Re: Out with the Floyd, in with the Kahler, Jackson Kelly content...
For the record, I wasn´t trying to bash the job or the guitar in any way, I´ve seen much worse. IMO it looks pretty cool overall, I personally always thought a kelly would look like crap with a pickguard but I stand corrected. The rout is just one of those things that catches my eye instantly every time and won´t let go
I didn´t mean to imply ignorance, but it´s not often that you see someone recess a Kahler these days and even rarer to see it done properly, as most people completely overlook that small but crucial detail and think that what works for a Floyd works for a Kahler.
If nothing else, me providing the info will help the person that sees your project and says "wow, that´s what I want, too" do it right
I saw the pics of the WIP, and again was not meaning to detract from your work. I personally just prefer to fill the sides in as well becasue it looks overall cleaner and, well, more "professional". But remember also that I see these things from the somewhat radical viewpoint of "anything that´s not done perfect is a horrible mistake because it´s so easy to do right the first time"
Exactly :beerchug:
I gotcha, Zerb, I didn't take it that way at all :beerchug:
I didn't have time to post this morning, and I was in a total rush when I posted that, so I came across a little harsh without meaning to.
For the record, i didn't install it properly, so I got REALLY lucky that the intonation was good :lmao: Well, sort of. One of the great things about this was the Floyd route gave me a lot of room for error, not something I'm used to with a standard Kahler route, as you well know.
Besides, if it didn't work, there was always the "Wammi World" adapter plate to fall back on:cool2: I REALLY didn't like it, tho, so that would have been last resort stuff there.
Truth be told, the high "E" is almost out of forward adjustment room, so you are right, it wouldn't have hurt to move the whole bridge forward, but it's good as it is. It intonates from C# up to A440 just fine, so I'm good to go:beerchug:
As for the floyd route, yeah I hear you, and I originally had the intent of filling it in as you describe. For some reason, while I was test-fitting the Kahler and the little cover I made, I just really liked the way it all fit together, so I intentionally decided not to fill it in. I really liked the "Function before Form" look of it. I'm kind of opposite of you, I like those kinds of flaws that draw your eye, so that's why I did that. Sort of a celebration of the whole "What the heck, let's see if it works" theme of the whole thing.
The whole project was very organic like that, I originally was going to ditch the Floyd in favor of a Fender Strat 6-saddle bridge. That gave way to buying the adapter plate and mounting the Kahler. While test-fitting the Kahler to see how much neck shimming would be required, I hit on the recess idea. And so on and so on.
In truth the only reason I even considered this is because it's a parts guitar, and I would have NEVER done any of this on a customer's guitar. If I did it would be filled and finished properly. Since it's mine, tho, I figure why not turn it into a little piece of personal folk-art? Besides, I love driving perfectionists crazy:naughty::nana:
::lmao: I'm a stinker:naughty:
Oh, yeah, and the pickguard surprised the heck out of me, I didn't expect that to come out good at all.
