EVH mistreated

[hbucker]

$150??? I think you're dreaming. Unless you just have some local guy do it. And parts of that guitar are so scratched/gashed, that I don't think you could sand it out. You'd either have to fill it or paint over the scratches which looks cheesy IMO.

I guess it just depends on what you're expecting the final product to look like.

Honestly, if it is structurally fine and a guy could find a replacement neck pickup, it could just be a perfect player with lots of character.

I still wouldn't pay much more that $800 for it though.

 

[brentrocks]

$150??? I think you're dreaming. Unless you just have some local guy do it. And parts of that guitar are so scratched/gashed, that I don't think you could sand it out. You'd either have to fill it or paint over the scratches which looks cheesy IMO.

I guess it just depends on what you're expecting the final product to look like.

Honestly, if it is structurally fine and a guy could find a replacement neck pickup, it could just be a perfect player with lots of character.

I still wouldn't pay much more that $800 for it though.

the more i think about it, you are right...$800 is a little much for a VERY ABUSED EVH! if all the hardware was there, maybe?

finding the replacement parts could be a B***H!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I have no issue with it being bashed out, as long as the original user gigged it rather than abusing it.

Not sure about that neck pickup though. I love the Axis/EVH neck pickup!

 

[Jonny Dubai]

Wish I was !!! - one of the nicest countries I've been to.

(Give my love to Jebel Ali Sailing club.)

no bother mate. I live about 5 mins from there.

 

[The new guy]

didi u see the tune peg on that poor evh?????????

my god they should take the guy that did thease things to the instument and hang him in the town squere...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i swear i never sew a gtr in that condition in my whole freggin' life guys!!!

 

[hbucker]

If this guy played it every day for hours, toured the world, played live a lot and did all the rehearsals corresponding with these activities, I'll cut him some slack. That serves to add character to the abuse the guitar has taken.

But if he's a weekend wanker and just doesn't know how to take care of a guitar, then we need to form a posse and hunt him down!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

agreed!

 

[Silhouette]

I don't like the idea of having the random tuning knob on the D. That looks pretty sh!t. And agreed with the Humbucker. He should've just bought something else inastead of ripping the EVH apart. Although I am not a hardcore EVH/Axis fan, that's a harsh site.

 

[deanmm]

! ! !

Hey guys,

What's that Oh scratch ! Uh ding ! thing ?
I sometimes feel like I'm on the guitar collectors board not the players.
Some of you buff the guitar after every use, keep it in case and take it out late at night only to perform some strange sexual acts on them .
That's what I call abuse !
It's a guitar, and it should be played not buffed !
I'm not saying that cleaning, keeping it safe and so on is not a good thing but:

I say that a guitar older than a year with no scratch and ding was very seriously abused !


Cheers
Dean

 

[deanmm]

Yeah,
and that guy Vaughan doin' that to that No1, and that guy Eddie's Frankenstein and not to talk about that dude Morse what he did to that tele once - they are insane - they should all be forever forbiden to touch a musical instrument again !!!

Lighten up and play that nice piece of wood and wire !

Cheers
Dean

 

[Colin]

Hey guys,

Some of you buff the guitar after every use, keep it in case and take it out late at night only to perform some strange sexual acts on them .

Have you been spying on Steve Dude Barr?

Colin

 

[deanmm]

No, I've been spoted doin' it
So now I droped the bait in search for a similary sick pals

Cheers
Dean

edit: Collin thanks ! You made me do a search for Steve Dude Barr - and...oops - Open House Videos - that's what I was looking for !
Strange how sometimes even talking about sexual activity can bring unexpected pleasure - now on to the EB porn - downloading, yeah ...!!!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

As I have said many times, my guitars are for playing, not collecting. They all get used and gigged, and get dinged, dented and scratched as a result.

I would never deliberately abuse one, but I would not baby it. Its my tool, my workmans wrench! A guitars like these NEED to be gigged and played! That said, they do all get polished when the strings are changed.

 

[brentrocks]

it didnt sell for his reserve....i contacted the seller and requested better pics and closer pics. he said it looks a lot worse than it is. he never emailed me back, so he must have gotten an offer that pleased him.

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Who???

 

[hbucker]

FWIW: Don't know if folks are referring to my post or not. But I'll say again; if playing that guitar put it in that condition, so be it. For better or for worse, it's got character.

But if storing it in his garage without a case put it in that condition, shame on him.

I see a difference. Nothing wrong with playing them. But there's nothing wrong with taking care of them either.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

My point exactly!

 

[deanmm]

Absolutely !

The guitar lying in the basement with the shovels and axes is even sadder story than a guitar serving as a decorative piece of furniture.

Cheers
Dean

 

[Spudmurphy]

FWIW: Don't know if folks are referring to my post or not. But I'll say again; if playing that guitar put it in that condition, so be it. For better or for worse, it's got character.

But if storing it in his garage without a case put it in that condition, shame on him.

I see a difference. Nothing wrong with playing them. But there's nothing wrong with taking care of them either.

Stored my LP for so long in the case without opening it, the padding stuck to the guitar !!!!!! Shame on me!!!!!

 

[hbucker]

Sooo.... you're saying you should have stored it in the garage without a case?



How long did you store it???