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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: ericsabbath on August 03, 2009, 08:14:28 PM

Title: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 03, 2009, 08:14:28 PM
did Santa Claus come earlier this year?  :D

(http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9b/nailbomb_04-11-08_1444.jpg)
(http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9b/nailbomb_04-11-08_1445.jpg)

looks like he bought them on ebay  :mrgreen:

(http://www.deanguitars.tv/userpics/lib9b/nailbombcamo.JPG)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 03, 2009, 10:20:58 PM
Very cool! Which guitar are them going?
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 03, 2009, 11:38:14 PM
I have a 72-74 gibson les paul custom held by the customs
I'm only waiting to get assfrakked
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 03, 2009, 11:40:40 PM
:lol:
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: DimeZakk on August 04, 2009, 01:10:41 AM
I have a 72-74 gibson les paul custom...


God I hate you so much right now!  :P
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 04, 2009, 01:21:26 AM
I have a 72-74 gibson les paul custom...


God I hate you so much right now!  :P

and I'm loving myself for the first time
soon I'll be complete :lol:
my mission on earth will be finally over
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: gwEm on August 04, 2009, 10:42:55 AM
been a while since i saw the proper 'nailbomb' engravings :)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Will on August 04, 2009, 11:58:04 AM
Eric, thats blasphemy! Get something on the aggressive side of vintage, like a BD or RR!

More seriously, what colour is it? 72-74 means you are still talking mahogany neck doesn't it?
Do you know if its a heavy one yet?
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 04, 2009, 05:05:06 PM
Eric, thats blasphemy! Get something on the aggressive side of vintage, like a BD or RR!

More seriously, what colour is it? 72-74 means you are still talking mahogany neck doesn't it?
Do you know if its a heavy one yet?

I seriously though of a black dog or riff raff, maybe a wcr godwood, but then I realized that I can't live without a big sounding pup
when I get rich enough to own two, I may move the nailbombs and install hot PAFs in this one  :lol:

yeah, the neck seems to be mahogany, 3 piece and has the volute
the guy said he bought it new in 1975, but the guy who sent me it from USA said the pots look like 1970 ones, só I'm not sure about the year, but it has one of those huge schaller harmonica tune-o-matic bridges that came in all SG models and some weird les paul models (like the acoustic les paul signature, the les paul recording, the L6)
I'm not sure if the bridge is original, but Norlin production used to be very messy, so they might have used SG bridges in other guitars, or maybe the original store that sold it had the bridge swapped
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 04, 2009, 11:15:08 PM
it arrived FREE OF TAXES! (import tax in brazil is 60%!)  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAANRFDQo3DTfd12PiaJzaIFzEG3pqAq2zjJX-2NHA6dzeQjeMCIS4tkHB9hVOPm6MsiPPCXxHRJMmhZkMWb6Mvc0Am1T1UBCPcJkwAIgUzlFewtFSH6WR6h5E.jpg)
(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAIe7LwBazOeVsGR5WmxQmCJaBAvpjn-KPAuqhRGl4aEwe2oWhS5WqmokwJbUKDaOrj8vaMrUj4z9osObkecSm3IAm1T1UJyN3_FJX1uTRWr7fTay7yOzSgFC.jpg)
(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAFVKQce_fVMSg6D45aLUAWY6VAzq0QNX00b0wPAJpIdF9bQOalCpLHCn15hyjogJPF_QXJ4NoZv3T-hS4SVeeO4Am1T1UBsnK4mlTxmZxHwmg5SObiIo02X9.jpg)
(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAE2tu_bEOEaphBHocP1hb3F5gnfQR2NTqbz-kkhORS_hw-HYBBx1Qrvvy5C9kmnDZJl7a-QPC-oxKOeWPYl-EJ8Am1T1UMuwVXY_NbKl0roDowhAewcfCi9V.jpg)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 04, 2009, 11:38:11 PM
You F*ck-knocker!!! Looks suberb! :o



PS: You forgot the ICMS: [it's (VALUE x 0.6)x 0.18]    (the 18% is in SP state, BH shall be smaller)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: DimeZakk on August 05, 2009, 03:01:45 AM
If you are dropping Nailbombs in it then ditch the vintage look and treat that baby to some new hardware too!
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: sebby123 on August 05, 2009, 04:18:24 AM
Aw man you should cold sweat that mother! Im curouis to hear how they compare to the sweats detail review coming soon?
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 05, 2009, 05:07:29 AM
If you are dropping Nailbombs in it then ditch the vintage look and treat that baby to some new hardware too!

new hardware wouldn't match the pickup covers
I'm even thinking of salting and burning the bridge :lol: :lol: :lol:

Aw man you should cold sweat that mother! Im curouis to hear how they compare to the sweats detail review coming soon?

the cold sweat set is already pretty good ion my mij les paul
I wanted something diferent, more like the holy diver, but with a bit more grind

I'm still unable to play it
I need arched pickup rings, since I had to break the cream ones that came in it to take them out  :(
also, the pots look pretty bad (but only the tone pots and caps are original)
I tried to fit the rings of my MIJ LP, but they're 2mm wider, and that would require unnecessary drilling
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Roobubba on August 05, 2009, 09:10:59 AM
You F*ck-knocker!!! Looks suberb! :o



PS: You forgot the ICMS: [it's (VALUE x 0.6)x 0.18]    (the 18% is in SP state, BH shall be smaller)

LOL!!!

