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...
Nice looking build.. glad you had some luck.. I have a Xaviere 870 Strat with F-spec parts.. and it is really good after adjusting the neck downward a bit to center the strings.. I also purchased a fiesta red LIDO body hard tail with which i want to put a 24.75 conversion neck and schaller 3D bridge.. just have to decide on PUPS.. from your experience.. other than the ferrule size on the back of my hardtail.. is there any difference in the "IMPORT vs F-SPEC"? The body is full thickness.. i am hoping the routes are not shallow.. I have heard the input jack route may not be the same?? Did you find any issues with that?.. and glad the mighty mite fit without issues.. no sanding or side shims required.. I usually use Stew-mac premade shims for neck angle on most of my bolt-ons for better action regardless.. amazing what 0.5 or 1.0mm shim will get you..
I had no problem with the cavity depths. Dimarzio and GFS singles fit without bottoming out. Full sized pots, switch, and standard jack all fit fine.
