Flame Topped Koa Soloist - Quarantine

[nexrex]

This finally arrived after spending 2 days at Melbourne airport in the possession of Australian Quarantine. I'll get some pics up tonight but here's the specs:

Body:
Carved Top Standard Soloist
Koa on Mahogany, Rear Rout
Pickup Rout: 2 Humbucker
Bridge: Recessed Wilkinson Tremolo
Neck Pocket: Strat® with 720 Mod
Top Finish: Clear Gloss
Back Finish:Black Gloss (slight over burst)

Neck:
Warmoth Warhead Pro Angled
Koa peg head veneer
Black back with clear gloss face
Mahogany, Ziricote Fretboard
1 11/16" Nut Width
59 roundback
SS6105 Stainless Steel Frets
10-16" Compound Radius
Mother Of Pearl Dots Inlay GraphTech Black TUSQ XL

Electronics will be 1 tone / 1 vol with an SD Dimebucker neck and SD 59 bridge PUP
The rest is all gold Gotoh hardware, with a GraphTech Acousti-Phonic piezo installed.

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=14482.msg205951#msg205951

 

[swarfrat]

Oh wow, the thought of carved top koa/mahogany soloists reproducing like wildfire in the countryside is actually kinda appealing. Maybe i should buy a pair and turn em loose in my backyard.

 

[crash]

Can't wait to see pics of this.  Get some close ups of the zircote fingerboard.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Did this ever get completed?

 

[nexrex]

Its still a work in progress. I have all the parts. Hoping to get some time soon to get this finished.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

We need pics.  :icon_thumright:

 

[nexrex]

OK, I will try to get some  in the next days.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[nexrex]

I will finally be starting work on this. Should have some pics by this weekend. Apologies for the delays.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[nexrex]

Here's some pics to keep the naysayers happy. :icon_biggrin: Electronics will be going in next week  :icon_thumright:

 

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Yummie  :blob7:
Love the Ziricote fretboards  :icon_thumright:  I got one on my 'Flame' Strat.

What was the Quarantine all about ? ....  It's not a horse  :laughing7:
(I'm in Sydney never had a prob)

BTW I had the 2nd (by a whisker) in the Melb Cup ..... can by another body & bits now :icon_biggrin:
Could have bought 4 bodies & 4 necks if it had won .........
I've got those 2 pups in my V using SD triple shots & I can tell you they sound absolutely great together  :icon_thumright:
:rock-on:

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Very nice!!!!

 

[nexrex]

What was the Quarantine all about ? ....  It's not a horse  :laughing7:
(I'm in Sydney never had a prob)

Not sure what the deal was. All I know is that my UPS tracking page told me it was seized by customs for some type of quarantine violation. I think maybe it had to do with the cost that was declared. Talk about freaking out. Those 2 days I was a ball of stress, thinking of some guys cutting up or drilling holes in my new axe.  ???

Didn't put a bet on the cup, but did come out up by $50 on Derby day.

 

[DangerousR6]

The body and fretboard are absolutely stunning, but I'm just not feeling the WH headstock with the soloist body..

But hey, that's just the way I am... :dontknow:

 

[nexrex]

The body and fretboard are absolutely stunning, but I'm just not feeling the WH headstock with the soloist body..

But hey, that's just the way I am... :dontknow:

"Each man unto his own".  :icon_biggrin: I think it looks brilliant, and because its angled, I dont need any type of string tees.

 

[greywolf]

Love the Koa /Mahogony .. have it on my G4 bass .  Gorgeous combo , enjoy!

 

[Death by Uberschall]

The body and fretboard are absolutely stunning, but I'm just not feeling the WH headstock with the soloist body..

But hey, that's just the way I am... :dontknow:

Reversed WH would be cool.  :icon_thumright:

 

[DangerousR6]

The body and fretboard are absolutely stunning, but I'm just not feeling the WH headstock with the soloist body..

But hey, that's just the way I am... :dontknow:

Reversed WH would be cool.  :icon_thumright:

Don't encourage him.... :doh:

 

[nexrex]

The body and fretboard are absolutely stunning, but I'm just not feeling the WH headstock with the soloist body..

But hey, that's just the way I am... :dontknow:

Reversed WH would be cool.  :icon_thumright:

Don't encourage him.... :doh:

:laughing7:  :doh:

 

[stubhead]

SD Dimebucker neck and SD 59 bridge PUP

Isn't this backwards?  The Dimebucker is Seymour Duncan's (ahem) "borrowing" from the Lawrence L500XL, and that ain't a neck-position PU.

 

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SD Dimebucker neck and SD 59 bridge PUP

Isn't this backwards?  The Dimebucker is Seymour Duncan's (ahem) "borrowing" from the Lawrence L500XL, and that ain't a neck-position PU.

Good catch  :icon_thumright:

I have these two pups in my V
But ... Your spot on about the Dimebucker, it only comes in Bridge posy.
Thats where I've got mine, they do sound great together thou.

Hope thats just a type error.  :tard: