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The 8 String "Leviathan"

Karl Hungus · 2004-12-01 04:59:32

Now, a lot of regulars here would know, I've been very seriously considering getting a custom made 8 String guitar from LGM, and it's looking more and more likely that I will be able to afford it (all things going to plan) in the very near future, so I've decided to post a thread about it in hope that the good people of…

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#422 05-01-2005 03:23AM

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Karl Hungus wrote:

Probably order it while off your face too.

I'll have you know, I am never off my.... never mind

I wouldn't bother with those tbh. If I had ridiculous amounts of time, I'd buy myself a decent woodworking workshop and teach myself how to build them.

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#423 05-01-2005 03:27AM

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Yeah, if you had ridiculous amounts of time that might be an idea... But if you had ridiculous amounts of money and were too busy ****ing hot chicks or playing stadiums, it would be far better to pay someone else to do all the work for you.

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#424 05-01-2005 03:27AM

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TBH, it's more likely I'd be rich from the lotto rather than music.

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#425 05-01-2005 03:29AM

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feylya wrote:

TBH, it's more likely I'd be rich from the lotto rather than music.

au contraire, stick with me sonny

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#426 05-01-2005 03:29AM

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That's a very defeatist attitude! Why not whore yourself out as a session guitarist?

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#427 05-01-2005 03:30AM

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I prefer to call it a realistic attitude...

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#428 05-01-2005 10:49AM

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Nah, until I stopped drinking too much I could never afford any nice gear. Now that I've listened to my liver I find getting good stuff is a much more realistic proposition and much more fun too. Aim high.

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#429 05-01-2005 01:53PM

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Give... up ... drinking?

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#430 05-01-2005 01:56PM

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Not entirely, but a night out consists of about two pints now, whereas it used to be a half bottle of vodka and half a trip before I'd even get the bus into town. I can remember stuff now

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#431 05-01-2005 02:01PM

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Meh, I'm on 4 pints these nights.

Getting old

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#432 05-01-2005 07:14PM

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http://www.shamray.ru/show.php?id=419&lang=en

Karl, take a look see at that. Russian custom shop. By all accounts, fantastic work.

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#433 05-01-2005 07:26PM

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Nice. Something very Ibanez-esque about that one on the home page.

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#434 05-01-2005 07:38PM

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Yeah. I just priced up my one (basically a KH-2 copy). $2201 with case and that's if I get stung for import which 90% don't apparently...

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#435 05-01-2005 07:48PM

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Nice. What's the deal with these? Something about the fact that they're built to order or something that they're escaping the import crap?

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#436 05-01-2005 07:50PM

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They're just a Russian custom shop. Ask about them on guitar.com if you've any worries. One of the employees posts as rockandroller and a few people have bought Shamray guitars.

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#437 05-01-2005 07:50PM

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Hmm... The more I think of it, the more I think I'll be going with a fixed bridge.

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#438 05-01-2005 07:52PM

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Good idea.

You getting a 7 or 8 string now?

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#439 05-01-2005 07:54PM

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I'll definetly be getting the Stealth 7 string, but I'm sure another year I can get the 8.

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#440 05-01-2005 07:55PM

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Yeah... How can you afford all this?

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#441 05-01-2005 08:02PM

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He gets a lot of money from his endorsements

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#442 05-01-2005 08:03PM

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I've got sponsors too...

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#443 05-01-2005 08:03PM

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Like I said, all I'd need to do is pop into the credit union and tell 'em I need the money for a new laptop, and there's the money for the Stealth right there. Not like I have a few thousand in big lump sums, but if I get a loan, and pay it off, it's not exactly that significant.

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#444 05-01-2005 08:05PM

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Meh, I suppose people take loans for laptops and holidays, why not guitars?

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#445 07-01-2005 02:31PM

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Yeah but going into debt for a guitar called "Shamray"? Nah.

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#446 07-01-2005 04:10PM

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That's why you get them to put Gibson on the headstock which is quite legal seeing as it isn't a trademark outside the US.

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#447 07-01-2005 04:20PM

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Really? Ha ha ha, I've got a few "Gibson"s at home if you want. Going very cheap

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#448 07-01-2005 04:23PM

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Are these the ones with "Gubson" written on the head with permanent marker?

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#449 07-01-2005 04:23PM

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Permanent?

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#450 07-01-2005 04:30PM

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Yes...

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#451 07-01-2005 04:44PM

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I just used some emulsion and a potato stencil

Dunno if I'd send a grand to Russia tbh

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