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What I was thinking was that I would make the guitar look as close as possible to the real one and for some reason I got it in my mind that the trem was a Floyd. Anyway the trem is coming in next week and it's black like the rest of the hardware. I can put an AZG on the back of the headstock and sig...

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Just got word yesterday that the trem is on the way. In the mean time I'm having a Jackson logo made for the headstock. Today I'm putting the black base coat on and will be taking photos of this operation to post here.

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W O W ! SMASHINGLY COOL !

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Shramiac - Yeah, I'm still waiting for the Floyd Trem to get here so I can use it for the correct dimensions.
It's been on order for a couple of months now.

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New photos . . . .

White base coat:

Pink finish coat with first couple of clear coats:

Next is wet sanding the clear and applying 2 more coats of clear.
Then more wet sanding and polishing.

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Aw Damn! You found me out . . . .

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Sorry to say that the Bass was never made. It was supposed to be order only but somebody screwed the whole thing up.
I wonder who it was?

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Airlines Final Ruling . . . . http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/final_ruling_for_air_travel_with_musical_instruments?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MusicWorld+March+2015+Affiliates&utm_content=MusicWorld+March+2015+Affiliates+Version+B+CID_6ee456a5fa9ca6ed40505f4bc5a7a8e2&utm_source=Email+marketing+softw...

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My first price suggestion was 4K - 5K but Vinnie had $$$ in his mind. Final pricing was all VV.
If by some miracle he actually sells any of them, needless to say that I know I will never see any of it.

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Things are moving along here and here's a shot showing
the first coats of primer on Wolfi's RR.

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I will definitely keep the ball rolling here. I'm just about ready, in fact tomorrow, I'll be spraying the
first coat/s of primer on the guitar which will tell me how much more surface prep I'll be doing. I'l be
taking photos too and posting them here.

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Thanks Mickey. And remember too the big guitar companies now build almost everything if not all of the guitar parts by computer machinery. I'm quite a bit more old style in my building. Hand made if you will. It's more of an artistic endeavor and the spirit of the builder is that extra guitar part t...

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Actually Vic I kind of enjoy doing this as it's the last step before priming and painting. It's only really Mahogany with such an open grain that requires this step. This water based filler is much easier to work with and is much better than an oil based variety that I used to use. This grain filler...

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Get'in my hands dirty and dust up my nose . . .

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I'm back! However a little behind schedule. Here is a new photo of the Grain Fill operation. I did this yesterday and let it dry overnight and will be sanding it down today, March 12 in my world. All of the Mahogany has been coated and I'll post a shot of it again after sanding. Next up then is prim...

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Hi Vic,
I didn't know if it would work straightaway so I checked it and all you need to do is
copy paste to your browser and it works fine. After you watch it let me know if it's
something that is not compatible with the forum here and I won't post any more
off topic stuff.
Thanks,
T.

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I really like this guy. This one's my Favorite.

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And, another . . . .

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Dr.Viossy playing Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in C#m n° 14 "Moonlight" - 3rd movement. Arranged for electric guitars. Metal version of course! \m/
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Just found TJ's post on facebook this morning.
Pretty amazing, Fastest Guitarist sets speed record.
1300 beats per minute.

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I've been real busy lately and will find those pics and repost at the earliest possible moment.
Keep watching . . . .

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A bit more progress for Wolfi today . . .

Been milling out cavities on the RR. A little bit more to go on the backside and I'll be prepping for paint.
I did get the tone cavity milled out too but I took the photo before hand.

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Dino . . . . Finally got a photo of the PEAR Scorpion that I mentioned in a post a while back. You were saying that your daughter liked my green 80's style strat that I had re-primed to turn it into a different look. So I proposed that I could repaint the "Scorp" in the green that she liked. The bod...

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I was thinking about the MahogaMaple Model for another guitar. Maybe with all gold hardware too.
Also with gold fret wire and gold Mother of Pearl inlays. Kind of like Vinnie #4 at 2011 NAMM.

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Just Thinking. The Wolfi photos above that show the Mahogany with Maple neck and headstock Would make a very cool guitar.
Could call it the MahogaMaple Model.

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Regarding the inlays, this particular guitar had the standard Shark Fins. The next photo shows the Fret Board being glued/clamped to the neck blank. http://i.imgur.com/SmzHMWt.png This view is showing me checking the radii at fret 1 on the neck after final carving. http://i.imgur.com/6jlfdJs.png Nex...

