*PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
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SOLO GUITAR STEWIE
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Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
the guitar looks great biu....please tell us how it sounds and feels cause iv wanted to try a scalloped guitar for a long time....and i just might break down and buy a scalloped neck from warmoth for my soon to be frankenstrat
the guitar looks great biu....please tell us how it sounds and feels cause iv wanted to try a scalloped guitar for a long time....and i just might break down and buy a scalloped neck from warmoth for my soon to be frankenstrat
texasguitarslinger
Mo Cow Bellologist
Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
Nice axe, dude! :smoker:
Nice axe, dude! :smoker:
Biu
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Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
Features:
SX SST57 (copy of a '57 RI, I guess)
Maple neck (Ritchie Blackmore style scallop)
Grover Mini Locking Tuners
Alder body
Shaved neck (I wanted a flatter shape)
DiMarzio HS-2 (neck)
DiMarzio unknown stacked humbucker (middle)
DiMarzio Fast Track 2 (bridge)
Push/Pull pot for splitting bridge and neck
Pickguard/all electronics wired from scratch by yours truly
Orange Drop cap
Levy's super-cheap leather strap
Graphic Graffiti vinyl stickers
Features:
SX SST57 (copy of a '57 RI, I guess)
Maple neck (Ritchie Blackmore style scallop)
Grover Mini Locking Tuners
Alder body
Shaved neck (I wanted a flatter shape)
DiMarzio HS-2 (neck)
DiMarzio unknown stacked humbucker (middle)
DiMarzio Fast Track 2 (bridge)
Push/Pull pot for splitting bridge and neck
Pickguard/all electronics wired from scratch by yours truly
Orange Drop cap
Levy's super-cheap leather strap
Graphic Graffiti vinyl stickers
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DeadSkinSlayer3
Guest
Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
Looks killer man, and you definitally look older than I remember! That 2nd pic makes you look like you could be in college!
BTW, to the left of that recording station looking thing on the table, is that a BRA?!!?
Looks killer man, and you definitally look older than I remember! That 2nd pic makes you look like you could be in college!
BTW, to the left of that recording station looking thing on the table, is that a BRA?!!?
Biu
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Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
Review:
This is a really nice playing Strat. With the DiMarzio pickups (yeah, I know, boo
) it totally roars. I can get classic single-coil sounds as well as cutting-edge humbucker doom with the coil tap. The scalloped neck feels a little different than a regular neck, but not by much. Took me about 5 mins to get used to, the difference is minute. Bends are quite insane now. It's the equivilent of having HUGE, TALL frets, with slightly more give on bends. Most of the facination with scalloped neck is hype, it's really almost the same as having tall frets
Still, I took full advantage of it. I put on heavier gauged strings than I'm used to because the increased ease of bending gives it a lower-tension feel. Now I can enjoy the sound of heavier strings with the playibilty of lighter strings. Very cool.
The sound is very classic. It's much like a throwback to the late 70's and early 80's sound. The HS-2 is really vintage sounding, which I LOVE. the Fast Track is like a Super Distortion, but smaller So I get that buttrocker 80's metal tone in bridge and the clear chime of a classic Strat neck pup. The middle pup is pretty cool too, but I don't use middle position often. For these positions, I play Racer X, the very little Yngwie I know, A LOT of Satch, and Queen. It's sustain madness!
Now, TAP the coils and you got instant classic-rock, or for my purposes, Sahara Hotnights rock :13: Doubled up with some light gain and overdrives, you can get as spanky as you want. Great for those pop/rock riffs and chords. Solo work here is very much IN-YOUR-FACE with retro attitude. Cleans with this are almost acoustic. Very natural.
This guitar turns heads wherever I take it (people love the look!), and now that I've finally wired it up, it can rightfully do some sonic damage. Hope you guys dig the pics, this guitar is a pure Biu inspiration! :13:
Review:
This is a really nice playing Strat. With the DiMarzio pickups (yeah, I know, boo
) it totally roars. I can get classic single-coil sounds as well as cutting-edge humbucker doom with the coil tap. The scalloped neck feels a little different than a regular neck, but not by much. Took me about 5 mins to get used to, the difference is minute. Bends are quite insane now. It's the equivilent of having HUGE, TALL frets, with slightly more give on bends. Most of the facination with scalloped neck is hype, it's really almost the same as having tall fretsStill, I took full advantage of it. I put on heavier gauged strings than I'm used to because the increased ease of bending gives it a lower-tension feel. Now I can enjoy the sound of heavier strings with the playibilty of lighter strings. Very cool.
The sound is very classic. It's much like a throwback to the late 70's and early 80's sound. The HS-2 is really vintage sounding, which I LOVE. the Fast Track is like a Super Distortion, but smaller
So I get that buttrocker 80's metal tone in bridge and the clear chime of a classic Strat neck pup. The middle pup is pretty cool too, but I don't use middle position often. For these positions, I play Racer X, the very little Yngwie I know, A LOT of Satch, and Queen. It's sustain madness!Now, TAP the coils and you got instant classic-rock, or for my purposes, Sahara Hotnights rock :13: Doubled up with some light gain and overdrives, you can get as spanky as you want. Great for those pop/rock riffs and chords. Solo work here is very much IN-YOUR-FACE with retro attitude. Cleans with this are almost acoustic. Very natural.
This guitar turns heads wherever I take it (people love the look!), and now that I've finally wired it up, it can rightfully do some sonic damage. Hope you guys dig the pics, this guitar is a pure Biu inspiration! :13:
Biu
New member
Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
wixomwhat, I used tape and car paint. Very effective!!! Oh, should you decide to do it, use Scotch tape. Masking tape doesn't adhere as well.
Proxy, I'll get a side-profile pic soon, just check back to this thread.
:dance:
haha, no that's a Moonlight. I wish it were a bra though :yell:DeadSkinSlayer3 said:
wixomwhat, I used tape and car paint. Very effective!!! Oh, should you decide to do it, use Scotch tape. Masking tape doesn't adhere as well.
Proxy, I'll get a side-profile pic soon, just check back to this thread.
:dance:
JimiHWannaBe
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Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
that guitar looks sick who knows maybe you will famous someday and that will be you signature axe.
that guitar looks sick who knows maybe you will famous someday and that will be you signature axe.
Axe looks sweet, man.
Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
wow, cool,did you do it yourself? i didn't trust myself to do mine. Yours are deeper than mine too, but I guess it doesn't matter how deep, just that it is lower than the fretboard. I use 9s on mine (my hands are pretty weak too!)- I want this on all my guitars now.
wow, cool,did you do it yourself? i didn't trust myself to do mine. Yours are deeper than mine too, but I guess it doesn't matter how deep, just that it is lower than the fretboard. I use 9s on mine (my hands are pretty weak too!)- I want this on all my guitars now.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: *PICS* My SCALLOPED guitar and ME!!!
Your pics bring back memories my brothers and I took back in the 80's, looking all "Shrapnel" with our guitars ... I will have to raid my parents' house and scan them ... they're classic!!
Don't worry about what the scene is today ... just stay true to yourself.Biu said:
Your pics bring back memories my brothers and I took back in the 80's, looking all "Shrapnel" with our guitars ... I will have to raid my parents' house and scan them ... they're classic!!
