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anyone up to an RD build?
« on: April 17, 2012, 09:05:55 AM »
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 11:52:02 AM »
If someone here buys it, I have a NOS Gibson headstock overlay (not drilled for tuning posts).
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 12:29:24 PM »
Maho wings were indeed never available outside of prototypes, interesting.
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 12:46:02 PM »
I noticed Greatdealz also got the 6 way rotary switch available, aren't many of you looking for those?
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2012, 02:07:08 PM »
The only problem I see is it does not look like mahogany. Look close at the grain, its not an open grain like mahogany.

Uwe has that extra board & pickups his luthier certainly could make a mahogany bird from this.
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2012, 02:07:54 PM »
looking close at it, it actually looks more like Walnut
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2012, 06:51:23 PM »
Quote from: Barklessdog on April 17, 2012, 02:07:08 PM
The only problem I see is it does not look like mahogany. Look close at the grain, its not an open grain like mahogany.

Uwe has that extra board & pickups his luthier certainly could make a mahogany bird from this.

Quote from: Barklessdog on April 17, 2012, 02:07:54 PM
looking close at it, it actually looks more like Walnut

Those wings are open grain, and besides, walnut is open grain too.

It's not the more familiar flatsawn mahogany pattern, but it could very well be. Hard to say since the colors vary from one pic to another. Walnut usually darkens more than that naturally.
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2012, 09:19:27 AM »
That is super cool! Somebody here please buy it. Thanks.  ;)
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2012, 02:36:03 PM »
Scratchplate is for a guitar...

It would be interesting to build one with a single pup a-la T'Bird II - nice clean (ish) body to work with...

I'm still two projects behind and no funds, so...
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2012, 04:05:27 PM »
I certainly wouldn't put the original electronics in. And if you want to go active at all, I think I'd go for the EBMM Stingray electronics and pup or some Seymour Duncan replacement set. One Stingray bucker in the sweet spot and off you go. 
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2012, 04:17:52 PM »
A pair of Thunderbuckers would go nicely in that.
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2012, 05:15:12 PM »
i'mma thimpkin one Cataldo Thunderbuckero inna sweet spoto kinda in yer face hoto would do the tricko.

who says my spanish isn't coming along nicely!!!
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 06:51:25 PM »
I must divert my eyes........ :rolleyes:  I'm still in over my head.  It could be a fun one, but I just can't........
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Re: anyone up to an RD build?
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2012, 02:05:51 PM »
Cheaper than that '63 Jazz...  :vader:

Mind you, what about the Billy, Bill...? ;D
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