Nicko_Lps Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hello guys, The guitar took me about 5 months to finish,tell me what you think. Specs: 1-piece mahogany body Flammed Maple top Flammed Maple 0,5mm on headstock top Neck through mahogany/bubinga/birch/bubinga/mahogany 24 fret, 25.5" fretboard African ebony Black M.O.P. 3 piece inlay gibson custom pattern 18% nickel-silver medium/high frets Gibson style trussrod Floyd rose pro nickel bridge Floyd rose nickel locking nut 41mm Mahogany back covers 2x Pearly Gates humbuckers Kinman middle pickup Bubinga pots with aluminium indicator,same wood on pickup rings and truss rod cover Sperzel nickel locking tuners 3 x volume 1 master tone 1 x coil tap switch 1 x middle pickup on/off 1 x 3 way LP pickup toggle switch Ebony-white M.O.P.body inlay White binding in body fretboard and headstock Stained with water based stain directly on the wood 2 part Carpenters poly sealer 2 part Auto cleartop finish The body shape is strat looking but a lot smaller Back body contour for belly like the one that strats have The 24th fret is not so accesible . Frets are pressed and before pressing frets fret slot was filled with clear super-glue(logo). The neck back shape from 1 to 3 is U-shape then goes from soft v and ends up in hard V. The Headstock back has a contour instead of being flat has a thick curve,ive heard from a classic guitar luthier that alot of mass there is good thing for sustain and prevents from breaking the guitar as you play and move... The electronics stuff is something that i hate,i did not do that myself. Cab head box are my build as well,the head amp was a fender hot rod deluxe more for that there: http://s392.photobucket.com/albums/pp3/Nic...20modded%20amp/ It looks like a baby guitar next to the huge LP body Allmost all the pictures i have are there: http://s392.photobucket.com/albums/pp3/Nic...-made%20guitar/ All the pictures are from a Nokia cell phone and as you see poor quality sorry for that but is the best i got right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 whyd you black out your logo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carousel182 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 ^Probably because its his last name or something. I think you did a great job. The finish looks nicely done and overall it just looks like you did nice clean work. Great inlays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Great work. The quality is definitely there. The only two knit picks I have are the waist looks like it could have been deeper and given a little sleeker look. And I am not feeling the headstock. Looks a little too anorexic to me. Love the inlay work and the over all apperance though. Nice clean work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko_Lps Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 ^Probably because its his last name or something. I think you did a great job. The finish looks nicely done and overall it just looks like you did nice clean work. Great inlays! Yes this is my last name so i did black it out a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I agree with ihocky's notes about the waist, but I actually really like the headstock, even though it's not really my style. Looks really nice though. Cool inlays, too! How's it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko_Lps Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) I agree with ihocky's notes about the waist, but I actually really like the headstock, even though it's not really my style. Looks really nice though. Cool inlays, too! How's it sound? Extreme dynamics,sparky-bright sound and lots of low end bass.Playing with the tone pot open is how i described it,closing it a bit sounds more like an LP but with a more wider directional sound.Tryied gibson pickups..No match with those pearly gates in that guitar,the tend to get a very dirty sound without giving you the impression of thruss metal muddy tone. I dont have the equipment but i will try to make some clips along with a friend that he has the ways. Thanks Here is the fretboard and the inlays: That is the body inlay detail i thought i lost those pics just found them! (Edit:) Floyd rose and pickup pockets are curved exactly as much as they need,no wood is waisted. Edited November 9, 2008 by Nicko_Lps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 While it's not usually a style of guitar I like, because of all the neat binding and inlays, I find I like it. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hey Nicko, Great job on the first build. Looks great. Love the eye of horus inlay aswell! I have a tattoo of one on my leg! Look forward to seeing some more guitars from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 5 months well spent man! That looks great and the inlay is sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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