"It's ready for paint....."

[fritzreiser]

How many people have a GMW in process that Lee has told them that? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Mine has been ready for paint since December. [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[Soloist1]

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November.

[monte]

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The guitars that are in the paint que can be at the mercy of Dan. He has been extremely busy painting guitars for Charvel and the NAMM shows.
Lee will paint the solid color stuff...but all the graphic and burst work is Dan job.

I know it can be frustrating, but Dan works for others, not just GMW.

Monte

[Soloist1]

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What's even more frustrating is getting a teaser pic of the axe in question knowing it is going to be absolutely killer when it's done. Lee told me 6 to 7 weeks left last week. I hope he's right. At month 26 it's getting tough to hold out.

[fritzreiser]

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Mine is just a simple Toru Blue and Lee has been quite candid that the delay is with himself.

I don't have any problem with the wait. I just think that it is funny that whenever he responds to one of my emails he says "..oh, and your body is sealed and ready for paint."

On a side note, the latest issue of Guitarist has a huge spread on Zakk and his guitars; including the web address of where he is getting his Rhoads guitars made. Me thinks that the wait is going to be another 4-6 months.

[Soloist1]

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He told me he has been busy with some Brian May guitars. I don't mind having a quality guitar take a while to build myself either. I'm not a fan of being put on that back burner just because I'm not a famous player though. I'm sure I'm paying more for my axe to be built than they are. That and seeing folks here post pics of their new GMW's that took a lot less time than mine. And they were ordered after mine. I will give him the fact that it is a neck thru and not a bolt on that he can do fairly quickly. But the paint it is getting is a pretty straight forward transparent finish. If it's not done in 2 months I may have to start assuming it may never get done and have a talk with my credit card company.

[txcharvel]

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A year ago I got my Star body from Lee in 6 weeks from the time I ordered. Everything just kinda fell into place.

Lee said it was the fastest turn around in GMW history [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[fritzreiser]

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At month 26 it's getting tough

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[img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] 26 months?!

[Soloist1]

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Yup, ordered it the middle of March of 2003. I was told to expect 15 to 18 months turn around. So I expected it to take a while. Didn't quite bargain for this long though.

[fritzreiser]

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My biggest problem with ordering a guitar and waiting is that when it finally arrives, I don't want it anymore. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[pro-fusion]

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26 months is just ridiculous. Period. I don't really have an opinion one way or another on GMW (never even seen one in person), but that's just beyond the pale.

[Oregon Jason]

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I just got once back in 9 months with a custom graphic. The one before that was 26 months. I think its just a crap shoot.

Jason

[paddok]

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I think I waited about 7 months for my black star, but I have one in the paintshop right now. How long it will take? I have no idea. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[khabibissell]

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Two years is unsat. They may do a great job, but there is no excuse for that kind of wait. I've considered getting a PDV from them, but the wait time totally turns me off. I may not even play guitar two years from now... who knows?

[Johnnyryche]

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Memorial day weekend will be my 1 year mark. I shipped a soloist out to Lee for a refin and graphic in May 2004. I know I am at the mercy of Dan's schedule. But the wait will be worth it.

In the meantime, I'd like to see the new headstocks so I can make a decision and place my order for the next one.