Fred the Shred
Shrederick
Well, in spite of the horrible weather in Portugal, the sun managed to shine through for a little bit so I could have proper natural light for the pics of the new gal. I'll probably record some audio samples later, and I'm still trying to find a suitable victim to accompany me to the studio and record decent vids of it (and the JSX, since quite a few people have asked for it) in action.
Without further ado, here are some pics of the final instrument which, in spite of being a prototype, doesn't have the common "screw it, it's a proto" niggles to it:
The aged brass plates with my initials look slightly off in the pic, due to the angle I took the shot from, but you get the idea (I also noticed my cat managed to stick a true DeVries inspired motif under one of the screws - if I had a dog, whis would have been a perfect tribute...![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
As for specs, here they are for those who missed the original topic:
In terms of sound and playability, it's just perfect. The switch will be relocated in the production models, as my lovely "hi, I am even weirder than Marty Friedman" picking hand hit the switch accidentally when in the neck position, so I'll rotate it to make sure it moves sideways and gives me a clear picking area.
She's a lot heavier than other Turbulence guitars (not overly so, thankfully), as the body and neck are thicker. It doesn't "feel" heavy in either playing position, so who cares anyway.
Sustain is immense, tone is very rich and full, with a nicely defined attack to notes, even unplugged. Comfort is ridiculous, trumping even my R36's, which I didn't think would be possible, and fret access is typical Turbulence fare i.e. effortless.
I'm inclined to say this has to be my fave axe ever, given the absolutely addictive nature of it and how well it suits my playing. I is happy hamster shredder!![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
Without further ado, here are some pics of the final instrument which, in spite of being a prototype, doesn't have the common "screw it, it's a proto" niggles to it:
![Picture%20011.jpg](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-KebYa5YI/AAAAAAAAATs/hsQMx4h6vYQ/s512/Picture%20011.jpg)
![Picture%20012.jpg](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-KflvdSYI/AAAAAAAAATw/kiBzwxYWpPo/Picture%20012.jpg)
![Picture%20013.jpg](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-Kgb3DtJI/AAAAAAAAAT0/Vp2NQmST41g/s512/Picture%20013.jpg)
![Picture%20014.jpg](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-Kg_vfvBI/AAAAAAAAAT4/K6fIdFI2x0E/s512/Picture%20014.jpg)
![Picture%20015.jpg](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-KhdTzdKI/AAAAAAAAAT8/cRBvlNxvU0A/Picture%20015.jpg)
![Picture%20016.jpg](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-Kh4dY-WI/AAAAAAAAAUA/XI7VfNQiwW4/s512/Picture%20016.jpg)
![Picture%20017.jpg](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-KjRQPoZI/AAAAAAAAAUE/GHf7Fui7QiE/s512/Picture%20017.jpg)
![Picture%20018.jpg](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vps40zg6mEg/S4-KjvVRpyI/AAAAAAAAAUI/dZkxtUiMIes/s512/Picture%20018.jpg)
The aged brass plates with my initials look slightly off in the pic, due to the angle I took the shot from, but you get the idea (I also noticed my cat managed to stick a true DeVries inspired motif under one of the screws - if I had a dog, whis would have been a perfect tribute...
![lol :lol: :lol:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laugh.gif)
As for specs, here they are for those who missed the original topic:
Construction Neck Through 5 pc laminated maple/walnut
Body wings Mahogany with Maple top
Scale 25.5"
Frets 29 Jumbo
Strings 7
Fingerboard Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 14"
Fingerboard Binding 3ply W/B/W
Headstock binding 3 ply W/B/W
Headstock color Satin Black
Headstock logo GKG (gold)
Fingerboard inlays triple parabolic mother of pearl dots
Fingerboard scalloping 19 through 29
Jack Ibanez style recessed barell (relocated)
Strap buttons Dunlop locking - replaced by the flush version
Tuners Gotoh
Bridge Recessed Floyd Rose Original
Bridge pickup Seymour Duncan Blackout
Neck pickup Seymour Duncan Blackout
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone, 3-way toggle
Hardware Black
Color Satin Honey Burst
In terms of sound and playability, it's just perfect. The switch will be relocated in the production models, as my lovely "hi, I am even weirder than Marty Friedman" picking hand hit the switch accidentally when in the neck position, so I'll rotate it to make sure it moves sideways and gives me a clear picking area.
She's a lot heavier than other Turbulence guitars (not overly so, thankfully), as the body and neck are thicker. It doesn't "feel" heavy in either playing position, so who cares anyway.
I'm inclined to say this has to be my fave axe ever, given the absolutely addictive nature of it and how well it suits my playing. I is happy hamster shredder!
![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)