Uh, mine has been going strong for over a year now and it's in the gallery too! (it has a bit of battle damage these days but...)

http://www.ranguitars.com/gal1.php?z=69
http://www.ranguitars.com/gal1.php?z=70

woah def, i aint seen you round these parts for a while

how about some new pics of the blue shaddow?

btw, i dont remember you reviewing that guitar, is it alright if you could. i would like to know how the neck feel? how does it feel compared to your ibanez neck?

thats yours??!?!?! thats' the one i slobber over at the site congrats, it looks amazing

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Same here, not really a problem though. It gives it character I think

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Guys, i want to try and make a 'Ran-MetalTabs-timeline' type thing, with info about each persons' ran etc., so if you'd like it to appear (if i get enough people, that is ), just PM me with details such as:

date ordered and date received
brief specs
links to a few pictures (if possible)
anything interesting about the ran etc.

I think it'd be a neat little reference to see who's got what

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once I have mine I'll make shure to shoot you a message

update on my RAN:

I sent in a quote for a Ran with the following specs:

-Gibson Explorer Body
-Set Neck
-22 Frets (Gotoh Standard)
-Diamond Inlays (i like them on my other ran)
-Ken Lawrence style Headstock
-Solid white finish w/ black pinstripes
-Seymour Duncan 59/Custom 5 pickups
-Mahogany body, Maple neck, Ebony fingerboard
-2 x volume, 3 way switch

let's take bets on how much it will cost.

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haha 5 pickups??

i guess its gonnn cost about 1750 euros.

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If that's the "little '59" SD pickup, i'd strongly recommend against it, i had one, and thought it was utter rubbish!

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no, the name of the pickup is the Custom 5


and it's just the neck 59 humbucker, which i've loved in nearly every guitar i've put it in.

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oh hahhaa, i only know of the a seymour duncan custom pickup, but not the custom 5 so yeh

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Hello again Chris,
the Explorer guitar in specification mentioned below will cost 1390 euros.

Best regards
Dariusz Kuczynski


> R or L handed : right handed
>
> Scale length : 25.5
> Scale length other :
>
> Body shape : other
> Body shape other : Gibson Explorer
>
> Construction : set neck
> Construction other :
>
> Body material : mahogany
> Body material other :
>
> Top wood options : no
> Top wood options other :
>
> Body binding : none
>
> Binding material : N/A
> Binding material other :
>
> Pickup configuration : H-H
> Pickup configuration other :
>
> Finish : solid
> Finish other : White
>
> Custom finish : pinstripes
> Custom finish other : Black
>
> Headstock shape : other
> Headstock shape other : \"Ken Lawrence\" style
>
> Neck material : maple 3P
> Neck material other :
>
> Headstock : regular
>
> Truss rod cover : plastic (b/w/b)
> Truss rod cover other :
>
> Headstock finish : match body finish
> Headstock finish other :
>
> Neck finish : match body finish
> Neck finish other :
>
> Fingerboard material : ebony
> Fingerboard material other :
>
> Number of frets : 22
> Number of frets other :
>
> Fret size : Gotoh - standard
>
> Fingerboard inlays (MOP) : diamonds
> Fingerboard inlays (MOP) other :
>
> Custom inlays : no
> Custom inlays other :
>
> Inlay at 12th fret (MOP) : none
> Inlay at 12th fret (MOP) other :
>
> Fingerboard side inlays : other
> Fingerboard side inlays other : none
>
> Fingerboard binding : white plastic
> Fingerboard binding other :
>
> Headstock binding : none
> Headstock binding other :
>
> Nut : bone
> Nut other :
>
> Width : 1 5/8(42mm)
>
> Hardware color : black
>
> Bridge system : Schaller Stop Tailpiece/T-O-M
> Bridge system other :
>
> Tuning machines : Schaller M6
> Tuning machines other :
>
> Straplocks : Schaller
>
> Pickups : Seymour Duncan
> Neck : SH-1 59
> Middle : Middle
> Bridge : SH-14 Custom 5
>
> Pickup rings : none (direct mounted)
>
> Control knobs : 2 x volume
> Control knobs other :
>
> Other controls : none
> Other controls other :
>
> Pickup selector : 3-way toggle
> Pickup selector other :
>
> Flight case : no


Oooohh, way off with the 1700 bet.

what can i take off to get it down to 1300 euro? i'm thinking change to a natural see thru black finish and take the binding off.

