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Topic: Regal RD-40 |
Loni Specter
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West Hills, CA, USA
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Michael Garnett
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Seattle, WA
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 5:44 am |
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Is that a plastic spider? I've heard those are less desirable than the cast aluminum. But I'm new at this.
-MG
Whoo, and they ship it "Tuned Up"
Mine didn't even come in tune and I got it used!
I want my money back![This message was edited by Michael Garnett on 12 October 2005 at 06:45 AM.] |
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AJ Azure
From:
Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 9:19 am
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It's probably carbon fiber. A lot of people are experimenting with this for inserts as well as I guess now spiders.
-Adriel |
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Loni Specter
From:
West Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 10:42 am
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I just spoke with Saga, the distributor for Regal. They told me that the spider is alloy aluminum, and the model RD- 40 has replaced the RD-45. He claims that due to the new soundwell and inverted cone, the 40 sounds much better, louder and warmer, than the previous models. The retail price is $500. same as the RD 45.
Noone on the forum tried one and compared it to the 45? |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 11:25 am
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I have an RD45MS and am very happy with it. I think it sounds great and the quality of construction is very good for under $500, $375 in fact from Janet Davis Music. So if the RD40 sounds better than the RD45 I don't see how you could go wrong with it.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 12 Oct 2005 12:08 pm
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I wasn't even aware that they made an upgrade. I'd guess that this model is too new to be able to compare against other guitars yet. You might check with McCabe's in Santa Monica - if anyone has one in the LA area, they would.
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