Exo-metal
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Polynesian boat oar, holes make paddling upriver easy bf I kill and eat you in headless soup.
Findthetone1
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Sustainable Relicing?
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Racerxrated
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Tone is in the worm
and 'just a bit outside' neck pocket fit......
and 'just a bit outside' neck pocket fit......
Mike Oxhuge
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Has Bobby Kennedy's brain entered the chat yet?
Exo-metal
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Worm holes make time travel not tone...
thegame
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I must applaud Ernie Ball for staging such diversity in their roster of signature artists. I mean really, on one end of the talent spectrum you’ve got your Petrucci’s and on the other end, Fluff
Rackman
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It's sad. EBMM used to have their shit together.
Devin
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I still don't even understand why these exist when Abasi has his own brand of (much cooler looking) guitars
FourT6and2
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I reached out to dealers selling these to ask if the ones they have are full of holes. Here are the responses thus far:
"There are no holes in the body."
When asking about a very clear cluster of holes in their photo... Maybe trying the Jedi mind trick.
"Hello, there are small holes in the black limba body." I like the honesty lol
"That’s how this wood is sometimes yeah." Yeah, when it's junk wood instead of the good shit people are paying for...
"Yes... that was intentional as they wanted the natural beauty of each individual piece to be showcased." Trying a little too hard to sell a defect lol
"Those are actual naturally occurring holes in the wood. Very common with Black Limba." Correction... very common with reclaimed junk wood that served as lunch for some insects.
"There are no holes in the body."
When asking about a very clear cluster of holes in their photo... Maybe trying the Jedi mind trick."Hello, there are small holes in the black limba body." I like the honesty lol
"That’s how this wood is sometimes yeah." Yeah, when it's junk wood instead of the good shit people are paying for...
"Yes... that was intentional as they wanted the natural beauty of each individual piece to be showcased." Trying a little too hard to sell a defect lol
"Those are actual naturally occurring holes in the wood. Very common with Black Limba." Correction... very common with reclaimed junk wood that served as lunch for some insects.
DanTravis62
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I reached out to dealers selling these to ask if the ones they have are full of holes. Here are the responses thus far:
"There are no holes in the body."
"Hello, there are small holes in the black limba body." I like the honesty lol
"That’s how this wood is sometimes yeah." Yeah, when it's junk wood instead of the good shit people are paying for...
"Yes... that was intentional as they wanted the natural beauty of each individual piece to be showcased." Trying a little too hard to sell a defect lol
"Those are actual naturally occurring holes in the wood. Very common with Black Limba." Correction... very common with reclaimed junk wood that served as lunch for some insects.
Especially for a four thousand dollar guitar, by one of the most reputable brands in existence
John4021
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That's a Open choke 12 gage shotgun some farmer gave to his son to pratice with.
"Spits chaw, Worm hole yer ass"
"Spits chaw, Worm hole yer ass"
Exo-metal
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Not a company for my money.I reached out to dealers selling these to ask if the ones they have are full of holes. Here are the responses thus far:
"There are no holes in the body."
"Hello, there are small holes in the black limba body." I like the honesty lol
"That’s how this wood is sometimes yeah." Yeah, when it's junk wood instead of the good shit people are paying for...
"Yes... that was intentional as they wanted the natural beauty of each individual piece to be showcased." Trying a little too hard to sell a defect lol
"Those are actual naturally occurring holes in the wood. Very common with Black Limba." Correction... very common with reclaimed junk wood that served as lunch for some insects.
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Wayniac3
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Ernie Ball confuses the hell out of me. Mid 90’s to early 2000’s, their quality control was awesome.
But They’ve always done oddball shapes (I actually hated the EVH when it first came out) & over complicate their electronics/switching etc. God forbid you ask a question on the forum in regards to an issue.
Their customer service used to be top notch as well.. now it’s usually “sorry, we no longer have that part” or something similar
But They’ve always done oddball shapes (I actually hated the EVH when it first came out) & over complicate their electronics/switching etc. God forbid you ask a question on the forum in regards to an issue.
Their customer service used to be top notch as well.. now it’s usually “sorry, we no longer have that part” or something similar
BeZo
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RaceU4her
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just the "character" holes ill call them wouldnt bother me if the rest of the guitar was what you'd expect in a $4k instrument, the holes combined with that neck joint though just ads up to hellll nah.
rsm
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You want fancy raw/natural wood, you get it.
EBMM Kaizen 6 are my favorite guitars. I own 5 - Indigo, Mint, White, Kryptonite, Radium. Not as versatile as my EBMM Majesty 6 (I own 3).
Never liked the Black Limba or any of the raw wood or brown/copper bursts, etc.
If they offer another color I like I'll probably buy it.
EBMM Kaizen 6 are my favorite guitars. I own 5 - Indigo, Mint, White, Kryptonite, Radium. Not as versatile as my EBMM Majesty 6 (I own 3).
Never liked the Black Limba or any of the raw wood or brown/copper bursts, etc.
If they offer another color I like I'll probably buy it.
boogieman1187
Active member
I played a Sabre when they first came out at guitar center many years ago and was appalled at the neck joint it had, I've owned probably 10 music man guitars over the years and they were all perfect but the new stuff they're putting out seems to be slipping bad and their prices are way out there.
Music&Chaos
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I can also see mineral streaks in the neck wood.
They really cheaped out for the lumber for these and are charging top dollar. Sad sad sad.
They really cheaped out for the lumber for these and are charging top dollar. Sad sad sad.
Uzi Nein Millimetah
Active member
Well....at least you know it's real wood! 
FourT6and2
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You can have "fancy raw/natural wood" without the reclaimed wood flaws and shoddy craftsmanship. All of my Mayones guitars are natural wood and none of them have insect holes or other flaws—with the understanding that burls are usually filled because they do have naturally occurring holes. But the holes in these Kaizen guitar appear to be from insects. EB chose to source this lumber. They made a statement that they sourced reclaimed wood on purpose. But they shouldn't be charging $4,000 for it...
