feylya Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Would it be clever/possible to go and buy this guitar , take off the fretboard and hardware, slice the body in 2, check a long piece of maple for a new neck thru and start building, slapping the fretboard back onto the neck. My thinking is ?166 ain't too shabby for all the hardware and a body. I know the hardware wouldn't be great but Harley Benton seem to be a decent company. Got one of their amps over christmas and it sounds gorgeous. Better than the Marshall we have in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 You're MAD!!!!! have you been drinking too much Poitin again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12b345b67 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 i think it would be awsome! the guitar looks really great and it seems like a bargain. i would have bought one at the moment if i had the money! thanks for the tip! it is indeed possible. if you know what youre doing i dont see any reason why it wouldnt work. it will probably turn out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hey, it's Christmas, of course I've been drinking the Poitin Yeah, have to sell a kidney to get that wee guitar alright. Just an idea. Could have a lovely custom seven string for about ?300 which ain't too bad in my book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm pretty sure it could be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Which, the drinking poitin, selling kidneys or the guitar? I think that's the route I'll be taking if I ever get enough cash together to get it and the new neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I have to state that I dont consider it a good idea because the hardware and the pickups are usually the two things which make cheap guitars so much worse than better ones. And if you end up replacing them, you could buy far better wood for $170....Even the $800 Ibanez 7-string has a pickup which is so muddy for the low B-String that I'd rather play no 7-string at all....And if you are still convinced that it is a good idea, then check if the body of the guitar is hardwood at all. Many cheap guitars are made from cheap plywood which sounds not exactly excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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