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My new band mate Paul Green was so impressed with my Ace flasher he wanted to join the exclusive club.
He handed me his Monterey LP copy and said what can u do with this....SO i did this....a 21 LED Downlight UFO that still has the 2 humbuckers that are switchable ( neck / bridge )....its not exactly a replica but it has the UFO look with the customers desire to keep his neck sound...win win plus it will do 16 individual light patterns in random or be set at one you like...neat ha !

Day i started
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Started to strip it down
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Holes drilled, dials and switch relocated and base coated silver
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Laying down some HEAVY METAL Flake
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Assemble the UFO back together
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Cool as per usual!
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Very nice. Professional all the way.
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Thanks guys, i really enjoy this work !
For my builds i start a Photobucket page for each job and upload the progress of the guitar start to finish, i find its good for the customer to see whats going on, works really well. I started this guitar in December just gone so its been a pretty quick turnaround.
Other builds happening at the moment are a Bill Joe Armstrong Gibson LP to Flasher and Epiphone Special II LP to flasher, both for Australian customers.

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Amazing. Great customer service.
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Nearly done, just some wiring to attend to.

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Bit of before and after..

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How'd you re-wire this one? 2 volumes so you can do the kill switch effect or is it a volume and a tone knob?
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shramiac wrote:How'd you re-wire this one? 2 volumes so you can do the kill switch effect or is it a volume and a tone knob?
No its volume and tone per pup, he wanted to retain the neck sound.
Bridge is a Dimarzio and neck is brand new Epi pup from one of my previous conversions.
Its come up pretty cool actually, 2 less lights than usual and 2 pups so its really just
personal choice , i just listened to what he wanted and worked the UFO look around that.

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oh did anyone notice the sparkle headstock ? its funky as.

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There's only 2 knobs there though?
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shramiac wrote:There's only 2 knobs there though?

The PUP select switch is between the knobs :lol:

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So both p/u use the same knobs then. I see!

Ya know because my Petrucci only has one of each and a three way toggle and....wait! What? How do you spell dur again? Blonde moment!!! :P :lol:
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shramiac wrote:So both p/u use the same knobs then. I see!

Ya know because my Petrucci only has one of each and a three way toggle and....wait! What? How do you spell dur again? Blonde moment!!! :P :lol:

Thats it both pups use same dials, its wired as per an Epiphone LP Special actually the wiring is straight from an Epi i just stripped out.

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Up to the final stages with this UFO, just did a continuity test on all the lights and circuit....looking sweet now...

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Almost done


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Great job Tony!
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Thank you....i think ive eclipsed Steve Carrs original 6 UFO's now and more to come over this year.

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Time to leave the nest little one.....took approx 7 weeks and came in under budget for my customer.
His having his own luthier do the setup hence no strings or bridge fitted.

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Kisstrooper wrote:Almost done


Cool!


Is that you on the backing track?
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shramiac wrote:
Kisstrooper wrote:Almost done


Cool!


Is that you on the backing track?

Nah just random one i picked....its Hole.....i like that song.

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