ChrisL 2 #26 February 21, 2007 QuoteQuoteJust 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. Actually, although the locking tuners work to help a trem equipped guitar stay in tune, in this case they do nothing to help with that. On this guitar the locking tuners are only there for ease of string changing, as it also has the Floyd locking nut. With the locking tuners you just pull the string taught and lock it. No winding. It also clips the excess of for you. Lots faster and easier. The Floyd locking nut is definitely compatible with the Feiten nut. The Feiten system gets rid of the problem of notes fretted on the first 3 frets being sharp. A problem I found on every guitar I ever had, especially strats.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfrese 0 #27 February 21, 2007 I've had Floyd's on 5 different guitars now, and I can't say I've ever had them go out of tune once the nut's locked down (aside from string stretch on new ones). I have done the old lube with graphite trick on Les Pauls and Strats with standard nuts, but the Floyd's never let me down. (To the point where I seldom play the ones that don't have 'em, it seriously makes me wonder how punk and hardcore players can hammer the crap out of their strings and stay in tune.)Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #28 February 21, 2007 Cool guitar.....it is not as cool as a bass, but cool enough! Does your builder carve his own body and neck, or are they Warmoth parts? "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #29 February 21, 2007 QuoteCool guitar.....it is not as cool as a bass, but cool enough! Does your builder carve his own body and neck, or are they Warmoth parts? Warmoth? Hardly This will be made totally from scratch. Did you miss the part where I said that I designed the guitar myself including body and headstock shapes? Look at the picture. You may find guitars of similar shape out there, but similar is as close as you will ever find. This will be cut and carved and routed from scratch, and I have already seen the blocks of mahogany, maple, and ebony that it will be cut from.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #30 February 21, 2007 QuoteOn this guitar the locking tuners are only there for ease of string changing, as it also has the Floyd locking nut. Oh OK, I didn't know Feiten did locking nuts. I stand corrected. QuoteThe Feiten system gets rid of the problem of notes fretted on the first 3 frets being sharp. A problem I found on every guitar I ever had, especially strats. Yeah, it annoys me too. Personally I just tune so a D major chord really rings which means an A major chord is out of tune on the first string and then damp that string. As soon as you get up the neck a bit, it's not so much of a problem. A Feiten nut is a better way of fixing it though. As for EMG's; if you like them, go for it. Personally I think you could slap actives in a guitar made of MDF and it would sound the same as if you put them in a '59 Les Paul. But if you like them, fill your boots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #31 February 21, 2007 Looks like it'll be a beautiful piece - please post pics as you get them!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #32 February 21, 2007 QuoteQuoteCool guitar.....it is not as cool as a bass, but cool enough! Does your builder carve his own body and neck, or are they Warmoth parts? Warmoth? Hardly This will be made totally from scratch. Did you miss the part where I said that I designed the guitar myself including body and headstock shapes? Look at the picture. You may find guitars of similar shape out there, but similar is as close as you will ever find. This will be cut and carved and routed from scratch, and I have already seen the blocks of mahogany, maple, and ebony that it will be cut from. _______________________________________ That's going to be a very nice instrument. Like others have mentioned, keep us up-dated on the progress of it. Several years ago, like you, I wanted an electric solid body guitar but, to my design. I selected and purchased the woods and built it myself. Even, the pick-guard. I used 1-7/8" white maple for the body and mahogany for the neck. Schaller tuning keys and DiMarzio humbucking pick-up and a Gibson style bridge. Took me about 6 - 7 months... in my spare time. The only part that got me nerved-up was, setting the bridge. When it was finished, I had a local luthier 'check it out'. He told me that, he had seen a lot of 'homemade' and factory made guitars but, none that good. Quite a confidence builder. