ESP LTD SC-607B Refinishing Project

[7stringDemon]

Bad ass knob idea dude. Can't wait to see the end result!

And unrelated, but c'mon. No pics of that beast on wheels behind your guitar?!?!?!

 

[LtdRay]

I've been following this build since the beginning and can't wait till See the finished product.

 

[Machva]

why y u no update

 

[Kapee]

Yea! We demand update!

 

[jake7doyle]

Just starred reading this from the beginning, such an interesting read. Looks incredible so far, and im sure this is going to turn out stunning!!

 

[kn1feparty]

Yea! We demand update!

Yeah what he said.

 

[ejendres]

looks so cool

 

[Sullen]

this thread is really yummy!

 

[Chalupacabra]

Could the lack of recent updates mean its almost done?

 

[Edika]

I just hope he manages to finish it and not end up collecting dust! We're rooting for you dude! Finish this beauty up!

 

[TankJon666]

Could the lack of recent updates mean its almost done?

Hope that is the case and not that he's lost interest and its been pushed to the back of the cupboard.

 

[youheardme]

Awesome picstory so far man

 

[EpicFlail]

UUUUUUPPPPPPPDDDDDDDAAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't lost interest. For those of you who remember, I shipped this thing to Oklahoma to do some heavy work. Well, I came back to California nearly broke and didn't have the funds to ship it back. Five days ago, I bought a new car in Oklahoma. I flew down, picked up my new ride, went home, gathered everything up, picked up a hitchhiker, and made the 23 hour drive to Los Angeles. I'm here now. I have my guitar, tools, and equipment in my living room as I speak.

A lot has happened over the past few months. My computer broke, so I haven't been checking SSO at all. My car also catastrophically broke, hence the new vehicle purchase. I've acquired a loaner iPad to use, so I can now make regular updates!

No pictures now, because I can't seem to make photobucket work on is damn thing. I started sanding the fretboard taper flush with the neck. It's still hella thick, so after I get the correct profile, I'll use the radius block to both radius and take it down to the correct thickness.

There is also some glue residue, cork residue (from the neck caul), and some towel residue (from the towel I used to keep the clamps from gouging the neck) on the neck from when I hurriedly glued the fretboard on nearly two months ago that I need to clean up.

I'm excited to get this started again. My roomie is gone for an entire week, so I'll be able to work in the living room uninterrupted for six more days. You better expect a metric ass-ton of updates. And hopefully pictures.

It's good to be back, guys. I've missed you all so much. Not to mention, I've also missed playing with seven strings. I've been stuck with six. That really sucked.

....and you all thought I abandoned this project. I'm back and I have a mission.

EDIT: I also got Instagram over my hiatus, so I may or may not post some extremely hipster, sepia, bordered pictures. I'll hopefully refrain until I finish it, but no promises.

 

[Edika]

Good to have you back man! Sorry to hear about all the stuff that happened but it seems that everything is coming under control! We will be waiting patiently for your updates and as you know, in this forum there is no such thing as too many pictures!

 

[DjentDjentlalala]

HELL YEAH MAN! cant wait for the updates!

 

[peagull]

Real Life sucks big hairy mushrooms at times. Glad you're back and looking forward to more updates!

 

[nutsock]

Great thread man! Can't wait to see the final product!

 

[nsimonsen]

YO!

Just caught up on this thread and wow, so stoked to see this progress.
Glad to see that you're getting back to it after a bit of a rough run.

Also, what's your Instagram username haha

 

[The Only Factor]

I too am very interested in seeing the end result of this thing. I am always intriuged when someone does something completely out of the ordinary with thier ESP 7 and like to see what ideas I can get for a future project one day.

I am sorry to hear about your vehicular troubles my man, and I know your pain all too well. My truck started spitting spark plugs out of the head and that was the sign to get something new. So I - like you - have a new ride and am making car payments again.

Looking forward to hearing and seeing more updates on this when they become available!!!

 

[skeels]

Awesome stuff meng!

You make my little mods seem very.....well, little ..

" I replaced the binding and the fretboard and put piezo paddles and a bridge saddle and new knobs on that I hand carved from a tree that I cut down myself...
What mods did you do? "

"Oh. Well, I put strap locks on.... and those funny colored strings...."



Just kidding. Keep up the waaaaay-above-average work!
You are inspirational!

I actually do cut down trees...









" And here's a guitar that I actually carved by hand from a larger guitar!"