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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: TwilightOdyssey on January 03, 2007, 05:49:01 PM

Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 03, 2007, 05:49:01 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/Yoshi1.jpg)

Body: Fender ash body, vintage trem, 5 springs

Neck Warmoth: Flame maple, flame maple fingerboard, 1-3/4" nut width, compound radius, 6100 fret wire

Graphite nut

Schaller machine heads

Scratch Plate: www.pickguards.com

Electronics
Analog pup: Cold Sweat, burnt chrome

Synth pup: Roland GK-2A
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Brow on January 03, 2007, 05:52:06 PM
Looks great mate, very 'you'  :twisted:
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Crazy_Joe on January 03, 2007, 06:04:20 PM
That looks awesome, especially with that maple board!!

Can't wait for the clips!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: PhilKing on January 03, 2007, 07:00:27 PM
It sounds awesome too.  It seems like moving the Cold Sweat forwards by about 3-4 mm has placed it into a real sweet spot. It also sustains like mad!!!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 03, 2007, 07:03:07 PM
Clips soon-ish. Have a gig to get thru, first, and get my rig back into my house.

Not sure if having the matching amp and guitar looks naff, or not -- I like it, tho!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Davey on January 03, 2007, 07:55:58 PM
needs a logo.. headstock too blank ;)
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: PhilKing on January 03, 2007, 09:04:41 PM
There is a logo, but I need to lacquer the headstock face first.  Ben wanted the guitar for tonight's practice so I just threw it together quick.  The neck is actually oiled, but you can't put decals over the oil finish, so the face hasn't been touched yet.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Sekhmet on January 03, 2007, 09:24:37 PM
Wow looks awsome, i love Maple necks on strats.

Bet it sounds the shiz to.
Title: Re: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: sambo on January 03, 2007, 09:29:51 PM
nice!

but....

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey


Neck Warmoth: Flame maple,

Synth pup: Roland GK-2A


where's the flame?!


 :lol:

i'd change a few things like the headstock shape and scratchplate e.t.c., but hey, it's not my guitar...
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: dave_mc on January 03, 2007, 11:44:15 PM
put a floyd in it and I'm sold!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Ratrod on January 04, 2007, 11:27:31 AM
Nice match for the Splawn.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Shag101 on January 04, 2007, 01:11:24 PM
Cant wait for the next meet to try it out.  Very nice!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 04, 2007, 02:35:32 PM
Quote from: Ratrod
Nice match for the Splawn.

*BING*
We have a winner!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 04, 2007, 02:37:06 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
put a floyd in it and I'm sold!

You have much to learn, yung'in.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 04, 2007, 02:38:06 PM
Quote from: Davey
needs a logo.. headstock too blank ;)


Quote from: PhilKing
There is a logo, but I need to lacquer the headstock face first.  Ben wanted the guitar for tonight's practice so I just threw it together quick.  The neck is actually oiled, but you can't put decals over the oil finish, so the face hasn't been touched yet.


I think Davey was being difficult, Phil. Pay him no mind!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: _tom_ on January 04, 2007, 02:43:36 PM
Looks awesome to me, now I cant wait to get myself a strat of some kind! I keep nagging, but did my cd get shipped yet? :D
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 04, 2007, 02:57:23 PM
On its way, brutha!
Title: Re: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 04, 2007, 05:04:04 PM
Quote from: sambo
where's the flame?!

Subtle flame, bad photo.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: dave_mc on January 04, 2007, 05:38:10 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: dave_mc
put a floyd in it and I'm sold!

You have much to learn, yung'in.


 :lol:
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: 38thBeatle on January 04, 2007, 06:18:18 PM
Looks great Ben-simple and effective no doubt.Great pick guard.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 05, 2007, 03:04:16 AM
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Looks great Ben-simple and effective no doubt.Great pick guard.

