I don't just cannibalize figures for breakfast...... (lots o pics)

[baimun]

Some of you may recall I lost one of my favorite Charvel Guitars some time back (damaged). I decided to build a similar one with some of the parts I have.



Using the flame maple neck from a Jackson PC-3 model I recently picked up, I refinished the tung oil on the neck and attached it to a Charvel Journeyman body.

It had a normal Fender strat style bridge, so I routed it for a flush mount Floyd Rose (Eddie Van Halen style)... but added six little grooves under the bridge to allow room for the fine tuning mechanisms to move.



I still have to replace the electronics... it'll get a single volume knob, a coil tap, and probably a kill switch in place of the tone control.

[baimun]

What of the other parts??

I put 5 new coats of oil on the mahogany PC3 body, the Journeyman neck with rosewood fingerboard, and I think I'll put all black hardware back on it.





Whatcha think?? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Joranthalus]

you should put strings on 'em and play 'em [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[baimun]

D'OH... I knew I forgot SOMETHING!!!....

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>smacks jor in the back of the head with a guitar case<

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[baimun]

Oops... I forgot one.

[Peter Peeker]

I'm really liking the 2nd one a lot.

[baimun]

The quilt?? I think I'm going to sell it when I'm done assembling it.

[Peter Peeker]

that's the one I meant, yeah.
if I had any need for a 2nd guitar, I'd likey take it off ya.
but I don't, so...


hell, I haven't picked mine up in over a month. [img]redface.gif[/img]

[baimun]

My main reason for deciding to move the maple neck over was because I wanted the tremolo to rest against the face of the guitar instead of float in the recessed pocket like on the quilted one.

I know most people like being able to pull up on the bar, but with my heavy strings, it causes tuning issues.

[baimun]

Actually Jor... my main guitar is all strung up and playable...



I wasn't really digging the mahogany body on that one... it was too similar to my koa one but not quite as nice... so I decided to resurrect the feel of my old single pickup Eddie type model.

I'm also putting together a strat with 3 single coils, that cool birdseye Fender neck I have, and a black on black Charvel strat body. [img]smile.gif[/img]