ChrisG's Boatwake Quilt!!

[Schroeder]

And so begins another guitar... Not a bad looking piece of wood!
http://schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chriswake3.jpg

[t_hamill]

Thats a really super sexy piece of maple. I love the wake/chevron figure, really unusual. Should make for a beautiful guitar. Any colour ideas yet chris?

[goof1073]

Charcoal Burst is what I currently have spec'd out...

...so unless Jay or someone else can talk me into another color that's what I'm sticking with.

[Shadscbr]

WOW...that is a stunning piece of wood. It makes me want to put the ski's on and jump the wakes :)

Shad

[vangit]

Talk about having character! Great choice.

[guitarnyc]

yeah another charcoal colored guitar...good choice...won't hear any complaints from me :D
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[Schroeder]

Here is the top joined now.
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/Chris%20topjoin.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/Chris%20topjoin2.jpg

Neck blank with truss rod installed and headstock face angle cut. Elizabeth as Vanna...
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/Chris%20neck%20blank.jpg

[vangit]

I love that top Chris. This is going to be a great build to watch come to life

[goof1073]

Thanks Stu...I'm really looking forward to seeing this guitar start to come together in the coming months.

[goof1073]

O.K. here is a quick update of my guitar:

Change specs to a one piece white limba back and a one-piece maple top. Top started off looking like this:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Wood/one%20piece%20quilt.jpg

Given the guitar was spec'd out to be a Semi-Hollow with an S-Hole Jason needed to work the chambered area prior to gluing the top to he Limba...

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/ChrisG%20top4.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/ChrisG%20top5.jpg

[goof1073]

Here is a rough shaping to the top before the hole is cut and the underside worked out:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/ChrisG20top6.jpg

Here arre the latest updates that Jason sent me with the Hole / Chamber roughly worked out...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chrisshole.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chrisshole2.jpg

...sure is coming along, thanks for all the hard work so far J!!!

[Shadscbr]

Looks sweet!! I love those "S" holes...great design. Congrats Chris & Jason :)

Shad

[goof1073]

Believe me Shad...Jason deserves all the credit in the world. The fact that he's doing this kind of work by hand is amazing to me. It's one thing to make a flat sound chamber, but to work it out by hand and make the "S" hole is pure craftmanship.

Since the pictures Jason has been working on smoothing out the chamber and giving it a coat of oil before gluing it together. He has also been working on making he quilted headstock venier and some other small detials.

[vangit]

Fantastic. Gonna enjoy watching this build. As you said Chris, so impressive Jason does this by hand.

[danno_eleven]

WOW..... looking great guys. Seeing this kind of stuff makes me miss the craft even more....sigh

[bazguitarman]

Looks pretty darn sweet to me. Looking forward to seeing how this one moves along.

Eric

[lookslikemeband]

WOW! Love the chamber!!

[Schroeder]

Here is a pic of the top gluing!!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20glue.jpg

And a fingerboard shot... This fingerboard is gorgeous. There are very fine flames in the Brazilian RW!! You can see them if you look closely running perpendicular to the grain (parallel to the fret slots). Those are not saw marks. They will be more pronounced after final sanding. The board will also darken a bit. This board is completely naked in this photo with no oil, etc. to darken the grain. The board is also oversized and is not tapered yet.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20fingerboard.jpg

[goof1073]

Sweet cookie...look at the grain on that board, perfect!!!

Thanks for the update J...

[vangit]

Great board! Hey J, why don't you use a few clamps :D Do I count 20?

[Shadscbr]

Can't wait to see that board all finished up...that's Sweet! :)

Shad

[goof1073]

Great board! Hey J, why don't you use a few clamps :D Do I count 20? Actually I count 21...this is one partially hidden by the Quick Grip in the middle of the shot ;)

[vangit]

Actually I count 21...this is one partially hidden by the Quick Grip in the middle of the shot ;)

Pretty crazy!

[danno_eleven]

LOL every clamp in the shop..... there's never enough.:D

[bazguitarman]

That fingerboard is going to look awesome.

