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Location: San Bernardino, California | 1867-HFX on eBay
First time I've seen one of these. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Hmmmm, I wonder if this is a relist. I could have sworn I just saw it on ebay within the last 2-3 weeks. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I contacted the seller about this guitar before seeing this. What I wanna know is why he/she wants $75 for shipping.... |
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| Yep, way too much for shipping. I won an auction on a 1767 in Phoenix. Shipping and Insurance were only $20. So, this guy is making almost 300% profit on shipping alone. Give me a break... |
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Location: closely held secret | Stephen, I think you're right. I seem to remember seeing one too, they don't pop up that often. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard:
I contacted the seller about this guitar before seeing this. What I wanna know is why he/she wants $75 for shipping.... To save $2.50 on eBay final value fee. |
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Location: New Hampsha | There's an Adamas with the HFX option also on Fleabay. Is it similarly rare?
Short explanation of what makes an HFX so cool? |
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Location: closely held secret | Aside from the fact that it's fun to say, "HexFX", I suppose the coolness factor is proportional to whether or not you'll use it.
It's coupled with a 6 element piezo pickup and a stereo output, and offers a variety of choices as to how the 6 strings are output via the stereo jacks. You can split them EA/DGBE, or EAD/GBE, or EDB/AGE. Then there's a 'pan' mode which outputs the strings as they are on the fretboard, like
Left.....CTR....Right
E...A...D...G...B...E
Last is an 'auto-panning' feature which causes alternate strings to sweep from side to side, either slow or fast.
Here's a link to the manual. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | As to the shipping, he says he was quoted that by a shipping store. He admitted it might be a bit much, but 'graciously' offered to refund the difference if it is. Waaayyyyy too many sellers on ebay now asking $50, or more, for shipping.
I have had a couple of Legends with the HexFx preamp. It did nothing for me, since my rig is not stereo. I'll take one with a chromatic tuner instead, thank you. More power to someone with the setup to use it.
But I must add the mea culpa that I DID bid on it. It's a moot point, since I am outbid.
(BTW, mea culpa = 'my bad' in Latin.) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | He probably asked the shipper for a quote that included packaging. My father in law did that to ship a guitar to me from Iowa and it was about $75. Costs about $20 to do it yourself. It cost about $45 for UPS to pack and ship a guitar from Seattle. About the same time, MWoody sent me the wooden roundback for around $18.
I don't think paying someone to pack it is worth it. The 2 I've received haven't done anything to keep the guitar from bouncing around inside the case. |
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Location: closely held secret | It's pretty easy to shape a cardboard seat and top that will keep the case in the middle of the box. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | When I sent my slothead up to the reunion last year the local "shipping store" charged $17 just for materials... $72 total!!!
I'll never make THAT mistake again. |
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Location: Keller, TX | None of the guitar stores around here will give me a box that is big enough for the HSC. So I have to have either recently purchased a new guitar (my favorite option) or get the local shop to build one. They do get pricey since they don't have a box big enough either. They have to take two of their largest boxes and cut/tape it to fit. It does get $$$$. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by ttenn:
None of the guitar stores around here will give me a box that is big enough for the HSC. A Taylor box will work. Just remeber to properly label it. :D :p :D :p
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