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Viarfar

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Hi
I have bought several guitars ( yes addictive..) tele, LP black beauty, ES 335, rickenbacker.
My experience is that they have them already made and ships pretty fast.
God quality and no hassle. Change the hardware and its all good.
Hope yours arrive in god health and enjoy it as much as I do.
 
DreadPirateRobert

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Viarfar said:
Hi
I have bought several guitars ( yes addictive..) tele, LP black beauty, ES 335, rickenbacker.
My experience is that they have them already made and ships pretty fast.
God quality and no hassle. Change the hardware and its all good.
Hope yours arrive in god health and enjoy it as much as I do.
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I've bought several as well. What I usually do is ask them about custom guitars, and then provide them with the serial number I want, the hardware, and then ill ask for the finishing touches to be perfected, like sanding out the POT cavity and making sure the pickups are shielded. I usually replace the wiring with Gibson OEM wire, and sometimes ill switch out the pickups. I've found for the types of music I play and my amps I usually dont have issue with the pups included. I've seen a ton of Epiphone Pups installed and a few no name brands. I think I should buy another soon, lol.
 
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FiloViridae

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DreadPirateRobert said:
I've bought several as well. What I usually do is ask them about custom guitars, and then provide them with the serial number I want, the hardware, and then ill ask for the finishing touches to be perfected, like sanding out the POT cavity and making sure the pickups are shielded. I usually replace the wiring with Gibson OEM wire, and sometimes ill switch out the pickups. I've found for the types of music I play and my amps I usually dont have issue with the pups included. I've seen a ton of Epiphone Pups installed and a few no name brands. I think I should buy another soon, lol.
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I've been eyeing these for awhile now... It's worth it!?


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FiloViridae said:
I've been eyeing these for awhile now... It's worth it!?


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The store I used to buy from isnt there anymore (i've bought like 7-8 from them) but i'd say absolutely worth it. The quality is better than epiphone or squier, and you can design it completely for under $300. For a while I was thinking of starting my own brand of guitars and importing them from china, but overall the licensing would have been too much to deal with initially.
 
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FiloViridae

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DreadPirateRobert said:
The store I used to buy from isnt there anymore (i've bought like 7-8 from them) but i'd say absolutely worth it. The quality is better than epiphone or squier, and you can design it completely for under $300. For a while I was thinking of starting my own brand of guitars and importing them from china, but overall the licensing would have been too much to deal with initially.
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Awesome. I use to design my guitars from Carver when I used to play consistently. And I've always wanted to buy from here, and rip the guts out and replace it all. I think I may give this a shot soon.. I sold off all my equipment like a moron in college as I didn't play shows very often.. Still regret it to this day.. Thanks man!


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FiloViridae said:
Awesome. I use to design my guitars from Carver when I used to play consistently. And I've always wanted to buy from here, and rip the guts out and replace it all. I think I may give this a shot soon.. I sold off all my equipment like a moron in college as I didn't play shows very often.. Still regret it to this day.. Thanks man!


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Carvin's are great. I had a friend who worked for them for a few years and got a sick custom guitar made for about $700 bucks. I live relatively close to the factory but i've never made my way over to check it out. The Taylor factory is close to me too!
 
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FiloViridae

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DreadPirateRobert said:
Carvin's are great. I had a friend who worked for them for a few years and got a sick custom guitar made for about $700 bucks. I live relatively close to the factory but i've never made my way over to check it out. The Taylor factory is close to me too!
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Sweet! I've been to the Taylor factory! Neat place


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dave2889

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FiloViridae said:
Awesome. I use to design my guitars from Carver when I used to play consistently. And I've always wanted to buy from here, and rip the guts out and replace it all. I think I may give this a shot soon.. I sold off all my equipment like a moron in college as I didn't play shows very often.. Still regret it to this day.. Thanks man!


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I've thought about doing the same a few times but I can't bear to do it! I have a Marshall JCM600 and 4x12 just around having not been used for a good few years. I have 4 guitars of which the only one that regularly gets played is my cheapo acoustic (my first ever guitar).


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Viarfar said:
Hi
I have bought several guitars ( yes addictive..) tele, LP black beauty, ES 335, rickenbacker.
My experience is that they have them already made and ships pretty fast.
God quality and no hassle. Change the hardware and its all good.
Hope yours arrive in god health and enjoy it as much as I do.
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Thanks. I have heard they are good if one is willing to do some basic fret-dressing, setups and hardware swaps when necessary. I hope it's not too addictive as i'm already spending way to much on Ali
 
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Discigerous

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Here's some pictures of the bag I received today.
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dilodoli

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Discigerous said:
Thank you! I'm very satisfied. It has some creases in the canvas from shipping. Hopefully it evens out if I put a pillow inside.
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How long does it take for it to get delivered to you?
I place my order 2 days ago.
Have some delay as 1 of the item is not in stock.

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Discigerous

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dilodoli said:
How long does it take for it to get delivered to you?
I place my order 2 days ago.
Have some delay as 1 of the item is not in stock.

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It was shipped the day after I placed my order. And it took two days from it was shipped till it was delivered on my door.
 
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LPhiE

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Still waiting for my two pairs of Yeezys I ordered back on 2/16. Tracking shows its in Los Angeles since 3/1 but nothing yet. Gotta love regular shipping lol.


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