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Blazer

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I finished building an Explorer
« on: May 16, 2008, 05:59:07 PM »
And here it is.






It has a Body made of burled maple with a mid section of walnut. The offset midsection was done intentionally.
My inspiration came from the Ibanez Destroyer, with one pickup covered and the other open. The pickups are a GFS Classic at the neck and an Ibanez V8 at the bridge. It sounds brutal, clearly the rock monster I intended it to become. It sounds tighter than my Les Paul but they're on equal terms when it comes to sheer grind.

I can't wait to bring this one to the next rehearsal.
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 06:41:25 PM »
Very nice! what did your use to finish it?
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 04:37:21 AM »
Nice i like the off set mid section.
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 11:34:28 AM »
Nice Blazer! Very nice job!
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 08:21:19 PM »
love the burled maple, it looks great in trans cherry.
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2008, 09:24:18 PM »
Although I've never been a fan of the Explorer shape, your work looks great. That offset works very well the way it flares out at the bottom.
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2008, 05:58:29 AM »
 Very cool .................................. but it has to many strings  ;D
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2008, 09:10:58 AM »
Nice work!!!
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2008, 05:48:16 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on May 18, 2008, 05:58:29 AM
Very cool .................................. but it has to many strings  ;D

Naaah, not compared to THIS...



If anything, mine is much more descrete than most of the so called "ERB's" (or as I call them "Aircraft carriers")  8)
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Re: I finished building an Explorer
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2008, 10:45:15 AM »
Boutiqulorer. Me mucho like!
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