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k.gormley

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I think it may be good for those of us waiting for there guitar, if we knew how long outhers waited. I am waiting on a maple neck axis ss hard tail cherry burst for 4 mounths........I want it now. I have had dreams about playing it . Unfortunately I wake to no guitar. Every time my phone rings I think its my friends at Grandmas Music in Abq NM are calling with good news......but no.

So how long did you wait from order to delivery?
 
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VinSun

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5 months and 14 days for my VinSun-Piezo-Luke.

+1 smelly: worth every second!
 
Spudmurphy

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Compared with other manufacturers like Fender & gibson, EB's output of guitars is relatively small.
Along with the fact that there are so many options available, you can see that there is not always going to be a guitar to your exact specifications "off the peg".
So when you order a guitar from your dealer, if there isn't one in the inventory, then you are effectively having a guitar built for you.

A good friend of mine builds guitars from scratch (not buying in the parts and assembling them!!) and the time you would have to wait from him would be the same - 5 months.

I had to wait for my first EB - but by goodness was it worth it!!
 
kbaim

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Depends on their order schedule. About 3 years back I had one (a luke w/ piezo) that was ready in only 6 weeks.

Another Luke w piezo I had ordered before that one took 5 1/2 months. It was a transparent finish so I think they're a bit more selective of the woods on those since they show through.
 
Jack FFR1846

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You guys have SOOOOOOME patience. I'm putting off buying a guitar that's in a shop right now. It's used and I've been researching its history. But I've got a good 4 hours of playing on it. Just putting it off to be sure that it's meant to be. Trading another of my guitars for it too. 5 months! Yikes!

jack
 
Shred_Nadin

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so can we call a healthy average... say four months?
i ordered my first ball on the 29th of june...
i no joke dream of it every night... this weekend i was down the coast in a hotel with my gf's family for a wedding and every one said i kept saying mystic dream in my sleep...
i really hate pests that always bug dealers with "whens it coming" or "how long" so finally i can vent...
i want it i want it i want it!:eek:
 
k.gormley

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jack i traded in a american delux tele to get this axis ss that I am waiting for. I am shure its going to get here the day I drive to Dallas for week.
 
JMB27

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Got my first ball almost 3 years ago. I waited about 3 months for it to arrive. Bought my second ball less than a week after I got the first one. Will let you know how long the next one takes :) :cool:
 
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0 days. they just happened to have exactly what i was looking for about an hour from my house. it was the only one in cali at the time so it worked out pretty well
 
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