Zakk's New Guitar

[Philly Q]

I'm not the world's biggest Zakk Wylde fan, to be honest, but I do like the look of his new guitar.

Probably could do with a pickup change of course   , and the selector switch is in a very strange place.

[genocidal tendencies]

I guess the idea is to switch pickups with your elbow?

Personally I think his bullseye les pauls look cool, but beyond that it's all a bit gimicky.

[Fubar]

I think that sticking a floyd on any gibson is just plain wrong!  :?

[Antag]

I guess the idea is to switch pickups with your elbow?

It's just borrowing the switch position from Randy Rhoads' original polka-dot V (made by Karl Sandoval).  GMW made him a few neck-thru/Floyd versions but I guess he's got a nice juicy endorsment deal to have something made by Gibson... :)

[_tom_]

That is disgusting.

[Davey]

wait till you guys see MY V :D:D



and yea.. wtf is it with that switch!?

[WezV]

I think that sticking a floyd on any gibson is just plain wrong!  :?

i dont know - floyds on flying v's works for me but that switch is definately a bad idea!

[Manji]

I think it looks rather shmexual.  And come on, guys- he's obviously put the pickup switch there because he knows he can utilise it best there.  You don't get a custom guitar and specify the switch to be somewhere random on the body, or just for the hell of it- he's got it there because he'll feel comfortable having it there when he's playing.

And to be honest, I reckon it's probably in a better place than down at the bottom near the controls- to switch pickups you just have to reach up slightly from the strings instead of lunging down below the tone control.  But hey- it's horses for courses, I guess :D

[Philly Q]

Can't believe I'm still going on about a switch  :roll:  :oops: , but it'll be a bugger to wire up.  They'll have to drill all the way from the upper "fork" of the body to the bridge pickup cavity, then run wires from the switch (plus the wires from the jack) through the cavity to the main control cavity on the other fork.  What a palaver!

It'd be much tidier like this.

Enough, enough.  I'll get me coat (or should that be anorak)...

[FELINEGUITARS]

It's just an homage to Randy Rhoads as said above



Photo by Ross Halfin

[FELINEGUITARS]

Can't believe I'm still going on about a switch  :roll:  :oops: , but it'll be a bugger to wire up.  They'll have to drill all the way from the upper "fork" of the body to the bridge pickup cavity, then run wires from the switch (plus the wires from the jack) through the cavity to the main control cavity on the other fork.  What a palaver!

It's exactly what I have to do on the V s I make with the jack on the upper horn.
It's a very long drill bit I have to use!
The Jackson King V and Randy Rhoads are like that too

Actually it's easier to do if you have the switch there - as you have a bigger cavity to dill from- gives you a bit more

[Philly Q]

It's a very long drill bit I have to use!

That sounded a bit like Yoda.  

And indeed, you are our Yoda of guitar building!

[FELINEGUITARS]

Hmm- Les paul nice shall you have

[Ratrod]

That is disgusting.

+1

I like his Les Paul, I like his Razorback and I even like the split tail (SG meets V) but this Flying V just don't look right. And I would never put a Floyd on a Gibson.

The best looking V is still the black & white Schenker (not the Dean one), IMHO.

[noodleplugerine]

The best looking V is still the black & white Schenker (not the Dean one), IMHO.

+1

And +1000 about not the dean.