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no binding will probaly drop alot of the price, making bindings is a lot of work. routing and glueing etc. i dno about paints, but 1 colour is always cheaper than having 2 colours.

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I know I knocked this company in the past 'cause everyone seems to be getting one but I am thinking about a 7 string guitar. I'm considering this;

R or L handed » right handed

Scale length » 25"

Body shape » Cruiser

Construction » neck thru

Body material » alder

Top wood options » no

Body binding » top & back

Binding material » MOP jeweled

Pickup configuration » H-S-H

Finish » satin (black)

Custom finish » none

Headstock shape » Jackson RR-1

Neck material » maple/mahogany

Headstock » regular

Truss rod cover » wooden

Headstock finish » match body

Neck finish » clear satin

Fingerboard material » ebony

Number of frets » 24

Fret size » Dunlop 6150

Fingerboard inlays (MOP) » custom

Custom inlays » (P) on 1fret (.) on 3fret (I) on 5fret (.) on 7fret (R) on 9fret...(MOP)

Inlay at 12th fret (MOP) » pot leaf centered across 11, 12, 13 frets

Fingerboard side inlays » plastic

Fingerboard binding » MOP jeweled

Headstock binding » MOP jeweled

Nut » locking

Width » 7-string

Hardware color » black

Bridge system » Schaller 7-Str Floyd Rose Tremolo

Tuning machines » Schaller M6 locking

Straplocks » Schaller

Pickups » DiMarzio (evo, evo single, evo)

Pickup rings » metal

Control knobs » volume, tone

Other controls » none

Pickup selector » 3-way lever

Flight case » no



Ideas arn't set in stone (still thinking about the pot leaf) but I got about $2500 between my tax return and some other savings to throw down on it. The R.I.P logo is gonna be custom lettering

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I think I remember you talking mad shit about em.


poser

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See thats one reason why I stopped using this site...too many people feel like immortal beasts behind their computer. I'd challenge your playing skills anyday, you nonposer you.

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challenge?

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was there a typo?



btw, the reason I disliked em was cause too many people are buying them with no clue about what it feels like. But when I played one a couple years back I changed my views and had a new found respect for the brand. Your moms hot.

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why only 25" scale on a 7? (might be personal prefference of course, I'm just curious)

if your getting a floyd you'll also get the locking nut, right? (or do you not want that?) if so: why the locking tuners?

other than that: looks fine (though I personally dont care for the leaf-inlay idea)

Well, if theres a floyd with a locking nut and locking tuners installed then thats just, well...extra lockage.

I don't want the baritone neck due to the uncomfortable feel.



Man, I'm trying to think of a good inlay on the 12th fret...I'd like to come up with some design that has my signature in it. I'm also trying to figure out why the fuck its over $4,000

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I'd imagine its all that jewelled MOP binding!

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Its due to who you are probably

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Dude, I hope thats not true.

M=L, Pookie Bear! I remember you saying you played a stock Ran at a pawn shop in Denver. I remember what you had to say then to but I knew you would come around I have no ideal why it is costing 4k but you might want to draw up the ideal and email that visual to them if you are serious.

4K would be the highest I have ever seen a Ran cost.

