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Location: Upper Left USA | I had to see what the big deal was so I plucked a body off Ebay and a Neck from one of the Project Guitar Dudes, a little more Ebay and Bham!
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | A non-Ovation, strategically placed between a 1537 and a Viper...
Nice job Mike. That's about the nicest looking strat I've seen. Seeing the side-by-side with the 1271 though confirms my original impression - the old Vipers had TONS of neck on them! |
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Location: ranson,wva | nice job mike,love the pick guard..jason |
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Location: Toronto | It's a looker - good one Woody and how'd you know that Bob was my uncle? Amazing... |
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Location: PDX | That looks really sweet Mike! I really like the looks of the ebony against the natural wood.
How does she sound?
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Location: Upper Left USA | Last night the strings went on and I started the bridge and neck adjustments while everyone else was tucked into bed. I plugged in long enough to make sure that it worked but had to keep it low. The relief is settling in.
I don't expect tremendous from the pickups because the whole body assemply only ran about $80. Fender tuners and string trees from ebay as well as the Koa veneer.
The neck is from one of the Founder/Moderators over at www.ProjectGuitar.com which has some excellent tutorials and a gnarly bunch of custom Guitarmakers.
If you stalk my ebay feedback (fishgiven) you can see the sources of the goodies.
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Location: PDX | Again: that is really a classy looking strat. Once you get it fine tuned, i'd like to know your final assessment of the project.
I can't get over how stunning that ebony over natural looks.
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Location: Houston, Texas | That's not really an ebony fingerboard is it? It looks alot like the very dark rosewood on my '76 Strat, which is almost as dark as the ebony on my Limited Edition Les Paul.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Rosewood with a nice bit of stripe running through.
Nice looking axe Rick. |
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Location: PDX | Well then: that dark rosewood really looks striking agianst the natural body -- unless it's bondo or something.
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Location: Houston, Texas | Well, I was wondering too. Dark rosewood seems hard to come by these days. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The body on the Fleabacaster is Alder but it has a real bondo smooth coat and gloss. It more closely resembles Mustard with some faux striping.
No doubt its a Pacific Rim product.
Half the weight of the Vipers. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Here's a link to the forum:
Project Guitar Neck Deal |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Nice work, Woody. Did you have to strip the body?
Uh oh, I feel a post by Cliff or Tupperware coming on. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | My company issued a new "anti-harrasment policy". Added to the list of forbidden acts are 1) "making fun of foreign accents" and 2) "undressing with eyes". I swear that's a direct quote from the policy.
So, the first one is pretty clear. OK to poke a little humor at rednecks or texans, but lay off of the IT department. The 2nd one is a little vague. I emailed the HR department and asked if this only applied in the second person, because quite often I like to sit through management meetings and undress MYSELF with my eyes just for the hell of it.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Pretty Work Woodrow (new bules name, perhaps??) |
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Location: SoCal | Nah, he's Pretty Boy Woodrow....
Tup, my company actually encourages making fun of folks with strange accents and flirting with the good lookin' women wondering around the hallways here...... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Owch.
I knew a guy who's wife said she wanted him in the worst way.
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