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Ok, I have an idea, as I've mentioned before, to convert a standard Warrior body to 7-string, but I need someone that can do either of the following:
#1 - Split a WRXT body down the center - neck pocket to rear strap pin - and mount the two halves to an alder/poplar strip. Width of said strip would be equal to the difference between a 6 and 7-string neck pocket, pickup routes, and trem post spacing.
OR
#2 - Route said body's pickup and trem cavities for 7-string pickups and trem, and shave the sides of a 7-string neck heel (under the board) to fit in a 6-string neck pocket.
OR
#3 - Cut the wings off of a 7-string Dinky body and replace them with Warrior wings.
Problems I can see with either option right away:
#1 - Expanding the body with a new centerblock will throw the neck bolts and spring claw off (as well as the trem cavity cover, which doesn't bother me) and may affect mounting the neck and claw.
#2 - Trem post misalignment, requiring either a custom-made pivot post plate (mounted to original/existing insert holes, with fixed 7-string-spaced posts at each end), or a fill and redrill. The main drawback to the custom plate is that the posts could not be adjustable, as there's no hole underneath for them to go down into. This could, of course, be rectified by deepening the existing shelf that the trem inserts go into, and mounting the plate onto that, but then the posts on the conversion plate still couldn't be adjusted very much, and if the depth wasn't just right, it would probably not even work. Fill and redrill would theoretically work best. Jackson 6 and 7-string bolt-ons use the same neck bolt spacing (same neckplates, same bolt spacing), which means the edges of the neck heel could be shaved down equally to make it fit a 6-string pocket with Option 2, but under Option 1, the neck mounting holes on the body would be off, which may affect how and where and if new holes can be made in the pocket without killing the existing holes, or require a fill and redril on the neck pocket..
#3 - Donor body's length might not be equal to or compatible with a WRMG body, and I wouldn't want a large gap at the rear of the body.
#1 - Split a WRXT body down the center - neck pocket to rear strap pin - and mount the two halves to an alder/poplar strip. Width of said strip would be equal to the difference between a 6 and 7-string neck pocket, pickup routes, and trem post spacing.
OR
#2 - Route said body's pickup and trem cavities for 7-string pickups and trem, and shave the sides of a 7-string neck heel (under the board) to fit in a 6-string neck pocket.
OR
#3 - Cut the wings off of a 7-string Dinky body and replace them with Warrior wings.
Problems I can see with either option right away:
#1 - Expanding the body with a new centerblock will throw the neck bolts and spring claw off (as well as the trem cavity cover, which doesn't bother me) and may affect mounting the neck and claw.
#2 - Trem post misalignment, requiring either a custom-made pivot post plate (mounted to original/existing insert holes, with fixed 7-string-spaced posts at each end), or a fill and redrill. The main drawback to the custom plate is that the posts could not be adjustable, as there's no hole underneath for them to go down into. This could, of course, be rectified by deepening the existing shelf that the trem inserts go into, and mounting the plate onto that, but then the posts on the conversion plate still couldn't be adjusted very much, and if the depth wasn't just right, it would probably not even work. Fill and redrill would theoretically work best. Jackson 6 and 7-string bolt-ons use the same neck bolt spacing (same neckplates, same bolt spacing), which means the edges of the neck heel could be shaved down equally to make it fit a 6-string pocket with Option 2, but under Option 1, the neck mounting holes on the body would be off, which may affect how and where and if new holes can be made in the pocket without killing the existing holes, or require a fill and redril on the neck pocket..
#3 - Donor body's length might not be equal to or compatible with a WRMG body, and I wouldn't want a large gap at the rear of the body.
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