Felt like starting a new thread, hope it doesn't chap any asses...

I just got home from college for Fall break and this is the first opportunity I've had to see and play my new guitar. I have to say it's near perfect, it came set up great and looks and sounds beautiful. They really did a nice job. These pics aren't the greatest, they have some glare, but you get the idea...

One of the whole guitar:

http://www.satansnipples.com/guitar1.JPG

The bridge:

http://www.satansnipples.com/guitar2.JPG

Inlays, including the twelfth fret:

http://www.satansnipples.com/guitar3.JPG

And finally, the headstock:

http://www.satansnipples.com/guitar4.JPG

Excuse me, I have to go change my underwear now.

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Holy shit dude Thanks for those pics.

How does it play and sound?

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Congrats on your new guitar

Another question. Did you have any problems with Customs?

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It's set up great, the action is really nice..I have another guitar with the same pickup (EMG-81) which sounds great, but unfortunately, I forgot to bring a working cord home and I have to get a soldering iron and fix one before I can play it properly, so I'll have to let you know about the sound later today or tomorrow..

I can say that it plays great, and it's nice to have 24 frets to play with. Also, the tremolo is really sweet, I've been doing some diving and it's stayed in tune really well so far. The pics don't do it justice, but the paint job is great..deep red, and black bevels, and there is some texture to the paint also..it's fucking gorgeous.

Finally, the case is nice, shaped just like the guitar and with matching red padding on the inside. A nice touch.

So, I have to stick with Soulinsane and wholeheartedly recommend this company to anyone that wants a nice custom guitar.

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Shit, I forgot...no, Soulinsane, no problems at all, it went right on through. No inspection fee either.

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shit that's a good looking guitar

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You lucky bastard

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FUH-KING AWE-SUM!!!!
Nice!

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Thats it.. i need to get a ran now!!!

Thats fucking awesome!!! How did you manage to get no custom fee's??

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I'm thinking that it's now included in the shipping cost. Dariusz switched shipping campanies after I had problems.

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Holy shit...
I just checked out Ran's website and they let you customize your own guitar. I've never seen a guitar company do that. How much do their guitars usually cost and is it well made; good quality?


Nice guitar fritz

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Check the Ran guitar thread for more info

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damn! that looks great!

can't wait to see how mine turns out!!!

it's a long wait till march

It is nice that you can customize absolutely anything, including body style, for much less than the price of the big-name American guitars.. plays as well as any of the big-name models I've seen also. Customs fee could be included in the shipping cost now.. I didn't pay it, but we agreed on a price before Soulinsane had his probs.

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Well, you where lucky you didn't have to go through all that US customs crap!

got any sound samples up yet?

Im speach less.

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look at those bevels, looks great on the body, is it a neckthru btw?

its a great deal to get a case for 70 bucks.. Ibanez cases are like 200...

[QUOTE=Def]look at those bevels, looks great on the body, is it a neckthru btw?

Yep, the bevels are a great touch, really ties the whole look together. And yeah, it's neck-thru.

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what are bevels?

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The side of his guitar. Its cut diagonaly and painted. Them is bevels.

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normally i hate ugly, pointy guitars like this, but i think this one pulls it off pretty well imo... maybe it's that dark "seductive" red.... i'm looking into a parker about the same color.
if it werent for it being a V i'd say it looks comfy as hell, but i can't stand playing v's.
i guess it's an 81 in the bridge, which emg is in the neck?

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ok thanks

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it has the gold EMG logo so its an 85 i think.

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Holy shit fritz, if I were to get a Ran guitar it would be pretty similar to that. Looks fucking great. how much did it set you back (approx?).

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81/85 pickup config. Schaller Floyd-Rose tremolo.



Cost between $1600-$1700 U.S. This includes shipping and the case, and it's totally custom, so it's really a great deal.

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Wow, that's some fine-ass piece of kit you got there, congrats! Gotta wait till I get a damned job and some money, then i'm going to get a Ran!
$1600-$1700? Wow, that's pretty cheap including shipping, I shall have to look into one of these.

You rotten bastard, that guitar is awesome. I always wanted a Rhoads that is 24 frets. When I try to solo, I keep my bottom 3 fingers hanging down, and it touches the knobs, so I would have the volume knob moved. Otherwise, nice man.

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Man, i just came up with my dream guitar.

A Thunder body in mahogny, neck-thru/set thru mahogny neck, reverse headstock (the on in the picture), flamed maple top with dark blood red see through finish and a tremolo, JB/Jazz combo etc.

What do you think?

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FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank satan theres no customs fee, that case looks fuckin badass to, man this just makes it worse, so close for the first ran guitar west of the mississippi to be done

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you're getting one h7sa0w7fs7df0xksa?

