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KInda a cross between the two tone wise plus your palm doesn't get ripped up by set screws like on a Fender bridge. I LOVE these guitars!BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:12 pm Hmm. I already have an SX Hawk with P90s, but with trem. But with the new lineup from Rondo, I have to wonder how different it would sound with a TOM bridge and stop tail. I know the scale length is Fendery, but the mahogany body and hardware suggest maybe more of a Gibby vibe too. Anyone?
Holy cow, that must be right, and I dunno why I didn't make the connection. I have 3 Liquids and 2 of them are P90 based. Of course the Hawk with TOM and stop tail would be similar to the Liquids. Thanks for the wakeup, I love my Liquids!LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:36 pm KInda a cross between the two tone wise plus your palm doesn't get ripped up by set screws like on a Fender bridge. I LOVE these guitars!
I have an SX Red Strat/Maple Neck/Single Coils, a Mahogany Strat/Rosewood Board/P-90s and a White Liquid/Maple Neck/P-90s that all have Tune-o-matic Bridges but I replaced the Stop Tailpieces with TP-6 Fine Tuning Tailpieces from Geyker...$27.![]()
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNGC7QR?ps ... ct_details
I found mine used, so I can't say if it has darkened over time. But I'm pretty sure it's stained to be that way. I like the darker more too, I think it is less usual that way. Yet I also like the look of the natural, especially with the dark fret board.Jaymo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:22 pm @BatUtilityBelt and ILuvTeles
I’ve only posted this reply twice already. For some reason it seems to keep disappearing. Maybe I offended the ghost of Leo by mentioning his name. So I’ll try again.
Were the bodies of your mahogany Hawks that dark when you received them, or did they darken with time?
I’m kind of hoping that mine comes in dark like yours because I like how it looks.
The Rondo pictures look about as light as my natural finish Alder Hawk.
At any rate, I like the tort PG.
I hate the white PG my alder Hawk came with.
Mine was/is dark.Jaymo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 12:22 pm @BatUtilityBelt and ILuvTeles
I’ve only posted this reply twice already. For some reason it seems to keep disappearing. Maybe I offended the ghost of Leo by mentioning his name. So I’ll try again.
Were the bodies of your mahogany Hawks that dark when you received them, or did they darken with time?
I’m kind of hoping that mine comes in dark like yours because I like how it looks.
The Rondo pictures look about as light as my natural finish Alder Hawk.
At any rate, I like the tort PG.
I hate the white PG my alder Hawk came with.
That’s a gorgeous piece of mahogany.Partscaster wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:36 am IMG_0331.jpgIMG_0333.jpg
my Natural is like tiger-eye with shifting reflective shimmer all over it. Neck was too, but I prefer 7.25 radius.
and, its a one piece body
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Thanks, Jaymo. Its got the tamer Lollar p90 set in it. Muscular single coil, but not so much comparative growl as the Gibson, or Tyson Tone Lab sets. Good for a punchier clean sound like cleaner Hendrixy range, but while using small amps.Jaymo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 7:35 amThat’s a gorgeous piece of mahogany.Partscaster wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:36 am IMG_0331.jpgIMG_0333.jpg
my Natural is like tiger-eye with shifting reflective shimmer all over it. Neck was too, but I prefer 7.25 radius.
and, its a one piece body
IMG_0335.jpg
I never “got” all the love that P90s get.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:05 pmHoly cow, that must be right, and I dunno why I didn't make the connection. I have 3 Liquids and 2 of them are P90 based. Of course the Hawk with TOM and stop tail would be similar to the Liquids. Thanks for the wakeup, I love my Liquids!LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:36 pm KInda a cross between the two tone wise plus your palm doesn't get ripped up by set screws like on a Fender bridge. I LOVE these guitars!
I have an SX Red Strat/Maple Neck/Single Coils, a Mahogany Strat/Rosewood Board/P-90s and a White Liquid/Maple Neck/P-90s that all have Tune-o-matic Bridges but I replaced the Stop Tailpieces with TP-6 Fine Tuning Tailpieces from Geyker...$27.![]()
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNGC7QR?ps ... ct_details
He has THREE Agile LPs listed on the site and TWO are "Lefties". Oh, how the mighty have fallen!BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:18 pm This morning I spent time getting loud with a P90 based Liquid, and that was too much fun - that guitar punches so far above its weight class it is almost ridiculous. Then I read about Fender laying off hundreds of people (I think because they were sued in the UK over MAP pricing). The confluence of those two things gave me pause.
I was thinking that economy of scale really should make it easier for the biggest guitar makers to compete with low priced instruments without sacrificing a bit of quality. Yet I've had to put more work into my Squiers and one Fender than required from any Agile or SX I have.
So while I sat wondering if I should cut Fender a break for their US based products, I remembered I had not made my DAILY visit to Rondo to consider buying that natural Mahogany SX Hawk dual P90 stop tail preorder. I hit that page to take another look, and thought "great price, but I'll bet he's increased the shipping". So I put it in my cart and plugged in my zip code to see what shipping would be: $20.04. Sigh, I completed the order because there's just no reason to give more expensive brands hundreds more for guitars that are just no better. Looking forward to another P90 SX... if only some of those hollow body P90 guitars there were still around (hint hint, Kurt).
I received TP6 tailpieces. It took a little while to get here from China, but not too long.LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:36 pmKInda a cross between the two tone wise plus your palm doesn't get ripped up by set screws like on a Fender bridge. I LOVE these guitars!BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:12 pm Hmm. I already have an SX Hawk with P90s, but with trem. But with the new lineup from Rondo, I have to wonder how different it would sound with a TOM bridge and stop tail. I know the scale length is Fendery, but the mahogany body and hardware suggest maybe more of a Gibby vibe too. Anyone?
I have an SX Red Strat/Maple Neck/Single Coils, a Mahogany Strat/Rosewood Board/P-90s and a White Liquid/Maple Neck/P-90s that all have Tune-o-matic Bridges but I replaced the Stop Tailpieces with TP-6 Fine Tuning Tailpieces from Geyker...$27.![]()
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNGC7QR?ps ... ct_details
OK, school me. Doesn't the fact that the saddles are metal, with the increased friction for to the bend angle of the strings, make the fine tuners only effective for the unwound strings?Jaymo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:45 pmI received TP6 tailpieces. It took a little while to get here from China, but not too long.LightWingStudios wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 8:36 pmKInda a cross between the two tone wise plus your palm doesn't get ripped up by set screws like on a Fender bridge. I LOVE these guitars!BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:12 pm Hmm. I already have an SX Hawk with P90s, but with trem. But with the new lineup from Rondo, I have to wonder how different it would sound with a TOM bridge and stop tail. I know the scale length is Fendery, but the mahogany body and hardware suggest maybe more of a Gibby vibe too. Anyone?
I have an SX Red Strat/Maple Neck/Single Coils, a Mahogany Strat/Rosewood Board/P-90s and a White Liquid/Maple Neck/P-90s that all have Tune-o-matic Bridges but I replaced the Stop Tailpieces with TP-6 Fine Tuning Tailpieces from Geyker...$27.![]()
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNGC7QR?ps ... ct_details
I installed one on my SX Callisto last weekend, along with the Grover’s I bought from Rondo (Thanks, Kurt).
My guitar got mad at me and stabbed me in the finger with a string.
That, or it just wanted a blood sacrifice.
What a difference they make.
Now I just wait for the Hawk to come in.