DaveK

Well gang, now thatI fiured out how to post pictures I wanted to get your houghts on the first of 3 projects I am working on

I was always into the guitar that Paul Gilbert used in the Racer X days that looked like the bastard child of an Ibanez Iceman & an Ibanez destroyer.

For years I had beed looking for this guitar & after researching the subject I found out that Ibanez never offered it as a production guitar. From what I understand, only Paul Gilbert & Bruce Boulette were the ony ones to ever own such a piece

Well, I wasn't about to let that stop me

I made some alterations to fit my tastes (Pauls had a Kahler trem & Mini Humbucker in the neck position), but let me know what you think

e-dog:

Check your e-mail

Dave

TADAAAA!!

Thanks Wes!

Nope...still not working

Wes:

Testing your sugestion

Derek:

As long as you don't have to work a booth...NAMM is like a musicians Disneyland!

The California shows are the best (winter NAMM)

I think of it like a kid going through a toy store before Christmas...but with rockstars there in the store!

It is a good time & usually a great way to get connections in the business

Dave

yea, I just found out how BAD geocities is!

After posting all the pix of the 3 projects I just finished, I found out that you can't link directly to the pictures, the site has an obnoxious amount of pop up adds and then went DOWN!!!

There has got to be an easier & free way of doing this

Derek, who do you use???

Dave

I LOVE McNaughts!

Awesome quilts..flawless finishes...play like a DREAM

But they cost a ton!

However, I do believe that sometimes you get what you pay for!

Dave

I wish I was...Egnater is now working with Randall amps (as well as doing his own stuff), Reverend has got some good endorsers, and I have NO JOB!!!!

California is probably out of the question....are you going to Summer NAMM?

I may be going there

Dave

I sure am!

The Strat and RG are top routes (meaning that they have a pickguard)

The iceman is a rear route

As long as you pay for the shipping (from Detroit) & do something cool (again, I think an album cover would be awesome), you can have one

Did you want to keep it when you were done, or return it?

Let me know

Dave

It reminds me of the first time I saw Paul Gilbert perform at NAMM

I was a demo guy for Reverand guitars & Egnater Amplifiers,working the booth

Anyway, durring the NAMM aftershow, Ibanez put on one of their famous NAMM events

That year it was Paul Gilbert, John Pettrucci, Joe Satriani & Steve Vai

Paul Gilbert was playing and all of the sudden you heard this soulfull melodic solo with a technique like you have never heard before & it appeared that he was playing it with his teeth (ala Jimi Hendrix)

I met him afterward & asked him what he did on that solo......

He stepped on a tubescreammer & was singing into the pickup!!!

I have been doing i every time we play out since

Moral of the story

Don't spend $1,000,000 on the electric Kazoo...you already have one

I would be happy to donate a junk strat, iceman, or rg body to the cause

As long as you guys do something cool with it!

What about abum art...Like led Zep's firsr album?

acrylic miror woul look cool as hell!

Give us updates as the come

dave

?????

I'm not familiar with geocities

can you exlain what it is?

That is'nt the problem

Now it is showing an internal service error

I'm bumbed

I have 3 projects to post & no way to do it!

Smokey Joe...where are you?

Joe:

Trying to post pix..They are uploaded, but I can't view them

Can you help?

Dave

Alex:

Be careful of the chloride,,It works much faster than the Muratic acid!

In my opinion, the Muratic makes for a more authentic aging of the hardware

Just my opinion

Dave

Alex:

I am currently experimenting with a combination of razor checking & freezing to relic poly bodies (Scott...I am doing this to see if I can work on the body we discussed)

Also, regarding the hardware do you need the tutorial that I have sent to a few perople on how to age hardware?

If Brian would like it, I will send it to him as well to post as a tutorial

Let me know..I am happy to help!

Dave

Alex:

By the way...from one relic lover to another..I will be posting my 62 Strat relic pix this week-end

Dave

Thanks Brian

nevermind, they just put it in a new place

Sorry for any confusion

D

For those who care...I was bumbed out to see that the PRS forum is now closed for business!

Anyone know what the deal is & where there might be another PRS forum?

Dave

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You have a lot of growing up to do

I will continue to do the work & build the guitars

you can continue to critique

Why not show off your "expertise" and post some of the work that you have done?

Dude:

Sayint "that is stupid" about someones project is not only close minded...it is against the forum rules (if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all!)

It's art man...if you don't get it , don't bash it!

Thats like telling Picasso..."you're coloring outside the lines..."

Relicing is a LOT harder to do than you might think

As someone who love reliing & understands how hard it i to do well, I think it looks GREAT!!!

Nice Work!

Dave