Gentlemen... Prepare to behold awesomeness you've never beheld before!

Karl Hungus

Well...

There's a certain guitar. A very special guitar. One that has been top of my GAS list for the past 2 or 3 years now.

I've always been keeping an eye out for one to come up at a bargain on ebay, and other places.

There's been a serious gap in my collection for this guitar...

And finally...

I've been sorting out a few last minute details with the seller...

And...



It was shipped yesterday.

So, wanna see what it is? Ok, here's some of the seller's pics...
















BEHOLD!













Just bask in all it's majesty!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is... THE PETRUCCI!!!

Seriously, I am ****ing thrilled!

I've been wanting one of these babies for a long time, and not only did I finally manage to snag one, it happened to have every option I would've asked for if I had ordered it new. Yep, from the colour to the inlays to the eletronics to the compensated nut, everything about this guitar is the way I want it, so it was an amazing catch.

So, that's it. I'm done buying guitars for the forseeable future. I've pretty much got everything I want right now, and damn, I am giddy as a kid at christmas, waiting for santa to come with prezzies.

It should arrive early next week, just in time for my birthday! Expect worse quality pics then, I suppose.

demanufactured

jesus christ man you have too much money lol
i wish i could afford my dream setup

Malice

Congratulations! She looks fabulous. Does this mean the next time someone comes on Boards looking for advice on a seven string you'll be telling them to get one of these?
I'll finish by asking a dumb question: What's a compensated nut? It sounds like something that might be better off in the PI forum.

Owen

Yammy git! It's gorgeous! Well wear mate!!

Karl Hungus

malice_ wrote:

Congratulations! She looks fabulous. Does this mean the next time someone comes on Boards looking for advice on a seven string you'll be telling them to get one of these?

More than likely, yeah!

malice_ wrote:

I'll finish by asking a dumb question: What's a compensated nut? It sounds like something that might be better off in the PI forum.

Compensated nut, as far as I understand it, it's something that helps intonation, like the Buzz Feiten system, I think.

Karl Hungus

ned78 wrote:

Yammy git! It's gorgeous! Well wear mate!!

Thanks man, it really is gorgeous. I absolutely love the colour.

vengeance52

I love that paint job. very tasty. Nice find

-=al=-

nice geetar

headstocks always looked funny to me on them though!

feylya

Karl Hungus wrote:

There's been a serious gap in my collection for this guitar...

A 7 string with humbuckers and a floating bridge?

Patricide

all i have to say is you lucky ****ERRRRRR, how much did you end up paying?

Voodu Child

[feigned suprise mode] WOW! What a beauty, didn't see that one coming [/feigned suprise mode]

Seriously, those EBs have super-amazing necks on them, the tung oil finish is fantastic. And it's not every day you see a 7string with piezo's, you can probably count the number available on one hand. Nice

Karl Hungus

-=al=- wrote:

nice geetar

headstocks always looked funny to me on them though!

I don't know, I think it suits the guitar perfectly. I mean, I know it's not a reversed pointed BC Rich headstock, but it's still damn cool in it's own right.

feylya wrote:

A 7 string with humbuckers and a floating bridge?

Yup!

SirLemonhead

feylya wrote:

A 7 string with humbuckers and a floating bridge?

Haha yeah, I was expecting this to be another black ibanez

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

[feigned suprise mode] WOW! What a beauty, didn't see that one coming [/feigned suprise mode]

Seriously, those EBs have super-amazing necks on them, the tung oil finish is fantastic. And it's not every day you see a 7string with piezo's, you can probably count the number available on one hand. Nice

Scratch that, you can count the number available on one finger.

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

Scratch that, you can count the number available on one finger.

That's right, even Ibanez don't make one anymore, and i can't think of anyone else who does. Excellent!

Frankiestylee

Yup, beautiful guitars... 7 strings still freak me out though, just looks a bit too... broad.

Karl Hungus

MasterOfSolos wrote:

Haha yeah, I was expecting this to be another black ibanez

You know, black isn't even my prefered colour. Infact, the Redburst of the Petrucci is probably my favourite colour on a guitar... It's just that most companies don't offer much in the way of different colours.

