Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Copperhead on April 15, 2009, 04:38:25 PM

Title: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Copperhead on April 15, 2009, 04:38:25 PM

Here it is, a little finger printed up from tweaking on th setup non-stop for the last coupla days...

Neck: USA Custom Guitars Strat 22 fret, 25-1/2” scale, quarter sawn maple, pau ferro board, 14” radius, 6100, graphite rods, Gotoh tuners. Birchwood Casey TruOil back of headstock and neck, two coats then 0000 steel wool. Stew-Mac rattle can nitro lacquer on front of headstock.

Body: USA Custom Guitars Tele, Rib Cut, Forearm Contour, Contoured Heel, Body Binding. Swamp ash, grain not filled. W.D. Lockwood Ox Blood Red water-based stain, 10% IPA added. Grain burned with heat gun. Birchwood Casey TruOil, Meguiar’s carnauba wax.

Pickups: Bare Knuckle Nail Bomb bridge, Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen neck. CTS 500k pots, .022mfd cap, vintage tone circuit.

Hardware: Original Floyd Rose, Dunlop Strap locks, Glendale Guitars Extreme Fat Neck Plate, Electrosocket.

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/AA.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/BB.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/CC.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/EE.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/DD.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb76/guitarzan_1/USACG/FF.jpg)

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Antag on April 15, 2009, 04:43:35 PM

That's a really nice, distinctive guitar.  Well done :)

(I presume you applied the Fender decals yourself? ;))

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Copperhead on April 15, 2009, 04:48:32 PM

Quote from: Antag on April 15, 2009, 04:43:35 PM

(I presume you applied the Fender decals yourself? ;))

  :wink:    :lol:

Thank You!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: noodleplugerine on April 15, 2009, 05:01:41 PM

VERY Nice!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: gingataff on April 15, 2009, 05:02:06 PM

Very unique, the total effect is certainly more than the sum of it's parts :)
 But do yourself a favour and get a brass sustain block from www.floydupgrades.com (http://www.floydupgrades.com), I put one in my Charvel with a Nailbomb and the improvement in clarity is stunning 8)

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Twinfan on April 15, 2009, 05:11:56 PM

Very different!  Tasty!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: lulusg on April 15, 2009, 05:28:43 PM

Very nice!! And made to your own specs!! How do you like the pickups?? Cheers!!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Copperhead on April 15, 2009, 05:50:12 PM

Thanks for all the kind replies!

The Nail Bomb OWNS!!!
First pup in the neck was a Cold Sweat, not the correct choice for swamp ash I think. :D
I pulled the MQ out of another guitar and I am really liking it so far.

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: FernandoDuarte on April 15, 2009, 05:52:39 PM

Looking good!! :D

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Lew on April 15, 2009, 06:00:55 PM

love the finish  8)

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: ailean on April 15, 2009, 07:26:04 PM

I love the texture of the body, really nice.

I hope it brings you hours of fun!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: dave_mc on April 15, 2009, 07:47:59 PM

that is awesome. :) the red looks very nice with swamp ash too, currently trying to decide on a possible colour for a new Legra, and I was wondering how red would look...

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Andrew W on April 15, 2009, 07:49:17 PM

That's a really fantastic looking guitar, great job.  Makes me think about doing a "Charvel-ised" Esquire style guitar... Hmmm...

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: d1dsj on April 15, 2009, 08:48:17 PM

Cool, I'm really liking that guitar lots and lots. How are you finding that body shape with the contours etc? I sold an ASAT 'coz it always felt kind of awkward, got a T style with contours and tummy cut and it is just so easy to play and dead comfortable too. Anyway, that looks very distinctive, great job. :)

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: 38thBeatle on April 15, 2009, 08:59:09 PM

Cool stuff.

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Copperhead on April 16, 2009, 02:33:22 PM

Thanks guys!! Mahogany Strat is next!

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: hunter on April 16, 2009, 03:14:41 PM

Love that! Great "scratchplate"!

I would go parallel with the FR springs, for a more even tension.

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: AndyR on April 17, 2009, 08:36:54 AM

That looks great. I love the colour and the unfilled grain :D

Title: Re: NGD!! Yaaay Finally Complete!
Post by: Copperhead on April 17, 2009, 02:44:43 PM

Thanks Guys!
I took it by Krank Amps last night, a couple of the guys I know there played it, (LOUD  :!:) and really liked it!