Hi,
all, wanted to share my second build with you. I wasn't happy with the outcome of my first full build, so I built a new one and have been playing it for a while now.
Here it is all finished:
There are 100 in progress photos showing the piecing together, Optic Fibre installation etc
Shape: Slightly downsized RG/ Jem Shape
Construction: Neck Through
Neck: 7 piece laminate - maple/wenge/maple/wenge/maple/wenge/maple. Asymetric profile.
Nut: Earvana
Body Wings: swamp ash with inlaid wenge.
Fingerboard: Ebony with Jem style Vine inlay
Frets: Jumbo Stainless
Bridge: Recessed Tonepros Tune-o-Matic with Graphtech Piezo Saddles
Pickups: Bridge - Dimarzio ToneZone , Middle - GFS Neovin7, Neck - GFS Neovin7 and Dimarzio Fast Track 2
Electronics: Graphtech Acousti-Phonic Preamp, Graphtech Hexpander
Machine Heads: Planet waves Trim Lock
Controls:
- 5 way Megaswitch
- Mag Volume with push/push selector for coil split /neck pickup select
- Acoustic Volume with Push/Push selector for Mid/Dark
- Midi/Synth Volume with Push/Push selector for Lights on/off.
- Toggle for Magnetic / Piezo / Both
- Toggle for Midi up/down
- Toggle for Pickup / Midi / Both
Re-used most of the hardware but changed some of the timber and the body thickness, added a little lions claw at the Bridge, and added a pickguard.
The Lights change colour with the 5 position pickup selection. Bridge - Red, Bridge/Middle - Orange, Middle - Green, Middle/Neck - Aqua, Neck - Blue.
Obviously has such a huge variety of tones. Funnily enough, my favorite is the Bridge TZ split.
Fraser.