SX Owners club!

Whether its a cheapo strat copy like mine or one of the slightly higher end les paul clones, this is the thread for you!

SX Tele Vintage Blonde! :D

Soon to arrive SX Tele in vintage white!! Pics to come soon...

EDIT: added pics

Two heavily modded STL's(tele style) that are now Esquire clones with full vintage style hardware and two SST's (strat style) with new nuts, GFS saddles, and new pickguards - one white and the other powder blue.

Very inexpensive but fun guitars. My 2 SST's have very minor and inexpensive mods and stock electronics but with careful setup are very good players. And, the stock pickups have a nice vintagy strat sound that I really like. The only downside is they get harsh if overdriven much........up to that point nice and chimey and clear.

I have 3 SX strats, 1 SX P-bass, and 1 sx LP style guitar. All are wonderful players.
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/nifenste/Guitar/White%20TC630/IMG_6555-1.jpg
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/nifenste/IMG_6504.jpg
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/nifenste/Guitar/SST%20Ash%20P90%203ts/IMG_9100.jpg
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/nifenste/Guitar/SX%20P%20Bass/IMG_9088.jpg
http://i795.photobucket.com/albums/yy235/nifenste/Guitar/SX%20Deimos%20GT/IMG_6544-1.jpg

SX STL H 3TS - B stock
SX SST57 Mahogany Stop Tail P90
SX STL-50 w/ GFS rails
SX EG6 CUS BK B Stock

Obviously, I think they are great fun!

I did mod mine a little. It started as an SX Tele. The neck came from an SX Jazz bass as did the pickups.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee210/roscoestring/002-40.jpg

Ive got two modded, the bass is just cosmetic, the rangecaster, full bore.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/stellar%20pics/general%20guitar%20pix/Bye-Bye%20Kitty%20Bass/1bpbfullpiano.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/stellar%20pics/general%20guitar%20pix/cowboycaster/rangefullbody.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h156/tvvoodoo/stellar%20pics/general%20guitar%20pix/cowboycaster/rangeheadstock.jpg

Count me in, too.

This is my Blackie, my ultimately modded SX. Actually once upon a time it was ;)

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/nienturi/Senim_Strat/strat015.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/nienturi/Senim_Strat/strat009.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/nienturi/Senim_Strat/strat012.jpg

Today it looks like;

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/nienturi/Senim_Strat/foto008.jpg

and

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/nienturi/Senim_Strat/New-1.jpg

I`m in with my SX SST Ash RN Na.

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu245/midnightblu_photos/My%20Guitars/DSC06390xx.jpg

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu245/midnightblu_photos/My%20Guitars/DSC06391x.jpg

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu245/midnightblu_photos/My%20Guitars/DSC06389x.jpg

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu245/midnightblu_photos/P1000361-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/tgoss/SXGG6Cus2.jpg

I started out with a tele/ furrian, just to gauge the quality of SX, I had heard good things but you never know till you have one in your hand and try it for yourself.
As I have stated in previous threads, I was truly impressed with quality of both the building and the playing of this little $ 109.00 jewel.

So After I was comfortable with quality, I purchased the SX EG6 CUS BK, this guitar is amazing.
It is dead quite, flawless finish, and adorned with 5ply binding on the body, 3 ply on the neck, and 4ply on the headstock.
The abalone and pearl fret board inlays are beautiful and flawless.
The frets were perfect right out of the box, they were dress to perfection and lay over the triple binding, best I've seen regardless of the maker.
They finish this jewel with all gold hardware and tortoise shell pickguard.

The sound is so 335ish that my guess is no one could tell the difference.

I've played for over 50 years and owned almost every guitar made at one time or another, and I have avoided so far any comments about price because, if t his guitar cost $1000.00 it would still be a great guitar, but when you factor in that it only cost $239.00 is just mind blowing.

Buy an SX or Agile and try to get the smile off you face, it takes a while.

Whether its a cheapo strat copy like mine or one of the slightly higher end les paul clones, this is the thread for you!

