I'm familiar with Jemsite and the thread in question. Chris is slow to get stuff done and bad with time estimates, but as I said yours is the first complaint I've seen with the quality of his work.
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to reading this thread right now.
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At any rate, Blackmachine pwns everone so far.![]()
I've learned that the only way to get a custom guitar is to pay a master luthier to build it for you to your specs. So plan on spending no less than $2500.00 if not twice that and waiting for approximately one year. That's pretty much the way that all successful businesses run like the custom shops from ESP and Jackson. Most people are put off by their prices and delivery times but after taking it in the butt from so called custom builders , I've learned the hard way that it's the only way you will get what you want and be guaranteed that it works.
That the only way to go.I have become an apprentice luthier and by next summer, I believe that i will complete my first Ibanez clone 7 string. At least anything I put together will work. Even if it takes me 1 year to do it.
Mike stole the crank start to my liver.
Sims UK are an interesting company - I think they did a lot of LED inlay work for Vai along with those daft laser finger things.
At any rate, Blackmachine pwns everone so far.![]()
especially in price
I modded the body design slightly... tell me what you guys think
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that doesn't look very RG-esque...![]()
that doesn't look very RG-esque...![]()
Yeah, I decided to go for the single cutaway les paul-ish look. That's by far not the final design but its a good sketch, I'm gonna start by stretching it out a bit but I still think this will come out as a sick looking guitar if ever it comes to fruition![]()
though that body style isn't my cup of tea, a neck-through les paul with a wizard neck profile sounds like a really cool idea. good luck in your luthier search.
Downpayment and the rest payed upon completion?
that's usually how it works and, thought it depends on the builder or company, the downpayment is usually about 50% of total price.
Wow Shawn, you seem to have a vast amount of knowledge regarding custom guitars and luthiers... where did you get your work done?
i haven't had any work done.
but i've spent large amounts of time looking into private luthiers, because i've wanted to have a custom built for quite some time.
also, i hardly think one comment regarding a common downpayment percentage qualifies as a "vast amount of knowledge regarding custom guitars and luthiers."![]()