Ernie Ball Family Reserve John Petrucci 7

Azyiu · 02-27-2008, 01:50 AM

The local guitar shop here near my office carries 3 of these beauties. Unfortunately each of them runs at around USD 4000...

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xoi · 02-27-2008, 01:58 AM

$4,000 for any guitar is pretty goddam ridiculous, regardless of how beautiful they may be. on that note, i'd love to have the opportunity to jack one from a music store...and not get caught, of course.

Metal Ken · 02-27-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by xoi

$4,000 for any guitar that is not a conklin is pretty goddam ridiculous, regardless of how beautiful they may be..

Got that fixed for ya

FortePenance · 02-27-2008, 02:28 AM

My friend has one... He says it plays like jebeesus, but tbh I didn't like the burst they did on it. Less black IMO. But it looked and smelt really nice.

Jongpil Yun · 02-27-2008, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Metal Ken

$4,000 for any guitar that is not a Conklin or Sherman custom is pretty goddam ridiculous, regardless of how beautiful they may be..

Re-fix'd.

simsklok · 02-27-2008, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoi

$4,000 for any guitar is pretty goddam ridiculous, regardless of how beautiful they may be. on that note, i'd love to have the opportunity to jack one from a music store...and not get caught, of course.

you think that's rediculous? I'm sure you've seen the van halen frankenstein replica right?

Metal Ken · 02-27-2008, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jongpil Yun

Re-fix'd.

Stamped for approval.

darren · 02-27-2008, 04:17 AM

I have not liked the look of a single EBMM BFR i've seen. I've now seen 5 or 6 of them in person, and every single one of them was too dark, and too opaque to really see the beautiful wood underneath the finish.

Whatever you do, don't go over to the Music Man forums and tell them that, or you'll get Sterling Ball's knickers in a not.

But apparently they sound godlike.

Jeff · 02-27-2008, 06:59 AM

I wonder why the flametops and quilts on every Carvin I've seen for $1300 or $1400 blows away the BFRs. Probably like you said Darren, they're ruining it with the finish.

darren · 02-27-2008, 07:59 AM

I think it's their first attempt at doing a stain-black-and-sand-back finish, and it seems to me that they're just using too much dye.

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FortePenance Thats what she said! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 2,650 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Xiphos soon Thanked: 18	My friend has one... He says it plays like jebeesus, but tbh I didn't like the burst they did on it. Less black IMO. But it looked and smelt really nice. E J A C U L A D H E S I V E

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darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 6,403 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 25	I have not liked the look of a single EBMM BFR i've seen. I've now seen 5 or 6 of them in person, and every single one of them was too dark, and too opaque to really see the beautiful wood underneath the finish. Whatever you do, don't go over to the Music Man forums and tell them that, or you'll get Sterling Ball's knickers in a not. But apparently they sound godlike. This space intentionally left blank.

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xoi ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 36 Real Name: dave Main Seven: S7320 Rig: Mesa Single Rec Thanked: 4 / 1	$4,000 for any guitar is pretty goddam ridiculous, regardless of how beautiful they may be. on that note, i'd love to have the opportunity to jack one from a music store...and not get caught, of course.

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Jeff Banned from Reality Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,028 Real Name: Uh.....Jeff Main Seven: Blackjack ATX C7 Rig: JSX --> Avatar 2x12 Thanked: 20	I wonder why the flametops and quilts on every Carvin I've seen for $1300 or $1400 blows away the BFRs. Probably like you said Darren, they're ruining it with the finish.

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darren Mr. Negative Pants™ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Canada Posts: 6,403 Main Seven: OMFG! EBMM JP7 Rig: GT6PowerBlockThiele Thanked: 25	I think it's their first attempt at doing a stain-black-and-sand-back finish, and it seems to me that they're just using too much dye.

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