My SX Furrian 141110

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This is my modded sx liquid. It's a real head-turner when I use it at shows. It's also a really nice player, right out of the box.
Mods:
Customized headstock
Locking tuners
Mother of Pearl dot inlays and side markers
Bone Nut
Bigsby B5
Wilkinson Roller bridge
Strap locks

And I'm adding my SX to the club, also!
It was a vintage white/white picguard when I bought it :mrgreen: here you go, hope you like it!

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3HiRrD0tuqw/UFTDDSwOXzI/AAAAAAAAATE/BAjvYeXcGY0/s800/P8280006s.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RlbMndwn0jg/UFTDDm_RZwI/AAAAAAAAATA/H5q-PkqXyic/s800/P8280008s.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BLFaraQlpx0/UFTDE3irAxI/AAAAAAAAATk/LZzdsH9K5r4/s800/P8280015s.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MZZujtpnpg0/UFTDFZV0Z-I/AAAAAAAAATs/5EgpAkNnQEo/s800/P8280017s.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-AvUJ4Y3TlB8/UFTDGLk7rPI/AAAAAAAAAUA/NCtXZpO7ky8/s800/P8280019s.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7ziORqvFjcg/UFTDHahoq9I/AAAAAAAAAUg/2pYVluXQex8/s800/P8280026s.jpg

1 SX CAR w/maple board Tele copy. I added a white pearloid pickguard.
1 SX CAR double-bound Tele copy w/maple board.
1 SX Black double-bound Tele copy w/ maple board.
1 SX 2-tone SB double-bound Tele copy w/ maple board
1 SX Sunburst Lap Steel w/ P 90 ( I got the stand for this and soft case)
1 SX Cherry 335 copy w/ stock humbuckers. I added Planet Waves Trim Lock locking tuners, Dunlop recessed staplocks and bone nut.
1 SX CAR 70's Jazz Bass stock with high mass bridge.

I like these instruments very much!

I also have 2 Douglas (one Red & one Amber- both with Ash burl tops-single bound) Tele copies. The Red one is stock, the Amber one has a Bill Bores P/W B bender, a maple Stew-Mac 22 fret neck and Joe Barden "Gattons".
I also have an Agile Tobacco Burst semi-hollow 12 string Rick-ish copy(the guitar pictured on their home page) with 3 stock imitation "toaster top" pickups. This guitar is also dead-stock.

I must have gotten one from a bad batch... just can't seem to get it dialed in. For some reason it just sounds bad... especially for 1st position chords. I had a bunch of parts for a p-caster I was planning to assemble and got too busy (SD Antiquity II Pup's, a 4-way Switch, and locking tuners). So I figured the Furrian would be an inexpensive shortcut. So far I've taken it to a tech who shimmed the neck to get the action decent. I installed the parts for my other p-caster, and have done the intonation a couple of times (it's dead on) It plays OK but stills sounds bad, almost like it's out of tune and even with a tuner it doesn't get much better. For a while I kept a clip on tuner on it.

I'm fairly heavy handed, I'm wondering if it's the jumbo frets and I'm pulling the strings sharp. I've got EB SS 10's on it (same as my LP), I use 11's on my Strat.

This Tele has become challenge - I assembled an old Squier Affinity Tele from some old parts I had (and I mean old parts) and it plays and sounds fine. That really bummed me on the Furrian. I'm wondering if I should contact Kurt about it - I've had it about 6 months now. Just when I think it's sounding better I play one of my other gits and realize, nope, still sounds pretty bad.

Open for input, ideas... at this point I'm thinking it's going to be part of a trade in on one of the new Squier VM SS Tele Basses (they look sweet).

SX Furian T copy I bought in late Nov. 2011. $99 w/shipping.

DEFINITELY took a fret level/ crown.
PUPS were so-so, but I waited 8 months b4 changing them.
BIG DIFF!!

GFS Fatbody in front, G&L ASAT Classic in rear (both used).

Overall for < $200. Unbelievable sound and playability.





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My SX Furrian 3TS Twins:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j223/MadJack_2006/Our%20Guitars/P1020076.jpg

On the left is my Ash 3TS with the forearm bevel and belly cut. I changed the nut for a Graph Tech Black TUSQ-XL nut. The pots a CRS with CRL switch and SwitchCraft Jack. The pups are the Harpmaster Modern Tele Pickup set. Still need to do a fret level, though it plays alright without and a four way switch.