He ordered a Ran RR not long after Fritz. He should have his soon too.

I'm just glad that the whole US Customs thing is fixed now. You guys will never have to know that hell Just in case you do I'm still here for you.

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Okay, after playing it all day yesterday, I still love it, but I've managed to come up with 2 small gripes. First off, yes, I occasionally hit the volume knob when playing, but it's nothing I won't get used to soon.

Secondly, the input jack is placed in such a way (under the smaller fin) that it's very awkward to play sitting down. The Jackson version remedies this by having the input well out of the way on the larger fin, but this would have been a bitch to configure on the inside. I may remedy this by putting the strap on and adjusting it so it just hangs at sit-down height. No big deal for "just jamming," but if I'm practicing hardcore it's a little frustrating. Anyone got any other suggestions?

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get a angled jack? I dunno, I never owned a V model guitar. but none of them play well while sitting down IMO

Sorry it hear about the input jack and volume knob. Did you talk with Dariusz as to where to have those things put on the guitar? I did and he made it perfectly the way I wanted. Try using a angled plug cord, like Def said, and run it around the back strap button behind the guitar. That might be better for you.

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The RR body style really only allows the knobs to be placed where they are; this is no big deal, I just have to watch my fingers when picking on the higher strings. After playing it more today, it's really not that bad playing standing up a lot. As we all know, playing standing up can be a lot harder if you don't practice that way, so this is good stage experience. \m/ It really is a killer guitar, I can't imagine needing anything different for playing metal. It just feels really good to play it.

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ive only been talking about it in the ran threads for a couple months now, you might remember me as haxsk8, i had my forum name changed to h4x5k8, or as some people here refer to me as H8

Also i was gonna talk to dariuzs about the jack thing i noticed on some other custom V's like alexi laiho's esp custom rr he has the jack on the bottom side of the upper wing and it just runs up to his wireless thingy, i was gonna ask if he could do that but i figured i would just use an angled jack.

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My Jackson RR has the same problem..

RIGHT ANGLED JACK = PROBLEM SOLVED

EDIT: Hax inspired me... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/bls420/dur.gif

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l......o........l

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Damn Fritz, thats a nice guitar . Im seriously thinking about getting one now, probably after i move to North Carolina in January.

thats my fucking dream guitar idea bitch lol

the only changes are would make would be to have some white fingerboard and head binding, a see thru black finish and a dimarzio x2n and paf pro. That'd be one hella of a mean lookin guitar

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Yeah and we could start a band together, lol...
Black see-thru is awesome as well but the deep red just makes it more brutal.

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Just a head's up for everyone.. I received a bill from UPS for $85 today for shipment. This means that customs charged them an inspection fee before they were allowed to deliver it to me, and they're passing it on to me. So everyone in the U.S. that orders one of these, be prepared.

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a band, lol that'd be funny, me with my Black see-thru thunder ran and you with your deep red thunder ran, it be cool as fuck.

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Yeah!

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Well it makes since. You didn't think Customs was just going to let you something nice without paying them too? At least UPS was nice enough to take care of eveything for you, get the guitar to you, and just send a bill.

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what was wrong with dhl, there like THE international shipping company, my dad used to know the H in DHL but i think he died he was some crazy multi billionare or somthing.

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DHL are the ones the boched my Ran guitar delievery. They really are not that good at getting things through Customs. I ended up having to do most of the work with Customs for them and then they delivered it to the wrong house. I don't trust DHL with Ran guitar deliveries. I wasn't the only person that had problems with DHL. Dariusz was having guitars disappear while on there way to poeple because of DHL. Someone at DHL was hijacking the guitars.

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that
looks
insane

If you're talking about my guitar... then... goddamn yeah that shit is fucking awesome i fucking love it!!!!

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wow fuck that shit, a ran guitar stealer, kill them now

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No way, dude! He is talking about my Ran gutiar

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Yes. I became very close to DHL while mine was in route I learned that they had lost a few Ran guitars in France to some thief. I have looked at what people have been posting in France about Ran and they seem popular there. I was trying to find out if the dude had posted about it and was trying to sell them. No luck.

I'm glad that dariusz has changed carriers since I told him how bad DHL was for me.

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yea, does he just use UPS international now?

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Yes, and they get the Customs shit done for you and just send a bill to you for Taxes and Duties ( Customs ramson ) after you have the parcel. Much better than what I went through with DHL. At least that seems to be Fritz's situation. US Customs are weird folks though.

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Both Poland and Sweden are in the EU so i dont think i will have that much of a problem with the transfer.

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I wouldn't think so. You dudes should be in the green. That's why next time I get a Ran I might just sail to Europe and stay a week or two and get the guitar personally from Dariusz. To enjoy the trip and scam US Customs once again.

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lol yea same

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