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #33 February 21, 2007 Quote As for EMG's; if you like them, go for it. Personally I think you could slap actives in a guitar made of MDF and it would sound the same as if you put them in a '59 Les Paul. But if you like them, fill your boots. You would have us think they would sound the same installed in a boulder Well, I'll have to politely disagree with you there. The EMG actives are not true active pickups. They are a normal humbucker or single coil with a pre-amp built in to boost the output signal. You can even play them with no battery, they just aren't quite as loud. Certainly they have their own sound that carries across different instruments. They are supposed to :-) That sound will definitely be colored by the guitar they are installed in. Right now I know of 3 guitars with these same pickups in them that I hear all the time. All are 25.5 scale. Mine is mahogany, and my buddy has one with an alder body, and another that has a rock maple body. Played through the same amp with the same settings they all sound distinctly different from each other. David Gilmour uses active EMG SA's in his strat, which is my middle PU, and he definitely has a sweet tone but it also sounds distinctly like a strat. If your theory were true that would not be the case...__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #34 February 21, 2007 Fair enough, it's just my opinion. I'll stick to Bareknuckles though if that's OK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #35 February 22, 2007 QuoteFair enough, it's just my opinion. I'll stick to Bareknuckles though if that's OK. No, its not OK at all. Nothing short of instant and total and conversion to my way of thinking will do. I'll expect your resignation on my desk first thing in the morning.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #36 February 22, 2007 I am converted, I will immediately go out and buy a set of EMG's and a Mesa triple rec for my ES335. I will then unleash a bastard fusion of Jazz and Thrash Metal upon an unsuspecting world. I will call it Thrazz. It will be awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fonz 0 #37 February 22, 2007 QuoteI will call it Thrazz. It will be awesome. Record an MP3 and post the link here. AlphonsAnd five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes. -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #38 February 22, 2007 QuoteI am converted, I will immediately go out and buy a set of EMG's and a Mesa triple rec for my ES335. I will then unleash a bastard fusion of Jazz and Thrash Metal upon an unsuspecting world. I will call it Thrazz. It will be awesome. Dude, thats absolutely outstanding :-) Those EMG's a so perfect for an ES335 I cant believe nobody ever thought of it before. Brings back happy memories of head banging and moshing to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrismgtis 0 #39 February 22, 2007 QuoteI owned a Paul Reed Smith Custom 24. Used to be my dream guitar too. If I had the money to blow I would get one. I'm not in a band right now so theres no point in blowing $3500 for a guitar. I own 3 already as it is. I wouldn't mind having a Les Paul Standard either though and there much more affordable. :-D And yea, I love the way the PRS look. I think they are by far the best looking guitars that you can buy. Really though, every one that I have played felt and sounded better to me than anything I've played. When you're actually playing the guitar with your own hands you hear things other people can't. Hard to explain, but I assume you know what I mean if you play. I could swear I somehow play better when I'm using a PRS or a Les Paul and feel more creative. It's like I suddenly have more and better ideas.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
JackC 0 #40 February 22, 2007 QuoteBrings back happy memories of head banging and moshing to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays So this is what Pat Metheny gigs look like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #41 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteBrings back happy memories of head banging and moshing to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays So this is what Pat Metheny gigs look like? Dude, thats the funniest damn pic I ever saw He must have been banging away on his 42-String "Pikasso" Guitar to produce that effect on people.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfloyd 0 #42 February 22, 2007 Thats gonna be one helluva sweet axe man! Make sure to post pics when you get it home, preferably before you make sweet love to it...lol My drinking team has a skydiving problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #43 February 22, 2007 QuoteThats gonna be one helluva sweet axe man! Make sure to post pics when you get it home, preferably before you make sweet love to it...lol For what I'm payin, it should have an attachment for that too __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfloyd 0 #44 February 22, 2007 QuoteQuoteThats gonna be one helluva sweet axe man! Make sure to post pics when you get it home, preferably before you make sweet love to it...lol For what I'm payin, it should have an attachment for that too lmao My drinking team has a skydiving problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mfrese 0 #45 February 22, 2007 QuoteFor what I'm payin, it should have an attachment for that too I now have a disturbing image in my mind, centered around the phrase "active electronics"... When someone calls and I'm in the music room, my wife usually tells them "He's in playing with his bitches, I'll get him for you"...Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
