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Hey guys,
It's been awhile since I've posted on here! Here's the Warmoth project I recently completed. As a World War II nut, I wanted to go with a Russian military theme.
Body: alder and lightweight; Original Floyd Rose; EMG-81
Neck: ebony board; Wolfgang profile; quilted maple headstock laminate; R3 nut
I had finished the headstock with polyurethane, and the back of the neck with Birchwood-Casey's gunstock oil and wax, same as Ernie Ball guitars. (Thanks to Mike W. of VintageKramer for the tip!)
One challenge was that I wanted to use regular-size Schaller tuners. In a lefty/reverse headstock, they are close to impossible to find. A friend of mine really saved me here--contacted Schaller in Germany, and mailed me a box of new reverse Schallers. Unfortunately this was a one-off for Schaller, normally they don't sell in small quantities.
I used BeyondCustomGuitars to airbrush the design. I think they did an amazing job with my design.
I'm really proud of the finished guitar--I've done Warmoth projects before, but this one topped them all. I am extremely happy how this one turned out, and she plays great!
Thanks for reading the story of my "Tank Guitar 2005."
If you have pics of your own camo/military theme guitars, post them here!
Keep Rockin',
George
It's been awhile since I've posted on here! Here's the Warmoth project I recently completed. As a World War II nut, I wanted to go with a Russian military theme.
Body: alder and lightweight; Original Floyd Rose; EMG-81
Neck: ebony board; Wolfgang profile; quilted maple headstock laminate; R3 nut
I had finished the headstock with polyurethane, and the back of the neck with Birchwood-Casey's gunstock oil and wax, same as Ernie Ball guitars. (Thanks to Mike W. of VintageKramer for the tip!)
One challenge was that I wanted to use regular-size Schaller tuners. In a lefty/reverse headstock, they are close to impossible to find. A friend of mine really saved me here--contacted Schaller in Germany, and mailed me a box of new reverse Schallers. Unfortunately this was a one-off for Schaller, normally they don't sell in small quantities.
I used BeyondCustomGuitars to airbrush the design. I think they did an amazing job with my design.
I'm really proud of the finished guitar--I've done Warmoth projects before, but this one topped them all. I am extremely happy how this one turned out, and she plays great!
Thanks for reading the story of my "Tank Guitar 2005."
If you have pics of your own camo/military theme guitars, post them here!
Keep Rockin',
George
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