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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2009, 03:43:37 AM »
riff raffs on that v, and change the knobs for witchhats or dome-reflector (imho)
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2009, 09:20:40 AM »
Quote from: discofudge on April 03, 2009, 11:18:13 PM
This leads me to the point of this topic. I would like everyone who reads this topic to post an opinion on what pickups they would choose, the aesthetic style they would plump for, and most importantly why they would make these choices. I intend to purchase this instrument at the end of April, and the most interesting and evocative choices, based purely on the reasoning given will be installed to this guitar.

Aesthetically speaking, and being a fan of trans-cherry guitars, the white of the pick guard and truss-rod cover is jarring with me. Sadly taking the guard off and running with rings would leave holes and that'd be unacceptable. So, black guard for the pick guard and truss rod cover. Replace the knobs and switch tip with chrome to match the hardware, likewise pups I'd go with nickel covers.

As for the pups, depends what you want tone wise as to what you stick in there. My personal faves so far are the C-Pig/MQ-Pig set for CoC style, MM set for metal and CS set for rock/metal. Though all the sets are versitile to play other stuff, they all do work nicely in a chunk of mahogany.
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2009, 10:54:14 AM »
Quote from: Ratrod on April 04, 2009, 12:25:05 PM
Here's what I would do.

First the pickups. Nickel covered Riff Raffs.

The color: get some brown stain to give it a more walnut or heritage cherry color and a nitro clearcoat.

Pickguard: the current one is too white, I'd swap it for one that looks more aged/yellowed.

And I would add a Bigsby B5 with a Vibramate.

On second thought................

If the pickaurd will be swapped anyway, why not get one for a set of soapbar P90's?
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #18 on: April 06, 2009, 12:51:31 PM »
Gotta be covered (Chrome or Nickel) Riff Raffs for me :D

And I'd want to put black mounting rings on them - leave the rest as is for the moment...
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2009, 06:12:36 PM »
So far it's either nickel riff-raffs or matt black cold sweats i think.

I'm getting proper excited about it.
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #20 on: April 25, 2009, 02:29:51 PM »
It has arrived!!!

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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2009, 08:05:58 PM »
Right, this is where we are...

Pickups are gonna be a bridge Riff Raff, neck a Mississippi Queen.

Nickel covers and black rings i think, or zebras.

Quote from: Ivan on April 23, 2009, 11:46:43 PM
Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong place but I wanted to get some opinions.
I'm going to get a pair of Cold Sweat, but I'm wondering if I should go for double white.
I knocked this up quickly......







You did a cool job on that Ivan, do you think you could do one for me with one pic with zebra's, and one with nickel covers?

That's if you see this...

Or have the time...

Or the inclination....

Thanks!
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2009, 08:09:18 PM »
Nail Bomb Bridge, zebra.
MQ Neck, Black.
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2009, 11:59:46 PM »
If you zebra one of the pickups I would zebra the knobs as well 2 white one black would be my choice
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Re: Help create the Bare Knuckle Forum guitar!
« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2009, 01:53:15 AM »
Ok, bridge Riff Raff, and neck MQ are on their way. Nickel covers, and the whole thing is booked in for upgraded pots, fret dress and a new nut. Should be about two weeks, and it'll be ready to come to Germany with me for a festival.

I've heard rumor that they don't let you into the country without a flying v these days.  :D
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