Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 01:57:54 PM

Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 01:57:54 PM
My two new Gajic Custom (http://www.gajicguitars.com/) necks arrived yesterday via DHL. As always, they were perfectly packed and arrived in mint condition. As always, the necks are gorgeously made!

I snapped a few pics here in my office, so you'll have to excuse the poor lighting and angles.

I will take some pics of the backs of the necks later today, and you can see the amazing job Laz did in matching the original Micro-Tilt adjustment on his replacement neck.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC2side.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/ebonyneckandheadstock.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC3.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/TOC3side.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/flamemapleneckandheadstock.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/flamemapleheadstockclose.jpg)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: steve on November 15, 2005, 02:08:11 PM
Great looking necks TO.they really do suit the bodys.What pickups are going in the snake skin model?
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 02:28:08 PM
Quote from: steve
Great looking necks TO.they really do suit the bodys.What pickups are going in the snake skin model?

The bridge is a burnt chrome Cold Sweat, and the neck is a Trilogy Suite. Middle is open. I've had the pups for about a month or so.
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 03:43:34 PM
nice flame on the maple neck

is that snakeskin one a soloist?

why did you decide to get new neck, out of interest?
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 03:57:38 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
nice flame on the maple neck

Agreed. :D

Quote
is that snakeskin one a soloist?

Wayne Rock Legend.  \m/

Quote
why did you decide to get new neck, out of interest?

My Strat and Wayne necks are both great necks in their own right. However, I wanted to have all of my guitars to be universal in terms of playability. And the only way to do that is to have them all made to the same spec. Laz did a phenomenal job on my Kamikaze 4 neck. My goal with that guitar was to bring it as close as humanly possible to the original Kamikaze, with a J Frog neck. Once I got the neck on the guitar, I was hooked. I think I started discussing replacing the Wayne neck right away. It wasn't until Laz had started making the replacement for the Wayne that we began discussing doing something wild to the Strat.
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 04:12:53 PM
TwilightOdyssey: Wayne Rock Legend.  \m/

ah, they're supposed to be nice- i read a review a while back in guitarist, the villain, it looked nice.


TwilightOdyssey: My Strat and Wayne necks are both great necks in their own right. However, I wanted to have all of my guitars to be universal in terms of playability. And the only way to do that is to have them all made to the same spec. Laz did a phenomenal job on my Kamikaze 4 neck. My goal with that guitar was to bring it as close as humanly possible to the original Kamikaze, with a J Frog neck. Once I got the neck on the guitar, I was hooked. I think I started discussing replacing the Wayne neck right away. It wasn't until Laz had started making the replacement for the Wayne that we began discussing doing something wild to the Strat.

how much did those necks cost, out of interest?

i know i have a kramer with a 40.625mm nut width neck, i don't like it as much as my ibanez 43mm neck- but i doubt it's worth the cost to get a new neck for it (the guitar only was about £220)- meh, i'l probably just keep it as a messing about guitar, if my new evil guitar plans come to fruition  :twisted:  (this is your cue to ask me about my new evil guitar plans ;) )

EDIT: and 4 neck?  :o
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 04:18:43 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
T(this is your cue to ask me about my new evil guitar plans ;)

Tell me about your new evil guitar plans!
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 04:27:33 PM
ah...  :twisted:

i'm doing up my ibanez rg470- i've put swinesheads in there (shh, don't tell tim!), and i've got an OFR ordered (a lo-pro edge didn't fit :( )

i'll probably put some sh's into my kramer (again, not a good enough guitar to justify bk's at 3 times the price of sh's)

i NEED a hardtail- probably an ibanez sz520 or a yamaha aes620, whichever i prefer, if i get to try them- again, sh's

and finally, i want an ibanez rg jcustom, i'll switch the dimarzios for bareknuckles in it, because it IS a good enough guitar for bk's \m/ - don't get me wrong, i really like my swinesheads, but i've been reliably informed that bk's are the best of the best... just are dear

ampwise, i'm looking into engls, maybe powerball (i've been saving for ages, just haven't bought hardly anything in the last 2 years!)

what's this 4 neck guitar you were talking about? a kamikaze?
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: _tom_ on November 15, 2005, 04:31:35 PM
Wow. Nice guitars! I want one like the snakeskin style one! Only with a less cheesy finish  :lol:
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 04:43:38 PM
i thought the snakeskin was pretty sweet!

but i like pointy guitars...  :twisted:
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 04:46:31 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
what's this 4 neck guitar you were talking about? a kamikaze?

Kamikaze 4 is a limited edition ESP George Lynch signature model. I have a Kamikaze 4 as well as an M1 Tiger. The Kami looks like this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/HBE5.jpg)

The M1 looks like this:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/6-28-03_-_ben007.jpg)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 04:58:04 PM
ah, yeah

i've seen those before in the esp catalogues...

they look pretty sweet, i haven't tried them though...

how much did those new necks set you back?
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 15, 2005, 05:05:48 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
how much did those new necks set you back?

The necks are custom, so the price really varies depending on materials/time involved to make 'em.

I'm really not at liberty to say how much the necks set me back, sorry. :(
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 15, 2005, 05:08:16 PM
ok, fair enough, no worries- i'm assuming if they're custom, they're pretty dear :(

they do look fantastic ( the flame one anyway!)

the other one's cool too, but flame maple is just  8)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: wixomwhat on November 16, 2005, 02:25:56 AM
They both look great!

Please post more pics when you have the guitar fully assembeld. I wanna see how cool the burnt chrome looks in the Wayne.
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: HJM on November 16, 2005, 07:28:55 AM
Look good to me - so do you spend all day at work surfing the net and putting guitars together??? :wink:  :lol:
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: dave_mc on November 16, 2005, 11:28:39 AM
Quote from: HJM
Look good to me - so do you spend all day at work surfing the net and putting guitars together??? :wink:  :lol:


that's what i do  :twisted:  (apart from putting them together)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: chrisola on November 16, 2005, 12:48:39 PM
i spend all day surfing the net, then my boss wants to know what i'm doing on a bare knuckle fighting website when i should be talking to people on the phone :P (our pcs get remotely recorded during calls lol)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 16, 2005, 01:00:22 PM
Quote from: HJM
Look good to me - so do you spend all day at work surfing the net and putting guitars together??? :wink:  :lol:

Basically. :)
It's a tuff job, but SOMONE has to do it! ;)
Title: NEW NECKS have arrived!!! * Pics *
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on November 16, 2005, 01:00:53 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: HJM
Look good to me - so do you spend all day at work surfing the net and putting guitars together??? :wink:  :lol:

Basically. :)
It's a tuff job, but SOMONE has to do it! ;)


(Bringing quality audio to the world is tough!! LOL)