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Starting to work-in details on bottom wing: http://i.imgur.com/ciRTlUG.jpg Routing the inlay cavities: http://i.imgur.com/NJgh1AJ.png Inlays glued in and ready for shaping the finger board radius: http://i.imgur.com/3brguBe.png Working in the FB radius with my 18" radius caul: http://i.imgur.com/KbW...

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Searching for photos and will post them as I find them in my files. I'd like to keep them in order as well so be patient. Starting with the fretboard layout and materials: http://i.imgur.com/jHCSHmz.png Planed Mahogany with body templates: http://i.imgur.com/fRhO5Xo.jpg Rough parts assembly: http://...

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A bit more on the Turbotune String Winder. My partner, Dave Jeffrey, country Western Bass Player extraordinaire, came up with the idea when he was about 12 years old. I met him when I opened my first shop in Pleasanton, CA. He came in one day and showed me his idea and asked me if he could do some w...

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We're actually in the High Desert at about 3,600 ft. We've had the property here since 2005 and been here full time since 2007. We usually get about 1" to 2" this time of year except last year that got none. I guess Old man Winter got pissed off this year and gave us 4" to 6" inches. Snowed all day ...

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Got a surprise this morning. Up to 3" and still falling . . . .

Look'in West:

Look'in East:

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Hi guys, This December has been good to me for a change and have made gobs of cash which is on it's way to AZGuitars. Therefore I'm calling January 2015 Guitar Month so things will be jumping around here and I can do my darnest to get some instruments done. I can also pay a few bills along the way. ...

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I'm still laughing . . . .

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Here's a new vid that I just discovered.
I saw it yesterday and I'm still laughing now.
Stuff like this helps me work!

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The Skull has Risen . . . .

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Hi Iceman,
This one is a custom order for a family friend. It's for his daughter at Christmas.
I can build another one but I'm getting backlogged on orders at the moment.
Glad you like it.
T.

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Maybe you could contact them and ask them that same question. I've got unlimited long distance maybe I could give them a try. You've got me curious now. Are those necks bolt on or through? By the way, as you'll see when I post the Scorpion pics, I also changed the shape of the head stocks a bit. I'l...

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Hi 1031 / doublev, I definitely used the Carvin dimensions on all 5 guitars. Started using it too for some of my own stuff. I've used replacement necks over the years from Warmouth as well and several from StewMac too. I changed the dot inlays on the StewMac necks by milling out the inlays on my mil...

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Regarding the Mini-Vinnie his reaction was just silence. He may have said something too like "I don't think so" and that was about it.

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I hadn't planned on building any Mini-Vinnies but I would make some ST-V's if it were worth my while. I do still have the prototype. It has a few little features that I'd like to modify some time when I get some free time.

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I don't remember whether or not I've shown this photo before on the forum but I built this one during the construction of the original Vinnie VVV in 1992. It's a stereo guitar with pickup switching that allows 48 different tone combinations. http://i.imgur.com/fDLNZjp.png So while I was working with...

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That's pretty neat. Almost sounds like a normal bass but just a bit different. Must be fun, as he said, to show up at a gig with one of these.

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When I was still California I was thinking about building a Baritone guitar. I guess I just transferred the idea to the Uke. I got the Uke idea from a surfer dude that was camping at my shop for a while. He was from New Zealand and was working on some new performance enhancement concepts for surfboa...

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No it isn't, it's actually a Ukelele with a baritone scale. Same size and shape as my Mini guitars. It's still in progress but I may post some pics after I add some binding on the body. No Floyd on this one.

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Yeah, I don't think I did that on the original skull. This time it just seemed like the thing to do. I had started to think about it then while showing to my wife, she said the the same thing. Ergo, more teeth. The original didn't have a gold tooth either. Part of the concept too is to not do any po...

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Base coat on . . . .

Gold Pearl Over Coat . . . .

Black'n'Copper Details

GrrrArrgh . . . .

Head Stock . . . .

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Dear Mr. Metatron,
I'm working on a new Ukelele that's going far beyond the norm as Uke's go. I have a buyer for it already and I need to get'er done this year and I will be posting the result here when I finish it. Thanks for asking.

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