NGD, ChAoZ - Icarus

[ChAoZ]

I really liked the look of that Ash RG670 in the new Ibanez Genesis range ,I have gone off trem equipped guitars lately as I try out different tunings and this is made much easier with a hardtail so I merged in some Blackmachine styling
One piece Ash body ,Ibanez gio neck re-profiled down from 21mm to 19.5mm and oil finished ,frets leveled and polished ,Dimarzio D Activator-X ,tone is also a kill switch ,Gotoh tuners and straplocks

Build thread is listed below
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/....1073741832.171858869600085&type=3&uploaded=1

 

[Artie]

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Simple and clean. I love it. :bigthumb:

 

[Jocelyn]

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Looks nice. I like it being kept simple. I keep seeing a lot of GIO in the used market, many if not most barely used for few months. Always thought they would be a decent base for spare parts for a project guitar.

 

[TheLivingDead]

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Rad dude! :headbang:

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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Nice; always love natural or translucent finishes on ash bodies. How's the DiMarzio in it?

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Sharp!!!

:headbang:

 

[ChAoZ]

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Nice; always love natural or translucent finishes on ash bodies. How's the DiMarzio in it?

Thanks for your kind words everyone ,The Dimarzio sounds wicked in this guitar first time I have tried a D Activator-x , huge bass to round out the brightness of the Ash and unbelievable sustain ,I find high output pickups and Ash go very well together

 

[epi]

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Where did you get the body?

 

[ChAoZ]

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Where did you get the body?

I got the piece of Ash from my joinery shop friends ,and made the body myself - see build thread link in original post

 

[goblinboy26]

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wow that's awesome, I like the bare bones approach.

How much are you looking at selling this one for?

 

[ChAoZ]

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wow that's awesome, I like the bare bones approach.

How much are you looking at selling this one for?

$1350 ono with Hardshell case

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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Wow, that body is killer.

 

[BloodRose]

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nothing beats a nice piece of ash. Very cool project!! i bought my son a gio. once I replaced the tuners and the pickups, (Bill Lawrences) its a pretty nice guitar. my youngest daughter has it now as my son never really got into it.

 

[kramersteen]

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Extra rad work man!

 

[ChAoZ]

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Got some better shots of the guitar outside in natural light today ,the shellac in the grain seems to have come out in the last few days - looks much nicer ,dropped the pickup down about 0.5mm - amazed at how much difference this made must be in the sweet-spot now

 

[ChAoZ]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKG7LNefpfo#t=22
ChAoZ - Icarus is for sale in a local music store and they have made this quick demo of a young guy playing it

 

[Justin Read]

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Rocking some Emporer - nice