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  • #46
    Re: NGD. Incoming build

    The black binding give a hard edge to the side





    The back is beautiful and the body is super thin and light



    I like the ridge at the headstock
    It's not in the way at all





    The body is about an inch and a quarter thick at the edge
    Super thin much thinner than either my Ibanez RGs or Gibson/Epiphone LP

    Really light I would say about 7.5 - 8 lbs

    Pickups are a bit dark.
    Fretwork is excellent
    They have a hole under the bridge to the pickup cavity
    For the piezo bridge
    The volume pot as a nice gradual taper
    Neck is a shallow D
    Not as thin as my Epiphone or RG
    But very near my slim D on my Gibson

    Balances well
    Just awesome
    Next week or so I'll swap out the bridge
    And pickups
    Because I can. Not because I dont like the ones in it
    EHD
    Just here surfing Guitar Pron
    RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
    SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
    Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
    Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
    Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
    Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
    GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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    • #47
      Re: NGD. Incoming build

      That is one SWEET freaking axe!

      Congratulations! [emoji1303][emoji41][emoji450]


      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
      Originally posted by The Commodores?
      "Chicken Brown Chicken Brown Cow"

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      • #48
        Re: NGD. Incoming build

        Oh yeah, I'm taking that when you're not looking.
        Wonderful. It's a looker for sure. The binding gives it a real nice seperation.

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        • #49
          Re: NGD. Incoming build

          Originally posted by PS412 View Post
          Oh yeah, I'm taking that when you're not looking.
          Wonderful. It's a looker for sure. The binding gives it a real nice seperation.
          A sharp edge from the fade of the top to the red on back

          It is so thin

          I was playing just before bed and the pickups sound awesome

          I have some clips I gotta upload of my buddy playing it Thursday

          It sounds much brighter on my setup than his
          EHD
          Just here surfing Guitar Pron
          RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
          SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
          Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
          Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
          Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
          Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
          GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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          • #50
            NGD. Incoming build

            Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
            A sharp edge from the fade of the top to the red on back

            It is so thin

            I was playing just before bed and the pickups sound awesome

            I have some clips I gotta upload of my buddy playing it Thursday

            It sounds much brighter on my setup than his
            Definitely do that if you can. I’d love to hear it.


            Not sure if you already did, but could you post a link to where you ordered that from?

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            • #51
              Re: NGD. Incoming build

              Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
              For some reason they didn't use the locking tuners the way I would have expected
              What do you mean by that?
              Originally Posted by IanBallard
              Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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              • #52
                Re: NGD. Incoming build

                Originally posted by Gtrjunior View Post
                Definitely do that if you can. I’d love to hear it.


                Not sure if you already did, but could you post a link to where you ordered that from?
                1st post should have a link. It may be broken
                EHD
                Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                • #53
                  Re: NGD. Incoming build

                  Originally posted by GuitarDoc View Post
                  What do you mean by that?
                  They wrapped the strings around the posts several times as if they were non locking
                  EHD
                  Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                  RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                  SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                  Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                  Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                  Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                  Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                  GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                  • #54
                    Re: NGD. Incoming build

                    Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
                    They wrapped the strings around the posts several times as if they were non locking
                    Oh, I get it.

                    That's the way I do it so the strings can be loosened, but not removed, to do pup changes, etc. If you cut the strings right at the tuning post, you'll have a heck of a time trying to get the strings back in after removing them (presuming you want to save the strings).
                    Originally Posted by IanBallard
                    Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                    • #55
                      Re: NGD. Incoming build

                      I usually get just less than one wrap .but it's ok
                      Takes a bit for all that string to stretch out
                      It showed up "down tuned half a step"
                      And after sitting a day , last night it was down tuned again
                      Just more string to stretch
                      EHD
                      Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                      RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                      SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                      Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                      Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                      Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                      Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                      GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                      • #56
                        Re: NGD. Incoming build

                        Ok here's a cellphone video of the stock pickups
                        No mods at all from the factory

                        Played thru the Bugera G5
                        At first I had the Biyang Tri Reverb in front with some amp reverb as well
                        Turned that off as you see in the video

                        I dont play that well but you get a sense of how it sounds

                        I'm kinda digging the stock pickups at the moment

                        EHD
                        Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                        RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                        SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                        Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                        Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                        Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                        Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                        GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                        • #57
                          Re: NGD. Incoming build

                          Just realized, I make faces like Bruce does when I play
                          EHD
                          Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                          RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                          SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                          Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                          Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                          Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                          Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                          GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                          • #58
                            Re: NGD. Incoming build

                            ehdwuld, I've noticed on these Asian guitars that you have done you have very specific details in mind. How is communication with these people? Is there a language barrier, or do you speak a bit Mandarin? I find this process very interesting, and possibly something I may wish to try one day. I'm just leery of would my specifications be understood, and would they deliver on my expectations? You seem to have that worked out though.

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                            • #59
                              Re: NGD. Incoming build

                              Well it seems some of them use Google translate to read your text and to put their responses back in

                              One asked if I wanted a maple hat on the guitar

                              You have to use common words

                              Speak simply

                              Use pictures with arrows and such

                              Make sure they understand, they really want to make it exactly how you want
                              Make sure that they have enough to go on

                              Ask for pictures along the way, in case something goes wrong
                              On this current build
                              The logo on the headstock got tinted red by mistake
                              It was caught and corrected before shipment
                              EHD
                              Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                              RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                              SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                              Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                              Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                              Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                              Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                              GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                              • #60
                                Re: NGD. Incoming build

                                By the way that's the Warehouse Speaker Veteran 30
                                That's in the Eminence cabinet
                                The one from Steve (80's Metal)
                                EHD
                                Just here surfing Guitar Pron
                                RG2EX1 w/ SD hot-rodded pickups / RG4EXFM1 w/ Carvin S22j/b + FVN middle
                                SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                                Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                                Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                                Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                                Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                                GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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