Boggs Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I stopped over to Tim's again last night and did the necessary drilling to get the neck mounted and did in fact mount it up... The previous night, I mounted all of the hardware... the pickups which I routed for, the bridge, and the tailstop. I can actually string it now and check intonation to make sure I don't have to re-locate the bridge for any unforseen reason... This guitar balances perfectly (!!) and is remarkably heavy for a semi-hollow... It will weigh in at I suspect just under 8 pounds! I have a few more holes to drill yet which I should get to tonight and I need to figure out exactly how I want to re-shape the neck heel where it mounts up to the body. Holes needed are for the input jack, the Sperzels, and the electronics cover screws. I also strung up the prototype last night although I am still waiting for the 3-way switch for it before wiring it up. Here are a couple of pics of the two guitars side-by-side! I haden't strung the prototype fully yet as I needed a new set of strings (my old ones wouldn't reach the in-line headstock machines). Boggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragyn Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I can't think of anything else to say about those axes. Dragyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Did you just ask me how many cookies you had in your mouth right now? Boggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragyn Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Did you just ask me how many cookies you had in your mouth right now? Boggs No just that I thought those guitars were fantastic!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Thanks, man... I couldn't help thinking of that commercial for some reason... The poor old ugly duckling prototype (the one on the right in the picture) is finally wired and COMPLETE!!!! :D I have to tell ya, that is the most comfortable, playable guitar I have ever had in my hands and I think it might even surpass the Holdsworth Fatboy in that regard!!!! The thing sounds awesome at least through the Genesis I and headphones... Absolutely killer on about every setting or pickup combination... I suspect it will be my favorite to play even over the padauk/mahogany piece mainly due to the weight... The prototype being made from cheap old pine and even cheaper old European plywood weighs nothing... expecially hollowed out as a semi-hollow that it is. That guitar makes you want to play! I think it sounds better with the maple neck... It can be less dark and has more spank than when I had the mahogany neck on it. I am so psyched and now I cannot wait to get the other one done. For sure, neither guitar is going to be forgotten...!! Boggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 ...And now for a sound clip of the prototype... A couple of clams, but not too bad. For some reason though, when I save the wav file to mp3, it seems to overload causing a lot of clipping that is not in the raw wav file. I don't get it... Anyway, here's the proto with Beef&Boggs... I tried to go for a more Metheney-esque tone. The tone pot was rolled back a bit for this one. http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Cyb...efandBoggs1.mp3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 cool sounding song! Is the proto the solo? Just for clarity's sake. Either way, it has a very jazzy tone that I quite like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted June 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Yes. The backing track was provided by a friend on another forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Nice sound Boggs, at the beginning it almost sounded Dream Theaterish . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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