new (used) GMW on it's way

[kmanick]

I kind of accidentally bought this last weekend so I don't know if I'm going to keep it or not but it sure looks interesting

http://gmwguitars.com/GMW ADS/G0193.html

I know the seller so I know it's in mint condition, also has a big brass block and titanium blocks in the saddles

[Shawn Lutz]

Nice one Nick!

[charvelsteen]

YUM! love the HS config.

[VitaminG]

so how did you come to accidentally buy it?

[kmanick]

A friend of mine had it listed on the bay and I shot in a low offer (off of his starting bid).
no one else bid after me (ending an auction at 7:00 pm on a Saturday night is not a good time)
so instead of pushing up the bid for him I just won it. I actually had no intention of buying it and I even told him I'd let him off
the hook (stupid cheap price for this ) but I think his wife was putting the screws to him a bit so it is on it'w way.

[Hellbat]

Nice. Looks like a beaut.

[straycat]

Nice one and I do love the headstock.

[bucketbrian45]

Killer!! Keep her!!

[MetalDaze]

so how did you come to accidentally buy it?

Reminds me of a line from The Last Boy Scout. "So you accidently slipped, fell, and stuck your dick in my wife?"

[kmanick]

she has arrived
here with her older sister

general impressions
Lee knows how to make a shred machine, the neck on this one is a tiny bit thicker than my blue one and is 1 11/16th (blue is 1 3/4's), but man oh man ultra low action no buzz (I had to raise the action up a bit)
incredibly easy to play.
The neck pickup is a Suhr something and sounds great, the bridge is a duncan custom custom and is really bright. If I keep it it will have to go.
the 2 toggles. the outside one splits the bridge the inner one sets the single into 'real" single (no hum canceling). interesting combination of available tones.
I didn't realize how dirty and broken in looking the neck is on my blue one until I got it right next to this brand spanking new thing (it's been pretty much un played) I got this for about 1/2 of what it would've cost me new so I really have to think about keeping it (it's such a 'deal"). frets are 6105's too , a little smaller than I like but they feel pretty good on this one.

[Johnnyryche]

Something old, something new - both very cool!

[Johnnyryche]

Just looking through some of my older pics. Thought I'd share one of Nick's trans blue quilt when I owned it years ago. Nick's cell phone pic doesn't do this guitar justice. Check out the color and figuring on this one! I imagine the trans red quilt GMW is also a great looker and is amazing in person.



(Sorry, Nick. Just had to share a pic of this one!)

[kmanick]

ya my pic does no justice , I will take some outdoors (maybe even today) the red one is quite a beauty. the difference in the fret boards caught me by surprise. I didn't realize how "broken In" the neck on the blue one is now, years of wanna be shredding LOL!

[toejam]

Cool. I love everything about the guitar except for the headstock. I can't stand that Millennium headstock!

[leftykingv2]

I think it's pretty sweet!