Thanx, 38th. Yes, very simple and WAY effective! Emo kids kill themselves just looking at it, saving me the trouble!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: blue on January 05, 2007, 07:11:07 PM
gorgeous looking guitar, congrats!

i'm wondering, how do you control the synth end?  i don't see the usual switches and buttons.

oh, and i quite like the blank headstock
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on January 05, 2007, 10:34:13 PM
Quote from: blue
gorgeous looking guitar, congrats!

Thanx! I agree!

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i'm wondering, how do you control the synth end?  i don't see the usual switches and buttons.

They might be added ... jury is still out on whether I will actually need em or not.

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oh, and i quite like the blank headstock

Me, too! But the finished version will be even cooler!
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Philly Q on January 05, 2007, 11:04:16 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
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oh, and i quite like the blank headstock

Me, too! But the finished version will be even cooler!

It does need something on there.  And no string trees?  Are they locking tuners?

Cool!  Stripped-down, single-pickup guitars are great (but I can't do without my volume & tone controls, personally).
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Joe Dorcia on January 06, 2007, 06:26:09 PM
Liking the guitar ben. I notice you have 5 springs in the trem, to help it stay in tune with heavier strings? Have you tried the hipshot tremsetter, i just got a new tokai Goldstar strat and Iwant to keep the trem on it (for once) but they always go out of tune, but i digress (if you spell it that way)

WOOO, death to the emo kids! $%&#ing sick of fall out boy and my chemical romance, over produced shite.
Anywhoo, nice geeetar

Joe
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: PhilKing on January 07, 2007, 02:30:29 PM
The bridge is as tight down as you can get.  I was going to block it, but I had to get the guitar together in less than a week (I got back from England at 1 AM on the 31st, and had it ready by the evening of the 2nd, including recutting the scratchplate, so I just put 5 springs in and tightened the claw for now.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Joe Dorcia on January 07, 2007, 05:57:01 PM
Quote from: PhilKing
The bridge is as tight down as you can get.  I was going to block it, but I had to get the guitar together in less than a week (I got back from England at 1 AM on the 31st, and had it ready by the evening of the 2nd, including recutting the scratchplate, so I just put 5 springs in and tightened the claw for now.


ahh, i wondered that, i have done it on two of my strats. Have you ever used a tremsetter?
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Mr Ed on January 09, 2007, 10:01:10 AM
That's so insanely sexy, excellent plate.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: PhilKing on January 09, 2007, 12:06:04 PM
Quote from: Joe@fortyseconds
ahh, i wondered that, i have done it on two of my strats. Have you ever used a tremsetter?


No - I always just think that if you don't want the trem you tighten the springs and pull it to the body, with a block if you really want it to be firm, otherwise just put 3 springs in and use it normally.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Mr Ed on January 09, 2007, 01:20:02 PM
The Tremol-No is a fab piece of kit, I have one installed on my 1957R MIJ Strat and it locks the trem down perfectly. It's basically a hardtail now but by loosening two little thumb screws, bam, it's back to a vintage trem.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: broken cord on March 18, 2007, 04:18:27 PM
Quote from: TwilightOdyssey
Quote from: 38thBeatle
Looks great Ben-simple and effective no doubt.Great pick guard.

Thanx, 38th. Yes, very simple and WAY effective! Emo kids kill themselves just looking at it, saving me the trouble!


That's it then I have to ge me one straight away.
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: Jonesy on March 18, 2007, 07:44:16 PM
Wheres the controller for the Roland GK-2 pickup?
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 18, 2007, 11:20:03 PM
Don't need it, Jonesy. I now have two outputs, one analog and one synth. I use my FC-200 for all the control options. Here's a pic from last Wed of me in the studio using my FC-200 to lay down some pedal synths:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/Spin%20Music%2010%20March%2007/BenPedalSynth.jpg)
Title: Say hello to YOSHI ... ("New" guitar content)
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on March 19, 2007, 07:39:00 PM
i´m suspect to give my opinion on thismsince i´m REALLY A Fender Lover
so,AWESOME satuff.
will you tune it in B standard right? or at least C Standard. and don´t forget to mod the amp to reach the 11 gain stage on teh knob
Q:p
JP