News From The Bench

[diablo175]

1 minute ago, RobB said:

OK, I give up. Where?

[cmatthes]

[diablo175]

Yowza!!!

[phoenix]

my penis fell off. now I have to find it

[Travis]

4 hours ago, diablo175 said:

Yowza!!!

[diablo175]

The Ted Stevenson build is progressing nicely! Ted sent these last night! The maple he had laying around for 25 (possibly more) years. Freakin' gorgeous! One might say that wood is giving me wood.

 

 

Edited November 12, 2023 by diablo175

[RobB]

What’s the deal with the channels in the neck? Are there tenons built into the body for a set-neck?

[diablo175]

1 hour ago, RobB said:

What’s the deal with the channels in the neck? Are there tenons built into the body for a set-neck?

 Sort of. It will eventually look like this.

[scottcald]

8 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

 Sort of. It will eventually look like this.

Interesting neck joint.  It's funny how once I got a guitar with the spoke wheel adjustment, the other styles seemed antiquated and such a pain. 

[diablo175]

2 minutes ago, scottcald said:

Interesting neck joint.  It's funny how once I got a guitar with the spoke wheel adjustment, the other styles seemed antiquated and such a pain. 

Yeah, I definitely prefer spoke wheel! That said, I have another build being done by a gent in NJ who almost refuses to do spoke wheels because of the impact to the aesthetics of the the heel of the fret board. 🤔🙄

[RobB]

That’s looks like some solid joinery. The machine bolts are a nice feature. 

[scottcald]

49 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

Yeah, I definitely prefer spoke wheel! That said, I have another build being done by a gent in NJ who almost refuses to do spoke wheels because of the impact to the aesthetics of the the heel of the fret board. 🤔🙄

I don't remember who it was, but I saw a photo of a guitar with a spoke wheel with a cover over it.  Also, Warmoth has that side adjust one though I've never seen it  in person. 

[HSB0531]

On 8/16/2023 at 1:19 PM, scottcald said:

Sounds cool!  The picture though just reinforces my disdain for the relic thing. 

I also hate new stuff that gets the relic treatment.

I'd rather it come from me after many years of daily use.

[scottcald]

1 hour ago, HSB0531 said:

I also hate new stuff that gets the relic treatment.

I'd rather it come from me after many years of daily use.

Yeah, imagine anything else where they did that and called it "mojo".  House, car, motorcycle, computer, cabinets, drywall, etc. 

[HSB0531]

59 minutes ago, scottcald said:

Yeah, imagine anything else where they did that and called it "mojo".  House, car, motorcycle, computer, cabinets, drywall, etc. 

Imagine someone marketing relic's drywall 😂😂😂😂😂.

I did an install at a very exclusive establishment in NYC several years ago, and the architect specified acoustical concrete.

https://www.arup.com/projects/acoustic-concrete

Yeah guess what.

Concrete my ass, it was an Awful sounding room.

 

[HSB0531]

On 7/6/2023 at 7:28 AM, diablo175 said:

Never. No trem? No way. 

 

 

A SuperStrat without a Whammy, is like a day without sunshine.

[veatch]

1 hour ago, HSB0531 said:

A SuperStrat without a Whammy, is like a day without sunshine.

Playing a super strat without a whammy is like eating food without swallowing. 

[cmatthes]

8 hours ago, diablo175 said:

Yeah, I definitely prefer spoke wheel! That said, I have another build being done by a gent in NJ who almost refuses to do spoke wheels because of the impact to the aesthetics of the the heel of the fret board. 🤔🙄

Steve P.?

[diablo175]

9 hours ago, cmatthes said:

Steve P.?

No, Vince Michael Guitars-  Flemington NJ

https://www.facebook.com/VMG.Customs/

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by diablo175

[diablo175]

13 hours ago, HSB0531 said:

A SuperStrat without a Whammy, is like a day without sunshine.

While I would be inclined to whole heartedly agree, Jake E Lee comes to mind as an exception to the rule.

 

[Dutchman]

On 8/28/2023 at 4:16 PM, diablo175 said:

Oh bay-beee! My Ted Stevenson got paint this past weekend!

Purple metal flake. Hmm. I wonder where the inspiration for that could have come from? 

 

 

I hope you don't relic that beautiful paint!!! That is about as cool of guitar color I've ever seen. I gave my son a Charvel with a similar color but not anywhere near that deep and sparkly. Love it!!

[diablo175]

13 minutes ago, Dutchman said:

I hope you don't relic that beautiful paint!!! That is about as cool of guitar color I've ever seen. I gave my son a Charvel with a similar color but not anywhere near that deep and sparkly. Love it!!

Absolutely NOT gonna relic it. In some earlier posts, I made it clear  that I'm not a fan of relic-ing for several reasons. So, yeah, this is gonna get relic-ed the old fashioned way- through years of use and abuse.

[scottcald]

15 hours ago, HSB0531 said:

A SuperStrat without a Whammy, is like a day without sunshine.

Jake E Lee may take issue with that though. 🤣

[diablo175]

6 hours ago, scottcald said:

Jake E Lee may take issue with that though. 🤣

What I said.

 

8 hours ago, diablo175 said:

While I would be inclined to whole heartedly agree, Jake E Lee comes to mind as an exception to the rule.

 

 

[cmatthes]

On 11/13/2023 at 4:26 PM, diablo175 said:

What I said.

 

 

Yeah, but Jake…