I got mosrite fever and couldn't afford an original after never even playing one so I decided to contact Hallmark and see how much it would cost in total to ship to the UK. Bob Shade was very helpful, and I could tell he would be a nice guy to work with. I couldn't decide between the Fire Sparkle and the Sunset Sparkle, but as it turns out there was only one sparkle guitar left, and he reserved it for me
After sitting at customs for over a week, and them being unable to send it to me until the customs charge was paid I got a bit annoyed, as I was impatient. It arrived after a week, right on a friday to my office in that alligator case
Bob helped me out with the shipping cost as well, as I would have had to pay 200 pounds extra just for customs charge to the UK (I'm not even British). I was very grateful and it just went to show how cool Bob is to work with.I tried it when I got home and liked it, but broke a e string after trying to see how far the vibrato would go
my mistake, all you need is a touch, no dive-bombing The more I played it the more I liked it. When it arrive the switch tip was broken off, so very hard to switch the pickups, Bob offered to send me a replacement right away, free of charge, of course but I couldn't wait and I was glad to buy one myself and solder it in. Once again, Bob was helpful in instructing which tip is best and how to install it. I noticed it's not as bright as a Mosrite, but not that it's muddy or anything, it can get bright, especially with a reverb pedal
The neck is fantastic, very fast and smooth. My friend came over to jam, and he is quite a fan of my Jaguar, as am I, but he loved this guitar, as do I It's got its own sound, and as I'm a big fan of the Ventures, you can tell it's right up that alley...Not too many clips on youtube so I posted one after my friend came over to practice some tunes for an upcoming GNR tribute concert, but we never got around to even touching the les paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNPT8gY ... re=mh_lolz
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