Sorry about the blurs, my digital camera looks great in the preview, then when I see it on the PC it's a little blurry. Didn't feel like getting out the tripod.
Here's the deal: Guitar is really super super clean. It's obviously black, and black shows flaws like you wouldn't believe. Check out the pics, they speak for themselves.
Look at the trem - it's an ibanez edge 7 lopro. Notice how the base plate isn't discolored? The saddles aren't messed up from sweat? This guitar hasn't been played a lot, or someone did a total Howard Hughes Wipedown after he played it. Frets are in near unplayed shape. Back of neck where the lock nut bolts are do not show the stress cracks. Also has a bit of quilty/figured maple at the scarf joint, check out the pic!
Other than some very minor polishing scratches on the face of the guitar that I've seen on new ones, I found a few very small chips shown in the last pic - it's just the clearcoat, and they were hard to find. Neck is super clean too.
Only other bad things: it's missing the ibanez snap in trem arm (which I believe you can get at Guitar Center now, among other places) and two screws on the back trem plate. Guitar comes with a hard shell case in good shape, but it's not the original ibanez.
How's it play? Like butter. Neck is straight and fast, holds as low an action as my Jem 77FP. Sounds great too, something magical about Ibanez and DiMarzios. This guitar has DiMarzio Blaze pickups.
I figure the value around $499 - it's insanely nice. I will add cash for something that is worth more, or you can add cash... we'll figure it out. Looking for MTS modules, maybe a RM20 head or combo, RM50 combo.... before long I'm going to have one of each of the Randall amps, it looks like! If you're looking for a 7 string that plays as well as anything else you have ever owned, and is **** near mint - here's your guitar. Email me at okstrat(at)cox.net with offers. Thanks!
Pete
Here's the deal: Guitar is really super super clean. It's obviously black, and black shows flaws like you wouldn't believe. Check out the pics, they speak for themselves.
Look at the trem - it's an ibanez edge 7 lopro. Notice how the base plate isn't discolored? The saddles aren't messed up from sweat? This guitar hasn't been played a lot, or someone did a total Howard Hughes Wipedown after he played it. Frets are in near unplayed shape. Back of neck where the lock nut bolts are do not show the stress cracks. Also has a bit of quilty/figured maple at the scarf joint, check out the pic!
Other than some very minor polishing scratches on the face of the guitar that I've seen on new ones, I found a few very small chips shown in the last pic - it's just the clearcoat, and they were hard to find. Neck is super clean too.
Only other bad things: it's missing the ibanez snap in trem arm (which I believe you can get at Guitar Center now, among other places) and two screws on the back trem plate. Guitar comes with a hard shell case in good shape, but it's not the original ibanez.
How's it play? Like butter. Neck is straight and fast, holds as low an action as my Jem 77FP. Sounds great too, something magical about Ibanez and DiMarzios. This guitar has DiMarzio Blaze pickups.
I figure the value around $499 - it's insanely nice. I will add cash for something that is worth more, or you can add cash... we'll figure it out. Looking for MTS modules, maybe a RM20 head or combo, RM50 combo.... before long I'm going to have one of each of the Randall amps, it looks like! If you're looking for a 7 string that plays as well as anything else you have ever owned, and is **** near mint - here's your guitar. Email me at okstrat(at)cox.net with offers. Thanks!
Pete
They do play like butter once you get the neck straight and set for low action.