EBMM seems the only company to offer a wide variety of colours to it's customers. As much as I love Ibanez, the colours on the market are really uninspiring.

voodoo_child wrote:

That's right, even Ibanez don't make one anymore, and i can't think of anyone else who does. Excellent!

Yep. As far as I know, if you want a 7 string with piezos, there's only one option.

Well, 2 options, if you want to track down a used RG2027x.

Frankiestylee wrote:

Yup, beautiful guitars... 7 strings still freak me out though, just looks a bit too... broad.

Thanks.

Don't really see how it would be any freakier than a 5 string bass, for example.

Karl Hungus

For anyone who doesn't know the significance of the guitar, watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu_ikrNN780

OzzyC

Karl Hungus wrote:

You know, black isn't even my prefered colour. Infact, the Redburst of the Petrucci is probably my favourite colour on a guitar... It's just that most companies don't offer much in the way of different colours.

EBMM seems the only company to offer a wide variety of colours to it's customers. As much as I love Ibanez, the colours on the market are really uninspiring.



Yep. As far as I know, if you want a 7 string with piezos, there's only one option.

Well, 2 options, if you want to track down a used RG2027x.



Thanks.

Don't really see how it would be any freakier than a 5 string bass, for example.

But you seem to have forgotten, almost any hardtail 7 can be modified for piezos.

Karl Hungus

OzzyC wrote:

But you seem to have forgotten, almost any hardtail 7 can be modified for piezos.

Yeah, that's true alright.

Yakult

How much?

I have some serious gas! but only 800 euro to spend either on new amp or guitar

Karl Hungus

R_H_C_P wrote:

I have some serious gas! but only 800 euro to spend either on new amp or guitar

800 is more than enough to snag a really amazing guitar second hand, if you look around. With reguards to amp or guitar, I suppose it's down to what you need more?

DeadSkin

Congrats dude, you can't beat that giddy feelin' alright.
Fightin that GAS for 2/3 years must have been one tough battle

Karl Hungus

DeadSkin wrote:

Congrats dude, you can't beat that giddy feelin' alright.
Fightin that GAS for 2/3 years must have been one tough battle

Oh, I haven't been fighting the GAS, I've been trying to find one for the right price.

Seriously, no amount of GAS would ever make me want to pay the price Thomann and the like are charging for one of these babies *cough*, and Ernie Ball dealers in the US will not sell to international customers, as that's against their dealer contract as far as I know. So, it was a case of holding out for A) a good price, somebody who'd ship internationally, and most importantly, C) have the model with the specifications I want, as I really wanted one with piezos, and the other options this guitar had, not yet another black or blue guitar.

So yeah, it's more like a 2/3 year search.

DeadSkin

Karl Hungus wrote:

*cough*

Sweet Jeebus :eek:

Karl Hungus

DeadSkin wrote:

Sweet Jeebus :eek:

Exactly my sentiments.

EBMM prices outside the states are a ****ing joke, tbh. So the only sensible option is to find a good used one.

Karl Hungus

W00T!

The Petrucci was in Stansted as of 4pm today! Shouldn't be any later than Monday getting here.

John

*gets the van ready*

*puts on balaclava*

You have 48 hours to make safe your house.

Karl Hungus

John wrote:

*gets the van ready*

*puts on balaclava*

You have 48 hours to make safe your house.

I'll attatch legs to my house, so it'll run down the street to safety!

The anticipation is something else altogether. I want this baby now! Why oh why haven't shipping companies developed teleportation technology so I could have it instantly?

Don B

Hope it gets to you sometime soon..the paintjob is amazing, very deep. Enjoy.

Karl Hungus

Don B wrote:

Hope it gets to you sometime soon..the paintjob is amazing, very deep. Enjoy.

Thanks. I really do love the paintjob. The EBMM guitars use some high-gloss polyester, so they're easily some of the most incredible looking out there.

It should get to me on Monday or Tuesday, so not too long at all.

Yakult

you have to record some clips on this guitar with your best amp!

Also you never did tell us how much you go it for? :P

I would murder for a EBMM!!

Edit: Woops!

Karl Hungus

R_H_C_P wrote:

you have to record some clips on this guitar with your best amp!

Ah, I'll definetly give it a go. See how it turns out.

R_H_C_P wrote:

Also you never did tell us how much you go it for? :P

That's right, you're very observant indeed.

