Braveheart's Battleaxe

[Chris of Arabia]

OK, I guess you've waited long enough - not my best set of pics, but I'm sure you won't mind.








Some details: An LP mahogany body  with a maple top and a 'crushed steel' finish. The bridge/tailpiece and tuners are Gotoh 501, the pickups are a Seymour Duncan Alt8 at the bridge and Jazz at the neck (both tapped with push/push tone pots). The neck is a 24.75" wenge '59 profile with a 10" radius Ipe fingerboard which is fitted with SS6100 frets.

 

[jimh]

Hell Yeah.  :headbang:

That's all I have to say..........

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Fwahhh!!!!

Awesome shiz man!


That guitar looks like a sexy rock beast.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Just like me then...  :tard:

 

[Xplorervoodoo]

Wow....


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I'm not worthy.

 

[DangerousR6]

"they may take our amps, but they'll nevar take our LP's" (said in a scottish accent)........Dude that is smoking hot.....

BTW, how  did the "Braveheart" come about for this axe...... oh, and what's the fretboard wood? Looks like ipe, can't really tell for sure...:icon_scratch:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

How much did that cost?

 

[ByteFrenzy]

oh, and what's the fretboard wood? Looks like ipe, can't really tell for sure...:icon_scratch:

Hey Dangerous, you gotta read the text as well, not just look at the pretty pics...  :toothy12:

The neck is a 24.75" wenge '59 profile with a 10" radius Ipe fingerboard which is fitted with SS6100 frets.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

BTW, how  did the "Braveheart" come about for this axe......

That was Gregg's doing - Braveheart thread

As for the cost, I'm not exactly sure, but the body was around $800.00 and the neck was around $540.00, plus all the extras. I'm guessing it came in around $2,000.00 by the time shipping to Saudi was factored in.

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

As for the cost, I'm not exactly sure, but the body was around $800.00 and the neck was around $540.00, plus all the extras. I'm guessing it came in around $2,000.00 by the time shipping to Saudi was factored in.

What 'Extras' costed about $500- 400?

 

[Kostas]

The guitar looks unique for sure but I was expecting binding or trapezoids or both! Congratulations though for building a different looking guitar, the headstock looks amazing :icon_thumright:  I'm curious how that body looks from close.

Can you achieve low action with the tune o matic and 10'' inch radius? That's exactly what I want for my LP although with SS6105 frets.
I dig the push/push knobs, I prefer them from push/pull. You have a link of the store you bought em?

 

[Chris of Arabia]

Well I've not played it much yet, but I don't tend to go for an ultra-low set up anyway. So far it seems to work fine. The TOM should have a radius of around 12", finger board is 10" - playing it, you'd struggle to notice the difference.

The push/push pots came from Warmoth along with everything else. As far as costs are concerned - I'll have to check, but shipping to KSA is damned expensive.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

What 'Extras' costed about $500- 400?

Pick-ups, bridge/tailpiece, tuners, pots, strap buttons, screening, headstock logo, knobs, wiring, orange drops, shipping - it all adds up. I'll find the paperwork later.

 

[GoDrex]

wow I'm surprised at how cool that thing is - I didn't really care for the body when I first saw it, but I'm not really good at imagining the finished guitar. So this is much better looking than I expected. Just amazing. :icon_thumright:

 

[Nando Vallart]

To conquer the world!!! :evil4:

 

[Lucky #7]

I was worried like I was with the Dark Knight that after all the hype the end result might be disappointing, but as with the Dark Knight the end result is nothing short of spectacular. :headbang:

 

[jackthehack]

Great build!  ccasion14: That looks so much better than the Showcase pictures led me to think it would look...

 

[m4rk0]

Spectacular indeed! well worth the wait

 

[dbw]

As usual, both your guitar and your photography are great!

 

[DocNrock]

wow I'm surprised at how cool that thing is - I didn't really care for the body when I first saw it, but I'm not really good at imagining the finished guitar. So this is much better looking than I expected. Just amazing. :icon_thumright:

I feel the same way.  The more I look at it, the more I like it.