Shamray V

[JerEvil]

It frosts me when people change their minds right in the middle of a build.You spend hours talking with them to see just what they want and then they have a brain fart and change everything.

To be honest, I am having a guitar built right now (see "My first custom guitar" post, and I literally ended up calling the builder the night before (I didn't know at the time) he was going to cut the body to see if I could make a change. I felt like a dick. I almost went from the design I originally sent to a modified Rhoads. I was sure he was gonna punch me right through the phone. He was totally cool. I ended up just making a VERY slight change to my original design and I am glad I left well enough alone.

[Mat]

PICS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before we start, in keeping with the "drunk Russian luthier" theme, yes, if you look beyond the guitar in the 1st picture there is a case of Obolon Light in the background (cyrillic text, green label). Motherfuckers are drinking Ukrainian beer! Nazdarovya!

[zeegler]

So, I still want to know what those dots are for.

[toejam]

So, I still want to know what those dots are for.

They're air holes. The wood needs to breathe, silly!

[Mat]

no, speed holes! make the guitar play faster!


my unprofessional guess: hook holes to hang the guitar for paint drying? same place tuners will go anyway

[sonicsamurai]

what kind of nut is that??

[Mat]

what kind of nut is that??

Kahler

[sonicsamurai]

and yeah i guess the holes are for the tuners - a marker for where the top ones will go, the holes on thw body would be markers for the floys and its recess and the bridge pickup hole.

[sonicsamurai]

Kahler

never seena kahler nut looking like that before

[Mat]

never seena kahler nut looking like that before

5514 Pro Stringlock

http://www.wammiworld.com/5514.html

[toejam]

never seena kahler nut looking like that before

Bill Edwards finger-tite locking nut. Carvin used them quite a bit in the '80s. I think Kahler actually ripped off the design.

[JerEvil]

no, speed holes! make the guitar play faster!


my unprofessional guess: hook holes to hang the guitar for paint drying? same place tuners will go anyway

Cuts down on wind resistance for ultra thrashin'!

[Bri]

I got one of those string locks with my Kahler Pro I put on my Bich (came with a flyer). If it had an integrated nut like the Floyd's, it'd be perfect.

[JerEvil]

PICS TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before we start, in keeping with the "drunk Russian luthier" theme, yes, if you look beyond the guitar in the 1st picture there is a case of Obolon Light in the background (cyrillic text, green label). Motherfuckers are drinking Ukrainian beer! Nazdarovya!

Speaking of drunken Ukrainians, I stole some of Obolon's logo to make this graphic. I will use a real artist to make a tattoo of it (or at least a shirt).

[Mat]

holy shit i love that!!!!