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If I were you, I would try using a steaming iron with a wet cloth between the iron and the guitar in order to flatten the veneer. You will find a lot of helpful videos on youtube explaining this technique : https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=streaming+iron+veneer

Some distributors in Europe are starting to list these new J-Customs on their websites. It seems that the price will be 6999€. Seems to be consistent with the Japanese prices that I've seen earlier today : ¥798,600, that is, around 7400USD.

Finding brand new guitars that were manufactured many years ago is a rare event, but it can happen. For example, I found a brand new 2002 RG550EX-SD last month. It stayed in the store's warehouse for 17 years after having been on display during a few months in front of the store in 2003... 100%...

Yeah I also think that this conflict will have no effect in Europe, in which Thomann is thriving. Moreover, their market share in US is probably still negligible, but it seems to be growing each year... I think that some big players in the US guitar distribution game (sweetwater etc...) would...

God I did not know this ! LMAO ! It is consistent with the numerous rumors that say that the Indonesian HB guitars are mainly produced at the Cort Jawa-Timur factory, in Indonesia, in which there is a special facility dedicated to the production of Ibanez standard & premium models !

If some people are like me and do not like the Tree Of Life / Vine Inlay (Thanks @MaxOfMetal for the precision), it seems that a handful of RG3770FZ produced in 2017 are still available in a few stores in Europe. I ordered the last one that was available from the Ibanez distributor in Spain...

I think that Thomann will solve this conflict easily : They will have the body chamfer of the next Duhallan batch slightly modified, and they will put a big Harley Benton logo on the guitar. End of story. PS : Also, why didn't they put a clearly identifiable Harley Benton logo on the first...

Looks like that they are made by Sugi, we can deduce that only a handful of them will be produced, unlike the Fujigen models 8000 series which are now mass produced along the Prestige models for the western market ! I would love to see a regular J-Custom Fujigen modern model without the vine...

Jeff Kiesel made a public statement earlier this year explaining the situation, if my memory is good he had his lawyers send a Cease & Desist letter to Thomann concerning the Dullahan series around February on the basis that they are allegedly knockoffs of his copyrighted Osiris design...

If I were you, I would remove the trem and check the condition of the studs holes : if there is no crack in the wood around the studs holes, I think that you should be fine. Also, you will perhaps have to file a little bit the knives, but that's an easy procedure (use masking tape to protect...

I think that something is radically changing in the guitar market : As other members previously said, its seems that every brand is trying to increase their margins and profitability on each guitar sold, and they are doing so by going the easy way : The prices of the Indonesian made guitars are...

The 570 Genesis neck is the Super Wizard HP Prestige neck without the AANJ shape at the neck / body junction but the square heel design instead. Here is a picture of the neck of one of my guitars with the Super Wizard HP Prestige (now Ibanez simply calls it the "Super Wizard HP". Removing the...

You can find the list and references of all the hardware on your guitar here : https://cs.hoshinogakki.co.jp/pcw.nsf/item.xsp?documentId=7D0DC5E3A4855E7A4925804F002EB14B&strItemKey=RGD7421_BKF_1P_01&curSuffix=1P01&curFromYMTX=2011/11&curToYMTX=2015/07&strMode=newpage The stock set of tuners...

Happy NGD ! What a beautiful guitar ! This color is amazing ! Congrats !

My bad, I did not know this at all, sorry.

I agree with the fact that locking nuts aren't the full width of basically any guitar neck. However, the particular case we are dealing with would be quite extreme for an ESP guitar, don't you think so ?

I maintain my claim that this guitar is 100% fake. Please look at how irregular the neck/body junction is, the neck pocket routing is indeed really imprecise (obviously, all these chips and irregularities can't be the result of years of regular use of the guitar, this is simply poor...

Also, Such guitars often appear on famous Chinese websites :

This must be an upgraded fake made a few years ago when most Weifang (the Silicon Valley of MIC guitars, and fakes) factories where not using CNC routers : manual and imprecise trem cavity routing, poor fretboard assembly, low-res headstock logo...

I agree, I have the RGD2127Z, and even with the ZERO 7 trem the guitar is really light for a seven strings guitar. I also have many back pain problems. I have a Gibson Flying V, and this guitar seems to be lighter than most of my RG prestige guitars. apart from that, i think that the...