Product: London City Comet Thinline
Price Paid: Euro 500 USED
Submitted
03/06/2008
at
07:19pm
by
MK
Features
:
10
This guitar was made in China by the Farida factory.
I live in Belgium and I think that this brand only is well known in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Only 48 guitars are made likt this. I have nr 37.
Th neck is very thin, the oppsoite to a Classic tele or Baja Tele.
It plays very easy, so I like it.
I think this guitar is made in 2005.
Sound
:
9
Not a guitar for the heavy stuff, but great for jazz, blues, folk, rock.
I maybe try out some other pickups just for curiosity, because these are great stockpickups
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Very nice action when I bought it.
This guitar is perfecly assembled, beter than a strat and Tele I own from Fender (MIM and CIJ)
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Everything seems ok. The finish is perfect
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
10
This is a great guitar. I'm sure it will be great collector's item in the next years.
I played a Baja Tele, Custom '62 re-issue Tele, MIM standard Tele, Highway One, Nashville, and..... this thinline is the nicest guitar.
Product: London City Comet Thinline
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
02/24/2008
at
12:48pm
by
Pablo
Features
:
10
Dutch brand that doesn't exist anymore.
Made in the Farida fabric (China). Year ? Only 48 pieces worldwide!
I think....no i'm sure that this is the best Tele Thinline copy ever made. Half massive Ashwood body with F-hole on the bass site. Thin (very comfortable playing) maple neck with 22 medium frets. Maple headstock with nice working Farida tuners. One volume and tone and a 3 way selector. Covered single coil in the neck position, stackered single coil in the Tele style bridge (like the mid 90th Japan Fenders models).
Sound
:
10
It sounds amazing. Warm jazzy sounds from the neck pickup to the twangy sounds from the bridge pickup. It just sounds what you expect from a real Fender Tele. I played blues and country (John Fogerthy CCR style) on it using a Fender tube amp. The single coil pickups are very good and not noisy at all. This is simply a damn good guitar for the price i paid for (400 euro).
Much better than a Squier Thinline or Thinline from any other brand!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
The action and fit was perfect when i got it from the local musicstore. Everything was well adjusted so no problems.
The finish has no flaws. Neck and body have a transparant satin lacquer. The veins in the ashbody are lovely. There are no irregular things to see. It's just perfect again.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
I'm only playing at home, no gigs or something like that.
This guitar is well made and look's/feels it will last a long time.
It's maybe not so rock solid as a real Fender, but at this pricepoint i've never seen a guitar before that is as good as this one. I still ask to myself: how can they made it for the money.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never dealt with them so no opinion about that.
It comes with a two year warranty. No gigbag, strap or cable included. Just the guitar and nothing else.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing about 25 years now. I have also a Fender Strat (Mexico made) from the mid 90th.
I hope i never loose this baby, it would be hard to get another one (just 48 pieces made).
I'm sure this London City thinline would grown out as a collector item (if it isn't one allready).
There's absolutely nothing i hate about this guitar. It's great!
I've played a Squier Vintage Modified Thinline Tele a few weeks ago, the London City is so much better.
THIS LONDON CITY COMET THINLINE IS A FANTASTIC VALUE!
GET YOUR HANDS ON IT WHEN YOU'LL SEE ONE!
