"Jcarr" (jcarr)
02/14/2015 at 15:24 • Filed to: Guitarlopnik
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"Jcarr" (jcarr)
02/14/2015 at 15:24 • Filed to: Guitarlopnik | 4
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I've been wanting a 7-string for a long time, but quality left-handed models that aren't super expensive are hard to come by. I'd been looking at Schecters for a while and was saving up some cash to get their lower end Omen Extreme 7 (~$480).
Last night I was cruising Ebay out of boredom and stumbled upon an incredible deal. A brand-new, in the box Schecter Damien Elite 7 Floyd Rose for—get this—$367. Normal retail on one of these is about $710 anywhere else. At first I couldn't believe it. I figured there had to be a catch so I scoured the listing about 5 times looking for anything fishy. There was nothing. It (and 3 or 4 identical others) are for sale from a vendor in Indiana with 16,000+ reviews and a 99.5% positive rating. I don't know if they're just having trouble moving $700 left handed guitars or what, but needless to say, I snatched that baby right up.
Solid mahogany body with a maple top, EMG 81-7 and 85-7 active pups, Grover tuners, and a Floyd Rose Special tremolo. For $370.
Should be here by Thursday so I'll be on pins and needles for the next 6 days.
Best high res photo I could find. Mine will obviously be lefty.
Nibbles
> Jcarr
02/14/2015 at 15:33 |
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Nice find!
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Jcarr
> Nibbles
02/14/2015 at 15:34 |
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I know, I was dumbfounded. Still can't believe it.
Sam
> Jcarr
02/14/2015 at 15:42 |
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That's not a bad deal at all. Schecter makes some good mid-range guitars. Also, you should be a cool kid and play a right-handed guitar upside down.
McMike
> Sam
02/14/2015 at 16:08 |
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"right handed upside down"
There are a bunch of street performers in our subway stations who do that. Cheap guitars, battery powered little amps, etc. some sing, some don't....
Except they play right handed stringed. There are a handful of folks that do this, and it wierds me out every time. It looks so funny fretting all funky fingered.
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Sam
> McMike
02/14/2015 at 16:12 |
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I've tried playing left handed (strung normally) flipped upside down before. Holy cow it's hard. Even on bass, which only uses single notes. I guess if you've learned how to play that way, you're used to it.
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McMike
> Sam
02/14/2015 at 16:17 |
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I had a LH guitar buddy who always seemed to have a nicer guitar than me. Every time he came over to mess around in the studio, he had something new.
"OOOOOHHHH LEMME SEE IT!" I would say as I reached out my arms opening and closing my hands..
I would get a hold of it, realize I forgot he was left handed, and hand it right back.
Every. Damn. Time.
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> Jcarr
02/14/2015 at 16:21 |
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That's pretty sexy. Can't miss for what you paid for it, too. I expect many pictures when it arrives.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Jcarr
02/14/2015 at 16:31 |
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7 strings??? But you only have five fingers! That don't make no sense!
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Jcarr
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
02/14/2015 at 16:34 |
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Um, a regular guitar has 6 so...
Garrett Davis
> Jcarr
02/14/2015 at 18:26 |
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Very nice! That's a great deal. Crazy hard to find in lefty as well.
Big fan of Schecter. I picked up my C-1 Classic for about $400 back in 2006 when they were discontinuing them.
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> Jcarr
02/17/2015 at 19:41 |
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My bro got a billy corgan strat on Ebay for 250. Make sure you get that axe set up incase the neck is bent.