This is one of the new import spec bodies from Guitar fetish. Strat style finished in Atlantic Coral.Kinda a mix between salmon pink and cream sickle. It is made of poplar, light weight and 43mm thick. I have a wilkinson short block tremolo for it, but a fender mexi will fit as well.The finish is nice with no noticeable flaws. The neck is a maple mighty mite, fit perfect with no sanding needed.They also have a thin line tele in fiesta red that I'm thinking about.
That looks great! I literally was just looking at those. Planning out a future HH Tele project in my head. Nice to hear a positive review!
I have bought a few dogs from their close out section, and had issues with their basic bodies. Their XGP stuff has been good for me so far. The only downside I can see is the finish is not as thick and tends to chip more easily.Shipping is still high too, so I try to wait and order when I need a few things.
Last I checked they didn't have anything for sale yet just a placeholder saying it that was coming. Did they just start selling the Lido brand in the last couple weeks? I thought I checked like a week ago. Maybe 2. That looks great BTW.. Nice job!!!
I tried to find the old thread I started about my experience with GFS and the [email protected] XGP body I bought, but I can't find it now. It was many, many years ago. In a nutshell, I bought a dud body and had to eat the shipping in both directions, and all I got from GFS was the middle finger. I swore to never spend a penny there again and to cost them at least as much in future sales as I had to eat in shipping fees. My own personal Jihad...
I avoid GFS too but I will if I am wanting a body. If I'm getting a body then I will order parts from them. I will not order parts from them unless I'm getting a body or larger item. Many times I have filled up my cart with smaller parts and went to check out and looked at the shipping and changed my mind and went elsewhere.
I looked at the Lido bodies at GFS, but once you add in their expensive (and slow) shipping, I think I'm going to order something like this for my next project. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5338148356&icep_item=393028047343
Very nice. I've done 4 builds with GFS bodies and only one I had a issue with and it was quickly fixed. My Tele is a GFS build...