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extra lockage.... hmmmmmmm, ok. I still dont really see where it makes sense because if you have a locking nut, the tuners will have no influence anyway once the nut is locked (and I dont think you'll run into ANY problems in the short periods of time where the nut is not locked)

I wasnt really talking about a baritone-scale, I just wanted to know why you want to go shorter than standard (25.5"). if its just prefference, then thats fine of course

about the price: yea, I'd imagine all the jeweled MOP would add quite a bit and the custom inlay-work always adds a few $s of course

are you located in the US? if so and the RAN would get too expensive for you, there are plenty of really good luthiers in the US you could also order from. (its kinda like ENGL vs Mesa you know, one is european, the other american. the european stuff is damn expensive in the US and the american stuff is just as overpriced over here)

I'd like to know of a custom guitar shop in the US...I've been without internet for so long I'm kinda unhip to whats out there. I remember that Ran in the big D...the fuckin action was high as hell and felt like a Jackson (I fucking hate jacksons), but then played one of the members on this site's Ran and liked the concept of having your own personal features on it.

I sketched out the guitar at work today with my awsome pencil techniques so I'll mail em that...but if its gonna be $4,000+ I'm gonna shop around for another custom dealer.

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you can always go to a local guitar store and ask if they have a certified luthier to do the job. i asked around for some dude to make me a guitar with these sort of features:

a guitar with a rhandy roads (a Rhandy Roads 3D VEE!) body, made of preferably aluminum. and a hollow body to give it super light weight(but without those F wholes on the body of the guitar to make it look like a semi hollow guitar!), and also a sort of acoustic playability. its neck would also be made of aluminum. its fret board, would be of ebony, with 24 frets, and a mother-o-pearl gothic-christian-esq cross running from the 10th to the 17th fret, with its horizontal cross on the 12th fret. and all the other frets(3,5,7,9,19,21,24) wont have anything on em. the head stock, would sort of look like a jackson headstock. pickups would be one EMG hum on the bridge. the bridge would be a SINGLE-locking floyd rose bridge.

in the end, you would have a body looking something likethis guy:

http://www.edromanguitars.com/guita...BS_3DV.2004.JPG

its head stock:
http://www.edromanguitars.com/guita...abs_hdstk04.jpg

and its fret would look like this:

http://www.cort.co.kr/DataBank/prod...zoom/EVL-K6.jpg


all in all, it will cost me about 1700(canadian dollars), though the guy is a lil unsure about the aluminum stuff, so it would have to be alder body. and those 1500 exclude the paint, the pickups and certain parts like tuners, the knobs and stuff...you can find those knobs and even bridges from ebay, so your cost may come down a lil.

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Stop downing cock.

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Mkay... I won't even ask why you want an aluminium body, so I'm going to ask why you want a single locking trem?!

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aluminium-body? aluminium neck??? why the hell that? wouldnt it be effected by temperature-changes and such things much more than wood?

single-locking trem?

oh, and sorry but I hate thats body and headstock design but if its your thing than thats fine of course *shrugs*


about american custom shops:
Christopher Woods http://www.christopherwoods.com/
KxK http://www.kxkguitars.com/
Mike Sherman http://www.sherman-guitars.com/
to name a few

I personally havent dealt with any of those guys, but have heard a whole lot of good things about all of them

And Moser Custom Shop . They are pretty expensive, like $3000+, but if you can afford it the playability and craftsmanship is insanely good, so I've heard. There are models that are $1600+, but the options are more limiting. They have both radical and more modest shapes. Go check 'em out and see what you think. I'm definitely picking up a few, once I get the cash rolling.

Yeah.. I based my Ran on a Moser model... the Wraith... a 7 string version

yes, I forgot Moser

and then thers Bernie Rico Jr of course


my RAN is based on a Moser, too, but only among other influences

Long time no see 'round here M=L . If I were you id go for a local US custom. With all the import charges/currency conversions and foreign relations gone to shit, its really not worth that trouble/waiting.

Try contacting this guy ... http://www.myspace.com/theillustratedluthier , He made a fuckin' sweet lookin' 8 string for www.myspace.com/iambulb . Plus it'd be a more personal relationship between the guitarist and the 1 luthier, rather than through a company.

You go to that last slayer show? (im sure you did because of CC, who i missed because of the insane line that took forever to get in)

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another ss.org-member?

ah, so this is where Bulb got his beast (I didnt remember who made it)

Fuck no...I have 0 floating holidays, 0 sick time, 0 vacation time and
I just got written up for exceeding my "6 instances" a year. Work has me by the testiculars.

