Jeroenofzo
Well-Known Member
Hello dear SS.org!
Perhaps a few of you has seen it around here, but the parts i ordered are coming alot nicely, and soon i'm starting my build. Although i'm in the middle of my Exams, i will try to keep you guys posted as much as possible!
So, my photoshop mockup looked like this. Let's see how close i can come with actually building it.
Neck
Hipshot openback tuners.
5 Piece Wenge-Purpleheart neck, aiming for a Wizzard profile.
Aluminium Trussrod cover, held down by magnets.
13 degree headstockangle, probaly with a volute.
24 Frets, 12'' radius.
25.5'' Scale.
Ebony board.
Body
Ash wings.
Wood or alloy cover, not yet decided. Also sealed with magnets
Singlestring bridges from ABM-Mueller. ( 3210b )
Dimarzio Evolution in bridge, Dimarzio Blaze in the neck. With pickup rings!
One Volume, 3 way switch.
Schaller straplocks.
Black stained finish, with gloss top
Should i go with a veneer on the headstock?
Imagine;
This:
With this!
These devils will help me archieving my goal aswell;
Ebony fretboard, however 22 slots, LMI's mistake, they're sending me a new board for free, yahoo
So basically this is gonna be it! Next week i'm going to get my wood lol I'm looking forward to cut the baby up and shred it apart again!
Perhaps a few of you has seen it around here, but the parts i ordered are coming alot nicely, and soon i'm starting my build. Although i'm in the middle of my Exams, i will try to keep you guys posted as much as possible!
Plans
So basically i'm going to build a Iceman 7. Seems like alot of GAS for them is swarming around the forums here, so i thought posting my build coming along here would serve you well.
So, my photoshop mockup looked like this. Let's see how close i can come with actually building it.
Neck
Hipshot openback tuners.
5 Piece Wenge-Purpleheart neck, aiming for a Wizzard profile.
Aluminium Trussrod cover, held down by magnets.
13 degree headstockangle, probaly with a volute.
24 Frets, 12'' radius.
25.5'' Scale.
Ebony board.
Body
Ash wings.
Wood or alloy cover, not yet decided. Also sealed with magnets
Singlestring bridges from ABM-Mueller. ( 3210b )
Dimarzio Evolution in bridge, Dimarzio Blaze in the neck. With pickup rings!
One Volume, 3 way switch.
Schaller straplocks.
Black stained finish, with gloss top
Should i go with a veneer on the headstock?
Imagine;
This:
With this!
These devils will help me archieving my goal aswell;
Ebony fretboard, however 22 slots, LMI's mistake, they're sending me a new board for free, yahoo
So basically this is gonna be it! Next week i'm going to get my wood lol I'm looking forward to cut the baby up and shred it apart again!