Recent content by vikingred

Koa koa, bo boa, fee fi fo foa.... KOA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qEhGeLb6A

And I'm thinking EMG 85X.  Metal meanness.  :guitarplayer2:

Cagey, where do I obtain & how do I install "threaded inserts"??  This is contoured neck pocket.

Didn't have the big camera out.  Tied up with work.  Here is a iphone pic:

Received the body today.  Simply.  Incredible.  Crazy.

Yeah, I've seen some people scoff at the scalloped necks.  And every time I bring one up, people are like, "have you played on a scalloped neck before?"  I guess because some people hate them or can't play them.  I can't believe I've gone this long without one.  This guitar may end up becoming...

Thanks.  I put a note in to see if they would try to pick a neck that's color-tone/grain/pattern would "match" up with the body (if that is even possible).  Maybe they will.  :glasses9:

Yes, I have.  Me and Malmsteen used to hang out.  :occasion14:  And I have always wanted one.  This makes guitar #12 in my collection. 

FINAL NECK CHOICE - JUST ORDERED. Style: Stratocaster® Construction: Modern Construction Scale: 25-1/2 in. Neck Wood:     Shaft Wood: Mahogany     Fretboard Wood: Ebony (Black)     Unique Choice Fretboard: FB2400 Right/Left: Right Handed Nut Width: 1-11/16" Neck Profile: Fatback Radius...

Dude, that looks awesome.  Stuck on getting a full scallop though, and don't want to send out for frets, so I need to order from Warmoth.  Don't see those available for custom order.  :icon_scratch:

I am custom ordering the neck from Warmoth.  So, I can select roasted maple and vintage gloss.  Just wondering if the vintage gloss lacquer will penetrate and stick?  Also looking at 3A birdseye maple and vintage gloss--with the black ebony fretboard in either case.  Hard to imagine which would...

Ok the latest iteration of neck ideas.  The cost is the same as the body, about eight bills including shipping.  Yowch. Style: Stratocaster® Construction: Modern Construction Scale: 25-1/2 in. Neck Meat:     Shaft Wood: 3A Birdseye Maple     Fretboard Wood: Ebony (Black)     Unique Choice...

How would a roasted maple neck with vintage gloss look?  Can't find any examples.  I would order it roasted maple, vintage gloss, ebony (black) fretboard.  Would that work?

This was my first thought.  I like to do some crazy whammy stuff once in a while, and it's likely that without a locking nut, strings would/could pop out.  And, I grew up on Floyd's, using the tools, etc.  Love the fine tuners on the bridge.  Rarely break strings.  So it's not an issue for me...

THE NECK So, here is what I came up with for the neck.  Remember it's getting a black FR trem: Style: Stratocaster® Construction: Modern Construction Scale: 25-1/2 in. Neck Wood:     Neck Meat™: Maple     Fretboard Wood: Ebony (Black)     Unique Choice Fretboard: FBXXXX Right/Left: Right...