ChrisL 2 #1 February 20, 2007 I've waited my whole life to do this and damn am I psyched! I have comissioned Luthier Scott Gordon to build me a 100% custom shred machine designed entirely by me. The body shape and headstock are my design and all materials and electronics are my pick. A true one of a kind guitar. I will be documenting the process with pictures as he builds it. Specs: Scale: 25.5" 24 medium jumbo frets Solid mahogany body and neck. Neck through body design. Carved, highly figured curly maple top. Gabon Ebony fretboard w/ Agoya shell block inlays Stainless steel fret wire EMG active pickups (81, SA, 85) w/ 5 position selector Schaller Floyd Rose double locking trem Double acting truss rod Buzz Feiten tuning system with Planet Waves auto trim locking tuning machines All heavy duty potentiometers (25,000+ duty cycles) Fully shielded electronics compartments with tool clips and carved wood cover plate w/ magnetic attachment. No screws. Truss rod cover engraved with "O' Laochdha" Attached is my design. I drew it exactly to scale and gave it to Scott along with all measurements and specs. I expect the finished product to look almost identical to the image. Now I just have to wait 6 months for it to be finished __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #2 February 20, 2007 Quote Truss rod cover engraved with "O' Laochdha" Oh, this is simply the original Gaelic spelling of my family name__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 February 20, 2007 That's great looking (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #4 February 20, 2007 How much?_________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #5 February 20, 2007 It's be worth the wait...in the mean time, the waiting sucks. i don't even play and I'm jealousI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #6 February 20, 2007 QuoteHow much? A very scary sum of money __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #7 February 20, 2007 I do hope you can play?Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John4455 0 #8 February 20, 2007 Awe, just get a Fender. How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #9 February 20, 2007 QuoteI do hope you can play? Yes. For 30 years.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #10 February 20, 2007 QuoteAwe, just get a Fender. I've owned many Fenders, Gibsons, Ibanez, Paul Reed Smith, ESP and more. They dont cut the mustard. This guitar encorporates everything I've liked in my other guitars and none of the things I hated. Most guys accomplish the same thing (as I have in the past) by owning a bunch of guitars. This is another solution.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John4455 0 #11 February 20, 2007 QuoteQuoteAwe, just get a Fender. I've owned many Fenders, Gibsons, Ibanez, Paul Reed Smith, ESP and more. They dont cut the mustard. I was kidding I looked at his web site, they look awesome. Have you played one before? How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #12 February 20, 2007 I've played a few and checked out a few of his works in progress. They are of phenominal quality and some of thre most playable guitars I've ever held.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #13 February 20, 2007 A buddy of mine had a bass very similar. Beautiful guitar. The mahogony just jumps out at you! steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #14 February 20, 2007 I would rather have a Paul Reed Smith. Seeing as how they are so expensive, thats my guitar dream.Rodriguez Brother #1614, Muff Brother #4033 Jumped: Twin Otter, Cessna 182, CASA, Helicopter, Caravan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #15 February 20, 2007 Ebony fretboard...nice. And generally a sweet looking axe. My dream is a vintage Les Paul black beauty. I just love the fretless wonder feel. Had I know what it was worth I would have ran away with my guitar instructor's when I was 12. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #16 February 20, 2007 QuoteI would rather have a Paul Reed Smith. Seeing as how they are so expensive, thats my guitar dream. I owned a Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. Used to be my dream guitar too. It stopped being my dream guitar once I had one and realized that they are built no better than any other. Machine made and mass produced. They sound decent and look nice, but for what you get they are absurdly overpriced. They are NOT hand made, and while they do not lie about this fact, they are more than happy to let people think they are. As such they are so overpriced that it made me sick when I learned the truth. Reality is that they are very pretty. The "10 top" models look sweet, but thats just cosmetic. Did you know that their 24 fret models all have a dead spot at the 12th fret G and its been this way for years? Its a design defect that they are well aware of but do nothing to fix, and for $2800.00 thats just unacceptible. If you want a PRS, more power to you, but know what you are buying when you do, and buy some of the great condition used ones you can find rather than paying retail for a new one.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #17 February 20, 2007 Quote My dream is a vintage Les Paul black beauty. Thats a nice guitar for sure, but the 4 -5 grand you will spend on it can get you one custom built. You could have one built to exactly the same specs, produce the same tone and feel, but be a far higher quality and be truely a "custom" guitar.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfrese 0 #18 February 20, 2007 That's a gorgeous axe, you're going to be crazed by the time it's ready to deliver. Just out of curiosity, what's the advantage of using the trim locking tuning machines AND the Floyd? And I've found my baby until I can afford one of these in the Peavey Wolfgang, it just fits my hand like nothing else I've found yet. Congrats!Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GARYC24 3 #19 February 20, 2007 Any particular reason why the tuning keys are on the bottom? just wondering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #20 February 20, 2007 QuoteThat's a gorgeous axe, you're going to be crazed by the time it's ready to deliver. Just out of curiosity, what's the advantage of using the trim locking tuning machines AND the Floyd? Only for ease of string changing. No winding the string around the post and it automatically clips off the excess string. I'm lazy :-) Quote And I've found my baby until I can afford one of these in the Peavey Wolfgang, it just fits my hand like nothing else I've found yet. Congrats! If you ever do get a custom one built, save the specs from your peavy and have the custom built to those specs. My fingerboard is being made to the exact same scale, radius, and width specs as my ESP cuz that baby fits me like no other__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #21 February 20, 2007 QuoteAny particular reason why the tuning keys are on the bottom? just wondering. Only to suit my taste. There is no functional reason for it. Its a bit different, thats all. I'm far from the first guy to do it, but most guitars either have them on the top, or have 3 pegs on each side. I like the look.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #22 February 20, 2007 Nice. But seriously dude, why EMG's? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #23 February 20, 2007 QuoteJust out of curiosity, what's the advantage of using the trim locking tuning machines AND the Floyd? Floyds have a habit of making your guitar go out of tune because the strings can slide through the nut and change the string tension. Usually, you'd put a locking nut on there to stop this but Buzz Feiten presumably doesn't make locking nuts. Instead, locking tuning machines are fitted to stop the tuners from moving. This doesn't stop the string sliding through the nut, so you lube the nut with graphite so the string slides back easily. Some people use roller nuts as a more definate way of doing this but I'll bet Buzz doesn't make those either. I'd put a Feiten nut on a hard tail, but I think the risks outweight the benefits on a Floyd. Your milage may vary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #24 February 20, 2007 Jeez. Sounds like a wonderful instrument! Nigel Tufnel would tell people not to even point at it. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #25 February 21, 2007 QuoteNice. But seriously dude, why EMG's? I like the sound of the active EMG's. Dont care much for the passive EMG's though __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
