Cyclone Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 This is the first project that I attempted. It is made from Warmoth products. The neck is a reverse headstock explorer style and is made completely out of birdseye maple. The body is made out of harde maple. It was almost a shame to paint it because it had a beautyful grain to it. The tuning heads are grover,the tremlo is a floyd rose origional, and the pup is an EMG 85. When I inatially finished the neck and body in 88', I had not bothered to wet sand and buff it, so about two months ago I got an urge to refinish it. Every thing was removed, disassembled, and scuffed at which point i applied about 5 coats of polyurathine to the neck and about 10 coats to the body. After a couple of days the paint was well cured and everything was sanded down and then wet sanded and power buffed with finishing compound. If anyone has any questions or comments about it please feel free to post. I will be posting pictures and and a description of the next two projects that I am working on soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Sorry this should be a better picture. http://www.warmoth.com/gallery/Images/Stra...d_scott_lrg.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 This guitar is VERY beautiful!!!! Only two things I dislike: 1. You did not build it from scratch 2. I hate angled humbuckers in a Strat But it is still one of the prettiest Strats I ever saw. That graphic rox! Who did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Thanks for the complements. The Dragon idea came from a picture that I found whil researching ideas for a mural to put on the guitar. It was inatialy poised over some vilagers standing in a field. I didnt like that too much so I came up with the concept of him in a field of stars. The guy that did the air brush work was just some one working in a T-shirt store and he did it for $50 bucks. It was a real deal. With regard to not building it from scratch, it was my first project and I wanted to see what I was capable of doing from known good quality parts and I cant realy say that I have put my hands on anything that plays better to include anything that PRS has put out. I know that's a very bold statement but many others have commented in kind. It never fails to draw attention no matter where I go with it. I am slowly working my way into a from scratch build. I have two projects that I am just starting and they both involve modifying existing parts. I hope to have pictures and posts on soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 thats a bonnnie guitar, the fretboard has some gorgeous figuring on it. bloody good artwork to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Nothing wrong with building your first guitar from parts. I built a $100 Saga kit and was glad I did because I learned a lot doing it. And there certainly isn't anything wrong with Warmoth guitars. A friend of mine put together a walnut Warlock guitar from Warmoth parts and I love that guitar. Very high quality parts and it sounds and plays awesome. I myself just received a Warmoth strat neck I purchased out of the showcase and I'm very impressed with the build quality. As for your guitar...very nice indeed. I love the birdseye and the artwork. What a great idea for getting your guitar painted. I see those airbrush artists all the time painting T-shirts and I never thought of asking them to paint a guitar body. How does your guitar sound? My guess would be that it has emphasis in the higher frequencies with the maple body and neck. Cool guitar. Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Mike, with regard to the sound quality, it is very bright but that is what I was after. the sustain I get from it lasts for days. I rember one time I was playing and got hungry at which point I hit a note, went to the kitchen, fixed a sandwithch, ate it, drank a coke, washed my hands and went back to pickup where I left off. Just kidding but you get the idea. As for the Warmoth parts I swear by them and in my opinion they are the best replacement parts out there and if you can concieve of it they can make it. Thanks for the complements and I hope to hear from you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 Nice! ilike the dragon! And I think that the use of the 85 is a great choice, maybe a 60 will be better! Since an 81 on it will be piercing to the ears! But then again that's the comjavascript:emoticon('') javascript:emoticon('')bination on the ESP LTD KH602, all maple neckthru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Maiden69, Thank you for the kind words. With regard to the pickup selection, I chose the 85 because back in 88' when I built the guitar I was very big into Heavy Metal (hair bands which I still am) and the 85 possessed the sound that I was looking for. I believe that you are correct in your assessment that the 81 would have been too much considering my choice of wood. I currently have a 95' Les Paul studio which I have an 81/85 Zack Wild combo in. Being that it is made of Mahogony the 81 adds a little more life to it in the bridge and the 85 is nice and warm in the neck. Its great for blues. Im not to sure that a 60 could have provided the punch that I wanted in the strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Thats the same combo thatr I got on my LP, and its Wylde not wild... But on the 6o giving you the punch you need, I think it would, I just got one and I plan on using it in a Jackson alder body that I plan on planning down atleast 1/2" and adding a hard rock maple cap to it. No figure, just plan on getting a better sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 sorry for the misspell, How do you plan on finishing it? do you plan on puting any binding on it? The maple Cap will definatly bring out the highs and ass some sustain to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 No binding on this one. Some crazy metallic paint combo! I will attempt to do a carve like the DKMG. The one I got is flat. I already carved some to see how it come out, but just an easy rounding of the body. Did the AANJ neck joint too. It should turn out great. As soon as I start working on it seriously I will start posting pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Cool, I am also about to start moding a charvel that I bought in Korea. I am currently in the stages of tearing it down and I am about ready to strip the paint. I was thinking about curving the top also but I dont really know where or how to start that process. I need to get a picture server set up so that I can get some pictures posted of its progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 you can use photobucket.com or fullservesite.com while you get your own! Later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Madien, thanks for the info, it is very appericiated and I hope to repay the favor sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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