Vik Guitars Discussion

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If you go to the post on his page and take a look you will see that she took the opportunity to plug her band and also to say "Vik guitars are very well made. Love the heavy tone, wood finish, the fret board. I'm not a pro guitar player. I'm a Bass Player. But I play guitar when I'm writing. Thanks @Vikguitars" so that leads me to believe that she didnt take it seriously and also that she enjoyed her experience with him and his guitars

While I can't guarantee anything obviously, I highly doubt she made that statement before he removed the comment, especially since her comment was all about the guitar. Could be right though. :shrug: Doesn't make it any less inappropriate for him to do as a small business owner.

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Did he just remove the caption or replace it? I'm not going to go on his facebook page to check it out...
 

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Did elq ever get the guitar that was supposed to be delivered during last year's show?

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Fair enough bud...I've got nothing to gain by defending him whether friend or otherwise, so I am not going to do that anymore. I get that it comes off that way & it is pretty hard to take it any other way, but that wasn't my goal honestly. Anyhow, I BELIEVE Eric got his guitar & is trying to jump on the list for another run....I believe. I know we spoke about one sso member who was waiting for awhile & getting pretty verbal about his dislike for the situation but that got his guitar & loved it so much he is trying to drop on another run. If I hear anymore I will let you know bud :)

Elq is the Eric I'm talking about.
 

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While I can't guarantee anything obviously, I highly doubt she made that statement before he removed the comment, especially since her comment was all about the guitar. Could be right though. :shrug: Doesn't make it any less inappropriate for him to do as a small business owner.

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Did he just remove the caption or replace it? I'm not going to go on his facebook page to check it out...

He replaced it, you can still see the 'what' comments on the photo.
 

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Hi gents, long time listener first time caller (or so to speak)

Just thought I'd post my (rubbish) photos of my ViK Duality. Just got it a week ago. It was the last one posted on his FB page, listed as heading to Australia.... which is where I am. I'm sure you could figure that out. xD



(Click on the pic for the album)

All just taken with my phone on a sunny day. I've owned a bunch of fairly pricey guitars (selling them to pay for more and so on) but never bothered to get a good camera of course.

Don't really want to get involved in an argument but I suppose I might as well say:

Pro :)
Guitar really is awesome. Probably the best I've ever played.
Vik was quite friendly, easy to deal with on email

Con :(
Definitely not in agreement with his personal views
Guitar was about 11 months late - supposed to be delivered in 10 - 12 months, took 23
 

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Man! I've wanted to play a Vik for a while. Since I own some Ormsby's and have bought gear off you a few year's back, would you be keen to meetup?
 

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Hi gents, long time listener first time caller (or so to speak)

Just thought I'd post my (rubbish) photos of my ViK Duality. Just got it a week ago. It was the last one posted on his FB page, listed as heading to Australia.... which is where I am. I'm sure you could figure that out. xD



(Click on the pic for the album)

All just taken with my phone on a sunny day. I've owned a bunch of fairly pricey guitars (selling them to pay for more and so on) but never bothered to get a good camera of course.

Don't really want to get involved in an argument but I suppose I might as well say:

Pro :)
Guitar really is awesome. Probably the best I've ever played.
Vik was quite friendly, easy to deal with on email

Con :(
Definitely not in agreement with his personal views
Guitar was about 11 months late - supposed to be delivered in 10 - 12 months, took 23

Very nice.
 

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Thanks guys!

Man! I've wanted to play a Vik for a while. Since I own some Ormsby's and have bought gear off you a few year's back, would you be keen to meetup?

Hey man, I've bought/sold/traded dozens of things over the past few years. What did you buy off me? That'll help me remember! xD
 

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In Vik time, that's like next day delivery!

:lol:

I lucked out. Not to downplay the delay but it doesn't bother me too much. Gave me extra time to save up. The only thing that kind of bums me out is Vik charges in USD and the Aussie dollar dropped drastically in the last month or so. So if he'd finished the guitar ~1 month earlier I might have saved a chunk of money on my end!! Oh well...
 

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Everything else aside, I'm shocked that we're actually seeing him make deliveries on guitars. I thought for sure when everything fell apart that no more Duality models would actually see the light of day.
 

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I think at this point I've seen more Duality "replicas" than originals.
 

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Everything else aside, I'm shocked that we're actually seeing him make deliveries on guitars. I thought for sure when everything fell apart that no more Duality models would actually see the light of day.

Are we though?

NAMM doesn't count.

Not sure if the contest does either. But it's still way ahead of plenty existing orders.
 

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he still is doing shady bullshit to customers, elq still doesnt have is guitar, the 8 string rungs dont appear to be making an progress, who knows what the hell is going on with wait list customers, back in jan 2013, vik tried to get me to leave a deposit when my 2nd build was at slot 18.
 
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