NGD: Korina, bitches!

[xenophobe]

I always wanted a Flying V or a Y2KV... but I don't like any of the Gibsons I've played and the Jacksons? Well, finding one without Mustaine's name on it or one of the rare all black ones proved fruitless and I never liked the smaller headstock on the Jackson. So this is what I got. (oh, and I guess it's a new amp day too )

2005 Custom Shop ESP, made in Takeda, Tokyo Japan. Flame korina body, ebony fretboard, mahogany neck, korina cap on the headstock, dimebag in the bridge and 2xn at the neck. And I'm already thinking about putting EMGs in it...

[pickford1625]

never seen that before... nice.

[straycat]

That is pretty sweet good score!

How are you liking the Dark Terror?

[xenophobe]

The Dark Terror is ok, I have the gain at 9 and shape at 8.5-9ish though... I think I need an eq pedal. It definitely sounds good though, but I can't quite get the eq curve I want out of the one knob. lol

[veemagic]

I really like that one! Tell me is it a set neck?

[surfdork]

I saw that one on ebay the other day and thought it was pretty sweet...and was priced nicely too. Congrats!

[Hellbat]

That looks like a nice guitar. The only things I would have to do to make one like it my own would be Schaller locking tuners and rotating the pickup selector from front/back to up/down.

I'm really getting the bug to try one of those new Duncan Custom/59 hybrids. Probably not your bag if you an EMG guy though. Maybe try one of those Blackout pre-amps with those pickups, it might give them that extra heat you are looking for.

[toejam]

Nice one!

[Nightbat]

dimebag in the bridge and 2xn at the neck.

2xn?

X2n with polepieces instead of bars?

[vampire dark]

I've always liked an flying v esp that Hammet had ....hah I found a picture here it is

[Zedisdead]

Flammed on the right, spalted on the left isn't it ? Looks good !

[xenophobe]

I really like that one! Tell me is it a set neck?

Thanks, yes. It's basically a Gibson set neck not built by Gibson. lol

I saw that one on ebay the other day and thought it was pretty sweet...and was priced nicely too. Congrats!

Thanks!

That looks like a nice guitar. The only things I would have to do to make one like it my own would be Schaller locking tuners and rotating the pickup selector from front/back to up/down.

I'm really getting the bug to try one of those new Duncan Custom/59 hybrids. Probably not your bag if you an EMG guy though. Maybe try one of those Blackout pre-amps with those pickups, it might give them that extra heat you are looking for.

It already has Schallers and yeah, I may adjust the position of the switch, but not sure if up/down or left/right is better for me.

Flammed on the right, spalted on the left isn't it ? Looks good !

Uploaded a new picture. Both pieces are spalted, the top wing has a bit more, but both sides have flame.

[Zedisdead]

Uploaded a new picture. Both pieces are spalted, the top wing has a bit more, but both sides have flame.

Damn that's nice and very rare, Jackson CS won't let you choose flamed korina now, their wood supplier doesn't have any. It must remind you of your JA0193. Awesome score.

[xenophobe]

Damn that's nice and very rare, Jackson CS won't let you choose flamed korina now, their wood supplier doesn't have any. It must remind you of your JA0193. Awesome score.

That sucks, it's not like korina is endangered or anything. No, that archtop was beautiful, way more than this, I just couldn't get past the neck thickness... and they both sound totally different.

The color is more like the new top picture than the crappy phone picture. This next shot hasn't been color corrected. In person it's a golden honey color and the pattern changes like figured tops normally do. From a slightly different angle (every angle produces a different grain pattern on this one):



Just so you I don't have to scroll up and down.. haha

[Shawn Lutz]

sweet wood! Congratulations. That is one big-ass truss rod cover however