Recent content by The_Jace_of_Spades

Dude, what an awesome combination.  Granted, the Warmoth Star copy is a little low on actual wood mass, so I went all-out on pickups which I suspect are really doing a large part of my tonal work.  With a beefier body, this thing would probably sound even huger than it does.  Talking about tone...

That may very well be true.  The only reason I don't feel like a sucker for going with my luthier's professional suggestion is that it didn't cost me anything.  It may very well be the sort of thing that doesn't matter at all, but I saw no harm in taking some advice from a seasoned pro.

1.  While no one at Warmoth ever told me that my Star-shaped body would be an "exact" replica of an actual Charvel Star, I do feel that I should have had some prior knowledge that the body would in fact be so much smaller than the real Charvels that it won't even fit safely in their vintage...

These photos are the best I could do with my girlfriend's camera.  The live shots, while not as detailed, are really what it's all about anyway, as this guitar was designed to be ROCKED, not STOCKED away forever as some sort of centerpiece. Mahogany body Wenge/Brazilian Rosewood neck w/abalone...

Impatient fiends!  I am not your pornographer.  Oh, and also I have neither a digital camera nor a scanner, though when I find some friend or other who will inconvenience themselves enough to let me borrow their photographic equipment, I will post what I can when I can.  For the sake of...

Today when I opened a box containing my Wenge/Brazilian Rosewood neck with abalone dot inlays, I knew what it would be like to first unsheath a sword designed to slay a city-plaguing dragon. You will see pictures in about five weeks, once the body has returned from GMW Guitar Works and is...