Very nice score! I still want to see that headstock and tuner combo on the old Gibson Victory style body. They seem like they would be the perfect aesthetic match that Gibson never seemed to get right during their strat era.
If you can manage to find a Barrington BRG 874, and can stand a bolt on with an LP style pickup selector, they are well within your price range to cover the gold hardware swap. Really cool and seemingly obscure ESP relative.
Wow! That is far more effort than I could have expected! I truly appreciate this! Just did a quick search and did not come up with much, but it gives me an avenue to research.
Although, when I had similar questions about a Schecter, Shigeki himself did confirm authenticity for me, so there is that.. If anyone is curious about an oddball masterworks, I will try to get some presentable snaps and post about it. I haven't been a participant on this forum in a decade, so...
I appreciate you providing these two examples being so close to mine in sequence! I did not find either of these in my searching. I can understand why Ibanez might be hesitant to have their employees spending time doing verification on instruments that can only be acquired through the used...
Thank you! I took a look at Ibanez hardtail models and saw a number of versions of the gibraltar, but managed to miss the gibraltar II. I have a love hate relationship with TOMs and this one is among my favorites. The angle/countour on the outer edges makes in unobtrusive to my picking hand...
The seller told me that he reached out to Ibanez but never received a reply. I have not yet been able to find a way to contact the LA Custom Shop. I am left to assume there is no direct and public way to do so, seeing as how they specifically cater to artists.
Haven't posted in a VERY long time, but I can't help but share and ask if anyone might have some insight on this classy beast. Pics from the listing far better than any I can manage to capture: Everything about the serial number tells me it is a LACS. The format, the font, and the size seem...
Looks like its made in Indonesia and will be released next year, but a couple of them are available now. Rich Limited Outlaw 8 String Active Electric Guitar Gloss Onyx | eBay Hopefully this is an indication that BC Rich will release 8 string versions of some of their more interesting models...
I am pretty sure that all he is saying is that chords with smaller intervals (minor seconds and thirds for example) are much harder to fret with seven intervals between each string. This is what prevents me from experimenting with 5ths tunings. The point you made regarding the fact that going...
I believe that 1989 was the first year that Peavey released the Odyssey model. It may not have the sharp lines and crazy colors that typified 80's guitars, but it just oozes class and is the perfect super-tele in my opinion. If also seems to fit what you are looking for perfectly.
SE CUSTOM 24 7-STRING MODEL SPECS: BODY Top Wood Beveled Maple Top with Flame Maple Veneer Back Wood Mahogany NECK Number of Frets 24 Scale Length 25" Neck Wood Maple Fretboard Wood Rosewood Neck Shape Wide Thin Fretboard Inlays Birds HARDWARE/ELECTRONICS Bridge Plate-Style...
Absolutely beautiful! You obviously have amazing taste sir! Were you shooting for the Bulb-burst on the latest one or did it just end up looking similar to his color scheme of choice as of late?
God I wish they would. Is anyone else inspired to Watch the Mario Brothers Movie right now? Seriously though, I think this proves that George Carlin was indeed a profit: "The planet will be here for a long, long, LONG time after were gone, and it will heal itself, it will cleanse...
How about posting something that has to do with the substance and merit of your guitar? Any possible truth in your post is lost in talking shit about another guitar manufacturer that has actually done something to prove itself as being worthwhile. Not to mention actually justifying its cost to a...