A couple BOMB USA's that got away!

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[xenophobe]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

Some of those are still for sale.

[RacerX]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

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Reverse head King V!!

Yes!

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[Jack The Riffer]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

I really like that Tye-Dye!!! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

RacerX - I've got a reverse-head King V Custom if you're interested? Custom Shop bolt-on, ash body finished in Gunstock oil, hum-single, stringthrough/TOM set in an ebony block, rosewood and sharks, volume knob only with Gibson-style 3-way. The neck is not the original neck, but the original neck does come with it. I had it in the Classifieds a while back - $800 with OHC.

Newc

[RacerX]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

You have PM dude [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

RacerX - I'm not Chuck [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Anyways, pics are here:

With the original neck - http://www.autumn-frost.com/8084.html

With the replacement USA Jackson neck (one of the last made in San Dimas, this is the first guitar it's ever been nailed to) [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] http://autumn-frost.com/kvnn-fullshot.jpg
http://autumn-frost.nstemp.com/kvnn-nut.jpg

Further specs:
- 22 frets. Original neck was ordered with the San Dimas neck profile (rounder back, thickness about like a Dinky or Fusion - kinda like a thin Strat neck). The finned neck is way thinner, but still kinda rounded. The frets were never finished, there were never any tuner holes drilled, and the nut was not cut. The nut on it now is from the original neck, and I still have the original uncut nut. The tuners are also from the original neck. I installed both the nut and the tuners. The post holes were already drilled, but the mounting screw holes were not. There are also no trussrod cover holes.

One point that could be a major issue with some folks is the finned neck is 1/16" more narrow than the original, which means it sits to one side of the pocket. As well, the nut width is more narrow, which means the nut hangs off on either side. Amazingly, it still intonates properly and the strings are lined up correctly, so they are not slipping off the neck as one would suspect when using a wide nut on a narrow neck.
Anyhoo, the other issue is the finned neck's heel - namely, it's thicker than the original. I thought about having it shaved down to fit better, but the issue there is there's an ink stamp on the heel which may affect collectibility (though I didn't really want the neck for collectibility, I wanted it for the fins). Anyhoo, I'm still undecided as to whether I would ever have the neck heel shaved (thus removing the stamp), so it sits there [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Being that the heel is thicker, the bridge had to be raised to compensate, and the pickups as well. Trouble is, the bridge pickup is almost on top of the body - you could probably swap it out without loosening the strings [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] The action's good, but it's just that the bridge and pickup are so dang high - almost at the limit.

If I haven't scared you away yet [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] it's got a JB bridge/Classic Stack neck combo. Gets great Strat tones in the neck position, and when I compared my LP Standard to the V in recorded tests, the Gibson had a little more bass (500T) than the V, but otherwise they are the same tonally. The JB has some good beef even though it's in an Ash body.

Although I DO have my eye on a 22 fret ebony/fins neck at the moment, so if you're not interested, it's not a loss for me [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Newc

[ March 14, 2003, 04:17 AM: Message edited by: Newc ]

[*eleven*]

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AWWWW NEWC ive been lookin for you i wanna buy the ash King V i have for a long time email please [email protected]

p.s. theres 2 underscores in my email addy

check the classifieds i tryed even emailing you once but i got no reply thnkas [img]graemlins/poke.gif[/img]

[Newc]

Re: A couple BOMB USA\'s that got away!

I sent a reply to you once - guess it didn't get there. I sent another one this afternoon.

Newc