Amp parts are on order (thanks again Valvestorm!) and C.M. PT.
I received his axe last night and plugged into my rig to see if it was in the ballpark. a short review:
guitar looks decent actually. certainly not accurate but it has the vibe and for under a grand, it actually plays killer!
tone - it has the general mid and high voicing but is similar to a Pod trying to be a Plexi. bottom end was slack, muted, no articulation, and had no balls. I was worried that the basswood was contributing and it was a lost cause. I tore into the electronics. couple odd notable finding: crappy 250k pot, not EVH pots. pup wasnt F spaced which is weird since its not slanted. it was mounted to the body so thats cool. surprised that if Ed had any input on this, why he'd drop a 250k pot in there and not put a trem spaced pup if its not slanted.
I swapped the pot for a hotter 500k pot (actual 550k) and an SH-11 custom custom i had lying around.
plugged back in and holy $hit - night and day difference. the guitar has all the goods and will certainly couple well with the amp he'll get. he already has a slave rig, 2 cabs, RV7, Neunaber Wet, and the goods up front. He'll add a #1 EP pre and hopefully wet his pants when he plugs in...
Build details to follow.
