Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

[hippietim]

I got a polka dot finished RR1T style guitar from a local guitar player extraordinaire. This guitar plays amazing. The fingerboard inlays are great as is the rest of the fit and finish. It sounds awesome. It's got some nice features:</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">bow-tie inlays</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">a pair of Duncan's - he said the bridge was a Distortion and couldn't remember the neck model</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">four knobs instead of 3 - 2 volume 2 tone</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">no pickguard</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">pickup selector is on the side of the guitar</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">satin finish neck-through</font>[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">24 frets</font>[/list]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">


Some more pics:
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka2.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka3.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka4.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka5.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka6.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka7.jpg
http://www.hackolutions.com/polka/polka8.jpg

BTW, he is also selling his Dr. Seuss Jackson. It's a Dinky I believe - this thing played incredible.

[Newc]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

How much does he want for the Suess? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Newc

[prsk87]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

hows the acces to the 24fret

[roodyrocker]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

I have its twin! These originally sold through Drum City/Guitar land. Killer axes indeed.

Rudy

[hippietim]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

Originally posted by prsk87:
hows the acces to the 24fret

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just fine. Actually, a dream compared to my 21 fret Teles [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[JACKSONFREAK]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

Those pups would be Dimarzios' not Duncans. My guess would be a Super Distortion anda PAF Pro.
Duncans dont have double cream coils. Dimarzio has the patent on that. And they have a brass bass plate. Instead of the nickle steal of the Duncans. Sweet looking guitar though. I saw a Jackson Rhoads V (like the Sadivol) a few years ago and didnt know anythign about them at the time. First time i had seen one. It was sweet. And a LTD Rhoads along with it. Man those were sweet.
Gil

[WoflieW]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

Hey Rudy,
I'm the guy you bought yours from. Hope you're still enjoying the axe.

[toejam]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

Originally posted by JACKSONFREAK:
Duncans dont have double cream coils. Dimarzio has the patent on that.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Duncan still makes double cream coil pups, but they put a cover on them. Once you get them, you can take the cover off. [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[roodyrocker]

Re: Just brought home a Custom Shop Rhoads

Hey WoflieW; how have you been doing? Of course that Polka Dot is still with me. Still in mint shape too [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] Thats definetly a keeper!

Rudy

[ July 29, 2003, 09:59 PM: Message edited by: roodyrocker ]