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andy_ash · #**211** 08-17-2006, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RS8MB0R8

What makes me laff is that the gold strat you got off ebay went for $1300.00 plus p&p of $95.00 and yet I offered him $1500.00 for the guitar and p&p combined and he turned me down cos, and I quote,

"I think it'll fetch easily over $1405.00 so thanks for the offer, but no thanks."

Id-yit! Ended up getting less for it than I offered him.

Oh well, I have ordered the first parts of my doubleneck sambora strat project since then - the one he plays on LYHOM on Live From London. I ain't shirking on quality either - if you're gonna do a project like that, you have to do it properly!

Just had two sets of Fender American series tuning heads, a hardtail Fender American Standard bridge and an Original Floyd Rose trem delivered all in glorious gold!!!

The body and scratchplate are gonna be ordered next week but the hardest parts to come by are gonna be the necks by far. Might price up getting them custom made but will probably end up buying two sambora AM series and stripping them for both the electronics and the necks - expensive!!!!

i enquired abut getting a custom made neck with small star inlays for my gold strat. DM guitars quoted me £300, so you might have some look with them. he said he wasn't talking orders again until beggining of august so you should be ok now. i just found them through google.

andy_ash · #**212** 08-17-2006, 04:02 PM

i'd stay away from those kits that you can buy. they are a pain in the arse if you haven't got the proper equipment. many years ago my parents buoght me a les paul one and it was nothing but trouble putting it together. routes and holes that weren't correct size, wood wasn't great quality. it ended up being quite an expensive project.

gazthomas · #**213** 08-17-2006, 06:01 PM

what kits andy????

andy_ash · #**214** 08-17-2006, 07:48 PM

those ones where you can buy the body, neck, hardware, pickups and electrics. all you need to do is spray and put it together. they cost about £200, so buy the time you've bought stuff to prepare the wood and spray it you may aswell have got a les studio or a MIM strat or tele.

oh by the way warmoth do the star inlay necks but they keep adding on fees of you want it routed for a floyd etc.

whitesamborastrat · #**215** 08-17-2006, 10:33 PM

if anyone wants any measurements of a sambora mk2 neck let me know. I would try a few luthiers for a price. But before having a neck made i would have to take one to them that i like so they could copy it.

Andy

whitesamborastrat · #**216** 08-17-2006, 10:35 PM

oh btw rs8, wasnt one of the necks a baritone on that guitar? if not it would be cool to have one you could then play hand on it really well.

Andy

RS8MB0R8 · #**217** 08-17-2006, 11:00 PM

I'm just gonna get two six-string necks, one with a Floyd Rose setup and the other with a hardtail setup. Then I can use it for songs such as HAND, LYHOM and Wanted (as I don't have a doubleneck acoustic - yet!)

I'd looked at Warmoth and have asked them about custom necks in the past but the only star inlay necks that they (used to) make are either all mother of pearl without the black border, or all black with no white centres. I might push them to see if they could replicate the necks for a higher price but short if that, I may either strip down two sambora MK1s for the parts or approach Fender Custom Shop for a quote.

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****in hell mate that is the coolest sounding project ive ever come across and i don't even really like that doubleneck. i'd go for the same model but with the cherry burst.

i want to know when it's done so i can come over to try it out with your other toys. ill bring my g&l's.

actually im over your way next week for radiohead. will probably be heading straight home but if for some reason i decide to stay for the night we should hit a club or something.

I was torn between goin' to see Radiohead or Muse and opted for the latter in the end. I think Radiohead play on the Tuesday don't they? If so, I'll have to pass on the clubbing mate cos I'm gonna be back at home for a few days and only get back on the Thursday for Muse but we will definitely have to meet up sometime for a pint or six.

And I have to say, that is an awesome finish you have on that new guitar of yours! Never seen anything like that before come to think of it.

Jim Bon Jovi · #**218** 08-18-2006, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RS8MB0R8

I'm just gonna get two six-string necks, one with a Floyd Rose setup and the other with a hardtail setup. Then I can use it for songs such as HAND, LYHOM and Wanted (as I don't have a doubleneck acoustic - yet!)

I'd looked at Warmoth and have asked them about custom necks in the past but the only star inlay necks that they (used to) make are either all mother of pearl without the black border, or all black with no white centres. I might push them to see if they could replicate the necks for a higher price but short if that, I may either strip down two sambora MK1s for the parts or approach Fender Custom Shop for a quote.

I was torn between goin' to see Radiohead or Muse and opted for the latter in the end. I think Radiohead play on the Tuesday don't they? If so, I'll have to pass on the clubbing mate cos I'm gonna be back at home for a few days and only get back on the Thursday for Muse but we will definitely have to meet up sometime for a pint or six.

And I have to say, that is an awesome finish you have on that new guitar of yours! Never seen anything like that before come to think of it.

depending on my shifts i might be at muse too

definetely need to meet up for beers at some point. we can sit like a bunch of geeks ont he royal mile talking about gear and different models of richies guitars

whitesamborastrat · #**219** 08-21-2006, 12:40 AM

Rs8, just found a great neck supplier:

Kavanagh customs based in manchester

And wood worm guitars based in birmingham.

I have been to woodworms, he makes soem beautiful guitars from scratch.

Do a google im sure you will find them

Andy

andy_ash · #**220** 08-22-2006, 05:56 PM

thanks for the heads up on the luthiers. i shall be having a look for those.
also thanks for the link to that gold strat andy. cool but just not a sambo!

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