.strandberg* Boden Prog NX6 final thoughts
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- The final thoughts on this minimalist monster. Could this be the perfect guitar? Dana' shares his thoughts on the ergonomics and playability of the NX6. Is it worth the price?
Unboxing the NX6 • .strandberg* Boden Pro...
First impressions • .strandberg* Boden Pro...
Bought a Strandberg Original? - the least expensive model - pre-pandemic with the intention of using is as a travel guitar. The travel died with the pandemic, but the guitar is still here. I did swap out the pickups for Tom Anderson HF1/2 set. The originals were too "metallic" for my taste. (Tom Anderson made pickups before he made guitars and they're very reasonably priced - at the high end of Duncans.). Took about an hour to adjust to the neck and the angled frets. Highly recommend.
Glad to hear you're enjoying your .strandberg*. I still love mine. Every other guitar seems a little alien compared to it. I do like the Suhr pickups in mine, and may be more prone to 'metallic' 😃
Just bought a QX52 but this might be next. Thanks for the info and subscribed. Best Regards and Best Wishes!
QX52 seems like a fine choice and if its half as good as the EHB 1500 bass you'll be happy. Thanks for Subscribing and Rock on!
Wow, this just popped up when i was thinking about a strandberg! Then i was watching your video and you guys radiate experience! Absolutely incredible, ive become a fan and now i shall watch your other vids too!!
Ah, shucks! You're going to give us a complex! I hope you enjoy the other videos as well. Thanks for watching and commenting!!🙂
loved the review on here. I am a die hard ibanez fan and was going to get their new headless for playing at my desk/traveling.. until i played a strangberg and was blown away. everything about it fit me perfectly.
Fit seems to be it's defining feature, and if it fits people will love it. Thanks for watching!!
"I seriously looked at the Ibanez headless, but the lighter weight of the .strandberg* won me over"
@@3randommonkeys I was looking on Sweetwater and they had some qx54s at around the same weight 4.5-5 lbs. but after playing the strandberg i was sold. Also didnt help that theyre on sale right now. so I was forced to pull the trigger
Don't get one with a zero fret! You'll be pinging all over the place!
i returned it the day i got it delivered. everything that's supposed to be cool about it - the light weight, fanned frets, low action, chambering, etc. - i hated.
Guitars are a very subjective thing. They need to 'speak' to you and fit your physicality and playing style. Thankfully there are a metric assload from which to choose. I just sold an 11 pound Les Paul that was the opposite of my .strandberg... and may have been more to your liking. Thanks for watching!
Hi guys, i´m a Strandberg fanboy as well but i just want to draw attention to a funfact: The drummer has almost the same voice as Donald Trump! So he could say things like "Strandberg first..." or so. 😂 Maybe his nickname should be "Drump" 🤣Greetings from germany, Frank
Ah.. poor Bill, he's never been accused of that before.😆 Thanks for watching!!
I understand that the fretboard on the prog is made out of ebony.
According to the specs, it's Richlite, which is a compressed plasticized layered paper product. Basically, plastic wood. Thanks for watching!!
I'm liking this, subbing and leaving this comment.. Might at least do something to the algorithm You guys deserve greater following. ❤
Wow, thanks! 😃
Thank you. I'm looking hard at getting one of these and decent reviews are hard to find. There's lots of 'demos' of people playing them for 5 minutes which tells absolutely nothing about the actual guitar. Good job.
Thanks for the reply! The honeymoon phase is over, and the Boden is still my #1 guitar. The only thing I'm not entirely thrilled with is the color, but that's obviously subjective. I'd prefer red or blue. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and all that.
The drummer knows more about that guitar than the guitar guy🤣
Drummers are an under appreciated group of intellectuals I find. Of course I'm biased living in the glow of my own genius. 😆 Thanks for watching!!
came for the review, stayed for the banter
☺Wow, were glad you stopped by. Thanks for watching!!
Great review. You guys are so knowledgeable and wise. I really appreciate this. I will buy one of these.
I don't know how knowledgeable and wise we are but Dana does love this guitar. I'd like to try the Strandberg bass but at over 3 grand I'll have to take a pass. Thanks for watching!!
Nice video. Do u have a band?
