Ryan
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Some people just wont be happy unless its made from a 5,000 year old California Redwood.. Basswood is fine for me. I get a wide range of tones out of it. All of them are very usable.
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Yep, I'll take one of yours instead please.That looks great!
All_¥our_Bass;344987 said:Oh, I see now. I thought you asking if there were any color options(for the guitar) other than black.
It's okay. Just some bad communcation.
The one pictured is $2,300 and is getting a trans grey/trans black burst.
If someone wanted a version without the binding and fancy woods, the price will be lower.
What bodyshapes do you do? Just asking in case I one day get the money to make a custom. (hopefully soon)
Thomann has allready listed RG2228
http://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir.html?sw=rg2228&x=7&y=8
1440 euro, or $1,879.70. For that much, I can get an 8-string from KxK that is not basswood, not bolt-on, and comes in a color other than black, with fanned frets. I'm sorry, but this guitar is that price for the very same reasons that an Ibanez 7-string used to be that much. It is new, and they are trying to recoup tooling costs. It is really only a $500 RG with one more string.
Pass.
Or over here it's just under £970. As the Universe lists at £1400 I'd say it's a damn good buy for us.
Well, I really don't need to go into a rant about how overpriced a Universe is. It really is just an RG with fancy binding and some laminate inlays. Everyone can talk all they want about it being nicer wood, but it is still just nice basswood. Not exactly a rare and expensive tonewood renowned for it's fine acoustic properties.
Very, very true--although Drew is right that you can't do a straight Euro-to-Dollars conversion since guitars are more expensive in Europe. Sure it's a plain RG guitar, but at least it's made in Japan so the craftmanship will be good. $1200 sounds reasonable for a well made RG with extra strings. Still too much for me though--I can't wait till these things stard selling on ebay for $600![]()
I know Dave, but I just mentioned it as a comparison. My UV (an old one) sounds much better than any basswood RG7 I've played though.