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Topic: New Excel Robostar Review |
Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2023 7:48 pm |
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I just posted a review of my new Robostar guitar on my web site:
Robostar Review!
I worked with Excel to get a few kinks out of the design and I think the guitar is absolutely stunning now.
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 9 Dec 2023 10:53 am
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| great review and documentation Greg! These are cool guitars! |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2023 4:59 pm
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Thanks Ross!
The Sierra is still king but between the Sierra, MSA and Excel you can't go wrong and a lot depends of what features you value most. The newer lightweight keyless guitars make packing for a steel gig (steel + ToneX in the seat) no more taxing than a tele gig (tele + pedal board).
The Excel really could use better string replacement instructions on their web site. After fumbling around with the first string, I figured out a really quick and easy process for doing the next 9 strings. |
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Stew Crookes
From:
Paris, France
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Posted 10 Dec 2023 12:03 am
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Thanks for the interesting review Greg! Strangely my Robostar (a couple months older) has a tuning mechanism that’s sort of a cross between the two - ball end held in a hook, but with the longer travel (I haven’t broken a string yet in around 150 hours play time and there’s plenty of range to tune with the wrap safely away from the roller)
Gotta say I’m pretty torn between the look of my black one and your red one - might need to order a 2nd haha
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Markus Mayerhofer
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 10 Dec 2023 4:57 am
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| The Excel really could use better string replacement instructions on their web site. After fumbling around with the first string, I figured out a really quick and easy process for doing the next 9 strings. |
I could not be happier with my ExStar and an instruction about string changing came with the guitar. But some kind of manual which helps demystifying the complexity of the Excel changer really would be helpful... |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2023 5:24 am
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Stew, I paid $100 extra to get the red. It was a hard choice between black and red! The tuner hole through string placement eliminates the string popping out of the claw while attaching it to the changer end.
Markus, these are truly great guitars and exceptionally compact and light with advanced changers with no compromise in sustain or tone IMO. The cryptic Excel web site really needs a huge upgrade |
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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