About to nail the early tone!

badtoneno · Post by **badtoneno** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:06 pm

DivebombInc wrote:Hey, don't change the subject!
Only kidding!
Yes, they fit Original Floyds and most Licensed that I've run across.

Do they tame the high end down a bit- I have a superstrat that is a bit bright in the top end?

St August · Post by **St August** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:10 pm

T.J.Fuller wrote:
DivebombInc wrote:This is the Destroyer I make.

I can make the neck out of whatever you want and bolt on too. This one in the pic is set.
The key to building a good EVH replica is to do it in the order that Ed did it. If you want a red Franky you have to start with a good black and white one. If you want a Shark you have to start with a good Destroyer (clone hopefully).
Dude..........this is bad ass...seriously

I was asking about the neck because I was going to cut my own body.

but, that is art!

I'll PM ya this evening

Even tho thats a Explorer not a Destroyer right?

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:59 am

No, that guitar is made from a template made from a 78 Destroyer.

The block will fatten up the tone a bit.

St August · Post by **St August** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:52 pm

Same thing

IloveMyMarshall · Post by **IloveMyMarshall** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:45 am

[quote="DivebombInc"]No, that guitar is made from a template made from a 78 Destroyer.

The block will fatten up the tone a bit.[/quote

Hey Kyle do you have any brass blocks ( FR) at the shop fer sale??

Thxs
TONE

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:10 am

Yup, just tell me what size. I have 37mm and 42mm.

IloveMyMarshall · Post by **IloveMyMarshall** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 1:07 pm

DivebombInc wrote:Yup, just tell me what size. I have 37mm and 42mm.

Awesome!!!

thanks man!
TONE

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:14 am

I'm going to make the brass nut now and string this bad boy up! I'll be playin' it today!

Tone Slinger · Post by **Tone Slinger** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:21 am

I bet it will sound amazing !

rockstah · Post by **rockstah** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:22 am

how much do these guitars go for? looks great.

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:29 pm

I hope you win that bet Tone Slinger!
rockstah - I can't sell it with the stripes, only black, and I'd have to leave the leave the ball on the headstock a little squared off so I didn't break any trademarks/coprights. Not something hard for you to modify. This particular setup would run $999 painted black. That's a 2-piece Swamp Ash Body, Flamed Curly Maple/Maple Neck with "unfinished ball", Custom 78 pup and Vintage RI Tremolo. I also used a Gibson 500k Volume Pot in this one.
Here's the brass nut. I just remembered I had 2 broken nut files, adn I ordered more a few days ago so hopefully they'll be here today. This baby is almost ready for strings!

The brass nut is intentionally narrow just like you can see in this pic of the original.

I've actually modified this headstock template that I worked from and it's closer to Ed's now.

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:39 pm

looks pretty close is it a match?

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:46 pm

Well, my new template is I think. The one I have on it right now is off a bit at the low E tuner.

DivebombInc · Post by **DivebombInc** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:17 pm

I have to slot the nut and I'll be playing it after that, but I couldn't resist showing off a few pics.

2-piece Swamp Ash Body
Flamed Curly Maple/Maple Neck
Schaller M6 Mini Tuners
62 RI Fender Tremolo
Seymour Duncan Custom Shop 78 Pup
Pickguard cut out with scissors and edges smoothed with soldering iron.
Gibson 500k Volume Pot
Blah... blah... blah...

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:39 pm

& cigarette burn too!