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Jul 16 2007, 02:17 PM
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QUOTE (mattacuk @ Jul 16 2007, 08:16 AM)  I will buy my next Guitar online because we dont have that Great Music shops locally, and also cause i know a Gibson Les Paul is going to rock!  LOL - yeah. must get an LP at some stage ... did you get your Cort yet? -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Jul 16 2007, 02:27 PM
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LP's DO ROCK!!!! woops i dropped mine the other day
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Jul 16 2007, 04:29 PM
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Never bought a guitar on-line (effects etc yes). Though now that I live in the back of beyond I probably will have to
 .However my main guitar was a custom made one off. That is sort of similar - you can spec it, try others that the luthier has made and talk to him/her 'bout you likes and dislikes, watch it being built over several weeks/months and ask for alterations but until its really finished and in your hands. A bit like buying on-line after researching specs, looking at forums/reviews etc.,  ...Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 16 2007, 04:53 PM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Jul 16 2007, 11:29 AM) Never bought a guitar on-line (effects etc yes). Though now that I live in the back of beyond I probably will have to .However my main guitar was a custom made one off. That is sort of similar - you can spec it, try others that the luthier has made and talk to him/her 'bout you likes and dislikes, watch it being built over several weeks/months and ask for alterations but until its really finished and in your hands. A bit like buying on-line after researching specs, looking at forums/reviews etc., ...Cheers, Tony Cool - how does that compare price wise? Maybe I'll get one made to my specs too - would be the ultimate in coolness 
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Jul 16 2007, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Jul 16 2007, 05:53 PM) Cool - how does that compare price wise? Maybe I'll get one made to my specs too - would be the ultimate in coolness Mine ended up costing about the same as a Gibson Les Paul Standard (street price rather than list though . Nowadays about 1200 pounds sterling - about 2200USD) Andrew. For that I got a 24 fret thruneck (Gibson scale) Les Paul junior double cut type guitar (what I wanted), transblue with a tigerstripe maple top (body is walnut - heavy guitar). Some of the extra features included 2 emg pickups, graduated frets, floyd rose trem (mine floats off the body with no routing behind the trem. This required the neck set at an angle to the body but meant more natural sustain from the guitar), ebony fingerboard with flying birds (a la PRS) position markers. The neck was profiled to be identical to my Gibson semi. I would say that all the woodworking, electrics and fretting are 1st class. Action isn't super low - but that's the way I wanted it - setup to order. The guy who made it (Andy DeMitriou) used to make guitars for Uli Jon Roth (ex Scorpions) - Andy was a great luthier but gave up work for health reasons. One nice thing about a custom made is that you can literally spec anything that will work and get to talk about the hardware/wood/finish options etc. If anyone is in the market for a premium end guitar I'd advise that they consider it BUT find a good luthier (go on recomendations etc). I'll try to borrow my wife's camera and I'll take some photos and post them up. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Jul 16 2007, 08:05 PM
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QUOTE (tonymiro @ Jul 16 2007, 02:52 PM) Mine ended up costing about the same as a Gibson Les Paul Standard (street price rather than list though . Nowadays about 1200 pounds sterling - about 2200USD) Andrew. For that I got a 24 fret thruneck (Gibson scale) Les Paul junior double cut type guitar (what I wanted), transblue with a tigerstripe maple top (body is walnut - heavy guitar). Some of the extra features included 2 emg pickups, graduated frets, floyd rose trem (mine floats off the body with no routing behind the trem. This required the neck set at an angle to the body but meant more natural sustain from the guitar), ebony fingerboard with flying birds (a la PRS) position markers. The neck was profiled to be identical to my Gibson semi. I would say that all the woodworking, electrics and fretting are 1st class. Action isn't super low - but that's the way I wanted it - setup to order. The guy who made it (Andy DeMitriou) used to make guitars for Uli Jon Roth (ex Scorpions) - Andy was a great luthier but gave up work for health reasons. One nice thing about a custom made is that you can literally spec anything that will work and get to talk about the hardware/wood/finish options etc. If anyone is in the market for a premium end guitar I'd advise that they consider it BUT find a good luthier (go on recomendations etc). I'll try to borrow my wife's camera and I'll take some photos and post them up. Cheers, Tony Fascinating - thanks, and not as expensive as I would have thought ... I wonder how to go about finding a good luthier in my area ?? Would love to see pics
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Jul 16 2007, 11:32 PM
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I've hopefully posted a pic of it under the 'post pics of your gear' thread Andrew. If you want to see any more then just shout.
Good place to start regarding local custom guitar luthiers are always any players in your area; alternatively the local guitar shops (though they tend to recomend their own in-house techs from my experience). Luthiers aren't as expensive as most people think albeit the famous ones aren't cheap (Zematis etc). They represent great value for money and you get a 1 of a kind . Check out who's in your area and go and have a chat - they are usually incredibly friendly and helpful.Cheers, Tony ps one way to check their work out if you're not sure - get them to service one of your guitars. Just had an annual service, including a full fret dress done for 90euros over here in Spain. Good job and a nice guy. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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