple!

Razzle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:47 am ...

This color is real nice tho, but it ain't purple!

It sho' IS nice!

dabbler wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:19 am

Razzle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:47 am ...

This color is real nice tho, but it ain't purple!

It sho' IS nice!

Pelham Blue Crew.

Razzle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:47 am I''d love to get a Liquid, perhaps refin it, but I've learned that I just don't bond with jumbo frets.

This color is real nice tho, but it ain't purple!

I had been waiting for 2 P90 hardtail stock for quite some time; finally settled for the 3-P90.
no real regret about it.
I carted that (just curious) one and the shipping to NJ is $34.13.

jtcnj wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:00 pm

Razzle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:47 am I''d love to get a Liquid, perhaps refin it, but I've learned that I just don't bond with jumbo frets.

This color is real nice tho, but it ain't purple!

I had been waiting for 2 P90 hardtail stock for quite some time; finally settled for the 3-P90.
no real regret about it.
I carted that (just curious) one and the shipping to NJ is $34.13.

Or $19.95 if you buy from Reverb

You guys are killing me. I'd so love to buy that blue 2 P90 version but I just started the mortgage refi process so I gotta keep myself in check for a while.

A question for the Liquid owners - what do you use for a case or a bag? It looks like a non-fitted hard case would be your only real option. The Liquid doesn't look terribly bag- or case-friendly, although no worse than a Firebird I suppose.

glasshand wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:44 pm A question for the Liquid owners - what do you use for a case or a bag? It looks like a non-fitted hard case would be your only real option. The Liquid doesn't look terribly bag- or case-friendly, although no worse than a Firebird I suppose.

With my first Liquid, I ordered a case from Rondo. They'll fit this one: https://www.rondomusic.com/sjmtweedcase.html

I got a Gibson Cordura Firebird padded gig bag for around $30 on ebay shortly after the Liquid in July 2018.
very thickly padded.

They were common then; I dont see them now.

Only $529 for what used to be a $279 AL model... (- damn wide)

https://www.rondomusic.com/Agile_AL-301 ... HW_DM.html