The HH 3TS on the right was done by a member on another forum. It has the Alder body and he Scotch-Bright'ed the body for a satin finish. He refinished the neck, reshaped the headstock, did a fret level and installed a new nut and 500kΩ pots. I'm looking at replacing the ceramic magnets in the pups for AlNiCo II magnets. Possibly even a push-pull pot for coil splitting, if applicable with the pups.

SX Callisto JR owner checking in. It's essentially a Marley model flattop LP with P90s. I got the last mahogany colored one. A cursory nut filing, truss rod adjustment, pickup and bridge height adjustment was all that was required. P90s are so much fun...

$130. Set neck. I don't know how Kurt does it.

Here's my old SX-STL50 I turned into an Esquire...

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/1122/medium/Picture_182_crop.jpg

Sounds way better than a guitar this cheap has a right to!

SX Callisto JR owner checking in. It's essentially a Marley model flattop LP with P90s. I got the last mahogany colored one. A cursory nut filing, truss rod adjustment, pickup and bridge height adjustment was all that was required. P90s are so much fun...

$130. Set neck. I don't know how Kurt does it.

I've been looking at those for a while. Saturday I was at my local GC and played a Gibby LP Special with P-90s (what the Callisto Jr's are modeled after), through an AC15C1....Beautiful! Both of those are way over my budget, so the SX Callisto JR will be the one to go with my Lil' Night Trains. I'm not too keen on the TV Yellow, which is all Kurt has in stock currently. I'd like the Natural or the Metallic Wine Red.

My Wigglestick Furrian. Some fezzification has been done:
http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac218/sunnyland_photos/IMG_1428.jpg

This electric bass on the left.
Its ok. Nice body & neck. Not so great fretwork, crappy pots.
Damn good deal for $120.
http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab223/PineAppleSlim/110928-142447.jpg

I must have gotten one from a bad batch... just can't seem to get it dialed in. For some reason it just sounds bad... especially for 1st position chords. I had a bunch of parts for a p-caster I was planning to assemble and got too busy (SD Antiquity II Pup's, a 4-way Switch, and locking tuners). So I figured the Furrian would be an inexpensive shortcut. So far I've taken it to a tech who shimmed the neck to get the action decent. I installed the parts for my other p-caster, and have done the intonation a couple of times (it's dead on) It plays OK but stills sounds bad, almost like it's out of tune and even with a tuner it doesn't get much better. For a while I kept a clip on tuner on it.

I'm fairly heavy handed, I'm wondering if it's the jumbo frets and I'm pulling the strings sharp. I've got EB SS 10's on it (same as my LP), I use 11's on my Strat.

This Tele has become challenge - I assembled an old Squier Affinity Tele from some old parts I had (and I mean old parts) and it plays and sounds fine. That really bummed me on the Furrian. I'm wondering if I should contact Kurt about it - I've had it about 6 months now. Just when I think it's sounding better I play one of my other gits and realize, nope, still sounds pretty bad.

Open for input, ideas... at this point I'm thinking it's going to be part of a trade in on one of the new Squier VM SS Tele Basses (they look sweet).

Good guess. My 1st tele was a MIM with smaller frets. That plus being the hack player I am made me play with an iron fist. Jump to those jumbos, & everything gets squirrely.

I own too many SX's to count. Currently have a completely stripped to wood alder SX Furrian on the bench converting it to a Hot Rod w nat grain. While I'm this far, I'm tempted to plug the staggered ferrule/bridge holes & mod to a proper ashtray.

http://www.agileguitarforum.com/attachment.php?aid=3624

Got the black double bound Furrian on the way as we speak.

That's also my handywork on the right in madjacks post. Good to see it again.

Doesn't surprise me you on here too, considering all the work you do on the Furrians.

I saw the post you did, doing that headstock in that pic. Tried to look it up and saw how many posts you do over there. Where do you get the time?

Doesn't surprise me you on here too, considering all the work you do on the Furrians.

I saw the post you did, doing that headstock in that pic. Tried to look it up and saw how many posts you do over there. Where do you get the time?

