Just something I'm pondering....24 fret RR idea.

[Outlaw]

Is it possible to stick a DK2 neck on a RR Performer or RR3 body? What all would I have to mod on the body to make this work?
Thanks
Outlaw
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[Sunbane]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Originally posted by Outlaw:
What all would I have to mod on the body to make this work?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You'd have to rout the neckpocket out deeper or it would never intonate.

[Outlaw]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Thus going into the neck pickup pocket right or is there enough wood there to still keep the neck pickup's original pocket?

[Sunbane]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Nope, unfortunately you'd have to sacrifice the neck pickup.

Here's a thread on such a project guitar by Budman:
http://www.jcfonline.com/cgi-bin/ult...=001456#000000

'bane

[Outlaw]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

That's a mighty fine axe [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

I was kinda hoping to keep the neck pickup still [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[ February 19, 2004, 02:09 PM: Message edited by: Outlaw ]

[Sunbane]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

I suppose it would be possible, but you'd have to plug the old pickup route and make a new one, closer to the bridge pickup. In any case, you're looking at a lot of work for adapting the RR3 for the 24-fret neck...and why risk ruining a perfectly good guitar, eh? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

'bane

[Outlaw]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Good point. Maybe it's just best to wait for the import (or this possible US made one I've been hearing about) and just slap a Floyd Rose and DK2 neck on it,probably be a whole lot easier in the long run [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[toejam]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

You might be able to get by with part of the pup route obstructed but still be able to put a single coil or stacked humbucker in there, but I'm not totally sure.

[Sunbane]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

*nods*

A single-coil sized pickup might work. Never thought of that. I only think pickup = full size humbucker. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

'bane

[Newc]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

I'd just expand the neck pickup's route as it'd be covered by the pickup ring and the fretboard.
It's an import - hack it to death to make it do what you want.

Newc

[RacerX]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Originally posted by Newc:
hack it to death to make it do what you want.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is that what's on the sign hanging in your laboratory, Newc? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Yup [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Newc

[the_drip]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

shit, that worked on the 8 bit nintendo cartridges...why not gutiar parts?

[Outlaw]

Re: Just something I\'m pondering....24 fret RR idea.

Originally posted by Newc:
I'd just expand the neck pickup's route as it'd be covered by the pickup ring and the fretboard.
It's an import - hack it to death to make it do what you want.

Newc

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">This seems like the better idea,I just might do that. I have in the works a deal for 2 Jap Performers,one I'm willing to do this to but the other I may leave stockish,depends on how the one turns out.
It's just finding a DK2 or equivalent (24 frets,sharkfins,bindings,bolt on,cheap enough[that rules out warmoth and such companies] neck for this venture).
Anyways this is all in the dream stages though,I've yet to get the 2 axes and funding could be used else where right now (like a better amp [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ).