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Post by avengers63 on May 4, 2010 11:36:28 GMT -6
All done except for finageling the back plates into position. Pics to come later today.....
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Post by donovan on May 4, 2010 16:07:50 GMT -6
Nice man! Super excited to see her all!
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Post by avengers63 on May 5, 2010 7:51:46 GMT -6
It still needs the speed knobs and the switch tip. I can't find my black screws, so the back plates are on hold for a bit. Other than that, she's all done. I gave up on the other Ibanez pups and just got a new set. I'll still be aboe to use the other two HBs in something else, but the middle s/c was totally dead. Instead of trying to make something match, I thought it better to just get another matched set. RG550 pups for under $50 shipped - not bad at all. As expected, the maple body/maple neck has a LOT of snap and brightness. I'm finding that this is the first ax that I've actually wanted to peel the tone knob back a touch. The s/c in the middle is hot enough to match the HBs, but I seriously doubt I'll ever play with just it. What I LOVE is the way it accents the sounds of the HBs. with one of each, you have the full HB power, but added color of the s/c twang. Had I to do it over again, I'd have just used a 3-way toggle for the HBs and a p/p pot to toggle the s/c. I'm likely to go that route in the future because I just LOVE the sound combo. I looked at the pics I have of the original Dynasty - and there aren't many available on the web - for the strap button placement. I was hoping Westone had done their experimenting with where it balances best. Apparently they had because it stays at whatever angle I put it at. Overall, this oddball is EXTREMELY comfortable to play. The pointy bit pokes me in the belly just a bit, but then again my belly is poking out a bit to meet it, so I guess it evens out. The long tail of the V is more comfortable than I realized it would be. I see more Vs in my future. The crackle was a royal PIA, and I ain't NEVER doing THAT again. It looks great, but it just didn't want to work. At best, the only way I'd ever use it again is for accents on some hard-edged bevels, just to outline the main body.
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Post by donovan on May 5, 2010 17:08:44 GMT -6
That thing looks awesome! Yeah I was going to ask what you ended up with for pickups but I'm glad you got a set for so cheap! It really does look awesome and a real heavy metal monster of sorts! Great job Avenger!
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Post by slayer fan 777 on Oct 23, 2016 11:22:26 GMT -6
i know this post is 6+ years old but id like to see the end results
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