Brooks Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 new pup covers and knobs. eventually i'll do a refin, but for now a motorhead sticker will do; i dig this thing. the action was so low i actually had to raise it, not because it was buzzing but because it felt strange. thanx to cloarkez for the deal.
MCChris Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Dig it! I'd keep it as is (or was before the sticker) but that's just me. Enjoy!
velorush Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 I like the pickup covers and knobs, but I'll have to +1 Chris on the sticker - mostly because of the fantastic grain! If you refin, PLEASE consider a translucent color. That's (IMHO) way too nice to cover up.
cmatthes Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 Metalflake that f#<<3r!! Actually, it looks good as-is.
Brooks Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 Metalflake that f#<<3r!!Actually, it looks good as-is.ha! i agree, shredders should be tacky.as for a tone report.. it's a floyded shredder.i don't wanna open that can o' worms again.ok, one more time.i'm not a fan of floyd tone.the bob wilson chap that i sold a few months ago(mahogany, 24.75" set neck, upgraded brass block)was my final experiment in trying to get a good floyd tone(actually, the dean dimebag i had last year sounded best, but i felt silly).having come up on hardtail gibsons,floyds sound pingy to me, esp 25.5" bolt ons. but, i also came up on VH/vai/gillis/dime; they are a blast to play.i didn't want to turn this into another"floyds sound like ass","NO, my (insert high end shredder here) sounds like a les paul"kinda thread, which seems to happen every time i post my opinion of floyd tone.lets talk about motorhead instead.
Ethan Posted September 20, 2009 Posted September 20, 2009 looks way better with black knobs and single coil covers-I like the natural finish, reminds me of Nuno
Brooks Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 while at the hard rock casino in florida for harry65's gig earlier this month, i spotted from across the casino a guitar on display that seemed to glow as if internally lit. i walked over for a closer look, it belonged to J from white zombie, he had covered it in prism stickers, and when the light hit its face it could probably be seen from orbit. i dug it, so a search on ebay found me a batch of prism stickers for cheap,so TA-DAAA: i removed the middle pup, as i never use it (and it didn't work). funny how guitars photograph; this chap/cent mutt looked better in pictures than it did in person when it was bare wood, but the pictures of it w/ these prism stickers don't look nearly as cool as in person. i'm sure someday i'll do a proper refin, but i dig this look, fittingly its very 80's.
MCChris Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 I kinda like it!I once did up the face of a Kramer Focus with various entries from the Top 100 from an issue of High Times. Very colorful!
Brooks Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 my alcoholic buddy from high school covered a peavey bass w/ naked women from porn magazines. across the room it had a quilted wood look to it, it wasn't until you were 5ft away that you could see the faces/legs/tits, it looked very cool. best part was the input jack!
Scottcrud Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 I love Motorhead, my old band Force Fed opened for them, it was US and Motorhead only. My two favorite CD's are Orgasmatron and Sacrifice. I guess my favorite song of theirs is Killed By Death. Well, you said let's talk about Motorhead.
DaveL Posted November 1, 2009 Posted November 1, 2009 you can never go wrong with motorhead, they just have a universalcoolness... but that said, you did well changing the single coils to black...
Brooks Posted November 2, 2009 Author Posted November 2, 2009 i've dug motorhead since "no sleep til hammersmith".as a kid, i used to ride my bike to the mall and flip thru the album racks at the record store. i'd buy albums based on their cover art only (this is pre-internet early 80's). i saw the cover of hammersmith and knew it would be heavy. i discovered iron maiden (killers) the same way. i still have 7-8 motorhead tunes on my ipod (my fave is live version of iron horse).
chap Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 while at the hard rock casino in florida for harry65's gig earlier this month, i spotted from across the casino a guitar on display that seemed to glow as if internally lit. i walked over for a closer look, it belonged to J from white zombie, he had covered it in prism stickers, and when the light hit its face it could probably be seen from orbit. i dug it, so a search on ebay found me a batch of prism stickers for cheap,so TA-DAAA: i removed the middle pup, as i never use it (and it didn't work). funny how guitars photograph; this chap/cent mutt looked better in pictures than it did in person when it was bare wood, but the pictures of it w/ these prism stickers don't look nearly as cool as in person. i'm sure someday i'll do a proper refin, but i dig this look, fittingly its very 80's. Seriously, this is so offensive that it blows me away! The stickers couldn't be good for tone, but I wouldn't touch it!
Brooks Posted November 2, 2009 Author Posted November 2, 2009 The stickers couldn't be good for tonethe mylar prism srtickers have a sweeter top end than regular vinyl stickers
Stike Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 The stickers couldn't be good for tone the mylar prism srtickers have a sweeter top end than regular vinyl stickers
harry65 Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 while at the hard rock casino in florida for harry65's gig earlier this month, i spotted from across the casino a guitar on display that seemed to glow as if internally lit. i walked over for a closer look, it belonged to J from white zombie, he had covered it in prism stickers, and when the light hit its face it could probably be seen from orbit. i dug it, so a search on ebay found me a batch of prism stickers for cheap,so TA-DAAA: i removed the middle pup, as i never use it (and it didn't work). funny how guitars photograph; this chap/cent mutt looked better in pictures than it did in person when it was bare wood, but the pictures of it w/ these prism stickers don't look nearly as cool as in person. i'm sure someday i'll do a proper refin, but i dig this look, fittingly its very 80's. BAD ASS AND BITCHIN BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
backinit Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 I have epi on the way with a finish I'm not to fond of......
chap Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 The stickers couldn't be good for tone the mylar prism srtickers have a sweeter top end than regular vinyl stickers Sit back, this could take a while
Brooks Posted November 3, 2009 Author Posted November 3, 2009 I have epi on the way with a finish I'm not to fond of......i have ~130 stickers left over, lemme know if you're serious.
backinit Posted November 3, 2009 Posted November 3, 2009 Thanks Brooks I will. It's done in cherry sunburst, which would be "limp" if it was a Hustler movie review. I have to see it in person to evaluate it. Only one reason why that's coming my way.
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