Herc Fede Strikes Again

sanitarium · #1 07-14-2005, 06:04 AM

Need I say any more, got this back just over a week ago after a bit of a wait, worth every second of the wait.

poser, lol

Hope you all enjoy, tell me what you think?

sanitarium · #2 07-14-2005, 06:06 AM

Oh yeah, just incase yuou were wondering, this started out as an RG1570, all black and very boring. So Herc pimped it by: siwrling body and headstock, red vine inlay and clear pick guard.
I thought he was going to do the whole vine red but i'm glad it does have the white bit because it looks better than it would have other wise.

Distantshore · #3 07-14-2005, 06:17 AM

I Like it...then again I am a swirl fanatic.lol
It looks great. Congrats! I agree with you on the vine...it brings out the white in the swirl.

Peace

Cozi101 · #4 07-14-2005, 07:41 AM

I really love the swirl but I think the red tree of life inlay doesn't go good with the rosewood, the inlay would look cool with a maple board but I don't know how that would match the body. Still, cool guitar.

Tom Gilroy · #5 07-14-2005, 07:50 AM

I'm not too big on swirls but thats F'n sweet.

The Euphor · #6 07-14-2005, 09:00 AM

Really nice! Herc does very good swirls! I've got one myself, so I'm slightly biased...

Congrats! Cool!

markg5150 · #7 07-14-2005, 09:03 AM

Very, very nice !!

How much did it set you back?

dreaming_neon_black · #8 07-14-2005, 09:13 AM

Yikes, that looks gorgeous.

jimmyfingersminion · #9 07-14-2005, 09:16 AM

thats awesome

**jim777** · #10 07-14-2005, 10:43 AM

It looks great, enjoy it! Is Herc better now, then?

RCB · #11 07-14-2005, 11:18 AM

It looks very good. I would ve gone with pyramid inalys, but it still looks great.

Congrats!

damo7v · #12 07-14-2005, 11:20 AM

IF (and i stress if) i was going to criticise it, and this is just me being incredibly picky, it's a shame that the truss rod cover holes weren't filled before it was swirled. and the "ibanez prestige" logo looks a little funny surrounded by black.

overall, one of the most striking swirls i've laid eyes on. kudos on using a recent high end model, too.

darren wilson · #13 07-14-2005, 11:42 AM

So how much is "a bit" of a wait? Is Herc taking on new business again, or is he still just working on clearing his backlog of work before shutting down completely?

Chris From Singapore. · #14 07-14-2005, 12:05 PM

That's a very nice swirl man congrats!

I like the combination of reds and blacks, but I feel that the vine would stand out more on a maple board. Also...she needs a monkey grip!

eelblack2 · #15 07-14-2005, 12:12 PM

Dang thats mighty fine. Kinda reminescent of the Diablo one he did a few years ago but even cooler with the vine vs. the PBK standard inlays (if memory serves) on Diablo.

Many Congrats,

Lee