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Definitely a most attractive piece. And only $175. Hmm... could buy it without frets, grain fill the hell out of it, recut the slots to fret it, shoot some lacquer on it at the same time as the rest of the neck, and viola! Wenge without the Grand Canyon grain feature.
 
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I'm pretty sure the reward to number of amazing tops/finishes per body shape in the showcase has to go the the VIP's. Some awesome bodies currently in the showcase.
 
Bagman67 said:
Seems like a good candidate for an epoxy grain fill, don't it?
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It would probably be more durable than grain filler. Wouldn't need a finish, either.
 
This guy is just staring at me.  Nothing crazy, just alder on alder with vintage tint and a black binding.  But it speaks to me.  Another candidate for an all black treatment, if you ask me.

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At first I thought it was bit pricey for an Alder body, but then I thought since it's already bound and finished, that's like getting a high-end Warmoth Alder body for less than $100. At that it seems more than reasonably priced. You'd be foolish not to buy it. I'm surprised we're not seeing "Just Out of the Box" pictures. Whaddaya waiting for? Somebody else to snatch it out from under you?

And no, I'm not that bad influence your mother warned you about. I'm just the voice of reason looking out for your best interests  :laughing7:
 
Cagey said:
At first I thought it was bit pricey for an Alder body, but then I thought since it's already bound and finished, that's like getting a high-end Warmoth Alder body for less than $100. At that it seems more than reasonably priced. You'd be foolish not to buy it. I'm surprised we're not seeing "Just Out of the Box" pictures. Whaddaya waiting for? Somebody else to snatch it out from under you?

And no, I'm not that bad influence your mother warned you about. I'm just the voice of reason looking out for your best interests  :laughing7:
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Heh, I already have one in the works, but you never know what I might do.  I like it.  A lot.  Paired it up with a mad ebony neck...  Hm...  Yes, maybe I am waiting for someone to buy it before I can.  As long as it's in the showcase, it's dangerous.

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If you're gonna do black, do black. Put a jet black Ebony fretboard over roasted Maple neck meat on that bad boy and call it a love story. Be so sexy you'll wanna sleep with it. I can't believe you're just letting this coast like that. If somebody buys that before you do, you're gonna be sooo sorry. And I don't wanna hear any cryin' about it. I warned you.
 
You are an evil person, no matter what you say.  There is an RM/black ebony neck in the showcase, with MOP.  Dang.  I was thinking no inlays, but, dang.

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ghotiphry said:
You are an evil person, no matter what you say.  There is an RM/black ebony neck in the showcase, with MOP.  Dang.  I was thinking no inlays, but, dang.

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Psssst... this is your conscience speaking. Go ahead and do it. You won't have any regrets.
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That neck you mated up with the body really looks great with it. You have a good eye.
 
Dang it, I actually have an RM/black ebony neck not mated to a body at home.  Very similar, right down to the MOP.  I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
 
Sometimes when something trips my trigger like that, I'll just buy it and stash it in the Planning Purgatory Closet of Dreams. It can be tough to collect up all the pieces and parts for something all at once, and you may not have a final design but you know it needs to include some special part you just saw, so you nickel-dime it over time until a favorable combination of parts/time meld together and you give birth to a shiny new project to procrastinate over while you play with your mental blocks.
 
Dang it, anyway.  I keep trying to turn my back on this one.  The ebony wasn't quite doing it for me, but I started to play...

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Don't get me wrong -  it's not bad. But, even though the neck more or less matches the body, the black binding on the body makes the neck look incomplete. That didn't happen with the Ebony 'board because it was a continuation of the black. Then, the black body binding, neck inlays and pickups make the chrome hardware look like an aberration. Overall, it's developing that "partscaster" look instead of a coherent design.
 
Ebony definitely works better.  The thing seems to me to want some contrast.  The amber body plus roasted maple fingerboard is too much of the same thing, coupled with a risk of being not quite matching. 

Perhaps one might try a black-bound roasted maple neck with black block inlays to give the eye some relief from the unremitting light-brown-ness.
 
Bagman67 said:
Perhaps one might try a black-bound roasted maple neck with black block inlays to give the eye some relief from the unremitting light-brown-ness.
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I can see that working well.
 
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