Recent content by dewey decibel

Sorry guys- didn't want to make you upset... :wink: Like I said I did a lot of searches and nobody got hit with customs here in the states if they used EMS. And yeah, $40 isn't a whole lot, but it is $40 I don't have right now. I mean, I'm just a poor musician, which is why I'm buying a...

I think with new guitars that's the issue- how thick the finish is. When many companies started switching to poly in the late '60s/early '70s they were putting the finish on pretty thick, which I think is a big reason why poly get's a bad rap. There's also a difference in different poly-...

I just recieved an Edwards LP Special and I like it a lot, except for two things- the neck profile is a bit slim for me, and the nut width seems smaller than Gibson's, which is also a problem. I took a measure -I get about 1 9/16"s or 40mm. Gibsons are 1 11/16"s (42.8 or so mm)- the Edwards...

Thanks for all the replies! One of my problems was I didn't know weights- I knew what I wanted the guitar to feel like, but I couldn't put numbers to that. I went guitar shopping and found some Fender Custom Shop stuff that the sales guy could tell me the weight on, and I realized anything...

Don't get me wrong- I feel for you guys in other countries that have to pay insane fees. It's just that I haven't heard it happen to too many people here in the States -I did a pretty extensive search online before I purchased this axe.

Yeah, title says it all. The problem is I wasn't there when the pakage was recieved, so someone else paid it and didn't get a receipt for the customs fees. It was about $40 on a $700 or so guitar. I'm sort of upset about it- I haven't heard of anyone else getting hit with fees as long as they...

Bttt- come on you guys, reassure me that if I order an Edwards LP Special it's going to be lightweight! :o They're made in Japan, and are a sub of ESP. As for the top, I think it depends on the model. The Jimmy Page one I believe has a thick maple cap. I had the opportunity to try a lower end...

Hey guys, first post here. I'm very close to ordering a new Edwards LP Special replica through Ishibashi but I have an issue, I really need a lightweight one. It seems through searching online that most of them are light, and if I got one that was 3 kg (6.5lbs) or even less I'd be happy...