NGD Fail ;)

TTony

A few weeks ago, I set out with a budget of £300-£500 (but ideally less) to buy an electro-acoustic.

I've got plenty of electrics, a bass or two, one acoustic ... but no electros.  So, gap to be filled.

£300-£500 would sneak in under the wifely radar.

The Yams were up there on my list of possibles.  Not least because that one acoustic is a Yam, and I've had it for over 30 years, so it can't be too bad.

Mr @bazxkr (thanks Barry) kindly lent me his APX to try out, but - fine guitar though it is - I made the mistake of going into a guitar shop or two, and talking to some people who decided to guide me in my quest.





 


Faith PJE Legacy Neptune.

I rather like it.  The combination of piezo and in-body condenser mic (which can be blended anywhere between 100-0 and 0-100) really does give a wide range of sounds and the condenser offsets a lot of the piezo sharpness that you don't always want.

Neck is beautifully unfinished - simple satin finish with no sticky glosswork.

So far, I'm loving it.

So why the "fail" in the thread title.  Hmmmm ... budget, whoops.  


(Yes, the patio is new too).  

Big thanks due to @Jason for pointing me in a good direction.

Schnozz

Sure is purdy

TTony

Schnozz said:

Sure is purdy

Yup - we decided to mix some copper slate in with the grey.

Rabs

Ohhh nice..   Ive seen a few of these about, all very nice and ive not met anyone who has a bad thing to say about them...  Enjoy 

Jason

Faith PJE Legacy Neptune.

I rather like it.  The combination of piezo and in-body condenser mic (which can be blended anywhere between 100-0 and 0-100) really does give a wide range of sounds and the condenser offsets a lot of the piezo sharpness that you don't always want.

Neck is beautifully unfinished - simple satin finish with no sticky glosswork.

So far, I'm loving it.

So why the "fail" in the thread title.  Hmmmm ... budget, whoops.  


(Yes, the patio is new too).  

Big thanks due to @Jason for pointing me in a good direction.

Always happy to help people spend unnecessary money

Budget, smudget, life is too short not to have Faith*

*Sorry!  to obvious?

robgilmo

That's so lovely, however, I do hope that not a big fingerprint smudge under the bridge, you cant take a NGD photo of a guitar with a big dirty finger print smudge on it, unless its a vintage thing covered in dirt anyway, that's allowed.

robgilmo

And that case, sweet jesus, that case is the most awesome thing Ive seen today.

stimpsonslostson

I ADORE my Faith acoustic. It's a wonderful thing. 

Congratulations. That looks lovely. The guitar isn't bad either.

TTony

robgilmo said:

And that case, sweet jesus, that case is the most awesome thing Ive seen today.

The case is probably cleaner too

robgilmo

I could cuddle a case like that, if I was 3 feet tall I would sleep in that.

TTony

robgilmo said:

I could cuddle a case like that, if I was 3 feet tall I would sleep in that.

Or if the case were 9ft long, you still could ...

SimpleSimon

HNGD, thats pretty. I just wish they would put dots on the fretboard.

Iamnobody

Forget the guitar - more pics of the patio please!

Does it have steps into the house?

TTony

Iamnobody said:

Does it have steps into the house?

@Iamnobody.  

No steps.  3m of bi-fold aluminium patio doors open straight out onto the patio on more-or-less the same level.  

It took the guys about a month to level the base and lay the slabs.

TTony

SimpleSimon said:

HNGD, thats pretty. I just wish they would put dots on the fretboard.

No, no, no @simplesimon!


There are side dots on the neck, which is all you (I) need when playing it.  The naked series were a step too far in simplicity for my taste, but I don't generally like big markers/dots on the fretboard, so this works well for me.

robgilmo

Yeah, I was going to say , but didn't want to upset you, whoever did the pointing on the patio made the mix too wet, not only has it stained some of the stone, it will probably crack easily too.
Apart from that though they didn't do too bad a job, lines are nice and straight, some gaps are a little on the big side and if it were me I would have tightened it up a little but that being said it looks like a quality job.
Impressive.
Makes that case look even more awesome , if that's even possible.

Iamnobody

TTony said:

Iamnobody said:

Does it have steps into the house?

@Iamnobody.  

No steps.  3m of bi-fold aluminium patio doors open straight out onto the patio on more-or-less the same level.  

It took the guys about a month to level the base and lay the slabs.

Wow - a month. How come?

I’ve got to work out a solution to get into the garden from out new extension. We didn’t go bi-fold so it has a step down on two sides from French doors and sliding patio doors, and needs to tie into the existing patio area - or scrap the lot and start again. That opens up other possibilities - decking etc. 

Yours looks very smart. 

robgilmo

Iamnobody said:

TTony said:

Iamnobody said:

Does it have steps into the house?

@Iamnobody.  

No steps.  3m of bi-fold aluminium patio doors open straight out onto the patio on more-or-less the same level.  

It took the guys about a month to level the base and lay the slabs.

Wow - a month. How come?

I’ve got to work out a solution to get into the garden from out new extension. We didn’t go bi-fold so it has a step down on two sides from French doors and sliding patio doors, and needs to tie into the existing patio area - or scrap the lot and start again. That opens up other possibilities - decking etc. 

Yours looks very smart. 

Cut the steps out of the existing patio and raise them. That way its all the same material and should blend right in.

TTony

Iamnobody said:

TTony said:

Iamnobody said:

Does it have steps into the house?

@Iamnobody.  

No steps.  3m of bi-fold aluminium patio doors open straight out onto the patio on more-or-less the same level.  

It took the guys about a month to level the base and lay the slabs.

Wow - a month. How come?

I can't help feeling that the thread is going off topic somehow ...


It's about 80m2 of patio.  Sitting on about 30 tonnes of crushed concrete to form a level base (sloping away) with a retaining wall around the outside.  The first week+ was just getting the base in place, with drainage.  And we paid for the job, not the hours!

LuttiS

Congrats! I love my Faith Venus - I'm sure you will be very happy


Gotta keep the faith brutha! 

robgilmo

TTony said:

Iamnobody said:

TTony said:

Iamnobody said:

Does it have steps into the house?

@Iamnobody.  

No steps.  3m of bi-fold aluminium patio doors open straight out onto the patio on more-or-less the same level.  

It took the guys about a month to level the base and lay the slabs.

Wow - a month. How come?

I can't help feeling that the thread is going off topic somehow ...


It's about 80m2 of patio.  Sitting on about 30 tonnes of crushed concrete to form a level base (sloping away) with a retaining wall around the outside.  The first week+ was just getting the base in place, with drainage.  And we paid for the job, not the hours!

You would be surprised how much work goes into something like that.

Getting the Orange/Red fluffy fabric to sit just right like that is no easy task.