Never2Late Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 FINALLY got this built-out with custom pups, an original Sustainblock, and Wiggins knobs. Long-gone is the Kahler top-mount, the EMGs, and the hazy candy-apple finish from the 1980s. Really, REALLY happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 That is freakin' awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Great idea! Love the blue pickup too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 That is badass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Very cool! When you say it had a 'hazy candy-apple finish from the 1980's' before, it sounds to me like the old Hamer Ferrari Red finish, which tended to age to a dull hazy finish. I had a '80's Hamer in Ferrari Red once, it was not my favorite Hamer color either. For some reason, that new color scheme reminds me of a song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Sweet. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Piet Mondrian, paging Mr. Piet Mondrian to the white courtesy canvas. Well done, sir! Stellar work from Stike per usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Cool. Any way you can show a better picture of the knobs, and tell the story behind them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Whoah! That is really cool! Looks great! Let's hear it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrownd Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 LOVE the look of that. So sparkly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 7 hours ago, Travis said: That is badass... Absolutely badass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 That goes beyond to cool!! Stikes da man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Glad to see that one completed! I saw it in early phases, and it looked incredibly cool then...this is just off the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 8 hours ago, gorch said: Great idea! Love the blue pickup too. Custom Lace Alumitone Deathbucker in anodized blue..... Neck pickup is a custom Duncan Sentient humbucker with a Jason Becker two-tone spool. LOTs-a-Gain on tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 4 hours ago, a.bandini said: Cool. Any way you can show a better picture of the knobs, and tell the story behind them? They're hand-blown glass knobs by Wiggins. I called them and made a color request, and they took it from there.... I JUST checked their website, and my custom knobs are posted in their gallery: www.wigginsbrand.com/glassknobgallery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 That is too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LefThanDed Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Excellent work! Reminds me of the 1980's Mondrian-influenced La Vie Claire/Look cycling team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 www.wigginsbrand.com/glassknobgallery.html Thanks! They look great. I'd never seen their website before, and was intrigued by another guitar with similar glass knobs recently. It's a great idea, and yours look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Rick Nielsen has got nothing like that! You win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 17 hours ago, gtrdaddy said: Quite a bit off topic but I'd have gladly shagged Shirley Jones and Susan Dey together, back in the day. Actually, I was likely a bit too young to be doing that back in the early 70's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 10 hours ago, Never2Late said: Custom Lace Alumitone Deathbucker in anodized blue..... Love the Lace pickups. I have a set of alumitones in one guitar. The concept works really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 9 hours ago, LefThanDed said: Excellent work! Reminds me of the 1980's Mondrian-influenced La Vie Claire/Look cycling team. Didn't Greg LeMond ride for them in '85? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 1 minute ago, gorch said: Love the Lace pickups. I have a set of alumitones in one guitar. The concept works really great. Yeah, it really looks outstanding! This guitar rally is something to look at! Amazing work from @Stike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 How does Stike do that? I’d love to hear how he sprayed that. Wild guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never2Late Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 57 minutes ago, Jakeboy said: How does Stike do that? I’d love to hear how he sprayed that. Wild guitar! Would you believe it took two years and (I can imagine) a ball of Painter's Tape the size of Mt. Rushmore? The metalflake is actually a colorless (silver) basecoat. Each color, whitespace panel, and gridlines were applied in layers atop the metalflake - I let Stike lay it out, as there were a variety of geometric issues with the edges-sides-neck he had to figure out to keep the pattern coherent. My photos don't do the detail of the neck and sides justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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