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  1. darren wilson
    Sweet shape! I love single-cutaway basses!
  2. darren wilson
    Isn't the real question "Which one would you rescue from a burning building?"
  3. darren wilson
    Not really ready to order anything just yet... just curious as to whether it's possible. Yeah, i've always loved those original Collen archtop models (like in the "Love Bites" video). I'd be interested to know whether they can make a 7-string one with a tune-o-matic bridge and strings through the body, with a 4+3 straight string pull headstock similar to the one on the SLSMG. I've done a quick mockup of it in Photoshop and i think it looks killer! Obviously, it's not done yet... i still have to remove the inlays and change the bridge and pickups to my preferred setup, then make it look like some kind of nice natural wood (maybe Koa?) though silver metalflake would also be cool. Of course, i'd also like to get the Gibson Custom Shop to make me a 7-string version of a Firebird V. Can't hurt to dream, huh?
  4. darren wilson
    Pitch pine? I'm curious to learn how that sounds and whether it's strong enough to hold trem posts and a bolt-on neck! Sure has some gorgeous grain, though! What are you thinking of for a finish?
  5. darren wilson
    Why do you want to angle the pickup? I believe the original reason for angling a bridge humbucker was to try and get the magnetic field of a Gibson-width humbucker to spread out a bit more to cover Fender/Floyd-width string spacing. With a Gibson-spaced bridge, your pole pieces should line up perfectly, so there's no need to angle the pickup, unless you wanted to tweak the treble or bass response a bit.
  6. darren wilson
    Hey, Scott... will Jackson still take a custom-shop order for an original Collen model? Just curious.
  7. darren wilson
    I'm not sure if you could put a Wonderbar on a Gibson or not. I'd say on a flat-top you probably wouldn't have a problem. But on anything with a carved top, the neck angle/string height and the body dropping away behind the bridge might be a problem.
  8. darren wilson
    Wow. Congratulations, Kevan! That looks like a truly useful innovation. Being able to solidly block and unblock a trem on the fly is awesome. If i may be so bold as to make a couple of suggestions: A cam/thumb lever to quickly engage/disengage it, and a backplate with a cutout to access that lever.
  9. darren wilson
    Wow... that looks GREAT! Nice clean pickup routes, too! Is the neck going to be glued in or bolted on? What's the finish going to be?
  10. darren wilson
    Oh, man... i totally forgot about that Ace Frehley signature Washburn! It was equipped with a Wonderbar!
  11. darren wilson
    There was a British guitar in the mid-'80s called the Bond Electroglide, which had numerous unique and innovative features, the most interesting of which was a fingerboard made of aluminum. Instead of having steel or nickel frets pressed into the board, it was made in a staggered, "sawtooth" profile with raised ridges that functioned as frets. Interesting idea. But not really all that practical. I think a zero fret can work well if done properly. (Steinbergers have zero frets.) But i don't think a glued-in bone or graphite nut is really that big of a tonal weak spot, especially on a guitar with a floating tremolo.
  12. darren wilson
    The Wonderbar was a true flat-mount trem, and was bigger, bulkier and heavier than any Kahler. It had a torsion bar instead of springs and a few other unique features. I never used one, but i knew a guy who had one on an old Lado that he had customized. Since they're not being made any more, i'd be hesitant to install one, just because of scarcity of parts.
  13. darren wilson
    Nice stuff... i love walnut! You see lots of bass builders using all kinds of different woods, but you don't see too many guitarists or guitar builders really branching out too much beyond maple/mahogany/poplar/basswood/ash/alder. Gotta fix those links, though.
  14. darren wilson
    I'll try and stay focused on what the original question was about: Body shape. The Ibanez JS/Radius body shape is the most comfortable body shape ever. And it looks killer in chrome! But even that shape wasn't specifically created for Joe. I really dig Prince's "cloud" guitars. They look amazing in every colour he's got... dark blue, white, yellow, and they're a unique statement. Another of my all-time favourites is the original Jackson Phil Collen archtop model. That is a gorgeous guitar!
  15. darren wilson
    Eddie's Frankenstrat was already routed for a Fender-style trem, so mounting a Floyd was a no-brainer.
  16. darren wilson
    Those are some weird contours on the top. It's starting to look more like an H.R. Geiger top than a classic carved top. And there's nothing wrong with that.
  17. darren wilson
    Those look like nice banjo tuners! I'd love it if Schaller or Sperzel would make locking banjo tuners with a higher gear ratio. I like that clean look with the knobs at the rear of the headstock. Or it'd be neat if LSR made some of their precision tuners with rear-mounted knobs.
  18. darren wilson
    Damn. That's a sweet-looking guitar!
  19. darren wilson
    That's the prettiest BC Rich i've ever seen. I still don't like their body shapes, but that's about as nice as a Warlock is ever gonna get!
  20. darren wilson
    Kahler WAS huge back in the day. They DID have big-name endorsers and had big splashy ads all over the guitar magazines in the early '80s. But then the Kramer/Floyd Rose marketing machine fired up in the mid-'80s and every rock guitarist in the world either had a Floyd on a Kramer or a Charvel/Jackson. The history is a little sketchy, but Kahler made a stud-mounted fulcrum trem and later got sued by Floyd Rose. Then they became a legit Floyd licensee (the beginning of the end) and eventually went bankrupt. They had solidly engineered products, but just couldn't compete with the widespread belief that "nothing stays in tune better than a Floyd Rose." I'd love to see them come back and compete a bit more, but it seems they're not all that interested in making guitar bridges their primary business again. Once bitten, twice shy, i suppose.
  21. darren wilson
    That's a very clever approach! The problem with most tapes is that their polymers and adhesives don't stand up very well over time. The glues turn to powder and the tape gets yellow and brittle. I think decals made with this method would probably look good at the beginning, but would stand a very good chance of slowly deteriorating over time under the clearcoat. If you could find some sort of archival-quality clear tape, it would give you a longer lasting result. Packing tape is probably the worst.
  22. darren wilson
    Brian, would pearloid Bobbin Toppers be a possibility?
  23. darren wilson
    The official 2004 catalogue won't likely be seen until after the new models have been released at NAMM. (January 15-18, 2004) Ibanez has been getting better at updating their Web site, but in years past, it was MONTHS before the new models were posted. Chances are, Jemsite and/or Ibanez Rules will have photos from the show and/or catalogue scans during or shortly after the show.
  24. darren wilson
    I'm a professional graphic designer and can work with you to create your identity if you like.
  25. darren wilson
    Sorry, i didn't mean for that to sound nasty. What i meant was that there's a really great step-by-step tutorial that might give a result that's more like the "real thing". But you're doing pretty darn good so far for cutting freehand with a dremel. And i don't mean "sp00t" in a bad way at all. I just think it's a funny word and it stuck on Jemsite. I'll refrain from using it further.
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