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Fowl2338

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  1. I am going to build a strat here in the next couple of months and I am trying to decide on a body wood.

    The guitar will be used in my cover band (REM --> Duran Duran --> INXS --> No Doubt --> Third Eye Blind --> Cake --> Led Zeppelin)

    Neck:

    -Maple shaft

    -Pau Ferro fretboard

    -25.5"

    Pickups:

    -P90's

    Bridge:

    -Top/flush mounted OFR

    Body:

    -Will have pickguard

    Ash, Alder, Maple?

    I want to finish it in a sunburst fashion like below, so that kinda throws mahogany out the window.

    I'm mainly looking for what tonal characteristics I should expect from P90's in each wood.

    Thanks :D

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  2. Brief & Accurate Description of gear/guitar: Overall excellent condition. A few paint chips around the sides of body (will post pics)

    Modifications (if any): Duncan JB+/DDlite + Screamin' Demon

    Accessories (hardshell case etc): Hard shell Case

    Location (City,State or City,Country): ATL, GA

    Contact Info (No Phone #s): PM

    References Required (eBay or other forum userid): Lots of feedback from this forum, Dean forums, ebay

    Price (include currency and if firm/obo): $750 SHIPPED

    Features:

    Body Type: Dinky

    Body Wood: Alder

    Scale: 25.5

    Headstock Type: 3x3

    Neck Joint: Bolt-on

    Neck Wood: Maple

    Fretboard: Maple

    Frets: 22, Jumbo

    Bridge: Original Floyd Rose

    Pickups: Seymour Duncan Distortion lite/JB+ (:D Screamin' Demon (n)

    Controls: 1 volume, one tone. 5-way toggle switch

    Tuners: USA Jackson

    Hardware color: Chrome

    Finish: Black

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  3. Hey guys.

    I will be starting two new builds here soon.

    One will be an Explorer for the other guitarist in my band and one will be a PRS clone for myself.

    Catch is, they will both be 27" scale.

    Will the bodies need to be enlarged to accommodate the longer scale? I do not want them to be neck-heavy....especially worried about the Explorer.

  4. Just got this, but I can't mate with the 24-3/4-inch scale due to my orangutan hands. :/

    This was also my first Dean, and it has the best fretboard I have

    ever played. Ever. So smooth. Frets leveled beautifully and has

    zero fretbuzz anywhere.

    Sadly I have come to terms that I was born to play superstrats.

    Dimebucker, USA Time Capsule

    All black hardware

    $430 shipped with harshell case.

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  5. $450 SHIPPED.

    Black Chrome Hardware

    EMG 81/60 active pups.

    Dark Trans Red finish with pearl inlays and full pearl binding.

    A beautiful guitar. The finish looks so much better in person.

    Only ding it has is on the back. About the size of a pencil eraser.

    Also, the left screw post on the stoptail piece has a slight "knick" on it.

    Nothing much at all but just being as honest as possible.

    I will include an extra one if someone springs for it.

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    The ding was filled in with clear nail polish.

    Its only half the size of what is circled, as the clear fingernail polish is reflecting the flash.

    It has been well set up and plays great.

    Only selling because I have banana sized fingers and I can't mate well with a gibson scale.

  6. after watching this vid i havent had any problems with keeping my mim strat in tune using the standard fender tuners and what ever the nut is that came on the guitar.

    one other thing that i found out helps is to load up on springs i use all 5.

    I just watched all his vids today! Awesome!

    Thanks for the replies!

  7. I want to refinish a BC Rich superstrat of mine into possibly somehting like this:

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    From this:

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    As you can see, the Gunslinger is already red, so I was wondering if I could simply scuff up the poly-clear coat, "paste" the camp pattern,

    and paint the gray and black.

    Possible? Or do I have to take off the entire finish and start from scratch...?

  8. I like really tall stuff, like 6105 or 6100.

    I do alot of legato hammer-on and pull-off stuff, and tall frets make it easier to do this.

    With shorter frets I feel I have to really press down to get the same sound quality and I always end up hitting other strings or cramping my hand.

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