Abasi Concepts/Larada Megathread

[prlgmnr]

Yeah I don't know what you're seeing.

I mean, I wired them 5000 dollars as soon as I saw that picture on the last page but I don't see what that has to do with anything.

 

[Seabeast2000]

Yeah I don't know what you're seeing.

I mean, I wired them 5000 dollars as soon as I saw that picture on the last page but I don't see what that has to do with anything.

 

[Jonathan20022]

I have, and because of that I can totally see the sudden change in attitude, but I've also learned that it's a very childish thing to do. Of course, being stubborn is too, I mean if Abasi actually becomes a prospering guitar company then it would be stupid to hate them forever because they had a rough start but man, to give a very rough example, it feels like if a child molester suddenly cured cancer when it comes to reading this thread.

Comparing production/delivery issues to someone molesting a child is more than a little whack my dude, you got your point across earlier. You think people flip flop, but that's not the case. Now please stop while you're ahead because this last comment is absolutely moronic

 

[Hollowway]

I have, and because of that I can totally see the sudden change in attitude, but I've also learned that it's a very childish thing to do. Of course, being stubborn is too, I mean if Abasi actually becomes a prospering guitar company then it would be stupid to hate them forever because they had a rough start but man, to give a very rough example, it feels like if a child molester suddenly cured cancer when it comes to reading this thread.

I think it’s probably more that we’ve seen so many small guitar companies come out with good intentions, then stumble, then implode, so when one regains its footing we cheer like it’s a Disney movie where the nerd just scored a touchdown. (And I think my analogy is probably less caustic than yours ) In fact, Max has it right - no one is forgiving any prior transgressions, but if a customer actually avoids getting screwed over that’s a good thing.

 

[axxessdenied]

Hopefully whoever ordered gets a solid guitar. If anyone still places an order with these guys and they run into issues again down the road... well.... the signs were all there. lol

It's incredible seeing the difference in launches between Solar and Wasabi Guitars

 

[skmanga]

Wabasi**

 

[Señor Voorhees]

I think it’s probably more that we’ve seen so many small guitar companies come out with good intentions, then stumble, then implode, so when one regains its footing we cheer like it’s a Disney movie where the nerd just scored a touchdown. (And I think my analogy is probably less caustic than yours ) In fact, Max has it right - no one is forgiving any prior transgressions, but if a customer actually avoids getting screwed over that’s a good thing.

I think the point is more like people sort of acted like they DID regain their footing when in actuality all it is is a single guitar we've seen. lol

I hope for the best, obviously, but I don't have high hopes yet. I'll be happier once we see a handful more of them.

Which is likely the only point dude was making. On the plus side, the one guitar we did see, while not my personal cup of tea (I like color,) looks to be in good order. Better than the whole s7g "no guitars for a long time then suddenly wooooooooorm hooooooooooles, you should be ecstatic that you got the privilege of woooooooorm hooooooles, you should've paid a premium but didn't because we're awesome."

 

[Lorcan Ward]

Nobody here wants to see a guitar company fail and people out of pocket with nothing to show. So many of us have been burnt badly which is why the pitchforks come out when we see troubling signs. So when we see finished guitars we can't help but be relieved.

Although nothing counts until the customer has a functional playable guitar in their hands.

 

[glassmoon0fo]

Another Abasi rolled out today

 

[coldbloodsupplicant]

Another Abasi rolled out today

Good lord, that is stunning.

 

[spudmunkey]

It's an 8 minute video, and the guitar isn't shown until the video is more than 50% over. And then after about 45 seconds, it's then pulled out-of-frame for another 30+ seconds.

Looks nice, though.

 

[spudmunkey]

It's an 8 minute video, and the guitar isn't shown until the video is more than 50% over. And then after about 45 seconds, it's then pulled out-of-frame for another 30+ seconds.

Looks nice, though.

So I took out my stopwatch app while on a boring conference call. In the 8:22 video, the guitar (at least about 1/2 of it) is only on screen for 1:21, and almost all of that is half off-camera, and none of those were close-ups. There is literally more footage, almost double, of just the empty case.

This annoys me more than those hipster-chic promo videos.

 

[glassmoon0fo]

Yeah I asked the guy for more deets after he tunes it up, that vid gave me blue balls

 

[sezna]

Anybody wanna buy this OG frank one and tell me how it is?
https://reverb.com/item/28496790-abasi-guitars-larada-8-multi-scale-2018-burl-maple-natural

 

[Avedas]

Anybody wanna buy this OG frank one and tell me how it is?
https://reverb.com/item/28496790-abasi-guitars-larada-8-multi-scale-2018-burl-maple-natural

I played basically that exact guitar except with a maple fretboard. It was a really excellent guitar if you could get over the "buffing compound" shenanigans, which the one I played definitely had. I posted pictures of it somewhere way earlier in this thread.

 

[Jonathan20022]

I like the part where he yells out FLAME MAPLE and shows the camera the neck to reveal the single stripe of flame in the very middle of the neck

Stoked for him, guy seems really excited to get it.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Anybody wanna buy this OG frank one and tell me how it is?
https://reverb.com/item/28496790-abasi-guitars-larada-8-multi-scale-2018-burl-maple-natural

I love that they just copied and pasted the engrish from the Digimart listing.

 

[@zwen]

I’m actually stoked off this company. I love their current artist roster too. Stephen Tittyfucking Taranto is unreal.

 

[ChugThisBoy]

I’m actually stoked off this company. I love their current artist roster too. Stephen Tittyfucking Taranto is unreal.

I wonder how he earned the Tittyfuck nickname tbh

 

[Joan Maal]

It's an 8 minute video, and the guitar isn't shown until the video is more than 50% over. And then after about 45 seconds, it's then pulled out-of-frame for another 30+ seconds.

Looks nice, though.

I cant see shit