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ss.org? How did you get that impression?



God damn, tis the season(ings) for celestial ass raping.

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just an idea because you know Bulb and all *shrugs*
ss.org = www.sevenstring.org

Well, Bulb is a member on several forums.

Yea I saw him from the meshuggah forums.

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yea I figured hes on a few more forums

it just was the first thing that came to mind you know

I did! Almost a year after I got my new Ran, but I expected the neck relief to change, being a new made guitar after all. Its not rare for a new made guitar to have neck relief problems within a year of two after construction, even if it is kept in its case 95% of the time. That is why an adjustable truss rod is installed in the neck. The truss rod can correct neck relief problems. THe only real danger you will ever have to worry about from a new constructed guitar is a warping neck.

Any half ass guitar tech will know how to adjust a truss rod for you. DO NOT TRY IT YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TAUGHT HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY! Costly damage can result from adjusting a truss rod without knowledge.

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What Soulinsane said. I just waited for someone else to type it

I think this entire messageboard could be replaced by about 3 stickies.

1. Go to a store, find a guitar, try it. Don't like it? Try another. Like that one? Buy it.

2. Take it to a tech.

3. No one here will tab Atreyu for you.

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I forget, but dont ran's trusses only have to be turned a quarter of the way?

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oreyt guys , i was a member on this forum before blah blah i ordered my Ran last may on my bday and finnally yesterday got pictures of it , it shall be here on the 15th , cant fucking wait!! well these are pics of mine cost me £1000 or close enough to

here are the links to the pics , Im sure im fucking thick , edited this message 5 times to get all the right pics on , kept forgetting some

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...dodelig-/14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...9c1967b380f.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...odelig-/2-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...odelig-/3-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...odelig-/4-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...odelig-/5-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...odelig-/6-1.jpg

Awesome, I never really liked that Peavey body style, but it looks a lot classier there!

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Well Im going to Poland for the summer to visit family and I think someone said that Ran are Polish made guitars. Hopefully I can get some there. Is anyone else here Polish?

Nope but I've got a HUGE penis Wanna see???? I got a webcam teehee




*yeeeeeeah I scared off a n00b

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Depends on the amount of neck relief correction needed. Mine took just less than a half turn before I got proper relief measurements, but I haven't had to touch it adjust it since then. I start with 1/8 turns first, setup, remeasure relief, and readjust the truss again in smaller increments accordingly until everything is perfect.

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Dammit I want to see the pics of mine should be getting too me soon enough i can't wait.....

Cool Randenburg lmao, looks subtle and classy.....

Ozz

btw ozz, your punisher ran is awesome

http://p222.ezboard.com/My-New-Ran-...cID=48626.topic

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom3.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom6.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom1.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom2.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom8.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom7.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom5.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Rancustom4.jpg

There it is, can't wait for it, specs are neck through mahog body maple neck ebony board black binding on neck and head, snow white finish, 85/60a pickups two volumes and a toggle....

sweet, very clean looking guitar, I like it!

Very very nice :P my Ran is supposed to arrive today from what i was told by the shipper peoples , in transit in Manchester soo fucking close haha pissing myself waiting for it..

Awesome colour man, I've been gas-ing for somethign in Snow White for quite a while. Nice choice of headstock too!

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sweet guitar!
black binding on ebony-board: nice little detail!

and that peavey-shaped guitar is really cool, too! simple, classy design!

Quite a good metal-guitar, I've played the Cruizer. Loved the action. The tremelo-bar could be better.

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I am. I actually had my Ran shipped to a friend of my family's in poland and he brought it over for me, so i didnt have to pay out the ass for shipping to the US.

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got news from Dariusz:

shaping of my RANs neck will start in about a week and the fingerboard was cut and glued

its taking shape it seems

I got the price today, it would be about 2300 €. A lot of money, but for such a guitar I think it's gonna be woth while!

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ETA is hopefully thursday can't wait.....

maybe pics and vid if I can do it, and some soundclips will be made....

