Murderdoll Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hello im new here as you can see and i was wondering if there were any tuts on building RR3 Shaped Guitars ------> Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 hey, i built a rrv inspired guitar - its not 100% faithful though. that shows it off reasonably http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/realmofspeed/V.jpg and again! here is a clip of it in action. http://www.fading.audioshot.net/GS.wmv check the media section of www.fading.audioshot.net - my band, Fading Blind. I used this guitar in the clips and the vids, just to let you hear what mine sounds like! if you need to ask anything, feel free. construction isnt much different compared to your normal guitar!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murderdoll Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Wow, your RR3 shaped guitar looks really small in the vids and im ordering a body off, www.warmoth.com but what bridge should I use. General reference on what u used would be much appreciated. Btw it only has one pickup slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 it depends what it has been routed for. i made everything, so therefore i could use any bridge, i chose to use a hardtail, for improved sustain. you could easily use a floyd rose, or a wilkinson, its up to your preferecnce. remember that the string spacing varies on these, a floyd is 2 1/8" and a wilkinson is 2 1/16" - i prefer the 2 1/16" spacing, it fits me better. the routed for the wilkinson and the floyd are different as well, the floyd has more recesses etc... they are both stud mounted trems, but the post spacing is much different as well! you could use a vintage strat trem, the ones you see on fenders - mounted by 6 screws, probably the easiest route to do would be for one of these! you could try a TOM bridge, but you need to remember the neck angle you will have to build in, or think about recessing the bridge to compensate, its very much up to what you are capable of, how the guitar is supplies, and how you want to play it, ie your playing styles. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Sorry for the threadjack, but nice playing Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 haha, thanks maiden! was really nervous there, playing to 800 ppl. if you check out the site you will find a few more clips. i made a few slip ups, hell i was only 17 but the most technical (i think) bit was just after that bit, i did a root 6 sweep on E but on the top sting instead of going 12 - 15 i went 12 - 24. i would make the whole vid of our song plus guitar and drum solo available, but my server couldnt handle the bandwidth! hehe! thanks again Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Mike, I'm a builder, wanna be player, so you are talking chinnese there, I will be going to Korea for a year with out the family, so I will have a year to play guitar and get better, I will be going to your site to check the clips, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 cool you will do alot in a year, seriously! yeah, building got the better of me for a while, it comes and goes - mainly depending on whether i have supplies or whatever to build!! its great tho Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoughtless 7 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hey MikeB that RRV reminds me of the one Paul Gilbert is playing on his website! Looks good man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 MikeB, Sweet playing man. You build great looking guitars and you can play them as well. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 thanks alot guys!! i was millimeters from building the PGM Ibanez, but at the last second i built this! i cant say i know what the PG V looks like, i dont think i have seen it, but i will look now! thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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