Custom Select w/ SL2H-V control placement?

[claxor]

What about how low the action is, compared to a recessed floyd soloist? (I like the action low)

I appreciate your help with this!

[leftykingv2]

What about how low the action is, compared to a recessed floyd soloist? (I like the action low)

I appreciate your help with this!

I have an old Kramer Baretta from 1984 with a non recessed Floyd and it's got incredible action and it has plenty of pull up like Axewielder said. If the neck angle is right the action and pull up on the trem won't be an issue even on a Floyd that isn't recessed. Remember, George Lynch used to play a few old non recessed Kramers back in the day. I do believe they were Baretta's.

[leftykingv2]

This is the original Mr.Scary guitar. It's a non recessed Kramer Baretta. I do believe it's a 1982. Just scroll down a little bit till you find it. It has a rose and a skull on it and it has George's blood on it from his hand getting cut one night while working on it.http://www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com/rock/lynch.htm

[claxor]

What about taking a non-recessed Floyd guitar, like the sl-2h-v, and having a recess made for it? Would the neck angle be wrong for a recessed tremolo and be a problem?

[leftykingv2]

What about taking a non-recessed Floyd guitar, like the sl-2h-v, and having a recess made for it? Would the neck angle be wrong for a recessed tremolo and be a problem?

You would have to ask someone here with more technical knowledge than I have. I would think you'd have to change the neck angle if you made a non recessed trem into a recessed trem. In fact I am pretty sure it would change because the recessed floyd is made to sit perfectly flat within the body and the non recessed is made to sit flat on top of the body so it's reasonable to think the neck angle would have to change.

[Chad]

You could add a pull-up rout to a non-recessed trem. Either option would be a fairly sizable job requiring finish work.

[Axewielder]

Why would you want to do that?? :think:

[Chad]

Why would you want to do that?? :think:

I have no idea why he wants to do that. I was just answering the question.

I'm with you....:think:

Seems like a lot of complication over a volume knob.

[claxor]

There are a lot of soloists being made right now that are non-recessed. I like the strings being closer to the body. Just exploring my options.

It seems there are lots of good soloists available, its just there is always something about the guitar I would change to fit me. Unfortunately, most of these changes appear serious or irreversible.

Just exploring my options, guys.

[Axewielder]

So there is a hybrid trem design called the pull-up route that Jackson offered briefly in the late 80's, early 90's. The trem posts are non-recessed, but there is a partial pull-up route behind the body. This results in the proper neck angle being about halfway between a recessed trem and a non-recessed trem. I find that the knob issue comes back just slightly with some of these, but not too bad. It's probably a moot point because it's not a custom select option, but you asked. If you have a hard requirement on low string height, I'd probably consider other body styles. Stock RR's and KV's have a pretty decent stock volume position. SL's you are familiar with. WR's are the WORST.

[leftykingv2]

I have no idea why he wants to do that. I was just answering the question.

I'm with you....:think:

Seems like a lot of complication over a volume knob.

+1

[claxor]

Interesting. Thanks, Axewielder.

[leftykingv2]

Well, you guys were right. I just checked in with Matt at Matt's Music, and Jackson said it would have to be a full custom shop order to do anything differently than the 1/2" back option for control placement. Sigh...

Trying to think of my options here. I'm not wanting any crazy graphic paint job. Would it make sense to order a SL-2H custom select (let's say black, reverse headstock, oil neck and everything else standard), then receive the guitar, have the holes plugged, drill new holes, and refinish it again in black? Or just order full custom shop for a guitar as basic as this?

Just like I told you at the beginning of the thread.....

[claxor]

Sigh... Maybe I should just drill a new hole in my SL-2H grey snakeskin....

[leftykingv2]

Sigh... Maybe I should just drill a new hole in my SL-2H grey snakeskin....

If you're going to go that route I'd pay a professional. J.M.O.