MikeB

very beautiful!!! is that finish nitro? was it a candy coat? Mike

yeah, thats the one. you saw the pic of the green dye drying, yeah! thanks Mike

great way to be! kinda what im on the tracks of, cept i have got 2 ppl paying me for guitars atm, 3 guitars - that is 2 complete builds, one refinish from hell! so yeah, im not charging too much more for the building than i would if i were doing it for somewhere big, kinda as a favour to guys in that they get it cheaper, and a favour to me, i get more experience - my first 7 string coming up! Mike

yeah, thats it. if i was filling the grain i think black epoxy would have been good. perhaps clear. Mike

nice piece of work there! where do you keep getting the wood from, its good stuff! its pretty to the point (hehehe) Mike

wow, thanks for the kind words! i have been following your work, and thought you would like it! your stuff it really well done! this one isnt for sale, i have become really attached to it, and many ppl have asked me to sell it!! hehe! i especially like the deeper edges. the body is almost 2" thick! its pretty light tho! i did the edges with a belt sander, and they are pretty parallel, and straight, i was impressed, belt sanders can have a detrimental effect on the product if utmost care is not bestowed upon them!! Mike

hey guys, i thought id put a few pics up, see what you think. spec: 25 medium frets mightymite motherbuckers (that kick ass, and are amongst the quietest humbuckers - perhaps due to my massive amount of shielding) JSB surface mount bridge. 1V 2T, tone bypass switch brass nut flamed maple fretboard, maple neck. figured ash body - green dye, and burst to black. finished with poly. 3 way pup selector. GOTOH truss rod. copper clad board for electronics cavity. (this really improved the noise figures) smaller heel joint, sloped. deep bevels along side. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/realmofspeed/V.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...Vfrontdusty.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...ed/3guitars.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea.../Vneckfront.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...speed/Vneck.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...teandbridge.jpg this was a real learning experience, as this time i built this alone. i learnt a great deal. nothing like doing. i believe i sent Rick_here a pm with how i dyed this beast. i still have it in my send PM's, so i will do a dying tutorial, for ash specifically. i left the grain showing throught the laquer for a really cool effect, apparently the Goth series that gibson do this, im not sure. i could have easily filled the grain, and was approaching that stage, but this is waay cooler! here is the root dir of some of my RR pics. fullserve hasnt been great to me recebtly, so i switched to photobucket. some of these pics will not work, unf. http://www.fullservesite.com/mikeb/rr/ well, ill cya around! Mike

Allright, heres my Randy Rhoades Flying V. Spec: 25 fret neck medium fretwire custom inlay positions flamed maple fretboard brass nut JSB surface mount non-tremolo bridge mightymite motherbuckers (these totally rule, and are pretty quiet, i will post a recording using them very soon) 1 Vol 2 Tone 3 way selector 2 tone bypass switches the finish is a green dye to black burst. it is laquered with poly. i had this complete at the end of october, but it wasnt fully setup, and wired, so i held off till now, when i am satisfied that it plays, and functions well. the cavity cover is made from copper clad board, this REALLY improved the hum and inteference. all cavaties are shielded with aluminium sticky foil stuff. it is star earthed, that is earthed all from one point, to remove any earth loops (which is unlikely at this voltage and current, but why the hell not!) the V is slightly different from randys as it has 25 frets, but the dimensions are different too, the curve is more sweeping, and the bevels are more pronounced. the "pointy bit" is longer, and sharper. it has been gigged once, and played to death EVERY day!! i love this thing! Excuse the dust and whatnot on the front there, its hard to keep clean in my messy room! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...ed/3guitars.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea.../Vneckfront.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...speed/Vneck.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/rea...teandbridge.jpg hope you like it! a tutorial may be in its infant stages atm, so i should have one up soon! (ish) cya, Mike

lookin neat! glad you liked the design, its similar to the design of a compact bass head i drew (but havent built yet!) Mike

matt, you kick ass!

