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    i know this isent really a jackson but.....
    i have finally finished my homemade randy rhoads.

    here are the pics:

    http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...r_pics_033.jpg

    http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...r_pics_034.jpg

    http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...r_pics_031.jpg

    http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/...r_pics_036.jpg


    this is the first guitar i have built and i am very pleased with it. there are a few small mistakes but it is my first and imm only 14. the body is rock maple.its pretty much identical to a rhoads but i added a little angled cutaway so it would be eaier to reach the high frets. it plays great. it has great sound. great crunch, sounds like a jackson with seymore duncan JBs. the clean is very nice and full. i think the sortof crisp maple sound paired up with high output pickups sounds great. it was going to be a cherry red but the red turned out to be more of a pink so i went with the brown, i am very happy with it i like it more than red. i got the neck from a buddy of mine. there was a old fender guitar(the headstock was stripped down but imm pretty sure its a shomaster) lying around his basment with nothing in it, just the neck bridge and body. so i bought that and took the neck. i cut the headstock down to be better suited to the dody. the rest of the parts i got new. i got the wood for the body from my uncle that has a hardwood flooring buisness. my uncle hooked me up with a man that builds his own guitars mostly acustics he did the finish for me, and he only charged for the materials [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
    here are the specs:

    body - maple rhoads
    neck - shomaster (headstock cut down) maple
    - rosewood finger board
    - 22 frets, 25.5 inch scale
    controls -1 volume 1 tone 3 way toggle
    pickups- kent armstrong distortion humbuckers (13k)
    hardware - hardtail bridge string through
    - ping tuners
    finish - dark mahogany brown


    tell me what you think good or bad

    cheers matt

  • #2
    Re: my homemade rhoads

    Hi Matt...

    Well, I'll say that's not bad at all for a young fellah! How does it play? [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

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    • #3
      Re: my homemade rhoads

      Not bad at all!

      Mine's not a Jackson either (although I'd love to work for them). I built mine too.

      http://img36.photobucket.com/albums/...HeadonCrop.jpg

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      • #4
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        I think you did fine job Matt! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]


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        • #5
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          Very nice. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I like the cutaway.
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          • #6
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            Looks Good.... Keep up the great work.

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            • #7
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              Matt and Jackal... very nice! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] Keep it up. I'm looking into building parts guitars soon and may need your expertise. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

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              • #8
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                Very nice Matt! And the headstock looks pretty cool too! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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                • #9
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                  damn...the jackal guitar that's quilted maple is sweet!!!!....i would imagine you get a good price for some of that stuff....d.m.
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                  • #10
                    Re: my homemade rhoads

                    thanks guys, it plays great the action is nice and low(not to low) and its very responsive.
                    it balences very well and has no fret buzz at all. its crunch is very good i play it through a randall rg75 and its great. a bit more gain then my eppiphone les paul. the clean is awsome. overall i am very happy with it.


                    anybody else??

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                    • #11
                      Re: my homemade rhoads

                      nice job

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                      • #12
                        Re: my homemade rhoads

                        Nice guitar

                        Btw Hi noname ! I didnt tought i could find you here

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                        • #13
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                          Nice Job young man [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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                          • #14
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                            Nice work, young man.
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                            • #15
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                              Looks very cool. YOu might look into gatting the headstock finished to match the body-that would look great IMO. One day we all might be buying customs from YOU!

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