Wood for Pete

[axmann]

Ok, I laughed my ass off on a certain comment Pete made on a recent project of mine. So, here is some real wood Pete. My first build, 82-83'ish.All done with handtools. Noteables, a really young Yngwie Malmsteen played it, but it was hard to get an opinion, he was more worried about how his hair looked (true story). Wolf Hoffmann loved it. What a great guy and tremendous traditional metal guitarist. He had many valid opinions on guitar design and function. Pure class musician. Yes, an original intro Invader pu and a semi proto type Rockinger trem. Yeah I hear all the bitching about the ones put on later production guitars. Mine is still original and works perfect. Cheers!


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[sully]

Wow, cool! Great stories, as well!

Sully

[SixstringKing]

Interesting body shape, pretty cool if it was all done with hand tools.

When we are going muskie fishing?

[axmann]

All very amatuer stuff. I have made some very expensive firewood, but its all about learning and having some fun for me . One thing over the years I have always maintained. A great respect and appreciation for the guys who really know what they are doing and are dedicated to the true art of building guitars. A custom guitar built by someone like that is a more than a worthwhile treasure.

[axmann]

Router for the pockets.....not really a "hand" tool. I have access to machining centers now.

[straycat]

Pretty cool actually with minor toolage.
Rockinger trems have some mass and work well IMO.
This one has lasted quite a while and works great.

[GuerillaPete]

Boing! Giving me wood indeed. Sick! Love it. Dig the 'melting star' shape. I bet it balances well on the wearer.

As for Yngwie: yeah that sounds just typical of his bafoonery. I remember meeting him and he reeked of cologne. All he cared about was asking me where to get counterfeit Rolex watches.

You wrote: 'hand tools'. Hehehe.

[axmann]

Yeah, I can't believe I also wrote "wood for pete". Balances very nice and sustains into the next year. That is a real player Straycat. I like it. It looks like it has had alot of playing time, which is always a really good thing. Nice, another Rockinger.

[Twitch]

Heh, the op guitar is "anatomically correct".

[TKEblue]

After twitches comment all I see when I look at the body is a guy standing with his fist in the air and his little dong between his legs. LOL

Its a very sweet guitar tho and that grain is incredible