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Post by ashcatlt on Dec 27, 2019 12:09:19 GMT -5
The first one actually is pretty cool.
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Post by reTrEaD on Dec 27, 2019 20:41:26 GMT -5
I stumbled across Trogly's Youtube channel a few weeks ago. And amusingly I saw this particular video just a couple of days ago. Thanks for posting it. The first one actually is pretty cool. It's a definite contender for the Rube Goldberg award. Not something I would want but it is interesting and it isn't a butcher job on a valuable guitar. The PRS with the hacked-off tail which appears later in the video made me very sad. ☹️ |
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Post by ashcatlt on Dec 27, 2019 22:44:00 GMT -5
The gold top hacjob looks a whole lot like that one “pumpkin” guitar of newey’s |
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Post by newey on Dec 28, 2019 11:28:37 GMT -5
Yeah, same idea, a radical double bout-ectomy. Mine is more teardrop-ish (as was my intent, to look like a Vox Mark VII). Mine started life as a Washburn. One can only hope that it was an Epiphone gold-top, not a '59 Gibson!  |
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Post by ashcatlt on Dec 29, 2019 12:53:24 GMT -5
Well the punk in me hopes it was a real LP.  I think you did a better, cleaner job. I’ve got a couple around here that went a little sideways. I really don’t want anybody to ever see the back of my 12 string tele, but honestly if you look closely at about anything I’ve modded, it’s pretty easy to tell I have no crafting skills whatsoever. |
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Post by reTrEaD on Dec 29, 2019 14:55:03 GMT -5
Well the punk in me hopes it was a real LP. The punk in you will be pleased to know it's a real Gibson. The headstock shape is the first clue. And when viewed in full-screen, the Gibson logo is easy to see. From the audio commentary on the video, it's an "early '70s Les Paul Deluxe" so that's not nearly as criminal as doing this to a '59. But still an inherently expensive guitar. |
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Post by newey on Dec 29, 2019 15:00:40 GMT -5
Thx. I can't believe it's been nigh-on 15 years since I built that thing. It has two "vintage" Epiphone HBs, PAF style, with the one-conductor-and-a-shield wiring. I think I paid $8 for the pickups on Ebay, the Washburn body/neck probably cost me $40, so not counting "sweat equity" I probably have 60 bucks total into the thing, counting the rattle-cans for the finish.
It's a bit unbalanced, having lost a good deal of body weight, I need to weight the heel end a bit if I ever get around to it.
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Post by reTrEaD on Dec 29, 2019 15:44:46 GMT -5
It's a bit unbalanced, having lost a good deal of body weight, I need to weight the heel end a bit if I ever get around to it. Don't add weight to the tail, remove it from the head. Phase 1: Tie helium balloons to headstock. Phase 2: ? ? ? Phase 3: Profit |
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