GMW replica

[Shawn Lutz]

Well...this is not you you think, its not a GMW Charvel replica, its a replica of a GMW with Charvel logo [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Body is mahogany with a maple top, fully bound.
Paint by Roxy Guitar finish, purple dye top, natrual sides and back
Musikraft neck with birdseye maple neck, one piece, reverse strat headstock
6100 Frets
Gold OFR
Duncan JB and Jazz
1 Volume
3 way toggle
Gotoh revers tuners

I got a blue sister body to this one but it got jacked up in UPS [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Anyway here's the pictures. I think she turned out pretty nice.






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[T-Town]

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OMG WOW that is so smokin.

[Rupe]

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Absolutely gorgeous...my favorite color too!
Let me know if you ever decide to part with this one!
Congrats on a very guitar [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[guitar08man]

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HOT!!!

[parntz145]

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WOW! thats a nice one Shawn. Now sell me that shitty brown flame top you have.

[dinkyjacksonman]

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Amazing.
Nice finish and wood!!

[Markus]

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Shawn,

That is an incredible looking guitar. Who made the body? Is it a USACG?

You have some incredible project guitars -- puts my collection to shame!

-Mark

[Dale]

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That looks awesome! Congrats! [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

[Shawn Lutz]

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Mark, I bought the body from Monte. I'm fairly certain it is from guy ob eBay seller formulaford or something like that as the blue body was just like this one and I bought it off eBay [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Paul, no chance in selling the tiger flame GMW but here's a picture with them side by side

[Twisteramps]

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Beeyootiful guitar, but isn't the floyd nut too narrow?

Pete

[jong]

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Looks really sweet. Noticed the nut and why the black tuners?

[Shawn Lutz]

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Yeah Pete, the nut is a R3 (1-11/16) on a 1-3/4 neck. It looks like its way too narrow in the picture but that is the way the camera had to be on an angle to prevent flash glare. A 1-3/4 floyd nut made the strings too close to fretboard edges for my liking.

Jong, I always use black tuners on unfinished headstocks, gold or chrome look too invisible, its just my preference [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Twisteramps]

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I hear ya on the strings too close to the edge... I had a Dean that for some reason had the string so far out to the edge that I was constantly pulling the high E off the neck.

[quiksilver]

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Very fine axe you've got there (actually, the whole collection is pretty damned sweet). I agree, black tuners on a maple headstock is like peanut butter & jelly - it's just right.

Assuming that the 1-3/4" nut you tried was an R5, perhaps an R4 would be a happy medium for this neck? (I think that both R3 and R4 are intended for 1-11/16", but the slightly narrower string spacing R3 is for bound, and the slightly wider string spacing R4 for unbound).

[eddie_van_earache]

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Very nice Shawn. I also dig the Lock nut trick!!!