Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
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Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
As many saw on facebook I was trying to sell my epiphone pierced SG and well pretty much got slaughtered for saying it was in very good condition. Most of the idiots who posted didn't know it came beat up new (wankers)
So any way realising I had zero chance of selling it after the attack I decided to go all steve austin on it and rebuild it bigger stronger better. Seeing all the V's popping up here lately I though i'd better claim back my title of king of the V's....so now I have 4 of them for the win
Body wood is mahogany top basswood bottom pancaked body covered with black tolex (I am so over painting guitars at the moment it is so much easy just covering them hahaha). Pick ups I think are dimarzio breed set....the neck one is FANTASTIC, fat but "glassy" as well. Shaved the neck down because was a baseball bat and will most likely scallop it later as well
So any way realising I had zero chance of selling it after the attack I decided to go all steve austin on it and rebuild it bigger stronger better. Seeing all the V's popping up here lately I though i'd better claim back my title of king of the V's....so now I have 4 of them for the win
Body wood is mahogany top basswood bottom pancaked body covered with black tolex (I am so over painting guitars at the moment it is so much easy just covering them hahaha). Pick ups I think are dimarzio breed set....the neck one is FANTASTIC, fat but "glassy" as well. Shaved the neck down because was a baseball bat and will most likely scallop it later as well
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Re: Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
That's one hell of a transformation.
Tolex.... jeez, it'll be possum fur next.
Come to think of it
Loves a dead Possum I does.
Tolex.... jeez, it'll be possum fur next.
Come to think of it
Loves a dead Possum I does.
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Re: Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
Is it an optical illusion or are the bridge and pups and neck mounting on the piss?
Wouldn't it have been easier to fill in the hole in the SG and sell it?
All that said, looks like a fun beater.
Wouldn't it have been easier to fill in the hole in the SG and sell it?
All that said, looks like a fun beater.
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JHorner wrote:Is it an optical illusion or are the bridge and pups and neck mounting on the piss?
Yeah they are a little (not as bad as the photo looks though)..I routed for the original pick ups and when I decided to put these in found they are quite a bit wider than the stock ones so the bridge one won't go into the rout properly.....will be fixing when I take the neck off to scallop
Wouldn't it have been easier to fill in the hole in the SG and sell it?
no given it is only worth $80 - $100 and the amount of work involved (the X isn't just a cutout, the edges are shredded to hell to look "bad ass" so filling is a major job for little return....oh and I wanted another V
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Re: Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
Why not another another?willow13 wrote:oh and I wanted another V
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 306498.htm
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How about this one? http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 656122.htm Sharply priced and right up your alley......
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Oooh! That one's both unique and very rare.kdawg2a wrote:How about this one? http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 656122.htm Sharply priced and right up your alley......
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love to know how he came up with that pricekdawg2a wrote:How about this one? http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 656122.htm Sharply priced and right up your alley......
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I think 4 is enough .... that is on the watchlist thoughJHorner wrote:Why not another another?willow13 wrote:oh and I wanted another V
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 306498.htm
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Are you guys crazy!!!! Willow could make 8 guitars with 150 bucks!!!!JHorner wrote:Why not another another?willow13 wrote:oh and I wanted another V
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 306498.htm
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I am frugal .... although its not all by choiceAiRdAd wrote:
Are you guys crazy!!!! Willow could make 8 guitars with 150 bucks!!!!
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Is it just me, or are there a couple of extra holes in that body that don't need to be there?AiRdAd wrote:Are you guys crazy!!!! Willow could make 8 guitars with 150 bucks!!!!JHorner wrote:Why not another another?willow13 wrote:oh and I wanted another V
http://www.trademe.co.nz/music-instrume ... 306498.htm
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Re: Transformer and I don't mean bumblebee
HA! Love the tolex!
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