daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
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So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
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JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Looking good
Looking good
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Do you mean the idea of playing on them, or the concept behind it? The concept is to have a longer scale length on the bottom strings for better intonation.
Do you mean the idea of playing on them, or the concept behind it? The concept is to have a longer scale length on the bottom strings for better intonation.
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
^^ combining multiple scale lengths, for ex. the fatness of a les paul on the top strings combined with the precision attack and clarity of a Strat on teh botom strings
Looks badass, I probably couldn´t play it to save my life, but I just build `em :beerchug:
I wouldn´t recommend mounting the bridge on Alpha pots, though, if anything use CTS, more stable :laugh2:
^^ combining multiple scale lengths, for ex. the fatness of a les paul on the top strings combined with the precision attack and clarity of a Strat on teh botom strings
Looks badass, I probably couldn´t play it to save my life, but I just build `em :beerchug:
I wouldn´t recommend mounting the bridge on Alpha pots, though, if anything use CTS, more stable :laugh2:
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
That´s what I thought when I first heard about Bob Novax´s idea of "fanned frets"... but TBH, when you play one it feels kinda like it should have always been that way in the first place
That´s what I thought when I first heard about Bob Novax´s idea of "fanned frets"... but TBH, when you play one it feels kinda like it should have always been that way in the first place
daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Thanx everyone.
The most insane thing about it is that it's made of 1 piece wenge. No joints or anything.
The neck will get some carbon stripes installed for stability.
The frets are gong to be scalloped and SS fretwire is going to be used.
I tune it Low a to high G
The high G is 24,5" scale and I will use a 008 for that.
The Low is 27" scale and it will be 0,066.
Flat board will let me have a killer low action for very precise playing.
Oh and Zerb... The bridge(s) is ABM singles LOL.
Thanx everyone.
The most insane thing about it is that it's made of 1 piece wenge. No joints or anything.
The neck will get some carbon stripes installed for stability.
The frets are gong to be scalloped and SS fretwire is going to be used.
I tune it Low a to high G
The high G is 24,5" scale and I will use a 008 for that.
The Low is 27" scale and it will be 0,066.
Flat board will let me have a killer low action for very precise playing.
Oh and Zerb... The bridge(s) is ABM singles LOL.
Curt
New member
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
i'm gonna try and find a guitar with fanned frets and play it to see how I like it. because just like scalloped fretboards, I finally played them last year, and I dug the way it felt.
Edit: I just noticed they are going to be scalloped, as i've never saw that done before.
i'm gonna try and find a guitar with fanned frets and play it to see how I like it. because just like scalloped fretboards, I finally played them last year, and I dug the way it felt.
Edit: I just noticed they are going to be scalloped, as i've never saw that done before.
daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
I scalloped my RG1527 ,and I am not going to play unscalloped fretted guitars anymore.
But the next custom will be an 8 string multiscale fretless with carbon-composite neck and body.
I am researching for the right board material for the next one. Some kind of Bronze with maybe some coating. My brother is an Engineer ,and he researches some techical details for me hehe
I scalloped my RG1527 ,and I am not going to play unscalloped fretted guitars anymore.
But the next custom will be an 8 string multiscale fretless with carbon-composite neck and body.
I am researching for the right board material for the next one. Some kind of Bronze with maybe some coating. My brother is an Engineer ,and he researches some techical details for me hehe
Zerberus
Baron Von Shred
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
I assume you mean the neck is going to be 1 piece wenge?? Because I can already see 2 pretty obvious glue joints on the neck /body combo... or are those inlaid accents running down parallel to the neck in pics 3 and 4 (full shots with attached{?} fretboard)?:eek13:
The wings do appear to continur the figure, meaning it may have well been one piece at one time, but from the pics it still looks like 3 pieces....
Why you frickin TSCHIETAAAAAAA!!!!! :laugh2:
But seriously, anything else would be senseless on a multiscale axe :beerchug:
I assume you mean the neck is going to be 1 piece wenge?? Because I can already see 2 pretty obvious glue joints on the neck /body combo... or are those inlaid accents running down parallel to the neck in pics 3 and 4 (full shots with attached{?} fretboard)?:eek13:
The wings do appear to continur the figure, meaning it may have well been one piece at one time, but from the pics it still looks like 3 pieces....
Why you frickin TSCHIETAAAAAAA!!!!! :laugh2:
But seriously, anything else would be senseless on a multiscale axe :beerchug:
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Ashurbanipal
New member
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Check out Vigier - they do a metal fingerboard on their fretless Surfretter; don't know if they'd release the specs of their fingerboard if you were to contact them. It looks like bronze of sorts.
The wenge and maple combo is quite an eye popper :eyecrazy:. Nice to see a fanned fretboard on an electric, they're fairly common on high-end classical guitars.
Check out Vigier - they do a metal fingerboard on their fretless Surfretter; don't know if they'd release the specs of their fingerboard if you were to contact them. It looks like bronze of sorts.
The wenge and maple combo is quite an eye popper :eyecrazy:. Nice to see a fanned fretboard on an electric, they're fairly common on high-end classical guitars.
Curt
New member
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
I wanna get the board on my 84 fender scalloped actually. but i don't wanna mess it up doing it myself. I wanna get it done professionally. if I had my way, all my guitars that I get from now on would have scalloped boards, I love it. well... from the 12th fret up only on some guitars...
I wanna get the board on my 84 fender scalloped actually. but i don't wanna mess it up doing it myself. I wanna get it done professionally. if I had my way, all my guitars that I get from now on would have scalloped boards, I love it. well... from the 12th fret up only on some guitars...
daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Well ,if they really "cut" the 1 piece and glued it together ,it already kills the deal ,since I payed a big extra chunk of money just for this. I am going to clarify this in some days. Thanx for the heads up! :friday:
Well ,if they really "cut" the 1 piece and glued it together ,it already kills the deal ,since I payed a big extra chunk of money just for this. I am going to clarify this in some days. Thanx for the heads up! :friday:
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daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
The meatl Idea was from surfretter ,since we where toying with Glass and Cermaic ideas too.
Metal has 2 very important advantages. It's easier to work with ,and it doesn't break like glass or ceramic.
But instead of copying Monseiur Vigier ,I try another way to get the perfect surface. The 0,066 is a big string ,and can be very hard on the board.
The meatl Idea was from surfretter ,since we where toying with Glass and Cermaic ideas too.
Metal has 2 very important advantages. It's easier to work with ,and it doesn't break like glass or ceramic.
But instead of copying Monseiur Vigier ,I try another way to get the perfect surface. The 0,066 is a big string ,and can be very hard on the board.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
Cool stuff so far bro, can't wait to see it all done.
Zero radius fretboard is killer too.
Cool stuff so far bro, can't wait to see it all done.
Zero radius fretboard is killer too.
daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: So my Custom 8 string multiscale custom kelly becomes real
It's a PITA thing to do ,when you don't have the proper tools and workshop. It took ver y long for me to sand down with different sanding papers. I learned alot and I learned to give a huge respect to the Luthiers LOL.:bling:
It's a PITA thing to do ,when you don't have the proper tools and workshop. It took ver y long for me to sand down with different sanding papers. I learned alot and I learned to give a huge respect to the Luthiers LOL.:bling: