diablo175 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Some of you likely remember me posting at the onset of this order back in February. At some point, I accidentally perma-deleted the thread and have held off on posting revised one. Until now. I am roughly a month (or less) away from delivery so, I felt it was a good time to post some progress pics. The rundown: this was inspired by Hamer's Standard but with a few Diablo-eque twists: one piece mahogany body with set 'hog neck and ebony board. 24 jumbo frets, 25.5" scale, SD TB Pegasus/Jazz custom set, toggle switch (duh) Orig. Floyd Rose (double duh) 1 Vol, 1 tone and a secret kill-switch cleverly disguised as a 3d Vol. knob. And of course, reversed head stock (triple duh) The inlay is the Willie G. Skull and is my homage to HD bikes. Now the pics, there's a LOT of them: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DaveL Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 wow... nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diablo175 Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 And finally- pre-paint: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 That looks pretty bad assed. It looks pretty cool plain topped in the one pic too. Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Very cool! I forget, are you doing a graphic on that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Yowza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polara Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Wow! Very impressive and definitely unique. Looks like Santa's gonna be bringing you something wicked. At 25.5" scale and Standard/Explorer shape, that's gonna be one big box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, polara said: At 25.5" scale and Standard/Explorer shape, that's gonna be one big box. ...but not HEL's first! 3 hours ago, diablo175 said: I know where Shane got those routing templates from...! That guitar is going to slay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkavenger Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I'm a decent carpenter but I would sweatin' bullets trying to build something like that ... impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 8 hours ago, polara said: Wow! Very impressive and definitely unique. Looks like Santa's gonna be bringing you something wicked. At 25.5" scale and Standard/Explorer shape, that's gonna be one big box. Shane did say he was struggling to find a case that would fit it. The long scale and reversed headstock are making it a snug, if not impossible fit in most commercially available cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 One of the case manufacturers ought to be able to make something. They cut foam and cover it in fluffy cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 16 hours ago, diablo175 said: Looks like he's wearing a metal headband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black magic Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I can`t wait to see the final product. Coming along great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Just now, black magic said: I can`t wait to see the final product. Coming along great!! The only steps remaining are paint/clear and assembly. I hope to have news of this soon! As with my Cali custom, I will be going to pick this up in person. No freakin' way I'm letting the simians of UPS or Fed Ex get their mitts on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black magic Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Very smart picking it up yourself. What frets did you get? I really love the Stainless 6100 jumbo frets by Jascar. Carvin doesn`t do the 6000`s or I would have gotten those. 6000`s are what are on Jackson Soloists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, diablo175 said: No freakin' way I'm letting the simians of UPS or Fed Ex get their mitts on this... I did the same thing. Picked up the above black Standard on the way home from Columbus. It was well worth the detour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Will you be parting with any of the 99 extra switch tips? Would make for a fun non-sequitur on most any guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 hours ago, velorush said: Will you be parting with any of the 99 extra switch tips? Would make for a fun non-sequitur on most any guitar! Actually, Shane bought the lot of them and will parcel them out and sell 'em on Reverb and/or Ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 3 hours ago, black magic said: Very smart picking it up yourself. What frets did you get? I really love the Stainless 6100 jumbo frets by Jascar. Carvin doesn`t do the 6000`s or I would have gotten those. 6000`s are what are on Jackson Soloists. Oddly enough, I didn't opt for the stainless jumbos. I went with the nickel steel 6100's. Not sure who made 'em. Shane vouched for them, that was good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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