BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Ive been wanting one for as long as I can remember, so I finally decided to bite the bullet and make it. I have been scouring Ebay for ages waiting to find the right body and here it is. And this is what Im aiming for..... Ive allready filled the neck pickup rout and the switch/tone knob holes, modified the jack socket hole to take the correct jack and rough sanded the entire body. More pics to come!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 neato, do keep us updated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I roughed up the inside of the rout to give the epoxy putty something to bite into. This stuff dries like concrete and doesnt shrink/contract. It remains stable upto 120 deg Celcius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 The edges of the pickup rout were then ground to an angle with my dremmel so the filler (still to be applied) would blend smoothly into the body and not leave an edge. Ive put some primer over the repair and it looks seamless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 i had a feeling that the pickup cavity may disappear!! that stuff looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Here's the Les Paul 5150: And Ed's original 5150: I personally pre fer this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Yeah thats the 1984/hot for teacher video one. Still like the 5150 best tho. Something about the slanted humbucker just looks strange to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 looks right to me. Prolly cuz that how frank was set up. The paint sceme looks better to me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Yeah the Franky lookk soooooo funky......................like someone chewed it up and spat it out. Talk about rough!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Spot primer to see how the repairs look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Man you cant even tell that it was filled in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 lookin good. Hav the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Got one sourced from a man on ebay. He sells 5150 parts. Strage way to make a living I know but his necks and bodies are excelent. This is one of his with an oil finish. Mine will be birdseye maple without the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Wow! Lookin' good! especially that filled route! You can't even tell it was there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Where did you get this Photo? It looks like one of ours we were making before EVH's Lawyers threatened us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 That came from Ebay. I didnt know you used to make them Scott. Now Ive got someone to ask all my questions!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 I think that was one of the ones we did. PM me if you have any Q's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullmuzzler Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 What about his guitar in the "Jump" video? I don't think it had the same headstock as Kramer. mullmuzzler | OSSMT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 The guitar in the jump video is the original Frankenstein guitar that Eddie built, only this time it has an original Kramer Pacer 'beak' headstock. That guitar had about 4 different necks that I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Got the decal artwork sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 I think you may have inspiried me to make a frankenstrat then relic it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 You gotta do it!!!!! They look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razzark Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 this has inspired me to make my first cheapy korean made strat knock off into the 5150 paint job!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Got the decals printed today. I only need one Kramer one but you gotta pay for one A4 sheet so you may as well fill it up The body work has finished, so now its time to get painting. The body will be primed and then painted in a solid white colour. I should get this done over the next couple on nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Selling decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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