A Korina Meadowhawk Build

[superjudge]

I ordered a Korina Meadowhawk body from the showcase when they dropped, and then a little later ordered a custom Wenge/Ebony neck for it. While waiting for the neck to arrive I started the TruOil process on the body and ordered the hardware. The neck arrived the other day so I figured I would share my progress with anyone that’s interested. I will keep the neck raw and burnish it at some point.

The tuners will be Gotoh Magnum Locking to go with a Gotoh EV510TS-LS Trem. I normally prefer a Vegatrem, but wanted to try this Gotoh Trem out.

I have a Railhammer Kyle Shutt Humcutter for the neck and the Bob Balch Humbucker for the bridge (Maybe I should call this the StonerHawk?). Think I’m gonna go with a PTB Wiring setup, as I just wired up a PTB for an older Strat build and really like it. Somehow makes more sense to me than usual tone pot wirings.

Normally I am just a lurker and a liker on this forum and this is the first time posting any work of my own. Please be gentle.

 

[ruscio]

All the components look fantastic, thanks for sharing them here and I can't wait to see how it turns out! Looks great in the final pic.

 

[Hodgo]

Wow! Nice combo of woods and hardware there. I love it.

 

[superjudge]

All the components look fantastic, thanks for sharing them here and I can't wait to see how it turns out! Looks great in the final pic.

Thank you ruscio.

 

[superjudge]

Wow! Nice combo of woods and hardware there. I love it.

Thank you Hodgo.

 

[rockandroller]

Looking majestic already! Love that Limba, and the pickup rings are a nice touch...

 

[superjudge]

Looking majestic already! Love that Limba, and the pickup rings are a nice touch...

Thanks rockandroller

 

[rauchman]

Wow, that black korina has some beautiful wood grain to it. Looks to be a great setup.

Curious on the pups. Are those Railhammers, and if so, which ones, and why those? I'm considering their pups for a build.

 

[superjudge]

Wow, that black korina has some beautiful wood grain to it. Looks to be a great setup.

Curious on the pups. Are those Railhammers, and if so, which ones, and why those? I'm considering their pups for a build.

Yes they are Railhammers. It is the Kyle Shutt (the Sword) humcutter in the neck and the Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) humbucker for the bridge. I am a big fan of stoner rock and wanted to put something together to reflect that, but also wanted something a little different. When I stumbled onto the Railhammer site and saw they had the Bob Balch humbucker I figured that was a great place to start, as Fu Manchu is one of my favorite bands. I could have gone with their Bob Balch neck humbucker as well, but I wanted to see what the Railhammer humcutter was all about. I like the early Sword albums so I decided the Kyle Shutt was perfect for the neck.