ATTN: Blue, Niccolai, guitar geeks[views:13145][posts:117]__________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 6:00pm - Niccolai ""] lol When would you be free to come and look at it? my picture taking endevors were fruitless. There weren't any serious dings that had any paint missing. one oor two tiny ones that I could probably repair. No blet rash at all, the only real cosmetic ouch are these three scratches on the front of the guitar that I'm hoping I can buff out. Other then that, I unblocked it and set it up and shit... it's hard for me to set it up perfectly because I can't tell how the guitar feels, since I'm not a lefty. I talked to him about the price, he really wants 300 for it, but I'm working him down to 2 bills, trying to point out little things. |
| __________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 6:05pm - Niccolai ""] it looks like this guitar, but less new and with chrome hardware if memory serves. Also, I think the body wood is alder. [img] |
| ______________________________ [Mar 23,2008 6:09pm - Blue ""] its an ibby, what makes you think it isnt going to be basswood? |
| __________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 7:14pm - Niccolai ""] You're right. Since they make fucking everything out of basswod you can never tell off the bat. I can't be 100% possative on the wood, all I could do was compare how it looked with other guitars I have kicking around. It's way lighter and the grain is different then a broken basswood warlock body I have kicking around, and it's lighter then the mahogany on my ESP. it looks closest to a poplar body blank that I made, and I don't think Ibanez ever used poplar, so it makes me think the body is maple or alder. Maybe I'll shoot ibanez an email with the serial. Either way it's at least a few years old and was made in japan, so it's gotta be decent quality. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 23,2008 7:48pm - Blue ""] japanese ibanez = solid could be worse could a a fucking korean made prestige or even INDONESIAN. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 8:32pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] niccolai, call me when you can. If he goes for $200 I can come by tonight, tomorrow or tuesday night (after 5), or anytime wed. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 10:06pm - Niccolai ""] wednesday after 5 would be best. The lowest he really wants to go is 250 He bought it for 350 a few months ago off craigslist but needs new drum shit. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 10:49pm - brian_dc ""] I have yet to post in this thread |
| _______________________________ [Mar 23,2008 10:52pm - Blue ""] id go for 250 depending on the condition. to find a lefty jap ibby for that price isnt bad at all. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 10:58pm - Niccolai ""] brian_dc said:I have yet to post in this thread I have yet to post in your ass. Do you see what i did there? |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 23,2008 11:51pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] I only find 2 lefty RGs that Ibanez has made for the past few years, the 1570 and the 370. The 370 (bolt on) sells for $350 NEW. The 1570s (neck thru) sell for $900. Ironically, both are basswood bodies. The 1570 doesn't have those inlays, so it's most likely the 370DX. If so I think $200 is fair. I'm not sure if I can afford the other $50 right now. Here's the link to the 370: http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-IBA-RG370DX-BKL-LIST |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 24,2008 12:14am - brian_dc ""] Niccolai said: brian_dc said:I have yet to post in this thread I have yet to post in your ass. Do you see what i did there? *looks at asshole using elaborate system of mirrors* No!...I have no idea what you're talking about *worries* |
| __________________________________ [Mar 24,2008 8:30pm - Niccolai ""] ArrowHeadNLI said:I only find 2 lefty RGs that Ibanez has made for the past few years, the 1570 and the 370. The 370 (bolt on) sells for $350 NEW. The 1570s (neck thru) sell for $900. Ironically, both are basswood bodies. The 1570 doesn't have those inlays, so it's most likely the 370DX. If so I think $200 is fair. I'm not sure if I can afford the other $50 right now. Here's the link to the 370: http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-IBA-RG370DX-BKL-LIST It's older then the past few years, I'm pretty sure it's from the nineties (maybe early nineties) since it was built in japan. |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 24,2008 8:49pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] yeah, my tax check just came in... tell your friend i'll do the $250. I'm still free the same times this week. By the way, what kind of drum stuff is he looking for? |
| __________________________________ [Mar 24,2008 9:04pm - Niccolai ""] He wants a new shell pack. Tama i think. He's selling his current drumset too to finance it |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 26,2008 3:02pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Niccolai, I'm headed over Robs to do some recording. Give me a call when you see this so we can arrange something. I have $$, and would love to pick up this guitar tonight. I have the same #. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 26,2008 11:39pm - ArrowHeadNLI ""] Okay, for anyone who has actually followed this whole damned thread: I went to Niccolai's tonight for gay sex, and while I was there I bought that Ibanez. It played AWESOMELY, but physically it was a little shittied up. (minor scratches, missing fine tuner, etc.) However, while on my way there I stopped at Priority music and saw a like-new Jackson leftie. It was missing a knob and the trem bar. I played the two side by side for a while. Ironically, the stock Ibanez pickups sound a lot better than the duncan designed. However, the Jackson trem is a lot nicer than the Ibanez edge. (although the righty tremelo arm I got off luke feels weird). Also, the neck on the ibanez has a smoother heel, so I could get about 2 frets higher. However the Jackson had pretty fret inlays. Basically, it came down to new and pretty vs. old and scuffy. Both guitars played great, but I traded the Ibanez half an hour after I bought it. For the ibanez + $75 I got the Jackson, new knobs, tremelo arm, and a used hardshell case with some queer NIN stickers all over it. I'll eventually take some pics and post them, but for now I'm busy playing it. I actually lost a lot of speed at first, because the way I play my arm was knocking the trem out of tune. Now I'm getting used to it. Meanwhile, since I saved so much on this, and since the electronic drums I'm wanting don't come out til June, my other tax check will most likely be getting the following toys: Raven West RG6900 lefty guitar. [img] [img] Is it me, or is the top of that guitar made from one of the tables from an old Bickford's restaurant? Also: Electric Violin [img] and one of these: [img] Then hopefully I can save enough to get one of these when they come out in June/July: Alesis USB Pro Drumkit I love tax time. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 26,2008 11:59pm - GoatCatalyst ""] probably off-topic but whatever, i'm a terrible person. putting a deposit on a pristine mesa mark iv rackmount head tomorrow. ... furious sonic masturbations |