Errant Tiger
Junior Member
Two questions/one post: DCE-1, also installing pup in D-46
I realize there's a pretty recent post on the DCE-1 already, but I didn't want to hijack it, especially given how infrequently I frequent these pages. Anyway, I swung by the generally-least-promising of my local guitar shops today, and was pleasantly surprised to find one of these. I'd never played one and I enjoyed it a fair amount. Needs new strings, of course, but it sounded pretty rich, especially compared to the Ibanez a/e I've been playing for the last couple years, which I'm looking to replace. Intonation was good; overall condition was a little rough but nothing egregious; the most worrying thing was that the whaddayacallit, control panel for the electronics seemed a little wobbly. Asking price: $550.
So is there anything I should know about these? Does the price seem fair? Hidden gems or hidden lemons?
Clarification/second question: My primary purpose here is to find something to play through my semi-massive pedalboard that also sounds good on its own. The Ibanez sounds decent plugged & effected but not so hot solo/unplugged. The other thing I'm considering is just getting a good pickup installed in the D-46; I'd also be interested in hearing people's reactions to that idea...
Thanks in advance!
I realize there's a pretty recent post on the DCE-1 already, but I didn't want to hijack it, especially given how infrequently I frequent these pages. Anyway, I swung by the generally-least-promising of my local guitar shops today, and was pleasantly surprised to find one of these. I'd never played one and I enjoyed it a fair amount. Needs new strings, of course, but it sounded pretty rich, especially compared to the Ibanez a/e I've been playing for the last couple years, which I'm looking to replace. Intonation was good; overall condition was a little rough but nothing egregious; the most worrying thing was that the whaddayacallit, control panel for the electronics seemed a little wobbly. Asking price: $550.
So is there anything I should know about these? Does the price seem fair? Hidden gems or hidden lemons?
Clarification/second question: My primary purpose here is to find something to play through my semi-massive pedalboard that also sounds good on its own. The Ibanez sounds decent plugged & effected but not so hot solo/unplugged. The other thing I'm considering is just getting a good pickup installed in the D-46; I'd also be interested in hearing people's reactions to that idea...
Thanks in advance!
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