ooops, i did it again, as britney would say... N. G. D. !!!

[dheim]

the worst thing is that i've got this gorgeous keith richards replica strap... i bought it for the first custom but i used a brown leather one instead... so i'm currently using it on the new one. but together they're definitely too much! :)

[tomjackson]

Nice.  Not usually my thing but looks really nice :D

[dheim]

i swapped straps , this one looks much less suspicious... ;)

[Fourth Feline]

i swapped straps , this one looks much less suspicious... ;)

That certainly matches the guitar very nicely ; and the shoes ? 

[Philly Q]

That certainly matches the guitar very nicely ; and the shoes ? 

Jackboots!

[Heritage Softail]

Those gutars are rather lean and muscular looking.  The double horns having the blunted ends is unique.  Those look like nothing I have seen in the US. The pickups tuck neatly in.  I'm a fan....  Do you have any threads of tone?  What does one of those set you back.  Message me if this is something out of acceptable potocol to mention please. 

Best Regards,

Softail

[Fikealox]

I love those two to death. And I'm normally not a fan of natural-ish finishes at all. Excellent buys, man :D What do you think of the bridges on the two?

[AndyR]

the worst thing is that i've got this gorgeous keith richards replica strap... i bought it for the first custom but i used a brown leather one instead... so i'm currently using it on the new one. but together they're definitely too much! :)

:lol:

Can you get them with two "flashes" on?

[dheim]

the worst thing is that i've got this gorgeous keith richards replica strap... i bought it for the first custom but i used a brown leather one instead... so i'm currently using it on the new one. but together they're definitely too much! :)

:lol:

Can you get them with two "flashes" on?

no, but some white paint will do....  :lol:

[dheim]

I love those two to death. And I'm normally not a fan of natural-ish finishes at all. Excellent buys, man :D What do you think of the bridges on the two?

well, the hannes is a gorgeous piece of hardware. feels like velvet and it's solid like a rock. the only drawbacks are that 1) i have to change slightly my right hand's position to palm mute the strings, just a bit closer to the bridge pickup than i'm used to with other bridges, and 2) individual saddles allow very fine height adjustments, but the bolts are hard to reach with standard tools

the wilkinson behaves halfway between a traditional stratocaster and a floyd rose bridge... doesn't float that much but almost so. i tried some divebomb and sperzel tuners kept everything in place except on the 6th string, which detuned slightly... i think that slight vibratos shouldn't affect tuning at all. changing strings must be the usual pain in the ass, though! i wanted something different from my usual hardtails, but my playing style simply doesn't need a bar! who knows, i love what jeff beck does with his trem, so i could start using it someday...

[AndyR]

... but my playing style simply doesn't need a bar! who knows, i love what jeff beck does with his trem, so i could start using it someday...

BEWARE!! :lol:

I got a Brian May Guitars "Red Special" for christmas. I knew it was coming, I knew it had a trem, so I re-floated the bridge of one of my strats in preparation.

It don't take long before you're addicted to that little "wobble" :lol:

[dheim]

Those gutars are rather lean and muscular looking.  The double horns having the blunted ends is unique.  Those look like nothing I have seen in the US. The pickups tuck neatly in.  I'm a fan....  Do you have any threads of tone?  What does one of those set you back.  Message me if this is something out of acceptable potocol to mention please. 

Best Regards,

Softail

both are bright, even if in completely different ways... the first one ( http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=17899.0 ) is a wenge neckthrough with ash wings and ebony fingerboard: it's full of mids and hi-mids, with bright, open highs. the C-Pig/PK combo enhances its acoustic character and gives her a very aggressive tone.
the new one has got more or less the same amount of bass, less mids and rounder highs. the NB set (that has a very "vocal" , yet agressive tone (not nearly as heavy as the C-Pig, though!) sounds... good. sorry if i'm still unable to tell you something more useful, but i've got little time to play it!
on my PODxt it sounds a bit more aggressive and  less melodic than my NB equipped Ibanez SA2020, i've just tried it for a couple of minutes on my HT5 and my last rehearsal was a complete failure... just i and the drummer made it, so we basically spent our time chatting, and i sat behind the drumset to raise havoc... so my ENGL impressions have to wait til next week! :(