nikki-k
Active Member
Hi!
A li'l history, then the questions...so, feel free to stop here. Although I have always been a tom boy, I can babble like any other girl at a pre-teen slumber party
I have been playing 7's for eons now, ever since the Universe first debuted. My first guitar was a mid-70's Iceman, but then I played a mid-70's Les Paul Custom, and that was it...until the JEM and RG500 series debuted. And then the Universe gave me another string. I have a UV PWH, and a UV GR. I have owned and played SOOO many different makes/models over the years, and these two are my favs. I tried having a 7620 neck customized, but it did not turn out the way I wanted.
I love the neck on my PWH. But, I REALLY want to sell my PWH and GR...IF I could find someone who can make a neck with the same profile as the PWH. Why? I want a blank fretboard, with antique/off-white binding. One ebony on maple, one maple on maple. Yeah, binding on a maple neck. No side dots. But, it is the profile of the back of the neck I am so afraid I will never find someone able to replicate. I don't care if the headstock is the same shape even.
I like the Universe body shape. I do not know if I truly would want a middle single. For the maple fretboard one, I want to do either flame or quilt top, and do a nice "butterscotch" theme on it I think, complete with gold hardware...but, I love the Edge trem, and it does not have a 7-string gold version. No pickguards on either one. I have an Evo-7 that is sweet. It doesn't sound like others I have used/tried, almost like it was wound differently or something. Not sure what others I would use. And for the ebony board one, I want to do my own paint on it.
So, I guess the big question is:
Does anyone know a decently priced place to get 2 bodies and 2 necks? The neck is the rough part. I like the AANJ on the newer Universe, but I cannot stand the profile. The original UV PWH profile is perfect IMO.
I wrote Christopher Woods, and got a response sayng the body would be no problem. He has a sweet quilt in his store as well... so, it is simply necks I need now, unless someone knows a place that I would be better off grabbing both from.
Pickups. Fun. I have the Evo-7 for the bridge of the ebony board guitar. I also have a sustainer system for a 7-string I want to put in one of them. I have a really strong wish to do the maple quilt with maple neck "butterscotch sundae" guitar with just neck and bridge pickups, no center single. But, I want them to be with gold covers, ala Les Paul Customs. Does anyone even make gold pickup covers for 7-string pickups? But, if someone did, that would mean I would have to "find" all the other gold hardware too I guess. Any ideas? Maybe go gold floyd rather than Edge? Otherwise, I guess I could go with some creme pickups. I prefer Dimarzio, but would be open to suggestions. Looking for more of a warm, singing sustain but with good articulation, and a nice initial bite to the note. All that maple should help that part though I think. Not doing heavy metal, but definitely get into some harder rock stuff. None of the ultra gain stuff.
Long post, tall order. I am patient, but want to stay in the USA on this. I will wait for the right trem to pop up used/close to new to save some $$$. My budget is basically what I would get from selling the PWH and GR. The PWH is in great shape, a few dings, no wood chips, so I think I could get a decent price. The GR though...it has sections of green gone, a couple wood chips, and it is getting close to time for a fret job.
I am pretty old school, love prog rock (Yes to Dream Theater, 'bout as heavy as it gets for me these days), and while I would love to have a 7-string bound neck version of the JEM7VWH, I think would actually prefer my necks to be inlay and side dot free. Sorry for the long first post. I just do not know where else to ask all these questons,and instead of posting like 4-5 threads, I figured why not put it all in one easy to ignore package?
Oh- yeah- thought about having someone simply mod my PWH neck. But, that seemed a bit too blasphemous to me...and I imagine others would feel the same. This way, I get a dream, while someone else might get theirs as well...
thx!
nikki
A li'l history, then the questions...so, feel free to stop here. Although I have always been a tom boy, I can babble like any other girl at a pre-teen slumber party
I have been playing 7's for eons now, ever since the Universe first debuted. My first guitar was a mid-70's Iceman, but then I played a mid-70's Les Paul Custom, and that was it...until the JEM and RG500 series debuted. And then the Universe gave me another string. I have a UV PWH, and a UV GR. I have owned and played SOOO many different makes/models over the years, and these two are my favs. I tried having a 7620 neck customized, but it did not turn out the way I wanted.
I love the neck on my PWH. But, I REALLY want to sell my PWH and GR...IF I could find someone who can make a neck with the same profile as the PWH. Why? I want a blank fretboard, with antique/off-white binding. One ebony on maple, one maple on maple. Yeah, binding on a maple neck. No side dots. But, it is the profile of the back of the neck I am so afraid I will never find someone able to replicate. I don't care if the headstock is the same shape even.
I like the Universe body shape. I do not know if I truly would want a middle single. For the maple fretboard one, I want to do either flame or quilt top, and do a nice "butterscotch" theme on it I think, complete with gold hardware...but, I love the Edge trem, and it does not have a 7-string gold version. No pickguards on either one. I have an Evo-7 that is sweet. It doesn't sound like others I have used/tried, almost like it was wound differently or something. Not sure what others I would use. And for the ebony board one, I want to do my own paint on it.
So, I guess the big question is:
Does anyone know a decently priced place to get 2 bodies and 2 necks? The neck is the rough part. I like the AANJ on the newer Universe, but I cannot stand the profile. The original UV PWH profile is perfect IMO.
I wrote Christopher Woods, and got a response sayng the body would be no problem. He has a sweet quilt in his store as well... so, it is simply necks I need now, unless someone knows a place that I would be better off grabbing both from.
Pickups. Fun. I have the Evo-7 for the bridge of the ebony board guitar. I also have a sustainer system for a 7-string I want to put in one of them. I have a really strong wish to do the maple quilt with maple neck "butterscotch sundae" guitar with just neck and bridge pickups, no center single. But, I want them to be with gold covers, ala Les Paul Customs. Does anyone even make gold pickup covers for 7-string pickups? But, if someone did, that would mean I would have to "find" all the other gold hardware too I guess. Any ideas? Maybe go gold floyd rather than Edge? Otherwise, I guess I could go with some creme pickups. I prefer Dimarzio, but would be open to suggestions. Looking for more of a warm, singing sustain but with good articulation, and a nice initial bite to the note. All that maple should help that part though I think. Not doing heavy metal, but definitely get into some harder rock stuff. None of the ultra gain stuff.
Long post, tall order. I am patient, but want to stay in the USA on this. I will wait for the right trem to pop up used/close to new to save some $$$. My budget is basically what I would get from selling the PWH and GR. The PWH is in great shape, a few dings, no wood chips, so I think I could get a decent price. The GR though...it has sections of green gone, a couple wood chips, and it is getting close to time for a fret job.
I am pretty old school, love prog rock (Yes to Dream Theater, 'bout as heavy as it gets for me these days), and while I would love to have a 7-string bound neck version of the JEM7VWH, I think would actually prefer my necks to be inlay and side dot free. Sorry for the long first post. I just do not know where else to ask all these questons,and instead of posting like 4-5 threads, I figured why not put it all in one easy to ignore package?
Oh- yeah- thought about having someone simply mod my PWH neck. But, that seemed a bit too blasphemous to me...and I imagine others would feel the same. This way, I get a dream, while someone else might get theirs as well...
thx!
nikki
Welcome!
). Besides that I am not too familiar with other brands. I'm not going to say anything - zimbloth is the master of all things pickup related and he knows what he is talking about - seeing as he has tried almost everything on the market 
