7 string help

**nz_carver** · 11th September 2009, 11:34 PM

Hey all after 5 years of not playing im now on the market looking for a 7 string
now its not something you can get in every shop so Im looking here

I got offed a jackson for $350 2nd hand in bad shape
paint work is F#$ked and its sitting in nz and im in syd

So do I buy unsean

and get sent here?
and try get someone to re paint it ?

Or is there some one here that has a 7string
or a 8string?
they willl let go??

if you can help plz PM me

thanks nz_carver

**Andrew_B** · 12th September 2009, 01:04 AM

im about to start a 7 string build

350 is a good price! probably go to around 400 including shipping (depending who you go by..)

thats a good deal....

iv looked in sydney and only seen one 7 string.... in one shop....
in parramatta
over a grand and well... looks like crap haha....
actually i saw one in cash converters that went for 700....
you will not find an 8 string second hand...

7's 8's baritone's extended range instruments..... they arent big in aus....
you pay through your ass to get them....

you can repaint it....
not really that hard.....
or just sand the paint off and wipe on some tung oil or something....
i would snatch it up for 400....

**floody_85** · 12th September 2009, 01:31 PM

Im with Andy! Heaps hard to buy over here. Im half way through building one coz they cost too much. Just ask for lots of pics of it. Especially the neck so ya can check out the frets and make sure there are no cracks. $350 for a jackson 7 is definately a good buy! Paiting is no problem! A bad paint job just adds character!

**Andrew_B** · 12th September 2009, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

A bad paint job just adds character!

you know all about that aye floody boy

**floody_85** · 12th September 2009, 11:41 PM

Sure do!! Thanks for pointing that out buddy., Ya can always do wat Im doing now and using coloured wood dye!!!

**Andrew_B** · 13th September 2009, 01:58 AM

hehehe

let us know how those ubeaut dyes go man

**floody_85** · 13th September 2009, 05:12 PM

Will do. Ill hopefully start dying both the V and 7 next weekend.

**nz_carver** · 13th September 2009, 07:12 PM

im w8ing on a email on the 7

I did see one in he city for $900
the places in parramatta bill hyde there ok got a 8 for $1600
as for the other place I cant stand them

**Andrew_B** · 13th September 2009, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by floody_85

Will do. Ill hopefully start dying both the V and 7 next weekend.

BLOODY HOT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by nz_carver

im w8ing on a email on the 7

I did see one in he city for $900
the places in parramatta bill hyde there ok got a 8 for $1600
as for the other place I cant stand them

you cant stand guitar factory?
i dont mind that place....
owners son's name is andrew too haha hes pretty cool...
i go and chat to him every now and then....

billy hyde is a waste of time....
they dont care about their instruments and have next to know knowledge of their products....

**peterbrown** · 14th September 2009, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by nz_carver

im w8ing on a email on the 7

I did see one in he city for $900
the places in parramatta bill hyde there ok got a 8 for $1600
as for the other place I cant stand them

I have a story about the "other place". I have a woodtone accoustic guitar (hand made) and wanted a pickup put in. I took it to the "other place" to get a fishman put in, however I specifically requested an EXTERNAL preamp and only a plug hole drilled for a 1/4 inch plug, as I didn't want the tech to cut a gapping big hole in the side. Plus it was a 000 shape and the side mounted preamp is shaped for a dreadie, so it wouldn't fit propertly. I arrived a few weeks later to pick it up, and when I pulled the guitar out, I noticed a preamp cut into the side, and the preamp DOESN'T fit the curves of the guitar.

Needless to say all hell broke loose that morning! That is one place I would not recommend tech work

Cheers,

Peter

**Andrew_B** · 14th September 2009, 02:19 PM

lol... why didnt you do it peter?

i installed a undersaddle job in my takamine...
was fun

is this "other place" guitar factory? lol

**nz_carver** · 15th September 2009, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

is this "other place" guitar factory? lol

yes use to be a gr8 shop 5 yrs back nw they know nothing

**Andrew_B** · 15th September 2009, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by nz_carver

yes use to be a gr8 shop 5 yrs back nw they know nothing

lol thats how it is with pretty much every shop i go to hahaha

**AussieOzBorn** · 29th October 2009, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by peterbrown

I have a story about the "other place". I have a woodtone accoustic guitar (hand made) and wanted a pickup put in. I took it to the "other place" to get a fishman put in, however I specifically requested an EXTERNAL preamp and only a plug hole drilled for a 1/4 inch plug, as I didn't want the tech to cut a gapping big hole in the side. Plus it was a 000 shape and the side mounted preamp is shaped for a dreadie, so it wouldn't fit propertly. I arrived a few weeks later to pick it up, and when I pulled the guitar out, I noticed a preamp cut into the side, and the preamp DOESN'T fit the curves of the guitar.

Needless to say all hell broke loose that morning! That is one place I would not recommend tech work

Cheers,

Peter

WOW,,,,, i mean WOW

!!! How the hell does anyone make such a huge cockup and just ignore what the owner speciffically asked for?
What did the original guitar cost you Peter?
Id have threatened legal action for at least that much.
What a bunch of tools,,, very blunt ones!

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