thx! i only have one sennheiser unf. i do think i have those sures. my plan was to use the vocal mics on the toms as you said, then sennheiser on kick, sure on snare, AT overheads, and perhaps mic the front skin of the kick and the hi-hats. im not too sure of how to get every track sent separately - the recording desk is tempremental with CD burning, ie ive never made it work! i will do what i can tho! thanks again! Mike

paul gilbert!!!!!!! george bellas tony macalpine jason becker john petrucci paul gilbert (AGAIN ) michael angelo joe stump rusty cooley yngwie vai michael romeo marty friedman shawn lane theres a few to chew on! some better than others. Mike

the main problem is that it has only 2 XLR ins, it has 6 jack ins as well IIRC, so i may be able to get a few mics in there, but on the whole itll be mostly be going thru the 2 XLr in. its a stand alond workstation, so i will be taking the rough audio off it, and final editing in traction or quartz studio pro. yeah, its cheap software, but i like it. i think the mics there are SM57's almost certain. the sennheiser i have is indestructible! just like the sures! as far as separate tracks go, i think i can put quite a few in separate. ill type as i think here: kick definately able to be separate snare separate toms - 1 panned left (hard) 2 panned hard right - taken off my mixer in separate channels overheads - separate mixer - pan and input. hopefully thats realistic, ill have to let you know when i get near it! thanks for the input! Mike

names and numbers are gone - i do know i have a sehnnheiser e825 or e818 one or tother! i have a feeling that i will be messing with many mic setups! any recording tips beyond what mics to use?

hey asm! thanks for the reply! basically im gonna record onto a yamaha studio, through behringer desks - mostly schools equiptment. the room is in the schools studio - its not the best, but its a darn sight better than most! sound dampened floor/wall - lights no problem. mic wise i am working with all condensors i reckon - cant remember makes models. i have a MXL large diaphragm studio mic - i think its a fantastic mic. i think the overheads will be audio technica and the other large diaphragm mic is an audio technica. sound wise - i really want the bass drum to be heard nicely - metal band not too boud, definately not booming, but defined. i may try the credit card trick to get more click off it if necessary. toms need to be bright, averagely dead, but not quiet - i hate bands that have great drummers, but have toms that are too quiet. snare must have attack, but not be prominent in the mix too much, hi-hats clean, bright, crisp. he just bought new Zildjian A Mastersound Custom 13" hi-hats, man they are soo nice! the kit will be 3 toms, 1 in the middle, and 1 either side of him - odd setup i know! the ride is heavy, and has a really loud bell. cyabals are Avedis 18" crash 18" A china, 8" splash, 16" xplosion crash. the snare is 5.5" deep, 14" dia. toms are 10, 12and 16" pretty new skins - played in well. i think dave lombardos mix (esp from seasons) is pretty good, also virgil donati's kick drum mix is kick-ass (pun intended) [sarcasm] lars' sound from st anger, wow!!![/sarcasm] i will be panning and mixing before it hits the recording desk. i may put the snare drum in separately - its usually nice to play with. and yes, one take. thanks for all the help! Mike

hey, thought id ask a few questions here, as i know a few of you are professional studio engineers, or at least know more about whats goin on than i do! basically im recording drums onto a track or two next week with a drummer buddy. i wanted to know what mics to use for the kick and the snare. i have a great studio vocal mic of my own, and wanted to know if this would be good for the snare or kick, i think i remember reading that the large diaphragm mics are great for recording kick drums. snare wise, i saw Steve Gadd using a similar mic on his snare. would the hi-hat sound bleed into this mix too much if i used this? i have the ability to get another studio vocal mic. i will also be close-micing the toms with my own mics, thats fine. stereo over heads, thats about it. about 8 mics in total. so yeah, any tips on producing the drums (i know roughly that you remove 1khz range etc... ive played mixing them before with good ish results, but ive never close miced a kit before) thanks in advance! Mike

very sweet! well done man!

death was much too easy

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i am a hardcore Pantera fan, and this is just a total disgrace. Its almost unbelievable, like the time i found out that my neighbour had been kicked to death for being indian. BURN IN HELL MOTHERFU(*ERS and RIP Dime.

never heard it! justice for me!

finally a sensible retort! well said jehle

very well done, a nice guitar there what do you play and what can you play lead wise with the strings like that! it looks unnatural!! props for tryin!! nice guitar, really, im a big fan of oil finished, and thats just lovely, good job Mike

or, do as i would, fill the space with more frets im sure there is room for 27 the more the merrier. also with that thought you would have to improve fret access. Mike

what about a neck-thru tele... just musing here, lol! nice work, awesome work!! kickass woods, serious stuff! Mike