Where did I get the time is more apt. I had been unemployed until recently. That & Winter's setting in. :lol:

I just picked up a 3 P-90 Liquid this past weekend and tried it out last night. Wow. It blows me away that this is a $150 guitar. The stock pickups sounded great, better than I was expecting, and the electrical work seems solid. I was initially concerned that the neck thinner than Kurt's specs suggested, but after playing it for 30 seconds my fears about it's playability were put to rest. Fret work was excellent for a guitar in this price range.

I'll likely make a few upgrades (new tuners and nut should solve the somewhat lacking tuning stability), but I'm still stunned at how good this guitar is out of the box.

SX owner here; got the Furrian MN+ P90 VWH for my birthday last year (November).

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l8kvi3C5MPA/UJ9mdgxtaQI/AAAAAAAAAs8/JwrO2CFdnq8/s512/IMAG1050.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JatX6xQuBmY/UTQ-2tPssYI/AAAAAAAAAwc/aHS8ayvN9sw/s512/IMAG1359.jpg

I don't know anything about guitars so I can't judge on its quality or anything; I can't play either so I can't tell how well it sounds (or doesn't). As far as a plank of wood with strings on it, plugged into a speaker I like the way it looks and when I bang on it it makes sounds that I associate with guitars. So it's got that going for it. Which is nice.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dCRz_iAkK90/UKSDpg1rt2I/AAAAAAAAAtk/ATSz3mMk3Hc/s800/IMAG1067.jpg

Maybe some day I'll get around to learning how to use the thing.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PY0E3ed3ecc/UJ9mdtZpI_I/AAAAAAAAAtE/lng0pJafz3U/s800/IMAG1052.jpg

Even if I don't I'll probably keep it around, for later.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4VGNxvAXhHg/UKSDpigNtoI/AAAAAAAAAts/8LlJezQ7xl4/s512/IMAG1069.jpg


Just realized that it's the same color as the background to this forum, which makes sense, vintage blonde and all. :lol:

My SX Furrian with Strat Tremolo fully upgraded with Wilkinson Tuners, TUSQ nut, Mint pickguard, GFS pickups, 4 way switch, Wilkinson Steel Block tremolo, Electrosocket jack plate! Love this guitar!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/ckbcustomshop/IMG_5709.jpg

SX LP Jr copy upgraded with Kent Armstrong dog ear P90

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/ckbcustomshop/IMG_4626.jpg

Son of Frankentele - GFS Paulownia body, SX neck

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/ckbcustomshop/IMG_4394.jpg

Bride of Frankentele - unknown alder body, SX neck - sold this one to one of my repair customers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/ckbcustomshop/090.jpg


My first SX - jazz bass copy!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/ckbcustomshop/sxjazzbass1.jpg

This is my modded sx liquid. It's a real head-turner when I use it at shows. It's also a really nice player, right out of the box.
Mods:
Customized headstock
Locking tuners
Mother of Pearl dot inlays and side markers
Bone Nut
Bigsby B5
Wilkinson Roller bridge
Strap locks

Nice!

Here's mine, it's an older model w/ the other headstock:

http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu57/jerkassjefe/1336396275.jpg

The pickups were great out of the box, but I had to upgrade the jack, pots, switch, etc. Fully shielded the cavities & gave it the blackout treatment.

Proud new member here.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/60746_10151518141315452_1610943021_n.jpg

I love this thing.

anyone have the SX Furian SSS (Nashville style) tele?

I think this one would be hot with a mint pickguard:

http://www.rondomusic.com/product4291.html

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w470/rebelwithoutaclue/IMG_0813_zps4afb187a.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/rebelwithoutaclue/media/IMG_0813_zps4afb187a.jpg.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w470/rebelwithoutaclue/IMG_0813_zps4afb187a.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/rebelwithoutaclue/media/IMG_0813_zps4afb187a.jpg.html)

I have the powder blue version of this. The stock pickups are really nice. The neck on my is 11/16" rather than 5/8" at the nut and is really comfortable. I put a new nut and saddles in and did a fret level. Love it.

I'm pleasantly surprised on how well it plays. Just a little setup adjustment and it'll be good to go.