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RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Horseman Maple neck with Walnut laminates Ziricote Top Peruvian Walnut body Hipshot Headless System Guitar Logistics Dirt Humbuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Sentinel Maple neck with Ebony laminates Gabon Ebony Fretboard Gabon Ebony top and headplate Limba Body Locking tuners Hipshot Bridge Guitar Logistics Diablo Humbuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 El Mariachi Ambrosia Maple Top Limba Body Limba Neck Macassar Ebony Fretboard from the scrap bin at local wood shop Hipshot Tuners and Bridge Guitar Logistics Hand Wound Jazz Humbuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 S907 Standard Sapele neck with Bloodwood laminates Ebony fretboard Cocobolo top and headplate Sapele Body Hipshot Tuners and Bridge Guitar Logistics Diablo Humbuckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Blackguard Maple neck and Fretboard Eastern White Pine Body (Lowes 2x8s) Guitar Logistics Telecaster Blades Kluson Vintage Tuners and Half Tele Bridge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 And Fini. Hope everyone had a great year. After the holidays I will jump into next years builds. See you in the 2014 thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 There's some exceptional work there, you should be mega proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 There's some exceptional work there, you should be mega proud.Thanks. I had a photo shoot a few weeks ago and just got around to cleaning up the shots and making sense of them.I wish I had better photos of the Multiscales that I finished this year but they had to go because of tours. Hopefully the guys will get some decent stage shots.The plan for 2014 is to take my time and get good photoshoots before they leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Those are all dang sweet guitars man. That ebony topped one is as slick as it gets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Those are all dang sweet guitars man. That ebony topped one is as slick as it gets. +1 one to that- that Ebony guitar is freaking sick man. All of them are great- that ebony topped one though - that is just plain sexy. Nice job Rad. As always, nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 and the red witch, that is sexy too. and the maple, and the .............. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Sentinel, the ebony beast, never left the house. It turned into my guitar and found a place in the pack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I am sort of surprised to say the headless is the one that is really tickling my fancy...possibly because I have been planning a headless for a while and this one seems to be the most perfect adaptation of it I have seen yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 and the red witch, that is sexy too. and the maple, and the .............. One of my favorites. The guy who ordered it also owns the original Red Witch. He ordered the 2nd for his wife. Probably so she would stop playing his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I am sort of surprised to say the headless is the one that is really tickling my fancy...possibly because I have been planning a headless for a while and this one seems to be the most perfect adaptation of it I have seen yet Yeah me too. I took my Steinberger Spirit and played it for a few months. Noting all the things that suck. Used it to make a better version. Thin trapezoid neck, thinner body, better access to the upper frets, arm cut away to help with stability, longer upper horn to move the strap position and increase the neck pocket....etc. I am doing another one for a local friend. He played this one and decided he had to have one.I am stoked to build more of them. I really like headless guitars. String tension always seems better. They are light and easy to transport. Just fun play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I had a spirit for about 3 days before I returned it...just felt like an unbalanced stick...the lady at MF asked the reason for the return and I told her "I just feel like any God worth his salt would punish me for owning this piece of crap" Or that was the gist of it anyway Edited December 28, 2013 by westhemann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I had a spirit for about 3 days before I returned it...just felt like an unbalanced stick...the lady at MF asked the reason for the return and I told her "I just feel like any God worth his salt would punish me for owning this piece of crap" Or that was the gist of it anyway Exactly. A pickup swap does not fix what is wrong with a Spirit. I mean how do you make such a small guitar weigh more than a full size super strat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Excellent work man... I love to watch your creations, they are just amazing guitars. When i grow I want to be a jedi like you... I whish you the best for the next year, please keep us informed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Sentinel, the ebony beast, never left the house. It turned into my guitar and found a place in the pack. I would like to know your opinion if any about the ebony and its affect on tone of that guitar. Alembic makes some big statements about how ebony neck lams increases the fundamental /sustain/mojo blah blah- I have always taken that sort of talk with a grain of salt as I can "barely hear the difference on the basses I have heard with/without ebony neck laminates- and perhaps your neck lams are not "wide" enough to make much difference, and maybe there is less pronounced effect on guitars than basses- but all the same would appreciate your comments if you have any. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Pine tends to become harder with age as the pitch crystallises and diffuses through the wood. Much harder. Thing is, isn't Adirondack a "white" Pine as opposed to the harder "yellow" Pines? The whole "no truss rod" thing is just idiocy from a practical viewpoint on the basis that the neck has no control method whether it is "stiff enough" or not. Straightness under tension is not the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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