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  • #16
    Damn!
    "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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    • #17
      Originally posted by vector View Post
      Still got my knickers in a twist over that! Literally was poised to snag that baby after having scraped together the cash for months. No sooner than I was ready to pull the trigger, than someone buys it right out from underneath me! The good(?) news is Guitar Land can get more- the bad news is that it will be 10 - 12 months to deliver and the price will be higher as they let that one go at near cost because it had sat in their store for quite a while. They were just trying to move stock.
      If you are willing to pay out the nose for one from a shop in Japan, I could help you out.

      Regarding my reliability, I've sent a bunch of guitars to members of this board over the years. You can ask Newc, Nazgul, and Speiro, or do a search for my handle in the "Feedback" section.
      Until you get weaned off the boobie, you are going to have to do what the wife wants too. -Rsmacker

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      • #18
        After having delt with Jason at DCGL a number of times, I feel I can safely say that he's jacking the price up because he knows you want it.(JMHO) He told me a couple of years ago that he can often get models other dealers cannot because he is ESP's #1 US dealer and he orders a lot CS pieces for his shop. I heard the same line you did when I inquired about a Charvel CS piece on his site. He informed me that it had just sold a couple of days prior and that he had not had time to remove it from the site. When I inquired about ordering another the price was several hundred more. I passed.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Predator1 View Post
          After having delt with Jason at DCGL a number of times, I feel I can safely say that he's jacking the price up because he knows you want it.(JMHO) He told me a couple of years ago that he can often get models other dealers cannot because he is ESP's #1 US dealer and he orders a lot CS pieces for his shop. I heard the same line you did when I inquired about a Charvel CS piece on his site. He informed me that it had just sold a couple of days prior and that he had not had time to remove it from the site. When I inquired about ordering another the price was several hundred more. I passed.
          I hear ya. Rest assured that while I'm very committed to getting that guitar, it will NOT be at DCGL's jacked up price. Worse case scenario, I can get the same guitar custom made (without the banana head stock) from Matt's Music Center for 400- 500 dollars less than what the DCGL's closeout price was. I did let Jason at DCGL know about the cheaper prices elsewhere. If he can't get close to that, I'll pass, too.

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          • #20
            Originally posted by Predator1 View Post
            After having delt with Jason at DCGL a number of times, I feel I can safely say that he's jacking the price up because he knows you want it.(JMHO) He told me a couple of years ago that he can often get models other dealers cannot because he is ESP's #1 US dealer and he orders a lot CS pieces for his shop. I heard the same line you did when I inquired about a Charvel CS piece on his site. He informed me that it had just sold a couple of days prior and that he had not had time to remove it from the site. When I inquired about ordering another the price was several hundred more. I passed.
            I believe the legal term for that is bait and switch. did he take the picture down the moment you asked about it?
            In the future though I need to remember to not buy guitars while on Nyquil

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            • #21
              My experience was that they had bold, red text up within 24 hours of the RS-II being sold indicating as much. The subsequent emails from them regarding ordering another one were that it would likely be more expensive as the last one went out at a closeout price. Sh*t, I ordered a CS Charvel Star with better options and paid about the same money. Maybe I oughta see if CS will make me one like the RS-II including the banana head stock. Boy, wouldn't THAT piss off Gibson!! LOL!!!

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              • #22
                https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
                "Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is. ":JOSEY WALES

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                • #23
                  GAH! MY EYES!
                  "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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                  • #24
                    lmaaao....

                    He wanted a star with that head stock. thought id show off some....
                    "Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is. ":JOSEY WALES

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                    • #25
                      Wish I could help you. I just saw them (actually on the day you posted this thread) and it was one of the best shows i've seen in my life!

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                      • #26
                        If I remember correctly it was a day or two later and then a couple of months later the same guitar reappeared on his site. In addition to his high prices he has the personality of a ASS! (IMHO)

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                        • #27
                          Love the quote!!! Josey Wales is one of my fave movies!!! So, is the Star a Charvel/Jackson or an ESP? Never seen one w/ the glitter paint scheme!


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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Predator1 View Post
                            If I remember correctly it was a day or two later and then a couple of months later the same guitar reappeared on his site. In addition to his high prices he has the personality of a ASS! (IMHO)
                            Makes no diff. If he's a phoney and a cheat, it'll be revealed and I'll go elsewhere. F*ck slimy, shifty sales people.

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                            • #29
                              pm sent.

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                              "Now remember, things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is. ":JOSEY WALES

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