It might sound like shite....

dunkman · April 2007

but i'm saving for one of these

http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/airline/airline2P-dlx_frm.htm

awesomeness :cool:

chris01 · April 2007

It looks like a Fender Jaguar made of Lego.

Is that the guitar the guy from the white stripes uses?

If you have $899 to burn.... why not donate it to, me! lol

casper leblanc · April 2007

Yep, Jack White seems to digg 'em.

keeponrockin · April 2007

I think they're ugly as sin.

ianvomsaal · April 2007

dunkman wrote:

but i'm saving for one of these
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/airline/airline2P-dlx_frm.htm
awesomeness :cool:

Really, why. . .
Because Jack White (John Gillis) plays one???
The NEW Airlines are really quite awful guitars.
They play terrible -- have you played one???
I think you can do much better for $700.
Well, just make sure you really play one before you spend the $$.

- Ian

MichaelMcKevin · April 2007

I'm not sure how big of a Jack White fan you are to spend $900 on his guitar, but I think if you already acknowledge that it sounds (and probably plays) like shit, you're gonna miss that $900 later.

Pearl Jam and toast · April 2007

Yeah, don't waste your money.

MLC2006 · April 2007

isn't the guitar that Jack White plays made out of plastic or fiberglass? if so, it's not even the same guitar, just looks the same.

dunkman · April 2007

ianvomsaal wrote:

Really, why. . .
Because Jack White (John Gillis) plays one???

pretty much... plus i think it looks cool as fuck!

ok... i admit i have a Jack White appreciation thing going on.. but then most of the guitar players on here post "how do i get Stone's sound" and "what hair dye colour does Mike use" and other such guitary questions

... so i'm just posting in the same vain

i just like the look of it... but i agree i could get a far better guitar for the money.. but then every fucker has a Strat and i loathe strats..

keeponrockin · April 2007

dunkman wrote:

but then every fucker has a Strat and i loathe strats..

ianvomsaal · April 2007

Okay . . . hey, you want an Airline, buy it -- I mean who are we to judge, buy what you want.
I'll never tell anyone to only buy this or that -- Personally I went through a few Fender phases:
- I really wanted a Strat (so I bought a '96 50th Anniversary Plus Deluxe, and about 15 Fenders the following year).
- Then the need to own a Strat kind of wore off because it seemed like everyone had one.
- Then it got to a point where I hated Fender (my Les Paul/PRS phase - sold almost all Fenders that I owned - mistake).
- Then I just didn't care (bought and sold many Fenders that year).
- Then I started to really like Fenders again (bought about 12 that year).
- Now I'm back to not worrying about them - if I really want one and I have the $$ I'll buy it.
Funny but since '96 (since I bought my first Fender) I've only owned USA models.
So in all honesty I can't compare foreign Strats vs. Made In USA.

All I mean by this is the love/hate relationship you have with Fender changes.
You'll probably kick yourself in a few years (you can get a USA Strat/Tele/Ect for the price of an Airline).
But get what you want to get - as I said in the beginning "who are we to judge".
You said it yourself, THEY SOUND LIKE SHITE - so it makes me wonder . . . why bother.
Cheers . . .

- Ian C.T. vom Saal

dunkman · April 2007

ianvomsaal wrote:

You said it yourself, THEY SOUND LIKE SHITE - so it makes me wonder . . . why bother.
Cheers . . .

- Ian C.T. vom Saal

read the title again chief..i said it might sound like shite (i've never heard it being played)

i'm just wanting something thats different.... it seems everyone has a Gibson or a Fender...

it is too expensive for me to just to buy it in homage to my guitar hero... but i'm thinking of going for Gretsch or something actually... maybe even a Rickenbacker or something!

TheLuckyOnes · April 2007

in all fairness, Ian, even if the airline does sound like shite, you shouldn't be telling him not to buy one, just for the simple fact that you bought 40 strats in your lifetime. Him owning one, even if its just a "show" guitar, is alright.

now, if he can only afford one or two guitars, then maybe he should worry about playability. But many people collect PJ vinyl with no record player. He can collect a White Stripes guitar without it being a player.

Lord knows i'm on my way to a healthy distortion pedal collection.
And NOBODY'S gonna tell me i'm wrong!!!!!

MLC2006 · April 2007

dunkman wrote:

i'm just wanting something thats different.... it seems everyone has a Gibson or a Fender...

you know why everyone seems to own a Gibson or a Fender? because Gibson and Fender make some of the best guitars. of course, some people prefer Ibanez, PRS, etc etc etc which also make some good guitars. but I've never heard anybody say they needed an Airline because Airline makes good guitars.

I can understand the Jack White thing, but like I said before, it's not made from the same material as Jack White's guitar, so it's not going to sound like Jack White's guitar.

dunkman · April 2007

MLC2006 wrote:

you know why everyone seems to own a Gibson or a Fender? because Gibson and Fender make some of the best guitars. of course, some people prefer Ibanez, PRS, etc etc etc which also make some good guitars. but I've never heard anybody say they needed an Airline because Airline makes good guitars.

