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A couple of years ago, I came across a NOS red Dimarzio neck, and decided that I would do a project inspired by the solid red Dimarzio guitars that Earl Slick played back in the 80's.
The inspiration:
Over the last two years, I was able to find period correct Dimarzio tuners, Dimarzio chrome high-mass v-trem, a 1979 double cream X2N, and a NOS Mighty Mite chrome pickup bezel. I searched hard for the right body, but after having no luck I decided to have a repro built instead (one piece mildly figured maple with a translucent red finish to match the neck). Finishing touches include a polished aluminum control cavity cover and string tree by Budman (Thanks Dave!) and a repro neck plate.
The final product:
This thing is a smoking player! The neck (1 11/16 nut) has a nice round C profile...comfortable yet still fast. The trem stays in tune amazingly well, better than any other v-trem style that I own. The pickup is a bit hotter than I normally use, but I kinda like it now that I've been playing for a few days. Even though the X2N is in there to complete the Earl Slick package, I may end up experimenting with a few different pickups.
The inspiration:
Over the last two years, I was able to find period correct Dimarzio tuners, Dimarzio chrome high-mass v-trem, a 1979 double cream X2N, and a NOS Mighty Mite chrome pickup bezel. I searched hard for the right body, but after having no luck I decided to have a repro built instead (one piece mildly figured maple with a translucent red finish to match the neck). Finishing touches include a polished aluminum control cavity cover and string tree by Budman (Thanks Dave!) and a repro neck plate.
The final product:
This thing is a smoking player! The neck (1 11/16 nut) has a nice round C profile...comfortable yet still fast. The trem stays in tune amazingly well, better than any other v-trem style that I own. The pickup is a bit hotter than I normally use, but I kinda like it now that I've been playing for a few days. Even though the X2N is in there to complete the Earl Slick package, I may end up experimenting with a few different pickups.
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