Just out of interest, what was behind the reason you didn't paint it yourself? You're a very competent painter, was it just a lack of time? Or did this guitar need special attention to the paint job?
before you actually purchased the guitar had you planned out everything that you wanted to do to the guitar? Or did it take a while to make a decision?
When I got it, and that was a number of years back, I knew I wanted to restore it. Adrian and I discussed Cardinal Red and he mixed up some testers and we agreed. I didn’t have time at that point (not that I have more now!) and he was keen to work on it. He did such a great job.
But the move to route the bridge pickup size larger to fit that full size bucker was a recent thing. The guitar was never going to be a $15k original FB and I loved it so much it was obvious...make it sound great and play it live at every opportunity. Thats the plan!
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
Looks cool and I'm sure it sounds great, though I remember playing this guitar at a gearfest and thinking the pickups were about perfect. Suspect my ears aren't as good as yours though.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
It's a FB III, not a IV as I had typed *embarrassed*
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
mike wrote:When you said balanced Grant, did you mean lighter front/neck weight, or pickups?
Actually, very much both. The guitar sits to the right quite a bit and fret access is very much like a Les Paul.
And the mix of the old Gibson split pole Pat No., and the Shaw is perfect.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
I've never managed to gel with Firebirds, as cool as I think they look (like this one!) and sound, but perhaps I've not played the right ones. I always feel like I'm playing a coffee table.