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Lovely garden. It’s a shame its on the back of a guitar.4 points
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https://madhousemagazine.com/dna-confirms-elvis-presleys-love-child-with-hollywood-starlet/1 point
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Might want to check with Mike before posting what "you hear" his lead times are. Some people have had to wait longer because they put orders in before he was tooled up or ready to work on a particular model, and other people put orders in for guitars that hadn't even been prototyped while he was working on the original Ultimate run - people knew that their guitars wouldn't be able to even get started until the 50+ Ultimates were all finished.1 point
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I'm in line for one and sent a rough idea for another. I broke out the Ultimate yesterday and it proved to me that the wait for the next is worth it.1 point
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WARNING: If you can't whether the storm of beautiful images before you have placed the order, imagine how hard it will be after you place the order.1 point
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Required viewing for anybody considering a Shishkov, or just anybody who wants to see a killer guitar put through its paces by a killer player: ENJOY!1 point
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There is probably someone who has attempted to make a perfect replica by finding an obsessed fan who kept up with what brands of cigarettes EVH was smoking during different periods of Van Halen, then using that information to search for unused cigarettes of specific brands from those years just so the replica cigarette burns would be as correct as possible.1 point
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^^ I’ve been liaising with the customer who’s not a member on here. He’s a top man with a nice variety of guitars. This neck is going on a Super-C so it has my approval!1 point
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Artistry at its finest. It must be hard to turn these loose when completed.1 point
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Limba and maple. That'll bring the thunder! effin' LOVE this one.1 point
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It’s been awhile, but things have been moving along in the shop. I know I’ve said it before, but as much as I love it when a build is finished and the guitar is ready to sing, my favorite part of the process is at this point. Working with such unique tops and watching them take shape really is the coolest.1 point
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I guess I'd better get prepared for an angry mob... So you're saying Chartreuse Sparkle Metalflake would be a bad move here?1 point
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I know that the way that Korina grain lines up on the sides is purely random and coincidental, but I don't think Mike could have picked a more perfect alignment even if he knew beforehand how things would look when the raw blank was first picked out. That is just amazing how Art and Nature come together in exactly the right way sometimes.1 point
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OMG!!! I was watching the first video with my wife and told her, "Wow, one slip of the hand with that sander and it could ruin that guitar body." She said "That's what HE'S Mike Shishkov!" Word.1 point
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Oh, F no!!! WTF. Brilliant! Holy crap. Okay I'm done!1 point
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If that isn't a testimonial for Danelectro guitars, I don't know what is.1 point
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I'm gonna need one of those. The dark one on the maple facing is just ridiculous.1 point
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Yes, and sometimes we just sit back and admire what Mike Shishkov creates....just sayin'....1 point
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I was told by Mike that a post of mine from a recent thread was spot on and he asked that I pin it at the top to serve as a guideline for discussing ideas and future orders. I've edited it slightly to give context outside the thread. Please keep it in mind when posting. Hamer model names are a language we all understand so its quick and easy to use them when discussing an idea for a potential Shishkov order. I completely understand why people do it. Please remember when discussing that Mike is NOT making new Hamers, although one can understand the confusion when people see how much the Ultimate design was inspired by a Standard. It's important to note that while they share some similarities, they are different guitars. The biggest concerns comes from when someone says something like "how much will Mike charge to build a Watson". Mike is definitely not in business to build Hamer replicas but statements like that might lead someone to believe that he is. Will Mike build people guitars inspired by a Watson or one of their favorite models just as was done with the ultimates? The answer is yes, but these new models will also be different guitars just as the Ultimates are. Let's not forget that Mike has some ideas for things none of us has even seen yet so there maybe something on the horizons even better than that Talladega styled guitar you were thinking about. Lastly, There WILL NOT be another run of Ultimates available at a special price, but they can be ordered on an individual basis. Expect pricing to be reasonable but relative to a regular custom order from Mike. The initial run was a way of financing Mike's new venture (ala kickstarter) as well as thanking those that believed enough to put money down up front.1 point