I can understand the Jack White thing, but like I said before, it's not made from the same material as Jack White's guitar, so it's not going to sound like Jack White's guitar.

i know what you're saying and i actually agree with it.. but i've always been like this with stuff.. when i passed my driving test i had my father in one ear saying " get a Ford.. reliable, well built, etc" and my (future) father in law in the other ear saying "ohh you need an Vauxhaull (Opel in the states?)... well made, sturdy, wont let you down, etc!!!"

i bought an 1982 Volkswagen Beetle that used to make weird noises, smelled like someone had died in the back seat and couldnt go round a corner at more than 30mph or you'd crash... but it was cool and had character..

i read the Harmony Central on that guitar and its reviews are good, very good:-
Features...........................9.3 (34 responses)
Sound...............................9.8 (37 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish............9.3 (36 responses)
Reliability/Durability............9.6 (35 responses)
Customer Support.............9.7 (33 responses)
Overall Rating...................9.7 (34 responses)

so cant be that bad surely!!!!

ianvomsaal · April 2007

TheLuckyOnes wrote:

in all fairness, Ian, even if the airline does sound like shite, you shouldn't be telling him not to buy one, just for the simple fact that you bought 40 strats in your lifetime. Him owning one, even if its just a "show" guitar, is alright.
now, if he can only afford one or two guitars, then maybe he should worry about playability. But many people collect PJ vinyl with no record player. He can collect a White Stripes guitar without it being a player.
Lord knows i'm on my way to a healthy distortion pedal collection.
And NOBODY'S gonna tell me i'm wrong!!!!!

ianvomsaal wrote:

Okay . . . hey, you want an Airline, buy it -- I mean who are we to judge, buy what you want.
I'll never tell anyone to only buy this or that -- Personally I went through a few Fender phases:
- I really wanted a Strat (so I bought a '96 50th Anniversary Plus Deluxe, and about 15 Fenders the following year).
- Then the need to own a Strat kind of wore off because it seemed like everyone had one.
- Then it got to a point where I hated Fender (my Les Paul/PRS phase - sold almost all Fenders that I owned - mistake).
- Then I just didn't care (bought and sold many Fenders that year).
- Then I started to really like Fenders again (bought about 12 that year).
- Now I'm back to not worrying about them - if I really want one and I have the $$ I'll buy it.
Funny but since '96 (since I bought my first Fender) I've only owned USA models.
So in all honesty I can't compare foreign Strats vs. Made In USA.

All I mean by this is the love/hate relationship you have with Fender changes.
You'll probably kick yourself in a few years (you can get a USA Strat/Tele/Ect for the price of an Airline).
But get what you want to get - as I said in the beginning "who are we to judge".
You said it yourself, THEY SOUND LIKE SHITE - so it makes me wonder . . . why bother.
Cheers . . .

- Ian C.T. vom Saal

I'm sorry if what I said was misconstrued - take another look at what I posted.
I never told him not to buy one, just to really think the purchase over.

"Okay . . . hey, you want an Airline, buy it -- I mean who are we to judge, buy what you want.
I'll never tell anyone to only buy this or that -- Personally I went through a few . . . "

- Ian

dunkman · April 2007

ianvomsaal wrote:

I'm sorry if what I said was misconstrued - take another look at what I posted.
I never told him not to buy one, just to really thing the purchase over.

"Okay . . . hey, you want an Airline, buy it -- I mean who are we to judge, buy what you want.
I'll never tell anyone to only buy this or that -- Personally I went through a few . . . "

- Ian

ironically it was you who said this

"You said it yourself, THEY SOUND LIKE SHITE - so it makes me wonder . . . why bother."

when all i actually said was "they MIGHT sound like shite"

lucylespian · April 2007

Hey dunks, funny you shold post this. I watched UNder Blackpool light s last ngiht, and i was Gassing so had for ne of theese, I didn;t know they did em new. I too have no interest in strats or teles, just all look the same and have no character.
I have a Gretsch Brian Setzeer Hot Rod and it is porn, awesome for open tuning slide blues and all Jack's stuff. If you get one, you MUST get teh '59 ntresstle bracing,m it is crucial or they feed back like pigs. The TV Jones Filtertrons are a must too.
PM me and I'l, post some links.

Go the Air line < Go GO GO GO GO GO GO GO GO !!!!!!!!!!!

MichaelMcKevin · April 2007

If that's the guitar you really want, go for it. One thing I'd keep in mind is resale value. Most guitars, you can get most of your money back pretty easily, but I don't know if you'd be able to find a buyer willing to pay a lot for a uses Airline.

lucylespian · April 2007

Bumpity bump !! So, are you gonna go and play one ??
I'd buy one just for the looks. It just might be on my shopping list when I go through LA next year.

ianvomsaal · April 2007

dunkman wrote:

ironically it was you who said this
"You said it yourself, THEY SOUND LIKE SHITE - so it makes me wonder . . . why bother."
when all i actually said was "they MIGHT sound like shite"

I took it as though you were being matter of fact, not as if you didn't know if it sounded like shit or not.
I took your post as -- yeah they might sound like shit, but I still want one.
Not -- Well, they might sound like shit (I don't know), but I still want one.
Either way (as I said in the beginning) make your own decision ""who are we to judge, buy what you want.''"

- Ian

It might sound like shite....

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