So i went to tokyo this week and visited some cool guitar shops! I went to "Shibuya G club, but i didnt see your les paul westexasred, maybe they sold it off already. I'll let my pics speak for themselves!
$42,000!!! and such an ugly guitar.
NGD Ibanez Jem7vwh wohoo!
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:00 pm
by Haze
NICE, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the Jems.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:11 pm
by Bacchus
Weird. I've always had a weakness of Ibanezes, except the Jems.
I'm sure they're terrific guitars though, and if it suits your tastes then you'll do well with it. I can't imagine there's much it can't do.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:47 pm
by Gabriel
That looks lovely, and although its not really what I'm into I do actually quite like it.
Congrats on the new buy
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:37 pm
by ekwatts
BacchusPaul wrote:Weird. I've always had a weakness of Ibanezes, except the Jems.
I'm sure they're terrific guitars though, and if it suits your tastes then you'll do well with it. I can't imagine there's much it can't do.
Except look good.
I have to admit that Ibanez do make quality guitars, it's just a shame that everything outside of the Jetking and Artcore series look like a rusty axe wound.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:43 pm
by stewart
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:46 pm
by benecol
While I'm happy for your new purchase, I can't say as I'm a fan of the looks, either.
However, for Eric to talk about ugly guitars, of all people...
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:09 pm
by ekwatts
benecol wrote:While I'm happy for your new purchase, I can't say as I'm a fan of the looks, either.
However, for Eric to talk about ugly guitars, of all people...
I have one of the best-looking guitars on the board.
Jcyphe said so. Therefore, it is official.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:12 pm
by benecol
The Liberacecaster.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:28 pm
by jcyphe
ekwatts wrote:
benecol wrote:While I'm happy for your new purchase, I can't say as I'm a fan of the looks, either.
However, for Eric to talk about ugly guitars, of all people...
I have one of the best-looking guitars on the board.
Jcyphe said so. Therefore, it is official.
Jcyphe approved but unfortunately not tested. I have never seen the Batwing in a shop over here but I love the features and design. I played some other models from the import Burns series and they were really good quality, especially for the money.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:02 pm
by pumpkin
I always wondered... "who buys those things". Now that I know this all I need to do is find someone who actually watches Jag.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:38 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
benecol wrote:The Liberacecaster.
ah ha ha ha.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:32 pm
by Bacchus
ekwatts wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:Weird. I've always had a weakness of Ibanezes, except the Jems.
I'm sure they're terrific guitars though, and if it suits your tastes then you'll do well with it. I can't imagine there's much it can't do.
Except look good.
But, any given Burns guitar can only do about half the things this guitar can, and they look as awful. The Ibanez is a pretty awful looking guitar, no doubt. Every Burns is at least as bad looking, and half as useful (or twice as useless). You don't see that, though. You'd have to be mad to think the Ibanez is good looking. So too with the Burns.
This guitar is better than your Burns.
(sorry JJ, I'm a fan of Ibanezes and I love how this guitar can probably do everything brilliantly, but there isn't one part of it I don't find difficult to look at)
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:43 am
by westtexasred
Did you see any of my guitars there? I sold them several.
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:49 am
by JJLipton
BacchusPaul wrote:
ekwatts wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:Weird. I've always had a weakness of Ibanezes, except the Jems.
I'm sure they're terrific guitars though, and if it suits your tastes then you'll do well with it. I can't imagine there's much it can't do.
Except look good.
But, any given Burns guitar can only do about half the things this guitar can, and they look as awful. The Ibanez is a pretty awful looking guitar, no doubt. Every Burns is at least as bad looking, and half as useful (or twice as useless). You don't see that, though. You'd have to be mad to think the Ibanez is good looking. So too with the Burns.
This guitar is better than your Burns.
(sorry JJ, I'm a fan of Ibanezes and I love how this guitar can probably do everything brilliantly, but there isn't one part of it I don't find difficult to look
at)
Lol, no offense taken. I know its a a cheesy, gaudy over-the-top guitar and i love it.
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This is the first song i learned on it. I want to post more pics of tokyo soon! The guitar shops there were really cool.
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:53 am
by JJLipton
Yeah i looked for your les paul westexasred but i didn't see it. They had a ton of pricy vintage les pauls there though. I found it kind of strange that american fender and gibson guitars are much more popular in japan than japanese brand ones.
