Masterbating over the Ran site??

[Metaltastic]

doc_backmask working on his doctorate

Ah, I was wondering where he went! That explains it...

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

It was a somewhat of a trend here in Finland to order a custom RAN a while ago, when they were really cheap. From what I've read and heard, the guitars are excellent if they don't fuck up your order. I've heard of wrong parts, details missing etc., which I consider something that shouldn't happen with custom-made instruments. And yeah, the guitars have been taking much longer to finish than what they've promised.

No personal experience with them, though.

 

[Metaltastic]

Where are they located?

 

[Fuentealba]

Poland

 

[cobrahead1030]

6 months tends to be the average wait time for a custom guitar build, which i think is reasonable

it does make for a loooong 6 months tho, about 3 months into it you almost don't think about it anymore...then around the 5th month it's all you can think about

 

[16S]

I get that! I don't think i could take it - i'm one of those people that when i'm into to something its all i can think about.
...As it is my wife doesn't understand that even currently owning 5 guitars i still look at guitars on the web on a daily basis. chicks!!!

 

[cobrahead1030]

i got my only (so far) custom guitar from gutierrez, took about 6 months (would have been shorter, but i was indecisive over the control layout & a few other details i hadn't thought of initially) $1600 usd, and it suits me better than any guitar i've ever touched...i'm a happy customer

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, Eric (Wolfeman) got one that also looks incredible, I think I'd stick with Gutierrez for a custom as well! (provided he could make one with a set-neck, don't want neck-thru for tonal reasons). Either that, or a Stinett

 

[cobrahead1030]

there's a lot of good custom builders around these days, there's no reason you can't get anything killer for under $2k...unless you're wanting some fancy wood and/or binding work done, and even then anything over $3k is paying for a name IMO

 

[Kazrog]

there's a lot of good custom builders around these days, there's no reason you can't get anything killer for under $2k...unless you're wanting some fancy wood and/or binding work done, and even then anything over $3k is paying for a name IMO

Wow man that Gutierrez axe looks killer. Is it this guy?

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=36643652

Based out of Phoenix, AZ, only a few hours of a drive from where I'm at. Thanks for the recommendation!

Do you know if he's made 7 string guitars?

 

[cobrahead1030]

yep, that's the one

i know he'll do 7 strings, starting price of $2k i think...not sure how many he's done

 

[16S]

Cobrahead1030 - man that is a very tasty looking axe! I think you made the right decision on the controls. Vol pot and switch is exactly as i would want them also!

 

[pifos_2]

yep, that's the one

i know he'll do 7 strings, starting price of $2k i think...not sure how many he's done

teleport me to US

looks great

 

[Teddyboy]

Holy Shit!!!! That Gutierrez guitar seems heavenly made!!!! And its price is veeery good for a great (looking and I guess sounding) guitar!!!!!

 

[cobrahead1030]

yeah, see i actually wanted two volume controls, and a single tone (like the esp eclipse) but we couldn't work out where to place them so they'd be comfortable to me and look good...brent and i actually spent a few weeks going over photos he sent me of the guitar in progress, with the knobs just sitting on the guitar showing different types of placement, and i ended up just deciding to lose the other volume knob altogether; it was a bit of a PITA but at the same time it was very cool the brent decided to go over that with me

another cool detail i didn't think of til near the end of the build was the trussrod cover, he asked me if i wanted plain black plastic or something else...and i asked if he could do mahogany one stained to match the body, he thought it was a great idea so we went with that, i think it adds a really cool but subtle touch to the look

 

[The Unavoidable]

Ran seems to be the only way to get a white explorer style guitar, like the 80s ESP ones. It would be awesome to get a replica of James Hetfields old explorers.

 

[cobrahead1030]

i know gutierrez and RRR have some nice looking explorers they've done, i know gutierrez won't do headstock copies but i'm pretty sure RRR does

i don't think RRR has a website or anything, i just know i've seen some killer stuff from him over on the esp board

 

[Erik Monsonis]

I had in my hands a Ran Custom V with BC rich headstock, 7 strings, EMG 707s, neckthru, mahogany, floyd rose...
It costed about 1400€ to the owner...

It was a great guitar but a bit muddy for my taste (neck thru mahogany 707...)