Good deal? Bad deal?

[synapsistheory]

Look what just arrived



I really like the bubble wrap idea



The strings are on ass-backwards. Gonna start disassembling and working on her later tonight.



VERY happy with this guitar for the price!

[Number Of The Priest]

Man, I thought you already HAD the guitar, haha. Nice to see it arrived safe and sound! Was the previous owner left-handed? That would likely explain the strings strung in the opposite order and the hole for the strap pin on the other wing, allowing him to play the guitar "upside down" for us but in the "correct" orientation for him.

Bubble-wrapping the guitar inside the case greatly reduces shifting of the guitar in the case during shipping, even in seemingly form-fitting cases like this one.

[synapsistheory]

Man, I thought you already HAD the guitar, haha. Nice to see it arrived safe and sound! Was the previous owner left-handed? That would likely explain the strings strung in the opposite order and the hole for the strap pin on the other wing, allowing him to play the guitar "upside down" for us but in the "correct" orientation for him.

Bubble-wrapping the guitar inside the case greatly reduces shifting of the guitar in the case during shipping, even in seemingly form-fitting cases like this one.

I have it now! haha Only took a couple days to get to me from Colorado.

Yeah I really like the bubble wrap idea.

Not sure who the previous owner was. I think this guitar changed hands in between the last one to actually play it and I. Pretty sure I bought it from a pawn shop or something of the sort.

Definitely gotta put strap locks on her. I ordered a set of SD blackouts this morning. Cleaned all the gunk off the fingerboard and conditioned it. Disassembled the Floyd and cleaned it. Ordered an upgraded brass block and waiting for it to come in the mail(probably early next week). Still lots of work left.

[Number Of The Priest]

I just realized this is 10x the price of the blue RR1 you bought recently and it's still a good price.

[synapsistheory]

I just realized this is 10x the price of the blue RR1 you bought recently and it's still a good price.

Haha right?! The stars aligned for me...twice!

[synapsistheory]

Got all the rust off the hardware without stripping off the black finish(unlike the RR1). Waiting on the brass block before re-assembling.

[Yash]

Great score. It looks better in the pictures you took. Really nice guitar. Could you do a before vs after pickup comparison?

[synapsistheory]

Great score. It looks better in the pictures you took. Really nice guitar.

Thanks, Yash. Yeah it is! It arrived in better condition than I was expecting, so I was stoked about that.

Could you do a before vs after pickup comparison?

How so? Picture-wise or sound-wise? I'll most definitely post pics when I'm done installing the blackouts once they arrive early next week. Not sure how to do a sound comparison for you...I took the strings off already...and they were ass-backwards anyways.

[toejam]

Great score! Always loved Black Ghost Flames.

[jim777]

Awesome dude, Congrats!

[synapsistheory]

Great score! Always loved Black Ghost Flames.

Me too! More-so on the KV2's though. Had to snatch this one up!

Awesome dude, Congrats!

Thanks, Jim! Did you get your blue ghost flames SL1 yet?

[Number Of The Priest]

Great job cleaning that Floyd. Gun oil and a toothbrush? Did you let it soak before brushing? What's your procedure?

[synapsistheory]

Great job cleaning that Floyd. Gun oil and a toothbrush? Did you let it soak before brushing? What's your procedure?

Thanks, Priest! Always appreciate the kind words.

When I pull the floyd out I give it a good dry scrub with a soft-bristled toothbrush over a trash can to get all the accessible gunk/dust/dead skin off. Then I completely disassemble it(keeping the saddles in correct order) and let all the rusted screws soak in white vinegar. It's acidic so it eats rust off really really quick.

*Important to note* I DO NOT soak the saddles, tension plate, tremolo plate, tremolo shim, or the tremolo block.

When I cleaned that blue RR1's Floyd Rose a few weeks ago I soaked the screws for too long(about 3 hours) and it ate the finish off them. Razor suggested soaking the rusted parts in kroil for a day or so, but I personally like vinegar better because it's quicker.

While those are soaking I use a wet wipe or something similar to clean the saddles, tension plate, trem plate, trem block and trem shim. When I get done with those, the parts have soaked for long enough(30 minutes to an hour) and I pull them out piece by piece scrubbing each one with the toothbrush. Then I thoroughly check and dry everything and put it all back together.

While reassembling I put just a dab of gun oil on the threads of the saddle/intonation screws and the saddle block screws. When I'm done, it all looks shiny, sparkly, and ready to rock! Of course it needs to be intonated but if you pay attention to the saddle positions when you disassemble, you can get it pretty close when re-installing them(so long as it was setup correctly beforehand).

[Axewielder]

Love the trem scrubbing porn! Might as well hit the knife edges with a graphite pencil.

[synapsistheory]

Love the trem scrubbing porn!

Glad you guys are enjoying it. I have a lot of fun cleaning up beaten up guitars and their Floyds, can't you tell, Axe?

Might as well hit the knife edges with a graphite pencil.

I would if I had one but would'nt that rub right off?