GMW refins

[Jim Shine]

Re: GMW refins

The price quote for just the graphic on mine was $250-300. He said it may be $50 extra because I am having Dan try to replicate the original graphic from a small picture, not get a themed graphic he has the liberty to do a standard graphic that has a similar theme, but varies from guitar to guitar.

[Rhoadsfan67]

Re: GMW refins

Was that a real Vinnie Vincent V being refinned in that one pic Chuck posted? If it was, WOW - that is hard to believe - unless it was trashed and needed restored... [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[brett8388]

Re: GMW refins

Brian, the VVV is 100% real, one of two ever built like it, and it's mine. Lee estimated completion maybe by Christmas.

Brett

[RacerX]

Re: GMW refins

Originally posted by Metalcop:
RacerX - Please post those pics!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Done!

http://www.jcfonline.com/ubb/noncgi/...073;p=1#000000

[RacerX]

Re: GMW refins

Originally posted by brett8388:
Brian, the VVV is 100% real, one of two ever built like it, and it's mine. Lee estimated completion maybe by Christmas.

Brett

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Caught on camera!


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That was in January.

[ June 26, 2003, 07:39 PM: Message edited by: RacerX ]

[shreddermon]

Re: GMW refins

Very cool pics! Thanks for sharing RX.

[Rhoadsfan67]

Re: GMW refins

Brett, was it in bad shape in the first place that made you want to get it refinned? What was the original color scheme - the silver metalflake and purple or the pink? Is that what distinguishes it as one of two built that way? More info, please... I think it's awesome!

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[btx109]

Re: GMW refins

Re estimated wait times versus actual delivery times, I was just out at GMW a couple of weeks ago to do the control layout on the guitar I have on order there. They are REALLY busy right now. Lee is getting a head start on the next set of guitars being made for the NAMM show next January, in addition to all of the other stuff they have going on. I've been out several times and this was by far the busiest, most cluttered I'd ever seen the shop.

It IS a small space, but it's really not as small as the pictures would make it seem. It appears smaller due to virtually every square inch of the place being covered by wood in various forms! Bodies stacked up here, necks placed there, orders waiting to be shipped out by day's end, new orders just arrived that day, cases, blocks of raw figured wood...there's a lot of stuff going on out there. So not to defend an inaccurate completion estimate, but they are a small operation (which I prefer; more personalized hands-on attention, rather than a sterile factory filled with unskilled workers **cough coughPRScough cough**)that has become very, very popular obviously. They aren't So Cal's little secret anymore...far from it.

Chuck, question: you said that the wood shop is right there in the same structure as the main room? I was under the impression that the wood shop was located "off site." Have you seen the woodworking room before, or are you going off of second hand info?

GDB