Oh, crap - missed that. There's got to be some Euro equivalent, right?
Oh, crap - missed that. There's got to be some Euro equivalent, right?
I'm sure there is. I'll ask a carpenter friend of mine...
The dude made a fairly decent Les Paul copy as his final exam work...
Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?
Originally Posted by Seshmeister
It's like putting up a YouTube of Bach and playing Chopstix on your Bontempi...
Lacquer. Anything lacquer. You don't need a primer.
Lacquer sealer, sanding sealer, nitrocellulose lacquer, acrylic lacquer, all good choices.
But do not put a solid color acrylic lacquer over a nitrocellulose base sealer or lacquer, it tends to chip.
But putting an acrylic-sealer base or acrylic lacquer clear base, and then doing colors in nitrocellulose lacquer is fine because basecoats are thicker than color coatings usually - and acrylic chips less than nitro.
Musikraft sent an email. The parts have been shipped...
(And probably lost in the mail...)
Only thing missing now, is the block...
Last edited by Coyote; 12-21-2009 at 12:10 PM.
I take it you're going with aluminum ?
It's a shame that families should be torn apart by something as simple as....wild dogs
I'm curious to see how the guitar turns out; best of luck to you, my friend!
Reading Crazy From the Heat in four hours flat, in a cramped RV, on the return trip of a 3,000+ mile family outing to New Jersey is an enlightening experience you'll never forget.
So did Musikraft send you tracking info, btw? At least that way you'd know when it hits Customs..
Speaking of which, did the Floyd clear yet?
Yes, and according to USPS, it's been "Processed through Sort Facility, December 19, 2009, 12:21 am".So did Musikraft send you tracking info, btw? At least that way you'd know when it hits Customs..
Speaking of which, did the Floyd clear yet?
Customs around here sends an email...
And, yeah, the Floyd's cleared. Now it's up to the FunlandPS.
I'm itching to start slapping the pieces together, needless to say...
Which reminds me, I pieced the Duncan Triple Shot and the Custom together. No soldering yet, just seeing how it fits.
A bit tight... In fact the physical dimensions of the Triple Shot are slightly smaller than a standard Trembucker ring.
Wondered about that...none of the Duncan info states whether they're for standard SH-series Humbuckers, or the TBs...you'd think they'd have made it universal...but you still managed to get it in there, albeit snugly?
"Snugly" being the keyword... Gotta be careful with the adjustments, or I'll tear off the tape around the coils...
The package said it's supposed to be a TB. Might be a Tuesday edition...
For kicks, I tried that extra Dimarzio Air Zone I had laying around. Fits nicely, albeit it's not F-spaced...
Look under "dimensions"...
LOL...Alright, that page got updated since last I saw it...
The Duncan forum folks rave about them like they're the coolest thing since sliced bread though...and it kinda sounds like they are...
Found the Floyd in the mailbox today...
I'm tempted to install the Graph Tech saddles already, but I'd rather wait for the block to arrive. (Not to mention the neck/body)
Last edited by Coyote; 12-23-2009 at 08:14 AM.
Cool!
Yeah, if I were you I'd wait for the block - that way you only have to disassemble the Floyd once. Y'know, unless you're just into that sort of thing...
Last time I checked, I don't have OCD...
Although, after Christmas, I gotta start scouring the hardware stores for the correct screws.
Just 'cause I'd rather not drill through the neck...
Just order them from Stew-Mac...
What? and wait another 3-4 weeks?
Yeah, well there's thatWhat? and wait another 3-4 weeks?
Local stores... And Thomann...
But I'd rather not use these
Shit, what's the term for this? Countersink? Kitchensink?
Last edited by Coyote; 12-23-2009 at 01:33 PM.
Countersunk, yes. Your nut could also be top-mounted, the screws for that option are similar to (but sturdier than, one imagines) eyeglass screws...kinda tiny...contact Floyd Rose directly too, something that small, they'd probably just slap a couple of those in the mail to you...they're cool like that.
