GuitarMuscle
Captain   Posts: 161 Registered: 5/4/2004 Status: Offline
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posted on 11/5/2005 at 11:16 |
What's up with Dillion Guitars? Are these ripoffs of Gibson,PRS,Fender?
They look great and are about half the price as the real thing.
Does anyone own one?
This one looks just like the John Lennon Gibson model
http://www.theguitarfiles.com/product_id-1322.html
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Guitar101
Moderator   Posts: 481 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
 posted on 11/5/2005 at 12:24, Reply 1 |
| I heard alot about dillion and alot of the comments were pretty good.
Harmony central has alot of comments about these guitars. Basically copies
of say PRS,Gibson,fender etc. Alot better in some cases as I read. Dillion
says most copy guitars are basically fire wood and his view to to provide
say a 59 style les paul to someone who can't afford the original. Something
to check out. He's creating alot of steam in the biz and from what I hear
is being sued alot. ____________________
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maxboost
First Lieutenant   Posts: 3 Registered: 12/12/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/12/2005 at 15:43, Reply 2 |
I found alot of good reviews when researching Dillion guitars but, I bought
a model I found no reviews on. An "Avalanche by Dillion" as it says on the
head.
There was alot of white powdery stuff on the fingerboard and in the
routed out cavities. It has a Floyd type trem, not great quality. The neck
pocket was cut roughly and there is a noticeable gap between the top of the
neck and the body at the higher frets.There was very little space between
the hi E string and the edge of the higher frets. So, I took of the
strings, then the neck to straighten it laterally to the strings to give me
a bit more space for the hi E string. I also leveled the rough painted
surface in the neck pocket. I was able to get a little more space for the E
string but not enough. I like the feel of the guitar and the pickups have a
sound I like. And it only cost me $202.50 u$ new plus delivery
I wanted to know more about this guitar, what wood it is etc so, I
emailed Dillion but the reply was disappointing, " The Dillion Avalanche
were made for the Canadian distributors and I do not handle them in the
United States. So, I do not have any info.
Sorry I could not help you any further,
John Dillion" He knows nothing of a guitar with his name on it. It says
right on it "by Dillion" I guess some peoples names are for sale.
So the guitar is OK for what I paid for it and, probably the "real"
Dillions are of a higher quality but, the fact that he has no knowledge of
a product with his name on has put me off considering Dillion guitars.
here's a link
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33043
&item=7367091925
this buyer said, "Beautiful Guitar!!!, EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS" Yes, It does
have a nice dark blue translucent finish.
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maxboost
First Lieutenant Posts: 3 Registered: 12/12/2005 Status: Offline |
 posted on 12/14/2005 at 13:04, Reply 3 |
Oh Ya , I forgot something. When I was straightening the neck joint a
couple of the screw holes on the neck stripped easily. The screws for the
neck look almost like gold plated drywall screws! i couldn't believe how
such small screws were supposed to hold a guitar neck on. A trip to home
depot solved that problem tho
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mftmaine
First Lieutenant Posts: 1 Registered: 11/1/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/1/2008 at 17:26, Reply 4 |
I know this is a really old post, but also assume folks still check it out.
First off, Dillion used to be a partnership with a US and Canada division.
As with many things, the partnership desolved, with the partner in Canada
owning the Dillion name in Canada, and John "Dillion" Vinci owning the
Dillion name in the US. Below is the post off his website.
Note: Dillion U.S.A is independently owned.Our guitars are hand crafted in
Korea.
We are not affiliated with Dillion guitars in any other country
and we only warranty guitars that are sold in the U.S.A
So purchasing an Avalanche by Dillion guitar off E-bay.CA without checking
out the Dillion site first... well don't dis Dillion US because your guitar
is a Chinese made non questionable quality product. Oh, and no, I'm not
from Dillion, but own one, and it's GREAT!!!
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failateverything
First Lieutenant Posts: 2 Registered: 1/14/2009 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/14/2009 at 14:27, Reply 5 |
http://reviews.ebay.ca/Fake-Dillion-Guitars_W0QQugidZ100000
00005811171
this might explain some of your questions guys. it explains that alot of
Dillions have been faked. i own a canadian made one and i'm still amazed at
what i get out of it.  probably one of my favourites 
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