Patricide

The only thing i have to say is from what ive heard about the petrucci's(never had the plesure of playing one myself ) they are even worth the obscene charges on thomann.

Its got the drop sonic in the bridge, its got piezos and most importantly it has 7 strings!!! If it had another 3 frets i think you wouldnt be able to even contemplate more of a dream guitar for yourself hungus.

Karl Hungus

Patricide wrote:

The only thing i have to say is from what ive heard about the petrucci's(never had the plesure of playing one myself ) they are even worth the obscene charges on thomann.

Its got the drop sonic in the bridge, its got piezos and most importantly it has 7 strings!!! If it had another 3 frets i think you wouldnt be able to even contemplate more of a dream guitar for yourself hungus.

Thanks man.

Yeah, I've played one before, and it was a kickass guitar, but I still don't see where Thomann get off asking that much for it. I mean, it's not going to imbue me with +10 John Petrucci skills, is it? And where do I find a product that will?

OzzyC

R_H_C_P wrote:

I would murder for a EDMM!!

I'd hate to see what you'd do for a Ernie Ball/ Music Man guitar, then. :eek:

Malice

Frankiestylee wrote:

Yup, beautiful guitars... 7 strings still freak me out though, just looks a bit too... broad.

Seven string guitars aren't too broad at all. It's all about feel and to me a seven string just feels right. I often find when I play six string guitars that they're too narrow Each to their own I suppose. Now if you were looking at the behemoths that the likes of Conklin make then they could be called broad. Like this 9 string bass.

Karl Hungus

malice_ wrote:

It's all about feel and to me a seven string just feels right. I often find when I play six string guitars that they're too narrow

Bingo.

Even when playing some 6 string songs, I'll just play 'em on a 7 these days.

Karl Hungus

Bah, hasn't got to me today.

It's my birthday tomorrow, so I'll be off getting so off my tits that I'll barely be able to play guitar for the rest of the week.

Voodu Child

Karl Hungus wrote:

Bah, hasn't got to me today.

It's my birthday tomorrow, so I'll be off getting so off my tits that I'll barely be able to play guitar for the rest of the week.

That sucks man...there was something on the news about a Fedex truck in Galway being involved in a pile up, hope your guitar wasn't in that one.

Karl Hungus

voodoo_child wrote:

That sucks man...there was something on the news about a Fedex truck in Galway being involved in a pile up, hope your guitar wasn't in that one.

Very funny.

Malice

Karl Hungus wrote:

Bah, hasn't got to me today.

It's my birthday tomorrow, so I'll be off getting so off my tits that I'll barely be able to play guitar for the rest of the week.

At great personal cost to myself I could volunteer to play it for the rest of the week for you. Just to make sure it doesn't fall apart through lack of use or something. I would derive absolutely no pleasure from this of course.:p

Karl Hungus

malice_ wrote:

At great personal cost to myself I could volunteer to play it for the rest of the week for you. Just to make sure it doesn't fall apart through lack of use or something. I would derive absolutely no pleasure from this of course.:p

**** you, you're coming out and getting too hammered to play aswell!

Malice

Karl Hungus wrote:

**** you, you're coming out and getting too hammered to play aswell!

Damn you and your logic!

Karl Hungus

The guitar has arrived! Right now I'm too hungover to even lift it, never mind play it, but dear god, it's phenominal! The pictures simply don't do it justice. The birdseye maple neck is just gorgeous, way better looking in reality.

More on this when I've recovered.

malice_ wrote:

Damn you and your logic!

Yep, it's how I defeated Stalin.

Creamy Goodness

strip karl of his moderator status and ban him, you can't just tease us like that saying it's arrived and then not show us pictures

Voodu Child

Excellent, and quick shipping too.

Karl Hungus

Cremo wrote:

strip karl of his moderator status and ban him, you can't just tease us like that saying it's arrived and then not show us pictures

I can and I did.

Johnny Storm

Ttiuwp

judas101

congrtas man. i know you've been after one of those for a long time.

a sound clip would be nice!

Malice

Congratulations! Glad it arrived in one piece. Now hurry up and recover from your hangover so that we can see/hear it in action!
Have yourself a shower, a fry-up and a few pints of water. That should start you on the road to recovery. Or leave you bed-ridden for the rest of the week.