Floyd Rose home
Oh darn. Here I was, idly planning to go pick up some wood screws...
Hey, if you can find a set that fits the mounting holes in the top of the nut and still allows you to lock it down, why not?
It's all about finding the right thread...
But that's reserved for Monday, given how the stores are closed 'til then...
Last edited by Coyote; 12-23-2009 at 02:42 PM.
And for those of you wondering why I insist on not getting every part from "the usual suspects"...
It's good for the guitars' mojo to Dennis-The-Menace some of the smaller parts. IMO, at least.
Definitely ups the "unique" factor, that's for sure...
Quite frankly, I don't trust guitars that have nothing ratty in its details...
Coyotes build will be fucking great in my opinion...
I am doing one too...only it's a going to be a relic piece of shit ... I've got the body , thread or post coming soon.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by Mr Grimsdale
the chazzers are so lucky
so fortunate to be served by the dump messiah
I've been doing some research, and it comes to mind there were a couple snakes: the first one was a sloppy one, primered over black with fishnet stockings - then splotches of black, sometimes the net wiggled from sloppy handling during spray so you got more variance during the "shading" with the black.
Another thing, the very first one was the one with the little spots I'm talking about.. the black was thinned down with too much clear or thinner, so it bled with the black. It wasn't perfect, but from a dozen feet or more who cares.
The second one was much better, that was obviously done with K-lathe.
The third one I've seen looks perfect. This must be the one mentioned done with real snake glued onto bare wood body, that would make sense.
I never paid much attention to Warren DeMartini's guitars out in the real world. But with the Youtube the details come up very clear because of the pause button!
FWIW I think the best snakejob I've seen done on guitar was a Dan Screaming Leaming Lawrence PURPLE one, with silver and black effects, on a BC Rich Warlock neckthru, reverse 6/side headstock w/trem and upside down cross inlays, 1989 at GC Santa Ana, being sold as a trade-in.
Wow. Someone cut loose a whopper. They don't make decent BCRich neckthrus' anymore in the US, and that was a rare piece, but the best combo metal appointments in a snakefinish guitar I'd ever seen.
Some collector has that one! Super rare.
Interesting your research didn't tell you that the first two of Warren's were real snakeskin...the first one being Anaconda over primer, beautiful but meh sonically...(the pic I posted earlier)
Then there was the (again, real) Python over bare wood. Which he dug.
You can even see the skin is raised and peeling from tour-wear in that pic...
Here's one of the later Performance painted models...scale-size looks right for the k-lathe pic you posted...
But more importantly, has anyone seen the Black Frenchie? Variation on the familiar theme, but pretty bad ass!
The Frenchy one looks RETARDED.
Who did the guy think he was kidding?
That Performance guys' an idiot: look at how close to the bridge he sticks the humbucker.. DUHH I bet it sounds like a friggen BANJO
oh 4/87 GP? Yup, as I said #3 - two came prior to that.
In other news, your block should show up soon, Coyote...my package from FloydUpgrades arrived today, and IIRC yours was ordered/shipped before mine...
AH here it is..
You can pause it, and see where the faked diamondback pattern is actually blotches! The touchup gun just kinda "blasted" little puffs - and the "scales" are totally different from the stretched nylons being so thin.
I dunno. It's kinda cool, this was done in spring of 84 if I recall -
Dude, that is the original Anaconda one, and the video I posted the screen shot from...Anaconda skin over primer.
Here's the 2nd one, Python over bare wood.
And that kinda (re)affirms the look I want on this...
Sweet guitar but.....5 grand, phew!
E- Jesus . Playing both sides because he didnt understand the argument in the first place
Hey now!
WOW. Just checked out the enlarged photo at the site - that's gotta be one of the best painted snakeskin finishes I've ever seen.
Take THAT pic to whoever you get to paint it...(linking it, too ginormous to post here)...and make him watch the "Body Talk" video. A LOT.
http://www.bcrich.com/handcrafted/su...G/imageLrg.jpg
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