Just Finished A New Build

ohioplayer · #1 05-03-2007, 12:02 PM

Been wanting to tackle one of these for a while and a few weeks back i decided to go for it. There are a *few* things I do not like about it, with the neck being one of them, but all in all I do not think it turned out too badly.

The body was cut and sanded by hand. No CNC machine. The neck was a paddle neck that I cut to look more like an Ibanez since I couldn't make it look like a Performance headstock. I gutted my Kramer Baretta for the Floyd, pot, knob and locking nut. Wilkinson black locking turners and a Duncan Detonator for a pickup. The pickup WILL be changed just as soon as I get off my butt and go get a new one. The painting was done by hand as well (finished the paint last night).

funkdubious · #2 05-03-2007, 12:11 PM

Thats flamin great fella!Good job

How does it play?

ohioplayer · #3 05-03-2007, 12:15 PM

The action is a little high for my liking, but I haven't sat down to do a proper setup yet.

Zox · #4 05-03-2007, 12:17 PM

Awsome! How does it sond with so little wood?

screamndemon69 · #5 05-03-2007, 12:22 PM

looks nice. good work.

that nut location will give you some serious headaches. can you fit an actual RG neck on the body down the road?

is that a real Floyd?

ohioplayer · #6 05-03-2007, 12:29 PM

The Floyd is the one I took from my Kramer Baretta, so, it's a Kramer "Licensed by ..." Floyd. On this neck, that was the only place I could put a nut, which is one of the reasons I am not too thrilled with the neck. I do plan on putting an RG neck on it here soon.

screamndemon69 · #7 05-03-2007, 12:40 PM

cool. thanks.

i just saw the placement of the nut and know from my Charvel Model 4 (from '88 ) i have has a similar problem where the lock nut sits behind the nut and keeps it from returning to pitch 100%. i'd like to have a luthier cut the nut for a new lock nut someday so the strings go directly into the lock.

**GilkyBear** · #8 05-03-2007, 01:03 PM

That came out damn nice! Great job.

Josh_P · #9 05-03-2007, 01:44 PM

Just curious, where do the strap buttons go?

ohioplayer · #10 05-03-2007, 03:02 PM

One on the back of the body on the top horn, one on the bottom of the body.

NEWYEARKID · #11 05-04-2007, 09:02 PM

Wow..awesome work. Looks the business.

Racerx2k · #12 05-04-2007, 10:44 PM

Nice job, man. I actually, personally, would've gona with a Performance Guitars-style headstock, but, hey, that's what makes the world go 'round, right? Good work!