First Act Volkswagen Vw Garagemaster Elect Guitar Review

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First Act VW Garage Master?

• Thread starter Meals
• Start appointment Aug fourteen, 2014

• #1

Anyone take first paw feel with one?

• #2

Aye. Pretty cool inexpensive guitar to knock effectually. The preamp is interesting...

• #3

bought my GTI when these were getting given away... Only the bargain was U.s. only

• #4

They are absurd little guitars and can be bought pretty cheap.

• #5

I have a couple of these...they were given to me. I've kept them considering they actually play really well. The body shape looks the same as Brian May's guitar. I've never seen one of the Brian May guitars in person but I wouldn't be surprised if they both came out of the same manufacturing plant. The pickups aren't that bad. The neck is dainty & chunky with an extra thin end on the dorsum. The switches and tuners feel actually inexpensive merely it stays in tune & all the switches piece of work. There is a built in pre-amp, heave & distortion circuit. The top layer of the white "pearloid" pickguards will start to curlicue up & peal off. I haven't seen this happen on the other pickguards with solid colors. The knobs, twelfth fret marker & tr cover all have VW logos on them. Non the best guitar on earth but very playable. And, kinda cool in a kitschy fashion.

• #half dozen

My drummer in a past band had one, I played it whenever I could. Really cool to exist strumming along and kick on the boost for a solo (kicks the crap outta OD pedals, the OD on it itself was kina absurd too, but hard to handle alive, actually loud). Played great. Tried to buy it from him. Saw one at GC for $149 or then, but it had been abused. Cool 'lil axe! Vrrroooom!

• #7

Reviving this thread, considering I saw 1 for sale $150 at my local store. Didn't get a adventure to handle information technology long since I was in a hurry, simply do these things work without the bombardment? In other words, tin can the preamp be bypassed in case the battery runs out on me mid gig?

• #8

Reviving this thread, because I saw i for sale $150 at my local shop. Didn't become a chance to handle it long since I was in a hurry, just do these things piece of work without the bombardment? In other words, can the preamp be bypassed in case the battery runs out on me mid gig?

Yes, the preamp tin can exist bypassed (slide switch)...to be honest, you'll probably want to apply information technology sans preamp, information technology sounds funky to me, in a bad mode, but that's just me.

For reference, I bought one for my slap-up-nephew to acquire on for $75 (pawnshop) with original vw gig bag.

Very playable guitar

• #9

Yes, the preamp can be bypassed (slide switch)...to be honest, you'll probably want to employ information technology sans preamp, it sounds funky to me, in a bad fashion, but that's just me.

For reference, I bought ane for my great-nephew to learn on for $75 (pawnshop) with original vw gig pocketbook.

Very playable guitar

I encounter, so it tin be bypassed. But I've heard some active guitars where the preamp could be bypassed and played passive/normally, AS LONG every bit the battery was in in that location and it was powered. Sans battery, even if the switch was slid to off, the guitar would not be able to give output. I just want to make sure that'south not the case here.

• #10

No, it works fine without the battery...I specifically tried it with & without

• #11

No, it works fine without the battery...I specifically tried information technology with & without

Sweetness. And so, as I said, the shop is asking for $150. What price should I shoot for to haggle them down to?

• #13

I run into, so information technology tin can exist bypassed. Merely I've heard some active guitars where the preamp could be bypassed and played passive/normally, AS LONG equally the bombardment was in there and it was powered. Sans battery, fifty-fifty if the switch was slid to off, the guitar would not be able to give output. I but want to make certain that's non the instance here.

I recollect the battery/preamp was but required if playing through the car'south audio arrangement (as if anyone would really practise that).

• #14

I see a guy parked virtually the pier playing through his car'southward sound organisation every day!

Wanted one of these just because of the VW inlays, merely figured information technology would exist cheap and not a good player and no where to effort one out.

• #15

I have 1 of these that I bought because nosotros take several vintage VWs.

Not the best guitar merely not terrible or anything. Its playable and sounds okay. Information technology'due south a wall hanger now

• #16

I had the ME501 which seems to me to be the VW guitar without the doodads.
Swell guitar; shouldn't accept sold information technology. Loved the pickups, played great subsequently I leveled the frets.

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