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njhammer
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This one was done on 3/2/93 and the color was Trans Black
straycat113
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Good question as I log all my serial numbers and now want to checkout when my Balls were made.
Hi, first post. Could anyone help me with this serial number # 85703? The guitar looks genuine but it has a white plastic toggle switch (the actual toggle) and a dark looking neck and fretboard. Still birds eye though. Dubious about putting money down on it after picking up a fake PRS last week. Luckily I was able to get my money back on it. Thanks
Colin
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the toggle, saddles, and at least the bridge pickup are not original
The serial comes up as a Trans Gold EVH done on 6/14/94
browndog
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Whats with the neck?
4Boogie
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and the rear pickup
you should have seen the EVH that popped up on craigslist here... it was a trans black body with a Warmoth custom neck... i cried and tried to work with the guy on the price but he wanted waaaaay too much for it... at least the neck on this one seems to be ebmm... a bit dark but then again it is about 16 years old... WOW!
DrGonzo5150
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It certainly looks like that one. It appears so thrashed out in the ebay pics.. Neck is out of this world grimey, so much so it's concerning. Being sold by a loans office so they are no help either.
Colin
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totally cleanable, the pickups are probably the hardest items to replace
DrGonzo5150
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Personally, I don't think so. But that's just my opinion
I got in contact with them just to appease my curiosity and on the photos i got the frets were green - yes, green with corrosion. The close up neck shots showed the action WAY off the neck, enough for me to be concerned.
At that they were asking au$3k, i believe it dropped to 2.5 and i haven't looked since - they may have cleaned it since then??
I'm not saying it's dodge or anything... and it may clean up fine, but when i spoke to them they couldn't tell me anything about it or whether the neck was straight, level of fret wear/life etc combine that with a non original bridge pick-up (the original pickups are amazing!) and i just thought steer clear of that one haha..
The neck isn't stained darker. They get darker a couple of ways, lots and lots of playing is one and that's fine.
You should see a few of mine
But dirty hands or poor ongoing maintenance will also contribute and given the green-ish frets, well i wasn't sold.
For your reference, the below EVH sold only a month ago in near mint condition, in aus, for Au$2899. If i was going to pay similar cash and park my money in one, i would look for something like this.
Ernie Ball EVH Musicman - eBay Electric, Guitars, Instruments, Musical Instruments. (end time 22-May-10 18:25:14 AEST)
Welcome to the forum by the way!
Axis/EVH is an awesome guitar! Awesome!! Let us know for sure if you pick one up
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Colin
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in that condition it's only worth $1200 you can't buy the original pickups but the rest is easily fixable.
Thanks for the input. I will pass on this one I think. They were asking $2000 for it. I will keep looking. There are no axis for sale in Australia second hand. My budget is $2000. There is one on eBay apparently new but low feedback. Seems like a scam to me.
music man axis, Musical Instruments items at low prices on eBay.com.au
music man axis, Musical Instruments items at low prices on eBay.com.au
DrGonzo5150
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Yeah I saw that one! Love the top, but yeah feedback can be a concern.
Hang in there and keep an eye out.. They are around and do pop up.
Was a while ago now, but I got my axis second-hand on aus-ebay. Had minor use, no dings worth worrying about and amazing top - Felt like a steal paying $1300 ~ $1450 (Can't quite remember exactly what it ended up with shipping but was in this vicinity)
As far as ones within your price range, you just missed this one just last week:
Musicman Axis USA - eBay Electric, Guitars, Instruments, Musical Instruments. (end time 05-Jun-10 17:14:27 AEST)
Axis is such a great guitar. Definitely my gig go-to axe at the moment.
Hang in there and keep an eye out.. They are around and do pop up.
Was a while ago now, but I got my axis second-hand on aus-ebay. Had minor use, no dings worth worrying about and amazing top - Felt like a steal paying $1300 ~ $1450 (Can't quite remember exactly what it ended up with shipping but was in this vicinity
)As far as ones within your price range, you just missed this one just last week:
Musicman Axis USA - eBay Electric, Guitars, Instruments, Musical Instruments. (end time 05-Jun-10 17:14:27 AEST)
Axis is such a great guitar. Definitely my gig go-to axe at the moment.
