ESP V Project
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muttznmongrelz
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Thanks, appreciate the kind words!
Thanks, appreciate the kind words!
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KeeperOS
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Happy to see you unsnagged that snag and are back on track, patiently awaiting to see the finished project.
BTW, how many of those old OFR DO you have?
I don't remember you ever saying "I also found that OFR on ebay and completed the parts list". This time you didn't even mentioned the Floyd, you "just had it".
Not that there's anything wrong with it, in fact I'm more envious than anything else
Happy to see you unsnagged that snag and are back on track, patiently awaiting to see the finished project.
BTW, how many of those old OFR DO you have?
I don't remember you ever saying "I also found that OFR on ebay and completed the parts list". This time you didn't even mentioned the Floyd, you "just had it".
Not that there's anything wrong with it, in fact I'm more envious than anything else
muttznmongrelz
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Thanks! I picked up two old Floyd's off eBay, an '84 for $125 and an '83 for $78. Both came from Vintage Kramers. I just think the old ones are better made and I really like the old school screw in arm so much more than the collared version.
Thanks! I picked up two old Floyd's off eBay, an '84 for $125 and an '83 for $78. Both came from Vintage Kramers. I just think the old ones are better made and I really like the old school screw in arm so much more than the collared version.
muttznmongrelz
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Thinking that I am going to Lemon Oil the Maple Top a bit more then spray it w/a few coats of a "Light Amber" Nitrocellulose.
Thinking that I am going to Lemon Oil the Maple Top a bit more then spray it w/a few coats of a "Light Amber" Nitrocellulose.
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If you really want the curl to pop, I recommend taking a thin yellow stain to the wood first and sanding it back a little. That with the amber tint will give you a much deeper effect, because the trans amber will cover the grain more than it will accentuate it
If you really want the curl to pop, I recommend taking a thin yellow stain to the wood first and sanding it back a little. That with the amber tint will give you a much deeper effect, because the trans amber will cover the grain more than it will accentuate it
muttznmongrelz
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Really...so it would be better to use a clear gloss?
Really...so it would be better to use a clear gloss?
muttznmongrelz
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I am planning to keep it "Natural" so I will most likely Lemon Oil it a few more times and then apply the Clear Nitrocellulose - which I ordered yesterday.
I am planning to keep it "Natural" so I will most likely Lemon Oil it a few more times and then apply the Clear Nitrocellulose - which I ordered yesterday.
muttznmongrelz
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That does indeed look nice but I was going "Natural" all the way. Moot point now, as I sold the Warmoth V Body and picked up an Ibanez VBT700. Warmoth Body could have benefited from a deeper neck pocket and a sculpted heel...would have made a world of difference on that body.
At this point, the project has kind of "morphed" as I re-obtained a Southeast Guitars 2 Piece Mahogany Les Paul Body that I had custom specified a year or so back and will be using with the following collection of parts that I have accumulated...
- Vintage ESP Horizon Rosewood 22 Fret Neck w/Original Hardware
- Southeast Guitars 2 Piece Mahogany Les Paul Body (Lemon Oiled for Color, Tung Oiled and then finished in Clear Gloss Nitrocellulose)
- DiMarzio PAF Neck/Rio Grande Half Breed RWRP Middle/DiMarzio Tone Zone F Bridge
- DiMarzio 500K Push-Pull Volume/Fender 5 Way Super Switch/Fender TBX Tone/Switchcraft Cannon Jack
- 1983 Floyd Rose Original with Floyd Upgrades 42mm Big Brass Block
A few pics of the SEG LP Body which will be getting the ESP Horizon Neck...
That does indeed look nice but I was going "Natural" all the way. Moot point now, as I sold the Warmoth V Body and picked up an Ibanez VBT700. Warmoth Body could have benefited from a deeper neck pocket and a sculpted heel...would have made a world of difference on that body.
At this point, the project has kind of "morphed" as I re-obtained a Southeast Guitars 2 Piece Mahogany Les Paul Body that I had custom specified a year or so back and will be using with the following collection of parts that I have accumulated...
- Vintage ESP Horizon Rosewood 22 Fret Neck w/Original Hardware
- Southeast Guitars 2 Piece Mahogany Les Paul Body (Lemon Oiled for Color, Tung Oiled and then finished in Clear Gloss Nitrocellulose)
- DiMarzio PAF Neck/Rio Grande Half Breed RWRP Middle/DiMarzio Tone Zone F Bridge
- DiMarzio 500K Push-Pull Volume/Fender 5 Way Super Switch/Fender TBX Tone/Switchcraft Cannon Jack
- 1983 Floyd Rose Original with Floyd Upgrades 42mm Big Brass Block
A few pics of the SEG LP Body which will be getting the ESP Horizon Neck...
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muttznmongrelz
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SEG LP Body
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SEG LP Body
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alteredbeast
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^rad!
^rad!
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Funkfingers
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That pointy Paul will be one mean machine.
That pointy Paul will be one mean machine.
Edgecrusher
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Not diggin the switch placement on that body. I think it would drive me nuts.
Not diggin the switch placement on that body. I think it would drive me nuts.
muttznmongrelz
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Thanks FF!
EC -As to the 5 Way Switch, it is situated "Sambora" Style like on the old Kramer Sambora Signature Model.
Thanks FF!
EC -As to the 5 Way Switch, it is situated "Sambora" Style like on the old Kramer Sambora Signature Model.
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