THE BEAST / 'Home The Armless' project

Post by **Doog** » Wed May 09, 2012 9:21 pm

^ Hahahaha, missed this vid..

A set of beefy Artec rail humbuckers and black plain covers (from the ever-classy James, thanks maaan) later, and we're done. Until I get around to refinning the neck in black, that is. Maybe filling that neck pocket hole too..

CAN HAS KILL-SWITCH SOLOS PLZ THNX

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rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Wed May 09, 2012 9:31 pm

Tidy.

(need to fill that neck pocket gap though to make it 100%)

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu May 10, 2012 7:40 am

looks good doog

maybe now you like more the floyd

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 10, 2012 10:15 am

Thanks dudesssssssss

iCEByTes wrote:maybe now you like more the floyd

Dude, I've loved locking tremolos forever!

Post by **Mike** » Thu May 10, 2012 11:52 am

Looks fabola. Definitely fill that gap though. MERCY, it looks liek goatse

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu May 10, 2012 12:04 pm

Just cut a lil bit of pickguard to cover the gap, otherwise it looks awesome. Such a difference from last time I saw it.

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 10, 2012 1:43 pm

Mike wrote:Looks fabola. Definitely fill that gap though. MERCY, it looks liek goatse

Haahahahaha!

NickD wrote:Just cut a lil bit of pickguard to cover the gap

NICE ONE, that's actually a really fucking good idea Nick; just like the 'Les Paul Special' SG:

A fuck of a lot easier than cutting and finishing a tiny block of wood, especially since I'm out of paint.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 10, 2012 3:09 pm

Looks and sounds tasty Doog.
I'm sure you played a section of 'black betty' by Ram Jam in the first part of the vid? Maybe coincidently similar.

Post by **Doog** » Thu May 10, 2012 6:29 pm

Fran wrote:I'm sure you played a section of 'black betty' by Ram Jam in the first part of the vid? Maybe coincidently similar.

Hahah yeah, I hadn't played it for years, hence the constantly mistakes

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu May 10, 2012 6:37 pm

Doog wrote:
Fran wrote:I'm sure you played a section of 'black betty' by Ram Jam in the first part of the vid? Maybe coincidently similar.
Hahah yeah, I hadn't played it for years, hence the constantly mistakes

My cloth ears got it mate so it wasn't that bad

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Fri May 11, 2012 5:08 am

Nice to see it come together Dude. Sounds great too!

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:03 pm

Doog wrote: NICE ONE, that's actually a really fucking good idea Nick; just like the 'Les Paul Special' SG:

A fuck of a lot easier than cutting and finishing a tiny block of wood, especially since I'm out of paint.

That's where I got the idea from. If you haven't got any bits of pickguard let me know, I might have some handgng about. You could even get it engraved with something, like on the SG...

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:54 pm

what's that black shit that are the pickups?

but in all seriousness, great work, a lovely guitar

Post by **Doog** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:04 pm

NickD wrote:That's where I got the idea from. If you haven't got any bits of pickguard let me know, I might have some handgng about. You could even get it engraved with something, like on the SG...

Haha, that's a stage of classiness that would appear very out-of-whack with the rest of the guitar.

I actually unearthed an black pickguard and made a cover but the colour made it stick out too much and detracted from the vibe; like bolting a prosthetic leg to a homely but moderately attractive housewife's head.

Fortunately, the colour of Walls icecream boxes is pretty close, so I made one from that!

(A little squee-whiff in places, but I'll knock up another using lasers and science at some point)

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:06 pm

Doog wrote:
NickD wrote:That's where I got the idea from. If you haven't got any bits of pickguard let me know, I might have some handgng about. You could even get it engraved with something, like on the SG...
Haha, that's a stage of classiness that would appear very out-of-whack with the rest of the guitar.

So put your sig on it with a permanent marker?

Post by **Doog** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:27 pm

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:34 pm

what no
yes

awesom

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:47 pm

Doog wrote:Fortunately, the colour of Walls icecream boxes is pretty close, so I made one from that!

PROPER.
This is the kind of thing guitarists used to do before axesrus and the internetz.
Looks spot on too may i add.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sat May 12, 2012 12:12 am

Doog wrote:

THIS. DO THIS. YES.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Mon May 14, 2012 12:01 pm

The blue ice cream tub works really well,