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Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:51 am
by Jero
Anyone gone the custom route from G'n'L, and know about how long it takes with them?
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:49 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
skullservant wrote:Congrats on the Hex man! That's awesome stuff. Excited to see it when it is done.
I haven't ordered anything custom in a while. I guess the last custom thing that I personally ordered first hand was a my Verellen cab almost two years ago and I was pretty patient about it since I had another cab to use in the meantime.
Thanks. I just sent the monies....
Jero wrote:Anyone gone the custom route from G'n'L, and know about how long it takes with them?
Funny you should mention that. My G&L was custom ordered. In fact, I'm under the impression that they do a lot of custom stuff. I ordered mine a good 10 years ago (
it's already been that long!) but it only took them like a month and a half or so. I went through a local shop/dealer, too. I don't know if it would be faster to go directly through them these days or not. Mine wasn't really all that customized other than that I chose what woods, finishes, and hardware I wanted at the time. Assuming they're standards are comparable to what they were then, you'd be getting a seriously kick ass instrument. I remember the guy who I was gong through to order it telling me a story. He was visiting a convention or something back then and there was a G&L booth. He said he met someone whose job was carve the cutaways..... I dunno how much truth there is to that story because it was 10 years ago, but yeah.... that's some crazy attention to detail.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:56 pm
by Ugly Nora
Can we have the skinny on the guitar or is a secret?
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:20 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Only done it once, still in the waiting stage, and I'm totes patient because the plan is just WHAT I WANT and no production thing is quite right (except more expensive and extremely complicated stuff so like, no)
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:23 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
Ugly Nora wrote:Can we have the skinny on the guitar or is a secret?
gunslinger_burrito wrote:
Okay fine. I was going to wait until it was done, but fuck it. I'm getting a Hex Guitar built by the folks over at Hex Cabs. We're just working out the final details. I'm fucking stoked. More than worth it IMO.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:29 pm
by Ugly Nora
Yeah I saw that, I was hoping for more details. What is it made of, what pickups, color, what special custom features etc. But if you rather wait until it is done, that is cool too.
So, Gentry Densley owns Hex cabs, right? Did you work with the man himself on this?
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:45 pm
by gunslinger_burrito
Yep. Well, for the most part, I think. He's been really cool about the whole thing. I asked him every question under the sun about the guitar. We're even going to design a unique body shape.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 7:04 pm
by Moustache_Bash
AxAxSxS wrote:gunslinger_burrito wrote:Moustache_Bash wrote:I don't have patience or money for custom stuff.
Who's building your guitar? Spill the deets, mi amigo.
Okay fine. I was going to wait until it was done, but fuck it. I'm getting a Hex Guitar built by the folks over at Hex Cabs. We're just working out the final details. I'm fucking stoked. More than worth it IMO.
Ho
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SHit!
That thing is so badass. good job on making that happen man, Wow, I feel your pain allready. I waited a year for a guitar once and it was excruciating. Killed when I got it though.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:52 pm
by Bassist_Diver
I just keep myself preoccupied with other activities, like refreshing my email's inbox for hours on end.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:56 am
by BitchPudding
Guess I qualify now that I ordered a super secret custom Dirge thing.
As far as waiting for, ANYTHING really, I've never really had a problem with being patient seeing as I have alot of ways to keep myself entertained here at fort roses. I guess I couldnt do any wait time that was a year or more (looking at you, EGC), at that point whatever im getting better get the sweet lord himself giving me personal handies or else its not worth it.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:31 am
by Uncle Grandfather
Just like finding exactly what I'm looking for on the second hand market at the price I want....these things take time. Had a two ta three week wait on a pedal to be built recently and its arriving tomorrow after only one week
, so that's cool. Sometimes takes many months to find a piece of gear.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2014 6:35 am
by Iommic Pope
Uncle Grandfather wrote:Just like finding exactly what I'm looking for on the second hand market at the price I want....these things take time. Had a two ta three week wait on a pedal to be built recently and its arriving tomorrow after only one week
, so that's cool. Sometimes takes many months to find a piece of gear.
UG problems.
You're right though, finding the right shit is hard. Patience is definitely required.
The beauty of custom shit is that it should be a no brainer.
Exactly what you want.
I can wait for that.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:41 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Also another thing that will help me in the future. If I can wait 3 months for a squier, I could handle waiting a whole lot longer for something custom.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:19 pm
by goroth
gunslinger_burrito wrote:I'm not too worried about the time table, and I have the entire amount ready. So it's really just a waiting game on my end. My
intent is to work on a bunch of music and hopefully some more shows between now and then so I can hopefully use it for summer shows
Got any pics of their guitars? Google was not my friend.
Re: How do you guys have the patience for custom orders!?!?!
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:21 pm
by goroth
I don't care how long stuff takes with custom stuff, but bad communication and missed deadlines drive me up the god damn wall. When I get a long lead time on something I preoccupy myself by gassing over other stuff and sending myself broke while I'm waiting.