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paulkpaulk Frets: 318
edited August 2013 in Guitar
Over on musicradar I'd posted a thread about jazzing up an Epi Dot. Well here it is...

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Specs are: GFS Mean 90 pickups, tonepros bridge, tailpiece and tuners, CTS pots / cloth wiring / switchcraft jack/toggle, jazzbass knobs bone nut, Hell Guitars trussrod cover, body buffed. That'll do nicely.
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  • IanSavageIanSavage Frets: 1319
    Oooohhhh, nice! Not totally sold on the knobs myself, but the rest of it looks spot-on  :)
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    edited August 2013
    Knobs are practical though - more grippy than shitty speed knobs, but I think witch hats would probably look better :)

    Good stuff though, apart from the lack of Bigsby.
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  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9794
    Nice. Even the headstock doesn't look too big on it (Epi headstocks usually do) ...
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  • jaygtrjaygtr Frets: 218
    Very nice indeed. i do like the buffed body.
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  • paulkpaulk Frets: 318

    Lixarto said:
    Knobs are practical though - more grippy than shitty speed knobs, but I think witch hats would probably look better :)

    Good stuff though, apart from the lack of Bigsby.
    I fubar'd the Bigbsby. Got a B11 thinking I could use a Towner down-tension bar, thus utilising the stoptail holes. Turned out I'd need to raise the action to a stupid height to make it work. I will most likely add either a B7 or B5 with a vibramate mount later.
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    Good man - have a "wow" :)
    "I can see you for what you are; an idiot barely in control of your own life. And smoking weed doesn't make you cool; it just makes you more of an idiot."
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  • JookyChapJookyChap Frets: 4234
    edited August 2013
    I like that, utterly de-of-bling. Bigsby will be s double win though :)

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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2360
    IanSavage said:
    Oooohhhh, nice! Not totally sold on the knobs myself, but the rest of it looks spot-on  :)
    +1, excellent :D
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  • UnclePsychosisUnclePsychosis Frets: 12927
    That's lovely. Really like the buffed finish. I agree that I don't like the knobs though.
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  • Adam_MDAdam_MD Frets: 3420
    Witch hats all the way but the guitar looks great as is.  The buffed body is excellent though.  Good work sir.
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    Looks good as is, don't foul it with a Bigsby.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • FretwiredFretwired Frets: 24601
    Excellent .. love the whole vibe of the guitar. Did something similar with mine. Have a wow ...

    Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 27143
    Really liking that. I'd go for silver-insert reflector knobs myself, but I like those on everything Gibsonesque :)
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6394
    Bucket said:
    Looks good as is, don't foul it with a Bigsby.
    This !
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

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  • chrispy108chrispy108 Frets: 2336
    Nice work, what'd you use to take the shine off the finish?
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  • paulkpaulk Frets: 318
    chrispy108 said:
    Nice work, what'd you use to take the shine off the finish?
    Fine grade steel wool, a buffer and elbow grease.
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  • benvallbenvall Frets: 83
    That is nice.

    I really like it without the pickguard. It's a bit like the epiphone dot studio and Dregen from Backyard Babies' epiphone 355.
    My Trading Thread - https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58336/
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