My custom made Prestige Radius guitar w/ Double EDGE - check it out!

gitarrero · #1 10-05-2006, 06:02 AM

Hi there,

it's time to unveil my latest and very successful project. A JS/Radius body made from mahogany and spalted maple, the shape taken from my 1992 JS1BK, with a Prestige Saber neck and a Double EDGE bridge. Check it out!

The Euphor · #2 10-05-2006, 06:28 AM

Great! Looks very good! More info and sounds, please!

Planeflux · #3 10-05-2006, 06:28 AM

Amazing.

the.godfather · #4 10-05-2006, 06:39 AM

Looks Awesome!

Congrats!

gitarrero · #5 10-05-2006, 06:47 AM

Thanks for the nice words.

Here's a spec list, I will post more pictures later.

Body: 1-piece mahogany with bookmatched spalted maple top
Finish: clear (body), matte (neck)
Neck: maple
Fretboard: rosewood, 12th fret Prestige inlay, fake wood binding
Scale: 648mm
Frets: 22x jumbo
Nut: Ibanez Top Lok III locking nut, cosmo black
Bridge: Ibanez Double EDGE Floyd Rose with L.R. Baggs piezo pickups, cosmo black
Machines: Ibanez by Gotoh, cosmo black
Pickups: Neck DiMarzio PAF Joe F-spaced, Middle DiMarzio HS-2 vertical humbucker, Bridge DiMarzio Mo'Joe F-spaced
Electronics: 1x 5-way-switch, 1x volume pot, 1x L.R. Baggs Ctrl-X preamp, 1x 3-way-switch for piezo-mix-magnetic, 1x push-button for stereo/mono
Strings: Pyramid .009-.042
Specials: body shape and neck dimensions taken from 1992 Ibanez Satriani JS1, (Adapted) All Access Jeck Joint, tilt stereo side jack with switching contact

TongueShredder · #6 10-05-2006, 06:57 AM

Wow. That is really nice. Congrats and play her well

jimmyfingersminion · #7 10-05-2006, 07:12 AM

that's nice! very very nice!

nuno · #8 10-05-2006, 07:25 AM

unbelievable!!! great work man!!!

marianozz · #9 10-05-2006, 08:06 AM

Awesome!! that looks great man, seriously

Im curious, how did you "get the shape" from the JS? measuring by hand? and whats the control cavity look like? seeing the battery cover on the controls cover seems strange...

**GilkyBear** · #10 10-05-2006, 08:14 AM

That looks gorgeous, great finish on that gorgeous piece of spalted!

Sam b · #11 10-05-2006, 08:18 AM

That looks great

Angelo Guitars · #12 10-05-2006, 09:41 AM

Nice one Gitarrero. How do you like the 'Mo Joe?

gitarrero · #13 10-05-2006, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by marianozz

Im curious, how did you "get the shape" from the JS? measuring by hand?

Yes, the shape was copied by hand, so to speak. At least there was no copy carver involved.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marianozz

and whats the control cavity look like? seeing the battery cover on the controls cover seems strange...

I wanted the battery to go inside the control cavity, but still accessible from the outside. This avoids an unneccessary third routing on the back for the battery compartment.

Here is a shot of the control cavity before it was shielded and the components were wired. You can see the free space in the middle - this is where the battery goes when the slider is closed.

gitarrero · #14 10-05-2006, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gilk420

That looks gorgeous, great finish on that gorgeous piece of spalted!

Thanks, I got the maple from www.holz-faszination.de (supplier for virtually every German guitar maker). I was lucky to find a piece that is (a) thick enough to realize the JS body contours, (b) nicely figured and (c) not too spongy because it would have been a pain in the neck (or in the lung?) to carve & sand.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelo Guitars

Nice one Gitarrero. How do you like the 'Mo Joe?

It's really cool. It takes off where the FRED stopped in terms of output, but still retaining the overtone richness and balanced tone.