Strandberg?

[the rossness]

I’m looking into Strandberg guitars. Who’s played one and what do you think? How is it vs other headless guitars? What’s the neck like to play? $1500-$2500 seems like a lot of $$$ for a guitar built in Indonesia. What’s the quality and feel like? Any help would be appreciated. TIA.

 

[bkemp23]

I owned one of the very first Boden 6 produced overseas so I'm not sure how it compares to the new ones. I ended up selling mine. I enjoyed the lightweight and small size (wasn't hitting stuff with my headstock anymore), but the neck ultimately didn't work for me. For my playing technique (which may be bad ?‍), it seemed like i could really feel the more squared off edges of the endurneck and my thumb didn't really follow the flat plane. I also didn't like the 20" radius either, which made playing barred chords difficult. It is such a unique design that I would suggest either finding one to try or plan on purchasing one with the intention of returning it. As for overseas quality, mine was good not spectacular, i don't have it to compare to anything else but maybe PRS SE quality. I didn't feel like it was on the same level as my made in the USA Washburn N4. Good luck.

 

[garey77]

I dunno…I REALLY like the designs, but I have a hard time with spending over $2k for and Indonesian made guitar. I know, I know, Indonesian factories have been making strides in the last 10 years, but still.

That being said, I super dig the tele version they make, but I probably wouldn’t buy an Indonesian model new. It seems they may have varying levels of quality, guitar-to-guitar.