The .strandberg* Thread

[HungryGuitarStudent]

Maybe I’m just not educated on guitar manufacturing, but it also seems a steep price for guitars made in Indonesia, one of them having a fret system that might make fret maintenance or replacement a nightmare.

Pushing true temp, which increases the sales price, seems like a risky move. Then again, Strandberg know what they’re doing (and their customer base).

Not hating, just my 1st thoughts. Maybe I’m completely wrong.

 

[diagrammatiks]

Maybe I’m just not educated on guitar manufacturing, but it also seems a steep price for guitars made in Indonesia, one of them having a fret system that might make fret maintenance or replacement a nightmare.

Pushing true temp, which increases the sales price, seems like a risky move. Then again, Strandberg know what they’re doing (and their customer base).

Not hating, just my 1st thoughts. Maybe I’m completely wrong.

they'll sell all 10 they make.

 

[HungryGuitarStudent]

they'll sell all 10 they make.

Hahah! Ola was talking about having a production line for the new Singularities. If I understood correctly, he said the difficulty in having TT frets made on that line was a source of delay (beside Covid I guess). I think they may have made more than 10

Anyhow, I’ll go try one at a local store out of curiosity.

 

[pawel]

So I have recently picked up a used '18 Indonesian Classic 7 to see if I like the headless/multiscale/endurneck thing (I do). I am not sold on the stock pickups though (need more aggression/cut). Does anyone have a suggestion if I say, like an Evo 7 in an RG 7620? Most discussions online seem to be about chambered bodens - I am not sure how the combination of solid alder, maple and headless affects things.

 

[thomas.reuter]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNNY1zqy5I/

Boden DR. Anyone have any clue what makes this one different?

 

[Avedas]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNNNY1zqy5I/

Boden DR. Anyone have any clue what makes this one different?

They changed the neck joint shape?

Let's see if they're brave enough to crack $3000 on this one.

 

[Hollowway]

The DR stands for “Direct Replica.” Ola got sick of Aliexpress copying his guitars, so he made a copy of the Biden himself. It’s exactly the same as the older Biden, except it’s more expensive.

 

[Pingu]

that salen jazz tho...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLWsLXgZcx/

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Beautiful guitars that won't be worth buying. Such a shame.

 

[Hollowway]

It’s been enough years - gimme a Varberg 8!

 

[diagrammatiks]

They changed the neck joint shape?

Let's see if they're brave enough to crack $3000 on this one.

the neck through are already 3500

 

[Avedas]

the neck through are already 3500

I saw one in a shop a couple weeks ago and it was ~$700 more than the bolt on version of the exact same model sitting right next to it. Who the hell upcharges $700 for neckthrough lmao

 

[narad]

Beautiful guitars that won't be worth buying. Such a shame.

I really dig the look. Would have been cool if they had offered a P90 route model which would have also helped differentiate it from the other models. But yea, it's going to probably be 3/5ths+ of the way to the price of a Collings I-30.

 

[diagrammatiks]

I saw one in a shop a couple weeks ago and it was ~$700 more than the bolt on version of the exact same model sitting right next to it. Who the hell upcharges $700 for neckthrough lmao

well most custom builders charge around that much if they can do the same body in different neck constructions.

but ya I don’t know why Cort needs to charge 700 dollars more.

 

[eclecto-acoustic]

Possible interpretation of the Boden DR name: They have an artist on their roster by the name of Dylan Reavey.

https://strandbergguitars.com/artists/dylan-reavey/

Be a real shame if they are making yet another unjustifiably expensive model. And I'm saying this as a guy who really likes the design and is probably buying a Standard in a few weeks.

 

[Avedas]

The Salen definitely looks better as a Jazz guitar than it does as a tele.

 

[StevenC]

well most custom builders charge around that much if they can do the same body in different neck constructions.

but ya I don’t know why Cort needs to charge 700 dollars more.

The neck through up charge on my made to measure Strandberg was significantly less than that.

 

[Masoo2]

Possible interpretation of the Boden DR name: They have an artist on their roster by the name of Dylan Reavey.

https://strandbergguitars.com/artists/dylan-reavey/

Be a real shame if they are making yet another unjustifiably expensive model. And I'm saying this as a guy who really likes the design and is probably buying a Standard in a few weeks.

As much as I wish it was a Dylan/Seda sig because he 100% deserves it, he's so unknown that I just don't see it happening

 

[Hollowway]

well most custom builders charge around that much if they can do the same body in different neck constructions.

but ya I don’t know why Cort needs to charge 700 dollars more.

My guess isn't that Cort charges $700 more. I think Ola is probably charging the bulk of that. Much in the same way that the iphone X wasn't $300 more than the iphone 8. I think Ola believes this is a premium upgrade, and is charging more because the thinks the market will bear it.

EDIT: Or maybe that's what you meant in your post, and I just said the implied part out loud, lol.

 

[eclecto-acoustic]

Anybody catch the release video?

Salen Jazz - semi-hollow, mahogany body/cap/neck with a rosewood fretboard and maple veneer, MFD Classic humbuckers, heel carve, removable pickguard.

Boden DR - chambered mahogany body/cap/neck, solid finish top (Titanium, I guess?), new knurled knobs with a flat spot, Richlite fretboard, MFD Standard humbuckers, heel carve, more dramatic forearm carve.