Not expecting to hear that word from you, Fernando ;)

Looks superb, Eric! You know the score, clips!! :)

Roo
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Dr. Vic on August 05, 2009, 05:12:48 PM
Those camo covers with their Nailbomb signature are totally bad ass and the beauty of this guitar is absolutely insane : Eric, you've got one crazy arsenal here !  :D

   
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 05, 2009, 06:40:04 PM
LOL!!!

Not expecting to hear that word from you, Fernando ;)

Why? Do I look like those bureaucratic polite old man??? :?


+1 to clips! :D
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Roobubba on August 06, 2009, 09:18:51 AM
LOL!!!

Not expecting to hear that word from you, Fernando ;)

Why? Do I look like those bureaucratic polite old man??? :?


+1 to clips! :D

Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth, Fernando :)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 06, 2009, 05:19:46 PM
I bought some flat slant pickup rings for her, but I couldn't sand them enough, they're a bit off the top
I already bought some arched ones on ebay, but they'll probably take 3+ weeks to arrive

(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAEDNDuG598CZ66vvnjsUmN_1BRkPH6kJxd-XvTFHFNcq1gipcBEl0wck2KrK_DL3Czh7pyZdOoW9Ws3d4NZqRIsAm1T1UD3XQ_Hif8m_7c7netoQFlHD7aVS.jpg)
(http://images.orkut.com/orkut/photos/OgAAAMzAjuMR3yvws5vd1ovW45s_1c0i36BEx9-WCA8d461sLZX-opHQ2ekLWpm1Dmlr5poyu6NV0swAzZQJTocTfPIAm1T1UPmQJQtf3o-S-nt2UrtyyaTNCBi3.jpg)

Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 06, 2009, 05:20:53 PM

couldn't record clips yet
the guitar sounds very focused and dense for a les paul
the biggest surprise is that the bridge pup reminded more of the cold sweat than of the holy diver
it does sound like an alnico pup, but it's VERY tight and "snappy", with more mid crunch than the holy diver
if the diver was "Dirt" tone, that would be "Facelift"  :D
I'd also say that it has less midrange than the diver, but that may be part of the guitar tone
the neck pup sounds like an underwound version of the bridge model, loud as frak, with less mids and a lot of treble, a bit spikey sometimes (well, it's a frakkin' nailbomb :lol:)
it's as clear as the cold sweat neck, but hotter and less smooth sounding
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 06, 2009, 05:37:36 PM
Butter wouldn't melt in your mouth, Fernando :)

You don't really know me, then :P


Looks suberb Eric!! Going to keep the chrome screws on the new rings or change for black??
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: ericsabbath on August 06, 2009, 09:46:22 PM
Looks suberb Eric!! Going to keep the chrome screws on the new rings or change for black??

I like them chrome

bad news is that I got fired today :cry::cry::cry:

at least I was able to accomplish my mission
cosmic counterbalance  :(
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Afghan Dave on August 06, 2009, 10:02:12 PM
Sorry to hear that dude.

Hope things pick up.
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Dr. Vic on August 06, 2009, 10:17:57 PM
Yes sorry dude, hope you're doing well : take a break, look for some new fresh air, and don't hesitate to use and abuse your nice guitar you've shown here !


KEEP ON ROCKIN' MATE !!!!!!!!!  PDT_045
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: FernandoDuarte on August 07, 2009, 05:26:02 AM
Too bad Eric! Hope you find another job soon!
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Roobubba on August 07, 2009, 12:17:07 PM
BAH!  Good luck finding a new job, Eric. Glad to hear you're liking those Nailbombs, though...

Roo
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: Plexi Ken on August 07, 2009, 06:49:42 PM
Quote
bad news is that I got fired today

Very bad new and you're not alone. Quite a few forum members (including me) have lost their jobs recently  :(
Best of luck finding a new position  :)
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: 38thBeatle on August 07, 2009, 06:55:22 PM
Sorry to learn about your job Eric.
Title: Re: OMG look what I just found at my door
Post by: sebby123 on August 09, 2009, 05:36:49 AM
Ah this makes me gas for a NB

Hope all goes well in this economy.