Nonsense Thread

Balls of steel!

What a major fail...

Hey Greggers, looky what I picked up for a hundred bucks. A MIJ Ibanez AX7521. It may be ugly but these things play.

That is not ugly! It's Be-U-T-ful! I love all things Ibanez!

I don't think they are that bad either. Kind of a short horned, fat arsed SG. This one is going to get a pair of Lace Alumitone Deathbuckers in chrome plus a gain/bass/mid/treble boost unit from Guitarfetish.com. If the bastards ever get them back in stock. Thought about refinishing her due to some major scratches on the back but they are growing on me. All the hardware is going chrome.

Where did you find it, Uncle G? How much did it set ya back?

Craigslist. 100 dollars US. The guy was being lazy and just wanted to get rid off it. Knew he could get more on ebay but didn't want to fuck with it. These Japanese AX7s usually go for between 400-600 depending on condition. They only made it for a couple of years because they managed to pick a shape that didn't appeal to the main audience for seven strings, ie metalheads, and they picked finishes that--while appealing to metalheads--appealed to no one else. They came in this, the matte gun metal grey, and a matte burgundy-ish color that I think was supposed to be reminiscent of dried blood.

She needs work. Was obviously neglected in an unfinished basement. If you look close you can see the corrosion on the pickup brackets, the rust on the bridge intonation screws. The plating is coming off several of the saddles. But a MIJ Ibby is always worth some investment. The neck is true and even with a very basic quick and dirty set-up she plays like butter.

7 strings = tirli pirli = not trve.

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