cmatthes Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, fasteddie said: I wonder if Mike has become a victim of his own success. His lead times are currently running at 2 and a half years (I hear), are there any amongst us that have been put off getting a Shishkov due to the wait? 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. 2 Quote
fasteddie Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, cmatthes said: 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. Hey, this is not a slight on Shishkov guitars, read the post "victim of his own success", he has been and still is successful at producing guitars, but what I hear is based in fact because of previous postings of lead times and guitars that I know that have taken this long. Like everyone here I am hoping that Shishkov continues to be successful but lead times of 2 years, in today's have it now world, may put some people off. No offence meant or implied...obviously. I have a very good friend with a Shishkov and it's a beauty no doubt. Edited March 10, 2019 by fasteddie Spelling and grammer. Quote
Jakeboy Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, 0054 said: The time frame doesn't matter when you are getting excellence of this caliber. Don't hesitate, order today. This. 0054 has nailed it! Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Remember "The longer you wait, the longer you wait. ". 1 4 Quote
Travis Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 7 hours ago, fasteddie said: Hey, this is not a slight on Shishkov guitars, read the post "victim of his own success", he has been and still is successful at producing guitars, but what I hear is based in fact because of previous postings of lead times and guitars that I know that have taken this long. Like everyone here I am hoping that Shishkov continues to be successful but lead times of 2 years, in today's have it now world, may put some people off. No offence meant or implied...obviously. I have a very good friend with a Shishkov and it's a beauty no doubt. Mike told me his lead time was about 18 months when I talked to him on the phone... 2 Quote
fasteddie Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, Travis said: Mike told me his lead time was about 18 months when I talked to him on the phone... ...and my wife told me she'd never nag me if we got married... 1 Quote
soli'd Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 The wait is both arduous and totally worth it. Y'all think it's bad now, wait till the new thing that Mike has come up with for 0091 shows up on these pages! 3 Quote
BubbaVO Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, soli'd said: The wait is both arduous and totally worth it. Y'all think it's bad now, wait till the new thing that Mike has come up with for 0091 shows up on these pages! I didn't need to hear about that. 1 1 Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, soli'd said: The wait is both arduous and totally worth it. Y'all think it's bad now, wait till the new thing that Mike has come up with for 0091 shows up on these pages! Doubtful its going to be as good as #0090, but we will see. If the only complaint is the wait times are too long for impatient buyers, it is a hell of a lot better than waiting 2 years for a shitty guitar that did not hold up to the expectations of the buyer. 6 Quote
devrock Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I routinely see people wait anywhere from a year to (a ridiculous) 4 years for a custom axe. A year and a half for a Shishkov is absolutely nothing, IMO. (Hell, it takes me that long to finish ONE guitar with 50 mistakes, much less a pile of orders that are delivered perfectly. ) 2 Quote
bubs_42 Posted March 31, 2019 Posted March 31, 2019 IT SUNDAY, we need more, More, MORE!!! Even if its a picture of a pile of sawdust. Quote
Northfield Posted March 31, 2019 Author Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Edited March 31, 2019 by Northfield 13 1 Quote
FatJeff Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 I'm allowing myself to believe that #95's neck is in that stack. A kid has to be able to dream, right? Quote
scottcald Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, FatJeff said: I'm allowing myself to believe that #95's neck is in that stack. Are you hearing Toto singing 95? Quote
django49 Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 And just when I thought I already had everything I absolutely "need"! 😙 1 Quote
devrock Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Hey, stop buying up all that sweet flamed maple!!! 1 Quote
cmatthes Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Just a few pics of what's been underway in April... More than meets the eye with these, for sure! 13 Quote
cmatthes Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, BubbaVO said: Hmm...that SC..more pics of that? Please? Ebony over Korina... 7 Quote
BubbaVO Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Gorgeous pieces of wood. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing. Edited April 28, 2019 by BubbaVO Quote
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