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Since my mother recently got a digital camera, I now have the opportunity to present at least one of my guitars to the board. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Meet my beloved Flying V abomination! She's a MAH/MAH set neck, trem routed. Despite her appearance, this has been my main player for years until recently (when I bought a Jackson). Since then I've mostly been using her for downtuned stuff, for which she really rocks.
I have no idea what this is. There are no stampings anywhere to indicate either serial # or brand. The headstock is noticably smaller than Gibson's, and it's thicker than your usual Gibson V - about the same thickness as a Les Paul. Yes, it's very heavyweight. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I suspect this was built from pre-fabricated parts (unusual for a set neck guitar?) and assembled by a hack/hick, since so many of the mounting holes are malplaced and misaligned. If any of you have a clue as to what this might be, I'd love to hear it. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
I had always wanted a V, and when I found this at a flea market 10 years ago, it was a steal at $70. The only things I did to her, was add an EMG-81 and Schaller strap locks. Although I've had many thoughts of refinishing this guitar, I've never gotten around to it - refinishing means a lot of downtime, and since this was my main player, I didn't want that.
I've had many thoughts about what to do with her. I'm not really happy about the vintage trem, but due to the angle of the neck, my choices of bridges are somewhat limited. I was seriously considering having her Floyded, but a local luthier adviced against it, his reasoning being: "Well, you like the guitar right? Then why change it? Have it refinished and rock on!" [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] So, I've decided to keep the v-trem but change the saddles for graphite ones.
The plan for now looks like this:
1) Purchase new hardware: Pickup rings, dome knob, backplates etc.
2) Strip as much of the existing paint as I can.
3) Fill all the holes and dings with some sort of filler and sand it smooth.
4) Redrill all the holes.
5) Apply new finish.
My biggest problem would probably be finding someone who can do the clearcoating for me. I could easilly do the graphic by hand, but I don't own a spray gun.
'bane
Ladies and gentlemen,
Meet my beloved Flying V abomination! She's a MAH/MAH set neck, trem routed. Despite her appearance, this has been my main player for years until recently (when I bought a Jackson). Since then I've mostly been using her for downtuned stuff, for which she really rocks.
I have no idea what this is. There are no stampings anywhere to indicate either serial # or brand. The headstock is noticably smaller than Gibson's, and it's thicker than your usual Gibson V - about the same thickness as a Les Paul. Yes, it's very heavyweight. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] I suspect this was built from pre-fabricated parts (unusual for a set neck guitar?) and assembled by a hack/hick, since so many of the mounting holes are malplaced and misaligned. If any of you have a clue as to what this might be, I'd love to hear it. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
I had always wanted a V, and when I found this at a flea market 10 years ago, it was a steal at $70. The only things I did to her, was add an EMG-81 and Schaller strap locks. Although I've had many thoughts of refinishing this guitar, I've never gotten around to it - refinishing means a lot of downtime, and since this was my main player, I didn't want that.
I've had many thoughts about what to do with her. I'm not really happy about the vintage trem, but due to the angle of the neck, my choices of bridges are somewhat limited. I was seriously considering having her Floyded, but a local luthier adviced against it, his reasoning being: "Well, you like the guitar right? Then why change it? Have it refinished and rock on!" [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] So, I've decided to keep the v-trem but change the saddles for graphite ones.
The plan for now looks like this:
1) Purchase new hardware: Pickup rings, dome knob, backplates etc.
2) Strip as much of the existing paint as I can.
3) Fill all the holes and dings with some sort of filler and sand it smooth.
4) Redrill all the holes.
5) Apply new finish.
My biggest problem would probably be finding someone who can do the clearcoating for me. I could easilly do the graphic by hand, but I don't own a spray gun.
'bane
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