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Post by mitchmacblues on Mar 25, 2019 14:56:50 GMT
Hi, I would like to ask whether any of you know whether the P90s in the SC 450 Gold Tops are Roswells or 'generic'. I imagine they are Roswells and they are quite decent.
I am wondering whether to get one, any of you has had experience with the latest batch of SC 450 GTs? many thanks
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Post by LeoThunder on Mar 25, 2019 15:39:58 GMT
If these pick-ups were Roswell, the product description would state it and the covers would be branded. They are not.
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freeman
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Post by freeman on Mar 25, 2019 17:57:17 GMT
Nope. They're ceramic P90's. They're not bad, good for Blues/Rock. Even quite nice clean, but not that good for high gain stuff. I had one about 6 months ago but sent it back. I ordered mine when they weren't available, so I got a SC450 Plus instead as a stand-in. When they were available I ordered one and found it didn't match up to the SC450 Plus in any way. It felt a bit cheaper, the neck felt flatter and the color wasn't what I was expecting. Looked a bit plasticky and I thought the back was too red. The old ones were a light brown. Pity.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 18:21:17 GMT
I had the old version and the P90's were generic ceramic.
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Post by LeoThunder on Mar 28, 2019 9:58:01 GMT
Someone just published a video on this model:
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advb
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Post by advb on Mar 31, 2019 19:42:21 GMT
Someone just published a video on this model: Looking at the video, it looks like there is the "deko" D mark on the back of the neck and body. If that's the case, the missing washer on one tuner and the loose pot was enough the move it down from B stock to deko! And yet the reviewer thought it was a great playing guitar. I have seen some ebay sellers in the UK selling what are clearly deko guitars as "new" so a lot of deko items must still be viable instruments.
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Post by salteedog on Mar 31, 2019 20:07:02 GMT
I've bought three dekos and there's been very little wrong with any of them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2019 20:22:12 GMT
I aslo had at least 3 Dekos and they had nothing wrong with them; JB-75NA, SC-550TB and a HB Nylon acoustic. (maybe I had more but can't remember)
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 1, 2019 1:42:49 GMT
Looking at the video, it looks like there is the "deko" D mark on the back of the neck and body. If that's the case, the missing washer on one tuner and the loose pot was enough the move it down from B stock to deko! And yet the reviewer thought it was a great playing guitar. I have seen some ebay sellers in the UK selling what are clearly deko guitars as "new" so a lot of deko items must still be viable instruments. It does look exactly like a former "deko" item. The D would usually be just where the "dings" are placed, but made no longer readable. The reviewer says he didn't buy it himself, only got it from someone else for review, so who knows what went on with it? There was a German ebay seller, BurningStrings, regularly offering "Deko" Harley Benton as fully functional. He only has one now with a faulty pick-up or wiring. The "D" marks, on neck and body, are clearly visible:
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Post by tanker on Apr 5, 2019 2:35:57 GMT
Hi, I would like to ask whether any of you know whether the P90s in the SC 450 Gold Tops are Roswells or 'generic'. I imagine they are Roswells and they are quite decent. I am wondering whether to get one, any of you has had experience with the latest batch of SC 450 GTs? many thanks
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Post by tanker on Apr 5, 2019 2:37:30 GMT
Hi, I would like to ask whether any of you know whether the P90s in the SC 450 Gold Tops are Roswells or 'generic'. I imagine they are Roswells and they are quite decent. I am wondering whether to get one, any of you has had experience with the latest batch of SC 450 GTs? many thanks
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Post by mitchmacblues on Apr 5, 2019 20:32:25 GMT
Many thanks for the replies! In fact the SC 450 Gold Top has just gone out of stock from Thomann. Just when I wanted to buy.
Arghfs...
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