I'm sure casting a few plates wouldn't cost them much or add much to the price. There's a lot to be said in the quality difference of Schecter's and Ibby's, I don't really need to say more than that.
If you're willing to fork out for a RG2228, why not look at the slightly higher price Agile's instead of a base model? That solves pretty much every problem you've brought up. A lot of people prefer the Cepheus pickups to EMG's as well, so you might want to take that into account.
Does anyone know roughly the amount of time it takes to get the quote form back? I've had a search around this site and google and couldn't really find any answers, just wondering if anyone knew? Also, sorry if this is in the wrong section, mods feel free to move it if it is. Cheers
I'd very much second this sentiment towards the issue. Shannon, in all honesty what you're asking for is something that you should just have custom built, there's almost no market for 9 strings with FF's compared to say the 7's or 8's. Sure a few people would buy them, but the cost of making...