2005SUBMARINER Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) not bad for the 1st guitar i ever painted & built soon i will take her out on a test run on you tube Edited February 1, 2008 by 2005SUBMARINER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Thats awesome!!! nice work! My dad builds guitars also now that hes retired. Nothing this fancy but i know he really loves doing it. dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB7 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Unreal man, looks even better with the hardware on! You should be very proud of that, it's a piece of art and a job well done! Happy shredding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 hey thanx guys i appreciate the cool comments this project took 3 month & i am very pleased with the outcome my next project will be the evh red/white/black 5150 strat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Waaayy cool. I would be interested in the cost (including initial purchase price) to get it to this point and how that compares to the gen. Of course the sound will be the big test. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Very cool. It would look great on Jimmy Page's neck too - very British retro. We look forward to its tube debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted February 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) hey ken heres the ruff break down .. the gen is $2,639.99 the gen specs are : Basswood body Bolt-on quartersawn Eastern hard rock maple neck with oil finish and integrated fretboard 1-5/8" nut width 22 jumbo frets 25-1/2" scale Custom wound EVH humbucker Floyd Rose Original vibrato Chrome hardware Charvel EVH Art Series Guitar Includes: heres a comparison gen & my rep . my version & cost to build : Basswood body Bolt-on hard rock maple neck with maple fretboard $129 1-5/8" nut width 22 jumbo frets 25-1/2" scale high output dimarzio super 3 pick up with coil splitting 3way toggle ( the gen does not have this feature) licensed Floyd Rose Original vibrato $59 Chrome hardware $60 maple body $ 100 decal paper $ 20 paint supplys : $60 electronics $160 total = $588 the sound wil be awsome , im fine tuneing her & setting up the bridge then i will take her out on a test run .. thanx .. Very cool. It would look great on Jimmy Page's neck too - very British retro. We look forward to its tube debut. thanx dude ! it was fun building this guitar . Edited February 2, 2008 by 2005SUBMARINER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 So thats a $2,000 saving (with a little elbow grease) and when you add in that not all of these rep guitars would need a re-paint they are really looking like a great buy. Going to be very keen to hear your sound test. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 thanx man , but the only thing that i salvaged from the rep guitar from china was the body , everything else was garbage . so i had to buy all new hardware , electronics , neck etc .. the end result was awsome , the guitar sounds amazing ! & it feels good to play something you created now .i will take her out for a test run on the tube in 1 or 2 days , just finished setting up & adjusting the floyed rose trem to my liking & stays in tune excellent! .. heres a lil video diary of my project from start to finish .. i would recoment all rwg guitar players to build & customize there own guitars instead of spending 2 or 3 k on the same thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta8088 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Wow! That came out great. I followed your original thread about this when you got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 THAT IS INCREDIBLE!!! I cant wait to see the video of you playing that bad boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 thanx dude ! was great fun .. next up is a black/red/white 5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted February 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 thanx carl !! soon she will rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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