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Published: 2011-05-13 08:56:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 418; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 11
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Custom guitar of my own design. It started out as a blue 1986 Washburn G5V, but I didn't really like anything about it...from the shitty tremolo to the HSS pickup configuration...even the paint wasn't brutal enough.So, I did what any reasonable metal head would do...I stripped that son of a bitch down and went full custom! I designed the pickguard and cut it with a reciprocating saw out of 3/32" aluminum sheet from the local junk store. I then "antiqued" it by doing the following:
-whipping it with a chain
-beating it with a hammer and chisel
-stomping on it
after which I painted it with black Krylon and used mineral spirits to rub most of it off, leaving a worn, industrial look. In the former single coil pickup sockets are mounted 4 10mm red LEDs, which are wired to where the pickup switch used to be (powered by a shielded 9V battery).
Other modifications include:
-Hand-worn matte black paint job
-Gotoh tune-o-matic bridge with string-thru-body configuration
-DiMarzio D-Sonic humbucker (bridge position).
It plays like a champ.
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Comments: 7
BlackAngusYoung [2011-09-04 19:58:26 +0000 UTC]
Really cool ideas and descriptions! Looks great done!
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Angulate In reply to sighingawaysaturday [2011-08-01 03:35:14 +0000 UTC]
Haha...I forgot about it as soon as I finished typing it out. Are you a guitarist? Also, thanks for all the faves, I appreciate that
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sighingawaysaturday In reply to Angulate [2011-08-01 03:55:39 +0000 UTC]
I kind of wish I was. Learning Bass guitar, though. Because it's easier.
And no problem.
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Angulate In reply to sighingawaysaturday [2011-08-01 04:30:49 +0000 UTC]
Sweet, stick with it! There are too many people these days whose musical interests don't go farther than 'uhn-tss uhn-tss uhn-tss uhn-tss uhn-tss'
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sighingawaysaturday In reply to Angulate [2011-08-01 04:33:36 +0000 UTC]
*shudder*
Oh yes, I know.
I am glad to not be one of them.
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