Grindell Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 If you go to http://home.mchsi.com/~kswaim you can see pics of my newest strat. This is the first start where I've wound the pickups myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovation22 Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Very nice. I'm fond of "Big Red" too. And welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindell Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks! Big Red is a nice guitar, it actually sounds red! I know that sounds crazy, but everyone who hears it says it sounds red. I just hope I get those 2 basses done sometime. I just got done gluing the templates on to some Abalone, tomorrow I'll cut out the inlays for the headstocks. Also, I might fret the one bass tomorrow. Nothing like a little work on New Year's day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Brown Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Man, I love that Sea Foam Green!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi Grindell and welcome to the forum You do excellent work Love the inlay especially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9of7 X 3of2 Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Those basses look killer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultraman Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 i love that inaly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Still trying to decide which I like best. You do great work, welcome to PG!! OK, I decided, it's "Kev's done got the blues"! Great lick, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Awesome! Sea Foam Green is my favourite strat colour of all time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindell Posted January 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Kev's blues was recorded with a Ibanez 570 on position 4. I'd rewound the single coil for a more strat-like sound. When you put it on position 2, 3 or 4, you get s bluesier, stratier sound. IMHO, I think that the 2, 3, and 4 position of a HSH should sound dead-on strat like, while 1 and 5 should give you the full humbucker sound. The Ibanez 550 and 570 are great guitars, but I just don't like those positions. I'm going to rewind my 550 single coil next. Oh, and if anyone is interested, the mp3 was recorded straight into the computer with a PodXT, on the doubleverb amp setting, with a 2X12 cabinet, and a little room reverb. The PodXT is great. But, that's just my opinion. I'm going to try recording some samples with Big Red next, just so people won't think I'm crazy about the guitar sounding red! Thanks for all the nice comments! Whenever I'm feeling bad, I can always count on someone else's kind comments to keep me going for another day. Makes the fustrations a little easier to deal with, don't you know. I think the next strat will be done in candy apple red. I'm going to try getting some of the bronze powder, and see what happens! Oh, and Brian, I can't recommend the Robinson inlay videos enough. I watched them once through, then went and did the rose inlay. Inlay might be the hardest thing for me, because you have to concentrate so hard. Thanks for the compliment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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