New Roter 7

wintersun · 06-15-2008, 02:38 PM

So, after many months of work, my new Roter sevenstring is almost done

At first I intended to wait until its all finished, but I think this time is best to give some general info, before the final pictures arrive, and I expect them today, or tomorrow.

Before I start, I owe a lots of congratulations to the Roter guys, Sebastian and Adam, especially Sebastian, who was with me all this time, and gave the best support the one could possibly give.

Here's how it was.

I was on the search for the strings for my Ibanez 1527, cos I just couldn't find any that would fit me here in Croatia. So I finally ran onto Apophis (Sebastian), who explained me all about the string tension and stuff, and told me that he uses his some custom made strings for his custom guitars. I noticed he is a guitar maker, so I got interested, dough I know I have no money to afford for a custom.

However, he was more than helpful. He even helped me to find a buyer for my Ibanez, just so I could get that custom. Finally I got rid of this Ibanez, so the work began.

Until now HUNDREDS of PMs and emails were exchanged. On the guitar even the tiniest details were changed. They even refinished it a couple of times, just because I wasn't 100% satisfied with some tiny totally unnecessary details (like, this part is too pointy, and this cut off is not the way I want it, and so on). Ok, maybe the reason is partly because of this "famous" camera of theirs, so I couldn't see everything at first, but still, I doubt anyone would really care for such tiny details.

Sometimes I felt like I'm really asking too much, but, being a perfectionist, I NEEDED a guitar that I will LOVE, not just like, but LOVE. Sebastian would say everytime that it's ok, and do what I asked him.

He knew how much trouble I'll have with customs, since Croatia isn't a part of EU yet. So, they were more than helpful with this as well. Not only that they did their best that I get this guitar for the lowest price possible, but also Sebastian offered to redesign the whole WEBSITE, so if somebody from customs were to check, they would see this guitar cost some USD 450 hehehehe. That way the masterplan would be complete, and they wouldn't charge me too much

Otherwise, the customs would be over 50 percent!!!

So, here are the specs, and a photoshop picture.

Scale - 25.5"
Neck Joint - neck-thru
Body - Wenge
Neck - 5 pieces Wenge/Maple/Mahogany/Maple/Wenge
Fingerboard - Ebony
Frets - 26 Jumbo
Bridge - Ibanez Lo-pro Edge 7
Volume, 5-way switch, coil tapping
Matte gloss finish with sunburst

Pickups:
Bridge - Bare Knuckle Custom Nailbomb Alnico 8
Neck - Bare Knuckle Custom Cold Sweat

Sebastian, please correct me if I'm wrong with anything

As soon as I get the final pictures, I'll upload them

Shawn · 06-15-2008, 02:48 PM

Very nice.

Coobanez · 06-15-2008, 02:54 PM

Looks Awesome man!

Sebastian is a really kickass guy, and it doesn't surprise me at all that he made your dream guitar. Congrats!

budda · 06-15-2008, 02:59 PM

that's gonna be really nice

Apophis · 06-15-2008, 03:01 PM

Finish is matte gloss

, not high gloss

wintersun · 06-15-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apophis

Finish is matte gloss

, not high gloss

hahahaha, ok, I'll fix that

Apophis · 06-15-2008, 03:04 PM

and there is sunburst also

wintersun · 06-15-2008, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apophis

and there is sunburst also

argh

ohio_eric · 06-15-2008, 03:14 PM

Very cool.

daemon barbeque · 06-15-2008, 03:55 PM

Hey Dino I am envying you.Still need the money for ordering my custom 8 from Sebastian ,but it's the near future so i am patient

That guitar looks perfect ,and really pro...I am shure it's going to sound amazing too...
You know i want clips as soon as possible

wintersun · 06-15-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daemon barbeque

Hey Dino I am envying you.Still need the money for ordering my custom 8 from Sebastian ,but it's the near future so i am patient

That guitar looks perfect ,and really pro...I am shure it's going to sound amazing too...
You know i want clips as soon as possible

Hey Timur

whassup bro!

Thanks! I'm sure it will sound great as well hehehe. Sure, I'll record some clips as well

Good luck with your 8 string. I wan't to see the design

06-15-2008, 05:02 PM

Congrats

st2012 · 06-15-2008, 05:05 PM

Pure sex, looking forward to MOAR PICS

Unknown Doodl3.2 · 06-15-2008, 05:30 PM

That guitar looks great man! congratz!

I'm super excited since Sebastian is supposed to be starting on my guitar pretty soon! I'm glad to hear such good things about Roter's customer service

yevetz · 06-15-2008, 05:56 PM

ilyti · 06-15-2008, 09:06 PM

Kickass! Why not add the pics you sent me?

wintersun · 06-15-2008, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilyti

Kickass! Why not add the pics you sent me?

Hey man! Yeah, I thought of that, but since I did some tiny changes every now and then I figured it would be best to just put up the final pics

It's almost done anyways

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unknown Doodl3.2

That guitar looks great man! congratz!

I'm super excited since Sebastian is supposed to be starting on my guitar pretty soon! I'm glad to hear such good things about Roter's customer service

Yeah, they REALLY add a lot of soul to their work. There's plenty of love and care in this guitar, I'm sure they'll do the same for everyone. Good luck with your guitar

Digital Black · 06-15-2008, 11:36 PM

That is going to be crazy nice!

SymmetricScars · 06-15-2008, 11:42 PM

Awesome!!

I'm sure you'll love it, yay for apophis

MerlinTKD · 06-16-2008, 01:09 AM

Awesome! Can't wait to see (and hear!) the real thing!!

wintersun · 06-16-2008, 08:57 AM

Hey guys!

Ok, while I wait for the final pics, I've decided to post some old pics taken while the guitar was being made. Enjoy

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Coobanez ss.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Summerland, BC Posts: 283 Thanked: 2	Looks Awesome man! Sebastian is a really kickass guy, and it doesn't surprise me at all that he made your dream guitar. Congrats!

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ilyti Lazy Ryebread Viking Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 251 Thanked: 0	Kickass! Why not add the pics you sent me?

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