Ozz

2nd ones done finally heres some porn
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...an/IMG_6825.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...an/IMG_6925.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...an/IMG_6894.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.../IMG_684112.jpg

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A real beauty ! Great painting job !

And i like sharkfins inlays on randy rhoads models !

Styx

Hot

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Hurray,

After nine months of eagerly awaiting my guitar finally arrived on valentines day, it was love on first sight. The setup is perfect, I didn't have to make a single change and the sound is just how I wanted it to be, perfect. She is by far the best guitar I ever played.

The graphic is a penguin from the "cool bros" comicbook and is drawn by Boris Kiselicki. I saw it and I immediately fell in love with it. So I asked Boris his permission and he kindly granted me the exclusive right to use it on my guitar only. The inlay is my own logo which consists of my initials.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/...el/IMG_5735.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/...el/IMG_5768.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/...el/IMG_5750.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/...el/IMG_5584.jpg

Basic specs of my guitar:
Left Handed neck thru xplorer with mahogany body, maple neck and ebony fretboard with 24 extra jumbo frets. She's Loaded with emg 81 in the tail and 60 in the neck position. I got 2 volume knobs because I never use the tone controls.

Rock on.

hey, really cool!

oh man. both of those are AWESOME

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Freaking sweet!

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nicde axe man, i just cant believe ran still uses that cheasy cheaplooking logo, they should get some designer to design them a bruutal logo, since they seem to mostly build metal guitars, they should make a sick logo to match it IMO.

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Wow BlackTowel, that is fucking awesome! One of the best I've seen so far, that Penguin is cool as fuck!

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I dont think the logo is bad at all.

I actually use my Ran for a lot of music. i'll play stuff like Something Corporate and Say Anything on it. i dont think they should make it so it's targeted only toward metal players.

EDIT: just made this to test out my camera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQG07kPsiGc

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sounds cool! and nice guitar

I've also seen RAN use different logos then their "standard" one. I think it doesnt look too bad actually

Awesome new Rans here. I especially like that explorer, the penguin is sweet!

I just received this from Dariusz:


This wait is driving me nuts! Mid april...that means 11 months waiting time in total.

nice axes What pickups do you have in there Halfmast ?

You can ask for a different style logo, they got another which looks a bit more like the ESP logo

im prob gonna get my brother to design a logo for my ran when i get mine.

it will be the ran writing, but maybe in a different font or style.

ran guitars are getting more expensive now days.for the same guitar specs. 2years ago it was about 1200e,but now is almost 1800e.(cruuiser shape,alder body,maple neck,ebony fingerboard,neck-thru, with no bindings at all, one color paint,floyd trem,h-s-h combination,dot inlays)
now we are all paying extra credit.they are still cheap if compared to brand names custom shop,but sooner or later they would be in the same price range.
i'm realy turned on on ran guitars for 2years now,and when i finaly have 1500e dedicated for new guitar,i have to save more money.

true! I think I ordered mine right before the last increase in price so I'm kinda lucky I guess. might have got quite expensive with the custom body-shape, custom inlay and all

it was strange to me because cruiser body shape guitar, specified on their webpage, with mahogany body,2 EMGs,and even bindings,but without inlays is priced at 1280e.perhaps they didn't updated this price.Mine specs is similar except bindings, alder body,and have dot inlays.
I'll perhaps try rek guitars to see their price for this specs.its interesting for rek guitars because they say:"all the prices are negotiable"
but on the other hand ran guitars are tested by many users,i can see that they are 100% good guitars,but don't know much about rek rekguitars.com

I have already ordered Rek neck-through. I became convinced to them because of their customer service. More over Rek is a real custom shop and you can order a guitar exactly as you wish. If I am not wrong they can make for about 1800 Euros a neck-through with bindings, good quality hardware, hard case and shipping.

Have you not seen the pictures here? I don't know how much more custom you can get!

