aphantomvaper
Bend it to the Owl!
Hey all. A few years back there was a thread about the "one guitar that got away". There were many wonderful posts, and I mentioned the Yamaha Image Custom and I think it was Sergio that called it right with the LED in the fretboard. These were cool as they faced forward and reflected off the bass string for position reference.
Imagine my joy when I finally found one, super clean and I could swear it's my guitar from 1991. I had purchased one brand new, ordered from Yamaha back then.
It arrived, and looked almost exactly as I remembered. This was noted as the guitar that was to give PRS and Gibson a "run for the money". It was excellent!!
Another angle
The seller had bought the safe shipping insurance, so it was covered. I waited until that was settled before I went deeper with the investigation on how bad this was. A substantial, more than half, was refunded to me so I kept the guitar as I had checked with some luthiers and it is possible to repair with great care and may play again.
However after taking the strings and TRC off, it's a full break.
So that's my first experience with this. It was a bummer, but I wasn't out a lot of money and may get to play this baby someday.
In closing I suspect the guitar was shipped at tuning pitch by the seller, which I never do to avoid these type issue. The box was pristine and the guitar was packed very well. Fragile stickers all over the box. Stupid Fed Ex.
Thanks for your consideration.
Imagine my joy when I finally found one, super clean and I could swear it's my guitar from 1991. I had purchased one brand new, ordered from Yamaha back then.
It arrived, and looked almost exactly as I remembered. This was noted as the guitar that was to give PRS and Gibson a "run for the money". It was excellent!!
Another angle
The seller had bought the safe shipping insurance, so it was covered. I waited until that was settled before I went deeper with the investigation on how bad this was. A substantial, more than half, was refunded to me so I kept the guitar as I had checked with some luthiers and it is possible to repair with great care and may play again.
However after taking the strings and TRC off, it's a full break.
So that's my first experience with this. It was a bummer, but I wasn't out a lot of money and may get to play this baby someday.
In closing I suspect the guitar was shipped at tuning pitch by the seller, which I never do to avoid these type issue. The box was pristine and the guitar was packed very well. Fragile stickers all over the box. Stupid Fed Ex.
Thanks for your consideration.
