what do you think of Stagg guitars??

jemke · #1 09-23-2003, 12:24 PM

I walked into a small guitar shop in my hometown. 10 years ago, I bought over there my first guitar. At that time there were a few gibsons and fenders and ibanezes haghing at the wall.

Today they have twice the amount of guitars and the only brand I noticed was 'Stagg' This guitars sell for 170 euro's and they make copies of every model you could think.

What do you think of this cheapo-brand? I guess that if I was 16 yo and I didn't have the money, I would also buy something like that because looks were important.

Artist · #2 09-23-2003, 01:50 PM

same thing happened to my local guitar sho, stagg everything.

Globbits · #3 09-24-2003, 12:49 PM

yeah, they seem to have started som major production drive or something. my mate has a jackson soloist copy by them and im not impressed at all. i tried out one of their warlock copies as well, and to me they just reek of cost-cutting and poor workmanship quality.

nuno · #4 09-24-2003, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Globbits

...to me they just reek of cost-cutting and poor workmanship quality.

what did you expect from a €170 guitar?

Globbits · #5 09-24-2003, 01:30 PM

umm..high attention to detail, dimarzios, a finish to sell your mother for, and a lopro trem.

(i have exacting standards

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**jim777** · #6 09-24-2003, 02:49 PM

I'm wondering what you expect to see in a €2 pint

jim

Tezifon · #7 09-24-2003, 03:52 PM

fast-food guitars... this brand remember me the agile guitars i saw in the harmony central forum

wtf the guitar market in europe is a hell, spain, france and uk had the most overpriced guitars

only germany has good prices

the ppl here now buy a lot in ebay usa and search for the best bang for the euro like with blade guitars

the shops ends with lots of material that don´t sell and stock only cheap as dirt models, they suck a lot

sanitarium · #8 09-26-2003, 04:41 AM

I hate em, a mate of mine got a stagg bass and with in a week the stagg logo had fallen out the top! I don't hate them as much as yamaha guitars though, simply because there not bigged up by all the guitar mags like Yamahas are, damn I hate yamaha.

Texter · #9 09-26-2003, 06:37 AM

I consider Stagg to be utter cr@p. And I mean cr@ap. I have 2 pupils, one with a Stagg and one with a Squier which cost the same. The Squier 0wn2 the Stagg. And lets not start about their mockingbird mock guitar. It's so inferior to human standards

jemke · #10 09-27-2003, 06:56 AM

So the reason why Stagg is so popular that all the brandnames are way overpriced in Europe.
Wich kid can afford 1500 euro for a guitar???

Indeed Germany is the cheapest country to buy new and second hand guitars.

wallopwallop · #11 10-14-2003, 03:57 PM

Can't speak for the guitars but I did buy a Stagg music stand a couple of months back.......... and it broke within a week!

You pays your money!

screamndemon69 · #12 10-15-2003, 12:03 AM

Stagg is cheap. It is a line if gear and guitars for extremely low budget buyers and beginners. They are hit and miss on the QC. I have seen and played some that were tolerable and some that just SUCK!!!
The market demands affordable products and China is more than happy to produce it!!