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+1

just because alot of the guitars they do look generic and metal, it doesnt mean that they arent a proper custom shop or are limited. it just means they have a different market and customer base to other custom shops. simple as.

plus, make sure you dont forget that you CAN ask for stuff that isnt on the order form. you can even send blueprints, dimensions and pictures for your own shape if necessary.

ran are as custom shop as you get, if anything, more so than others. some of the others are too gaytarded and scared to copy other manufacturers shapes.

I found out about these guitars when I saw a picture of Jeff Waters using his signature model


heres one that I got a quote for a while back


Dear Ryan,
the Cruiser guitar in your specification will cost 1480 euros.

Best regards
Dariusz Kuczynski

> R or L handed : right handed Scale length : 25.5
> Scale length other : Body shape : Cruiser Body
> shape other : Construction : all access neck joint
> (bolt-on) Construction other : Body material :
> basswood Body material other : Top wood options :
> no Top wood options other : Body binding : no
> Binding material : N/A Binding
> material other : Pickup configuration : H-S-H
> Pickup configuration other : Finish : solid Finish
> other : Alpine White
>
> Custom finish : none Custom finish other :
> Headstock shape : Cruiser Headstock shape other :
> Neck material : maple 3P Neck material other :
> Headstock : reversed Truss rod cover : plastic
> (b/w/b) Truss rod cover other : Headstock finish :
> match body finish Headstock finish other :
> Neck finish : clear satin Neck finish
> other : Fingerboard material : ebony Fingerboard
> material other : Number of frets : 24 Number of
> frets other : Fret size : Dunlop 6105
>
> Fingerboard inlays (MOP) : piranha Fingerboard
> inlays (MOP) other : Custom inlays : no Custom
> inlays other : Inlay at 12th fret (MOP) : other
> Inlay at 12th fret (MOP) other : DRS-001
>
> Fingerboard side inlays : plastic dots Fingerboard
> side inlays other : Fingerboard binding : white plastic
> Fingerboard binding other : Headstock binding : none
> Headstock binding other : Nut : locking Nut
> other : Width : 1 5/8(42mm) Hardware color :
> black Bridge system : Schaller Floyd Rose Tremolo
> Bridge system other : Tuning machines : Schaller
> M6 Tuning machines other : Straplocks : Schaller
> Pickups : DiMarzio
> Neck : PAF Pro
> Middle : HS-2 Bridge : Tone Zone Pickup rings :
> none (direct mounted) Control knobs : volume,
> tone Control knobs other : Other controls : none
> Other controls other : Pickup selector : 5-way lever
> Pickup selector other : Flight
> case : no - - -
> Additional instructions :

that pretty much confirms that their prices have gone up recently. I think a very basic guitar like this (no binding no fancy top/inlay/whatever) used to cost around 1000 some time ago, didnt it?

^ sad but true

and in the begening was under 1000,like 700-800e. i don't think that they will be over 2000e in the future,but who knows.I think that we should not talk about prices anymore(till next price raise :-( ).it's obvious that prices have gone uppp.

A couple of pictures from my pickup change a few days ago:

Pickup cavity
Work-of-art control cavity(before pickup change)

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i cant see the pics, it has a 404 error
i would love to see them tho, you rarely ever get to see the insides of ran guitars.

Cheers, is now corrected

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wow!
that looks amazingly neat and clean! i cant believe how good that looks.

Got a new mod underway on my ran...I won't mention what it is till it's done however.

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lundgrens?

Just 1

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should be nice PUs! I'd really like to try the M7

o yea, i forgot yours is a 1xpup guitar
anyways, is there going to be any routing needed and if so, who's going to do it?

'Promo' shot of Ran with new BareKnuckle Nailbomb in the bridge

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niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

how does it sound?

There may be some routing involved. I know a very skilled luthier that I'm going to take it to. Also thinking of having a string tree installed as well.

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whats that?

Adds string tension on the nut. I don't think it is really needed on a guitar with a tilted headstock and locking nut, but why the fuck not.

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Hey there everyone. I'm new at this forum, so I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I ordered my first Ran early July 2006 and it should be ready around late April. I'm so excited and anxious to get the guitar finally after 10 months waiting on my hands