Charvel/Jackson Quilt Mutt Big pic warning

[2Loud2Old]

A working mockup to check intonation.

Sorry for the big pics, but small just doesn't do it justice.

First time I drilled for a Floyd.. I musta sweat a gallon before I got brave enough to drill.

Model 2 neck + plate, Model 6 electronics and Hardware, DK-2 switch and an old Floyd from a Kramer lying around. Body by Ebay. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

I think I'll go with Gold Hardware as the Black is getting lost.

Probably also use a DK-1 neck as well, but it plays great right now.

Gotta love the quilt.

[atomic charvel guy]

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that is such a cool body.
wowee mathilda!!!!!
i am sweating gallons right now.

[toejam]

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Very cool. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Is that pickup not F-spaced or is the Floyd just a little too far towards the lower strings?

[Tekky]

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Toejam, could be the angle of the pic...

Wow! That's beautiful!!!!

[data187]

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where did you get the body from?
my dream guitar would be a body like that with hxh with a t-o-m or fixed bridge with a charvel model 1 neck.
i tried to put a model neck on a warmoth body, but the neck was too big for the neck pocket.

[2Loud2Old]

Re: Charvel/Jackson Quilt Mutt Big pic warning

Originally posted by toejam:
Very cool. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Is that pickup not F-spaced or is the Floyd just a little too far towards the lower strings?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Heh. I was a little freaked myself. I thought I had screwed something up at first.

It's an old standard spaced Distortion. Plus in the pic, I've only got one screw in the mounting ring making it looked skewed.

I've since put in a J90C to test
Everything lines up fine, I measured 3 times. <phew>

[Jeremy]

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I recon silver would be much nicer then gold?

Thats a nice body tho [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Budman68]

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That looks beautiful! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] May I suggest a maple fretboard? Did you use the oversized ring that came with the model 6 ?


Dave->

[BigDaddyD]

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I think that the black looks great

[zeegler]

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I've been looking at some of those bodies, particularly one of the blue flame ones. They sure are nice bodies, but I cant make up my damn mind.

[toejam]

Re: Charvel/Jackson Quilt Mutt Big pic warning

Originally posted by 2Loud2Old:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by toejam:
Very cool. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Is that pickup not F-spaced or is the Floyd just a little too far towards the lower strings?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Heh. I was a little freaked myself. I thought I had screwed something up at first.

It's an old standard spaced Distortion. Plus in the pic, I've only got one screw in the mounting ring making it looked skewed.

I've since put in a J90C to test
Everything lines up fine, I measured 3 times. <phew> </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cool deal!! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[2Loud2Old]

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Originally posted by zeegler:
I've been looking at some of those bodies, particularly one of the blue flame ones. They sure are nice bodies, but I cant make up my damn mind.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, I give it a cautionary recomendation.

1: Trem route is not quite right for a Floyd.
Due to the routing the bridge ends up a little too far back for comfortable intonation adjustment. It IS intonated, but I actually had to rout the neck pocket 1/4 inch into the body to give me comfortable adjustment room.

2: Neck pocket is not very deep, leaving the Bridge/Neck rather high off the body and a recess trem route impossible. I solved this by routing the neck pocket deeper about 5/8ths. Trem is almost flush now.

I would have complained bitterly if not for the fact I had the tools to fix the problems.

Like I said, I had to do major mods to the neck pocket to work with a Jackson/Charvel neck.

That said, it works perfectly now, no evidence of my corrections can be seen.

This body cost me half of what a Warmoth would, and the figure/wood/paint is top notch.

It worked out in the end for me, but others... buyer beware, not a "bolt-together" solution

[zeegler]

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That's certainly good to know. Thanks.

[mm2002]

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Nice fukkin job bro!! Damn that quilt is gorgeous. From what you've said about the mods you had to make you are on the right track dude! Keep up the good work. [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[2Loud2Old]

Re: Charvel/Jackson Quilt Mutt Big pic warning

Originally posted by budman68:
That looks beautiful! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] May I suggest a maple fretboard? Did you use the oversized ring that came with the model 6 ?

Dave->

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, it was a standard size ring I had