NGD: USA Custom Select Soloist

[Jacksons Rock]

Looks spectacular, and I'm sure it looks even better in person.

[MetalDaze]

Nice! You don't see too many CS guitars with rosewood boards.

[Matt_B]

The color is amazing but I have to ask - why a rosewood board and dot inlays?

[shreddermon]

Because I prefer rosewood. (Pau ferro, especially, if available.) I also prefer dots on Strat and Soloist bodies. Sharkies has ben an acquired taste for me. IMHO, they work best on Vs, Kellys, etc. Not superstrat types.

Besides, I was going for an old school-ish vibe with this one. In particular, was thinking of JB's old Soloists as semi-inspiration. Wild solid colors, matching head, dots & binding.

[rjohnstone]

Dots with binding is the shit.
Nice fiddle you got there.

[j2379]

SWEET, for some reason i like soloists a lot more with binding and dots. reminds me of a Vai Jackson. its nit picking but an old style shadow logo would have fit well w those specs.

[saffamarkus]

Absolutely beautiful! Going to need a youtube video of this thing screaming

[jeff b]

Congrats! Love that color. Hope you get her back soon!!

[shreddermon]

If you guys liked this guitar, wait until you see the other one that arrived today.

[ralph]

Cool specs on that guitar, if you don't mind me asking, is it a U or a J serial?

Also looking forward to seeing the other one, cheers

[neilli]

If you guys liked this guitar, wait until you see the other one that arrived today.

Well, we're waiting...

[shreddermon]

Wrong size trem block would be my best guess at the springs rubbing.

That was my first guess, too. It came with a 37mm block. And I had always assumed non-recessed guitars all came with 42mm blocks. But then I checked a few of my other NR Floyd'd guitars and found they ALL had 37mm blocks, too. So that's not it. ...although, it might be part of the fix.

SWEET, for some reason i like soloists a lot more with binding and dots. reminds me of a Vai Jackson. its nit picking but an old style shadow logo would have fit well w those specs.

Exactly! That's the kind of old school vibe I was thinking of. And I agree about the logo. That was my first inclination, too. But then I realized that none of my guitars have the MOP logo. So I decided to go with that for this one, instead. It just felt right with the purple.

Cool specs on that guitar, if you don't mind me asking, is it a U or a J serial?

It's a J.

Well, we're waiting...

Sorry, guys. Not trying to be a tease. Well, OK, maybe a little. LOL. But it's more about finding the time to take the pictures and get them up. Busy week for me so far. Hopefully I'll get some good shots of the other one tomorrow. Trust me, it'll be worth the wait.

[Jack Napalm]

Sorry, guys. Not trying to be a tease. Well, OK, maybe a little. LOL.

It's coming across as a lot.

[shreddermon]

:p lol

[Scooter]

Beautiful! Can't wait to see the next one.