My first custom guitar, complete!

Sorrell · February 1st, 2008, 02:05 PM

7 long days, and it's done!!! It's called The Raven 7.

WOO HOO!!! I've been designing this for weeks and finally began the building process last week. I've never taken on such a big project before. It was SOOOO worth it!

Here's the link to the whole project slideshow. It's only 18 images, so it doesn't take long.

http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/h...t=55b5dd73.pbw

Renegade Drummer · February 1st, 2008, 03:14 PM

Looks awesome SS. How does it sound?

Robby

Jax · February 1st, 2008, 03:27 PM

That is a thing of beauty. Can't wait to see it in person!

TheSinisterMinister · February 1st, 2008, 04:01 PM

Almost looks like an old Iceman 96 bass x 4but much classier!

Sorrell · February 1st, 2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Renegade Drummer

Looks awesome SS. How does it sound?

Robby

It sounds BIG!!! It has better sustain than my Ibanez guitars. I just adjusted the intonation and it came right in. I was a bit worried about that, as I'm not the most experienced luthier around. I guess I just got lucky.

SRS

Sorrell · February 1st, 2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSinisterMinister

Almost looks like an old Iceman 96 bass x 4but much classier!

Thanks! I was always a fan of the Paul Stanley Iceman.

The biggest difference is the total lack of upper horn on the Iceman.

It made them not balance very well. I wend to the extreme on this guitar in order to make it hang well. Luckily, it worked! WOO HOO!

SRS

koelling · February 1st, 2008, 05:31 PM

Unbelievable Steve! Makes me wish I could play guitar still.

Sorrell · February 1st, 2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by koelling

Unbelievable Steve! Makes me wish I could play guitar still.

Thanks Steve-O! I'm havin' a great time playin' it.

SRS

Sweet · February 2nd, 2008, 01:31 AM

Wow that is sick! When I first looked at it I thought maybe you did a custom paint job on it.

Very impressive and I love the name, how rewarding to play a guitar that your hands made and now they play.

Sorrell · February 2nd, 2008, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweet

Wow that is sick! When I first looked at it I thought maybe you did a custom paint job on it.

Very impressive and I love the name, how rewarding to play a guitar that your hands made and now they play.

Thanks! It was a great feeling when I brought it in from my shop and plugged it in for the first time. It actually worked!!! I usually have to mess with the electronics for a while. But this time, it just worked. I guess the planets were aligned or something.

Thanks again.

SRS

Mindshift · February 2nd, 2008, 02:29 AM

Absolutely awesome, Steve...

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Sorrell APT Guitarist/vocalist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 359	My first custom guitar, complete! 7 long days, and it's done!!! It's called The Raven 7. WOO HOO!!! I've been designing this for weeks and finally began the building process last week. I've never taken on such a big project before. It was SOOOO worth it! Here's the link to the whole project slideshow. It's only 18 images, so it doesn't take long. http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/h...t=55b5dd73.pbw __________________ Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Give a man religion and he'll starve to death, praying for a fish.

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Jax Forum Goddess Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 8,685	That is a thing of beauty. Can't wait to see it in person! __________________ RIP Bakes; thanks for the music. I miss you, my friend.

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koelling APT Keyboardist Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 317	Unbelievable Steve! Makes me wish I could play guitar still. __________________ I need to find a better sig than this one

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Sweet Snow Queen Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 48	Wow that is sick! When I first looked at it I thought maybe you did a custom paint job on it. Very impressive and I love the name, how rewarding to play a guitar that your hands made and now they play. __________________ Evil "skulls are not soft or pretty"

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