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Now that I've got all the parts, maybe I can maybe start making this thing soon!

Based on the Jackson King-V design:

Rock Maple Neck-through

Mahogany wings

Ebony 24-fret fingerboard (pre-slotted, cheat!)

Kahler 2300 trem unit

Graphite nut ( + Kahler string lock)

EMG 81 / 85 pickups & 20db pre-amp

Inverted headstock w/mini tuners

Here is the plywood mock-up with all the exciting bits layed on it: :D

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/thr...g_g_plywood.jpg

The head dimensions were measured incorrectly off my Jackson PS-1 so the one pictured is actually wrong.

Whaddya think ?

Edited by thrasher!
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:)pretty cool. what colour you going for? :D I love black hardware it rocks. should be a great guitar

Most probably white, although metallic silver comes in a close 2nd.

Black would be cool too but I don't think the contours would stand out as much

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:)pretty cool. what colour you going for? :D I love black hardware it rocks. should be a great guitar

Most probably white, although metallic silver comes in a close 2nd.
I second the metallic silver. Very classy, especially contrasting with the black hardware!
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  • 6 months later...

Well I still haven't started making this yet....I neglected to consider where I was going to build it :D

So the first job after winter is to construct a proper workshop round the back of the house.

Anyway, here's some 3d-sketches I've been working on over the last few weeks:

1.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/thr.../Flying_G/4.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/thr.../Flying_G/3.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/thr.../Flying_G/2.jpg

wireframe: http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h130/thr.../Flying_G/5.jpg

:D

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Most probably white, although metallic silver comes in a close 2nd.

There is no such thing as non-metallic silver. Non-metallic silver is gray. :D

Nitpicker :D - "silver" in my sketch was gray and looked rubbish, as did white - hence the lovely mauve colour

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Looking at your plywood mock up it appears as if you are missing a crutical element to the overall shape of the King V, the bottom half of the V has a decent curve to it unlike the BC Rich version where the wings are just straight similiar to what you have. Go take a look at the Jackson website and youll be able to see it. Personally I think it is far more appealing with the curve there and thats why the King V I am building has that shape to it.

MzI

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Looking at your plywood mock up it appears as if you are missing a crutical element to the overall shape of the King V, the bottom half of the V has a decent curve to it unlike the BC Rich version where the wings are just straight similiar to what you have.

Noted,- I have the curve in my full-size pencil plans though. I didn't bother with the curve for the plywood mockup as it was just to get a feel for the real thing - the wings were the wrong shape too! Unfortunately I couldn't model the curve in the 3D-model either as the program started throwing a wobbler, although I think there is another way to achieve the same effect).

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