hi , i picked up an indie irk500 guitar in mapleglow today for cheap it's in as new condition , no fretwear and no marks or scratches at all , plugged into the marshall set to clean and done some beatles tracks then some early radiohead (which i'm well out of practice) and some rem and i loved the sounds from this thing , going to give it a head to head with my mates ric , theres not much in it to my ears i'll try and get a pic up later , cheers
Alan

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any pics yet?... 24 frets?... two pointy horns?... semi hollow?... c'mon man...

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hi frankie , sorry for the delay , and in answer to you'r questions yes it has 24 frets , yes it has 2 pointy horns and yes it's semi hollow and it's also a dream to play so without further ado here's a few pics








i hear they also made a 12 string version , i need to keep my eyes peeled for one of those from what i,ve read , they were sold for £500 when they came out then rickenbacker put a stop to it , i only paid a £100 so i'm more than happy , cheers
Alan

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Very nice - congrats

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A-man

Congratulations!

The front looks great! Love the look. The back of the body looks like plywood to me and not so appealing but then who's looking at the back right?

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...I for one, sure would appreciate the return of intelligent conversation, spirit of assistance and the simple yet effective ignoring of those who can't seem to hang with that...
Best regards,
rob

looks pretty cool, have a blast with it.

Girls will be falling at our feet and champaign will fall from the heavens!
Very nice guitar, and congrat's on the find.

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i will admit, that style of guitar is not really my thing. i'm a middle aged metal head that listens to country these days.
i have to say that is a beautiful guitar. i love being able to see the wood grain so clear. i can only imagine the differnt' tones you could coax from it. i'm a humbucker guy so it probably wouldn't suit my need for a 5 finger death punch on the dirty channel. but i'm betting the sounds on the cleaner stuff are incredible. i'm typing all this and just realizing you probably don't give a crap what i think.
i've always wanted a hollowbody but i've got all the fiddles i need. for now. thanx alot for making me ponder another buy that i simply can't justify. or can i?
distractions.

Congratulations Alan, beautiful guitar!

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

thanks guys , i think it's a $@!&#* and jeebus yes the cleans are great but turn the gain up on the jcm 800 and it sounds bloody fantastic , think radiohead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbZyi9D1 ... ure=relmfu it sounds good both ways , cheers
Alan

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