The two of us have been in a few bands together over the last few decades. Our primary bands are Malignari, a hard rock/heavy metal band, and The Shrieking Eels, which is a catch-all of everything we write that isn't hard rock or heavy metal. We've toyed with Irish Folk, as well as gigging with such an eclectic set list that the club owners had difficulty finding compatible bands with whom to play. We've enjoyed a few other projects together as well over the last 35 years. Thanks for watching!
seriously looking at one of these, thanks for the information!
Glad to be of service. Thanks for the comment and good luck on your guitar search.
I'm on the fence about getting a .Strandberg* ... This review is pointing me in the right direction. Great review; you had me at .308. Subscribed!
It's great guitar, Dana likes it enough that he plans to pick up the Salen model as well. Going for that Tele vibe. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
its like a guitar for people with my disability but people with my disability can't aford it lol I'm getting one someday, and not a used one.
If budget was a serious consideration, but weight and ergonomics were still priorities, I think I'd try one or more of the sub $500 headless guitars on eBay, like the Eart brand. That might be a path that works for you. Best of luck in the future!
How many times did you have to sand the zero fret? ;). They went to a regular nut on the new Essential.
Ah the continued struggle of the zero fret.😆 The Essential looks interesting. Taking the price down a grand is nice but will they loose what made the Strandberg great and leave us with an over priced substitute, and why is the bass 3 grand? Thanks for watching!
Same as one of the guys before said: came for the review, stayed for the banter.
I have boden metal nx 8 string right now but i want to swap it for something with floating bridge and prog nx7 looks like great option. In general, i see many good reviews about strandbergs floating bridge but there is not so many of them tho and wondering if there some issues or just quirks that i should be aware of? Thank you!
I really like the floating bridge on the Boden Prog NX6. Seems to stay in tune as well as my other guitars with a Floyd Rose. It does take more effort for crazy theatrics, but that's not typically my whammying. Good luck!!!
@@3randommonkeys it would be my first guitar with floating bridge and most important thing for me is ease of use and tuning, and i see that its not really a problem overall, but, as i said, there is not so many reviews of it and its always nice to speak with someone who owns one :)
Sometime ago i borrowed FR guitar from my friend and it was more tuning than playing for me, sadly. Dont want that experience again :)
I have several guitars with floating bridges: Floyd Rose, Fender, G&L, Chinesium, etc. This .strandberg* bridge keeps in tune as well as I could expect, and much better than my Fenders. My problem is that when I do go to tune, my muscle memory has me always reaching for the tuning pegs on the now-non-existent headstock! :-)@@paskudne
Can’t you just pluck the string with your fretting hand and tune with the strumming hand? Even like midsong that seems to make the most sense to me
Yes, one could certainly do that. I STILL reach up for the non-existent tuners on the headstock. It's learning new muscle memories for me. Thanks for watching!!
@@3randommonkeys makes sense though. I feel like I’ll be reaching up to control volume and tone/pickups when I get one since I play an upside down strat and always have
Interesting, very expensive.
You're spot on. Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Vol in wrong place, neck ridges should be less sharp, output jack is fully lame. Yes, Strandberg has issues, and more coming, from the looks of it. Due diligence is required, but they are nice guitars...if the limited ergonomics works for you, and you have the money. Quality control is non-existent, and customer service has...um...issues, so look it over! Still deciding if I'll make a better body for mine. Silly mistakes in design, seriously, but headed in right direction, if the company can get it together...so I'll probably be modding mine.
Sorry to hear you got a lame duck or maybe Dana got lucky. He loves that guitar and wants to pick up the Salen tele version when he can scrap up the cash. Thanks for watching!!
@@3randommonkeysMine is in great shape...I think the TT ones from Indonesia were paid a lot more attention to. I'm just feeling a bit confined on it due to my minor issues with ergonomics...all of which can be dealt with, since I can afford it. But, if they would just make a made in Sweden neck-through TT, I'd get in line, especially if they did their 'made to order' again, which I doubt will happen :O) All in all I hope they keep growing...and keep innovating and updating.
I agree, I do like a neck through and innovation. I just wish all the innovation came with a more wallet friendly price. @@TheDogPa
@@3randommonkeys There is nothing friendly about the cost of these and for that amount of money they could pay closer attention. But, there is no easy way to get a good guitar with TT frets. Nobody here does them, they closed the Texas shop...sad really.
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I think your saying we were sent this guitar for review? I wish.. But no Dana is spending his own bucks on this quest for guitar perfection. He really likes this one. Thanks for watching!