Crews Maniac Sound KTR NEXT 5D

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

so, I have been looking @ Crews Les Paul type fiddles for a very long time & wondering when is the right time to bite?

for me it is all about build spec per $$$ but I have seen multiple build levels & price points of Crews LPs & for quite a few years

currently I have been very interested in the Crews NEXT 5D line which is another Crews 'limited edition' line

here is a current Digimart link for nine Crews NEXT 5D models

https://www.digimart.net/search?category12Id=1&keywordAnd=Crews+NEXT+5D&x=0&y=0

so, does anyone here know anything about the NEXT 5D line, and what say yee? Is this a Deviser (Bacchus/Aska) make, or a Terada product? Anyone here know?

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

when I posted the Digimart link there were 9 NEXT 5D examples; now there are 7 so, 2 sold very quickly

flyin' off the shelves

wulfman · Posted: Sat May 20, 2017 8:45 am Post subject:

Looks like Terada-made guitars to me compared to the Limited model I had before.

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

Hi wulfman & thanks for your input

was your limited model Crews also a Terada make, or was it from Deviser?
what did you like about your's & what did you not like?

Thanks again

villager · Posted: Mon May 22, 2017 1:31 am Post subject:

I have had the KTR standard and the FM models, both with NFS weep pu's both models are fantastic..
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guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

Thanks, that is good to know villager; glad you rate them so highly.
I ended up purchasing the least expensive NEXT 5D example from Music Land Key. It had the NFS pickups removed but the price was 2 1/2 times less expensive than the 345600 yen priced examples. Can't see a set of pickups being worth $1900 unless maybe they are real PAFs

The listing stated the original NFS as removed & in place are "Crews original." If the pickups don't ring my bell I have plenty of old Greco pickups here to try; Double Trick, PU-2, Dry Z, etc.

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

LOL

I found the exact Crews NEXT 5D that I purchased just a few days ago, listed on feeBay

here it is on a feeBay listing; same guitar I purchased a few days ago

http://www.ebay.com/itm/282449596716?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

wow

BrianGT · Posted: Tue May 23, 2017 2:28 pm Post subject:

That's a cracker! What a lovely guitar. Enjoy!

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

BrianGT · Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 2:28 am Post subject:

It was built right in the first place and I bet it will have it's own voice by now!

I wouldn't worry too much about the weight.

I had an LS320 that was seriously heavy, I mean too heavy for me, but it is the best recorded "Les Paul" sound I have ever achieved.

I never weighed it but yours is more the average LP weight so enjoy.

It doesn't matter how old I get......waiting for a new guitar to arrive is like Xmas morning!!

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

I like the idea of getting a new guitar & Xmas

Just had an EMS arrival from Japan this morning; a 'custom order' Tele Custom (body binding) with a 2 piece center seam Mahogany body, maple neck w/Ebony slab fingerboard, Seymour Duncan 59 humbucker in the neck, and a Van Zandt single coil w/hot plate in the bridge
Nuthin' like Xmas in May

if the Crews NEXT 5D shows up B4 next Thursday that will be two Xmas in one month

BrianGT · Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 7:15 am Post subject:

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

The Crews NEXT 5D arrived today; I actually went to the Post Office to pick it up myself.
Strange thing is the guitar I received today is NOT the guitar Music Land Key had pictured in their Digimart listing

WTF? TWILIGHT ZONE stuff here folks

EDIT: I contacted to seller to see what happened; more later?

guitar hiro · Guitar God Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Posts: 442

So, as previously reported Music Land Key sent me the WRONG Crews NEXT 5D

the one I ended up getting is serial number 5D LTD 09 (#9 of limited production of 20 pieces)
See below a link to the guitar I received; it is the third one pictured, and just below it there are more photos too. It has the ATB (antique tea burst) top color.
It even has a photo of the head stock reverse with the serial number visible.
http://ameblo.jp/key-shinjuku/entry-12096172724.html

Here is a MLK link that shows the guitar I was supposed to get, pictured second from left in the first row & then second from right in the second row.
http://www.musicland.co.jp/content/ktr/next-5d/

I am currently attempting to find out if the guitar I was supposed to get is still available.

brokentoes · Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:41 pm Post subject:

Ah man that sucks. ^&*( happens sometimes as with humans. I really hope it works out for you, for the better.