New Axe
Been playing a fair bit of guitar lately on my trusty old LTD EC-1000 and Taylor GS Mini.
Sadly, my Nan passed away last year, and et Christmas, Mum and Dad give me $2000 as a little something she left for me.
I’ve basically been sitting on it, not quite sure what to do, until my dream guitar popped up on Marketplace at a bargain. An ESP EII which are hand made in Japan using premiums wood and a through neck rather than a bolt in.
A bloke was selling it to fund a particular Gibson he’s chasing, so I went and snagged myself a bargain. It is 11 months old (with receipts) and they fetch around $3.5k+ and I picked it up for $1,950. We met at a music store and I had it looked over by a luthier and took it home.
She’s an absolute work of art and an absolute weapon— no other way to describe it.
The only issue for me is that it came with 66/57 EMGs, so I’ll be swapping them out to turn it into a metal machine.
I’m thinking of going with the 81/60 set as I have the Het Set version of those in the EC-1000 or maybe something different like some Fishmans.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
carnarvonite
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Building them
Bloke I worked with made guitars out of oak. He spotted an ad in the paper selling an oak boardroom table at the right price, only trouble it was about 15 storeys up and no way to get it down in one piece. He said the look on their faces when be carried in a vacuum cleaner, tarp, power saw and a template and cut it up in the boardroom. Some almost cried he said
Lastchance
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Ive been lucky to play a few
Ive been lucky to play a few of those over the years and like you say, they are absolute weapons mate!
davewillo
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I don't know anything about
I don't know anything about guitars Frosty but it looks awesome!
PGFC member and lure tragic