Custom 29/31 fret 7-string necks?

revsharp777 · #1 03-13-2003, 08:01 PM

Has any of you RG7 or UV owners had a custom 7-string neck built with more than 24 frets & sucessfully retrofitted it onto your axe? Is this feasible?

A 29- or 31-fret neck is sounding very appealing to me. Maybe a Stephens Cutaway also. My idea is to "marry" my UV with some of the features of the old Washburn 29- & 36-fret models. HELP!

revsharp777 · #2 03-13-2003, 08:08 PM

Oh yeah, and would any of you fine builders (UVJems, EKG, LGM) consider building something like this?

CrossingStar · #3 03-13-2003, 09:12 PM

I remember Marshall Harrison had an Ibanez RG of some type, I don't know if it was 6 or 7, but it had an extended fingerboard. I just checked his site, he has a Conklin 8 string now though.

littlegreenman · #4 03-13-2003, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by revsharp777

Oh yeah, and would any of you fine builders (UVJems, EKG, LGM) consider building something like this?

Well, I could put a new fretboard on that is longer with extra frets. You'd have to ditch the neck pickup first though. gets me thinking now, hmmmmm, I have an idea, give me a few days on this

revsharp777 · #5 03-14-2003, 04:49 AM

Yeah LGM, I would take a neck pickup & just located it where a middle pickup would normally go. Basically, a neck pickup moved back an inch. If you just attached a new fretboard, I'd go with ebony.

If it could be made, I wonder what would look better. Here's 2 ideas:

1. Have the highest fret on the Low B stop @ 27, and then the fretboard would trail diagonally off to the 31st fret at the high E.

2. 31 frets straight across (normal).

revsharp777 · #6 03-17-2003, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by littlegreenman

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Originally Posted by revsharp777

Oh yeah, and would any of you fine builders (UVJems, EKG, LGM) consider building something like this?

Well, I could put a new fretboard on that is longer with extra frets. You'd have to ditch the neck pickup first though. gets me thinking now, hmmmmm, I have an idea, give me a few days on this

Ok, it's been a few days.

Whatcha got, whatcha got? Yeah, I'm anxious.

littlegreenman · #7 03-17-2003, 02:06 PM

I've got the idea figured, I just need the time to actually do it LOL

GhesQi J · #8 03-17-2003, 03:10 PM

Marshall Harrison's CUSTOM 7:
http://users.pandora.be/marnix.ghesquiere/other02.html

Cheers,
Joten

revsharp777 · #9 03-17-2003, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GhesQi J

Marshall Harrison's CUSTOM 7:
http://users.pandora.be/marnix.ghesquiere/other02.html

Cheers,
Joten

Hmmm...that looks very much what I'd like to have. Except I'm not into the maple fretboard.

VforVendetta00 · #10 03-17-2003, 08:43 PM

that guy had that guitar up for sale on e bay a couple of weeks ago, the minimum was set at 1999 with the reserve not met, it looks like a cool idea but it would be very hard to reach without the cutaway made deeper.

revsharp777 · #11 03-17-2003, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by VforVendetta00

...it looks like a cool idea but it would be very hard to reach without the cutaway made deeper.

I would agree. A deeper cutaway would be required. Hey EKG, if LGM could get this neck worked out, ya wanna take a crack at the body?