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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:28 am
by mickie08
yep...My experience with them was bad....

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:56 am
by ludger
I had trouble too. I actually sent them my pickguard to work from. Took forever to get it back and when I mentioned it didn't fit I was berated via e-mail.

In their defense, I did end up using the pickguard with a whole lotta file work. A whole lot. It still doesn't look right but from far away it's okay.

And in the vein of the "how you got here" thread ....I pm'd Aug at js.com about the pickguard and he mentioned this board. For that I am grateful.

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:32 am
by Mike
Berated via email?

I don't get where they get the stones.

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:31 pm
by ludger
I had to be nice as they had my money and my old pickguard.

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:49 pm
by luke
Things like this make me think the Malikaster is a trap. It must be filled with plastic explosives, or human hair or something. See, that was alright, and they get some nice pictures out occasionally, but what the hell causes the multitude of atrocious dealings?

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:58 pm
by Mike
Anything is possible when you don't give a fuck about anyone but yourself.

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:41 pm
by finboy
talked to the luthier, he said no dice, body is going back for the refund offered by noho

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:44 pm
by Mike
Good.

Keep us updated. Let's hope they honour that refund.

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:11 pm
by finboy
the body just hit "delivered" status so i'm awaiting the refund.

in other news, i snagged a replacement body

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it's ugly, beaten down, and will still need some pickguard work

in other words it's perfect for the maple b&b neck, hopefully it should be in early next week

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:22 pm
by JamesSmann
OMG. Just read this whole thread. Can NOHO suck any more giant fucking cock?

it's like two drunken shitsticks playing with tools. For 225 bucks you can get a way better, LOADED body from ebay.

fuck noho.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:13 pm
by finboy
new body arrived, quick mock up on the kitchen table...

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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:17 pm
by luke
Wow that thing is AWESOME. Seriously.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:18 pm
by Hurb
That looks amazing! going to great!. I kinda like the battered sanded sunburst haha.

how's the refund going?

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:29 pm
by william
it looks great as is. if it were mine, id just bolt it together and go, battered finish and all.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:33 pm
by finboy
Hurb wrote:That looks amazing! going to great!. I kinda like the battered sanded sunburst haha.

how's the refund going?
still in the works, sub said they are lining things up on pay pal

i'm still waiting on another set of white witch hats (yes, those overpriced things) that i'll age to match the pickup cover. the pickguard will probably just get trimmed to fit, i really don't mind a gap around the neck pickup as it's black anyways, and it ads to the look. i got in the jazzcaster decals so short of some pots and some routing for the trem/bridge posts, and likely some shielding, it should be ready to get together....whenever my luthier gets a chance.

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:38 pm
by benecol
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A rare look inside the noho workshop, with all their fine carpentry tools laid out for your delectation...

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:39 pm
by Hurb
finboy wrote:
i'm still waiting on another set of white witch hats (yes, those overpriced things) that i'll age to match the pickup cover.
I would maybe hold back on that, The vintage witch hats on my Jazzmaster(well hat as I only have volume on there) has already darkened up a bit. Last thing you want is to age them and then a few months down the line find that you hats are darker than the pickups cover you were trying to match. I will have got the knobs from the same place as you nos. you can add mojo later, but you cant take away.

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:08 am
by Zack
benecol wrote:A rare look inside the noho workshop, with all their fine carpentry tools laid out for your delectation...
:D, forks are quite the quality routers.

That body looks way rad, I would keep it as is.
Bolt that shit down and play it.

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:49 am
by finboy
only work that will happen to the body is routing for the trem, TOM placement, and some ferrules in the back, finish is staying as is

Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:23 am
by william
finboy wrote:only work that will happen to the body is routing for the trem, TOM placement, and some ferrules in the back, finish is staying as is
fuckin yes.

its funny, brittany and i were fantasising about basically this guitar here, except i had placed a wide range bucker instead of a jazzy, but i like yours even better.

but yeah, we were talking about fran's (WTFZ) (awesome and for sale) telemaster, and then brittang suggested the opposite, a jazzy with telecaster appointments, and this is what i pictured, even down to the tailpiece and bridge and everything.


really awesome guitar, man.

whoops! i meant jager's awesome and for sale telemaster, not fran's. wtf?