Question for guitarists (or any musos...)

[Mark]

Anyone ever heard of Ashton guitars?

If so, are they any good, cos all things going according to plan I'll be buying one on Friday

 

[spawn]

I think ive heard of them, are they an Australian brand? (The names familiar I just dont have my guitar magazines here at work so I cant go through them and then say what they are like and make myself sound really knowledgeable......damn.)

 

[Mark]

Hi Spawny Yep, Aussie designed, and made in Vietnam (which is why they're cheap I guess?) It LOOKS lovely, and I'll get the bloke at the shop to demonstrate it for me before I hand over the dosh.

It has gold knobs on

 

[spawn]

Yep Im pretty sure I do know them, they got a very good review in the magazine they were in if that helps!?

P.S. Theres a lot of gold knob jokes just sitting there waiting to be said, I however will show restraint and refrain

 

[Spiff]

Originally posted by Mark
It has gold knobs on

I could say something here, but I won't.

 

[Mark]

What magazine is it, Spawny??

 

[spawn]

Australian Guitar Magazine, ill have a look when I get home and see, Im pretty sure it was ashton, I may be wrong though!

 

[ironcross]

I won't say too much about gold knobs.

However they do make you go faster

 

[ironcross]

Mark, go here :

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/

They have user reviews etc. I find it useful every now and then. However you do usually get people bagging stuff.. just keep that at the back of your mind

 

[Lord Tim]

Wow, Chris - your avatar is so controversial! HAHAHAHA!

 

[Mark]

TIMMAH! Have you heard or seen an Ashton before? I think they're an Ibanez clone...

Thanks for the link Chris

 

[Mark]

And for those following the dramas of Mark and his new geetar, this is the one (if I remember correctly!) I saw in the shop yesterday, and which I hope to go in and check out & purchase on Friday But in GREEN! (kinda flamey green)

With gold knobs on

 

[spawn]

Cool, its all pointy...........METAL!!!!!!!!!

 

[dreamwatch]

The update on this breaking story of musical world domination by the geetar maestro known only as "Mark" is that we are purchasing said Ashton tomorrow!!! Which means I get to play it tomorrow instead of Friday!!! It's got 2 humbuckers, and a slidy switch which lets you have 3 single coils instead!! I'm almost certain thats a good thing!!!

And Chris - you scared the fuck outta me with that avatar! I had to sit and think to myself "Does he really look like that?" . . .

 

[Lord Tim]

Originally posted by Mark
TIMMAH! Have you heard or seen an Ashton before? I think they're an Ibanez clone...

They look more like PRS guitars but WAY cheaper!

Aside from what they look like, I can't say I've ever heard of them myself! But I'm probably not the right person to ask - I only use my own custom guitars...

 

[Icarus]

hehe Mr mark playing a guitar

 

[Mark]

I am now the owner of a dark green ashton ag-200 BUT, I had it wrong - it has SILVER knobs, not gold ones

And I'm now coming to grips with just how much of the little I knew years ago, I've forgotten

But I can almost play the beginning of 'Stacked Dead Actors' by the Foo Fighters already

 

[spawn]

Play smoke on the water!

 

[Mark]

Gimme time! I'm just starting

 

[spawn]

Its easy! Even I can play it, just that infamous riff though