Finally underway

[Wyliee]

I've had some of the parts for this build for a long time.  This is the first Floyd equipped guitar I've ever done.  It also has the most bling.  Finally got the build started this weekend.  Still needs a setup and drill for the pickup mounting rings.  I wanted to make sure they lined up as good as possible before drilling.

Mahogany/figured Koa body
Rio Grande Crunchbox & Punchbox out of my strat
White korina/Brazilian Rosewood with MOP inlay neck

 

[blue313]

Wow, thats a gorgeous top!  :headbang:

Its a shredder with class, I like it.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

That top looks like molten gold.  Yowsers...  Beautiful piece there.
Patrick

 

[Caisa]

Nice!

Can you give us a pic from the back of the white Korina neck?
How does the Korina Mahogany combo sound like?

 

[Tempest]

Wow!    Love that Koa!  A shame you had to ruin it with that ugly hunk of metal though....

Fernando should flip when he sees this.

 

[rockskate4x]

that's the best koa I've ever seen!!! awesome build, man!!!

 

[Unwound G]

Eric, it looks fantastic.

I like the control knob placements...........pure ergonomics on a Floyd Rose equiped guitar.

 

[erogenousjones17]

That's stunning. One of the nicest I've seen, despite the Floyd and the gold hardware, which actually work here. Fantastic.

 

[Nando Vallart]

That Koa top


Amazing!

 

[m4rk0]

Fantastic!

 

[rounce55]

I like the way the controls are set up.

 

[Tonar8352]

Beautiful!

 

[Wyliee]

Here's the back.

I really like the mahogany/white korina/Brazilian rosewood combo.  It mellows out the overwound pickups a bit and seems to have a bit more bite than a mahogany/mahogany combo might have.

 

[DangerousR6]

Very nice, that korina fits well with the mahogany...Purdy bitchin'.. :icon_thumright:

That top is the cat's ass of flame koa too!!!

 

[DocNrock]

Not bad for a bass player  :icon_biggrin:

Seriously, that rocks!

 

[Juanito Burrito]

When ya' gonna' bring that one in for us to try out?!?

 

[Nando Vallart]

Here's the back.

That's a really important shot is very important on my land :laughing7:

 

[dmraco]

real beauty....figured KOA rocks.  Was that Tru-oiled??