Eric

[Schroeder]

Here is the latest...

This pic shows the top glued to the back. It may look a bit odd at this point because the lower left (bass side) quarter of the top is carved and the rest is completely flat. From here on the guitar will be built as normal. (Whew!)
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20g%20glued.jpg

Here is the korina back:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20g%20back.jpg

Headstock veneer being glued (note packing peanuts on the floor of the shop! oops...):
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20g%20head%20cap.jpg

[Schroeder]

Fingerboard tapered:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20g%20fingerboard.jpg

[sxracer193]

Fingerboard is GREAT. The whole guitar is really coming together. Great job

[goof1073]

Man it's really starting to come together J...looking Killer!!! Thanks for all of the hard work so far...

[vangit]

Wow it's looking great.

[Shadscbr]

i just love those partially carved body pics...great stuff :)

Shad

[lookslikemeband]

i just love those partially carved body pics...great stuff :)

Shad

Me too! It shows a lot of talent.

[Schroeder]

Thanks guys!

This is how the sausge is made.... ;) Here is a REALLY rough pic of the carve and routing. Lots of cleanup and sanding to do!! Can't wait to see the top come alive again when it gets final sanded!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg%20carve.jpg

[buickrob]

Quick progress!

[vangit]

Killer!!!!!

[Schroeder]

Here is Chris' inlay. There are a couple of bubble holes to be filled in but the board is radiused and it is almost ready for frets! I will post more pics with descriptions but here is the fretboard as of today. Ath and Elizabeth team up with the client again for another masterpiece!! And there are many more to come. Remember folks this is all done by HAND. No CNCs involved. Check out how small some of those pieces are!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris%20koi.jpg

[sxracer193]

Usually I just like fish sticks........ :) Great job. Detail is incredible. Great job from great people.

Dave

[vangit]

wow, that's sensational work. Congrats Team Schroeder and Chris!

[goof1073]

Thanks guys...it was a long time coming. J and I really went up, around, sideways, etc. going back and forth on inlay concepts before we really nailed down things. Honestly I think picking an inlay is the hardest part of the whole process...this goes for both custom builds that I've gone through. The Koi are just exceptional and I really can't believe that Ath does it all by hand...just AMAZING!!

J and Ath also came up with a killer idea for a play on J's S-Inlay for the headstock...really ties in the the Koi (pictures to come).

[r9player]

Superb looking Koi!

[Athena]

Thanks guys...it was a long time coming. J and I really went up, around, sideways, etc. going back and forth on inlay concepts before we really nailed down things. Honestly I think picking an inlay is the hardest part of the whole process...this goes for both custom builds that I've gone through. The Koi are just exceptional and I really can't believe that Ath does it all by hand...just AMAZING!!

J and Ath also came up with a killer idea for a play on J's S-Inlay for the headstock...really ties in the the Koi (pictures to come).

I'm so glad you like it! I know picking an inlay can be tricky so I'm trying to come up with some things to help. Comcast's plagued migration has slowed this down a lot, though I must be thankful for the gig of space I'll have for each sub-account. I'll be able to upload tons of potential inlay design ideas. :)

If anyone is even vaguely pondering an inlay, please feel free to contact me. I always enjoy talking about anything to do with inlay. I've got tons of design books, tons of photos and always enjoy researching something new.

...Ath

[guitarnyc]

Wow Athena...that inlay is amazing..great work !
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[Athena]

Wow Athena...that inlay is amazing..great work !
Thanks Tommy! I really enjoy doing it.

...Ath

[Schroeder]

An updated headshot!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_head.jpg

[r9player]

That's an awesome looking overlay!

[vangit]

Is it an overlay or maple neck? Looks great.

[Athena]

Is it an overlay or maple neck? Looks great.

Both?

I think it's a maple neck but it's flamed. I think it has a quilted overlay to match the body.

...Ath

[goof1073]

I think it's a maple neck but it's flamed. I think it has a quilted overlay to match the body. Ding...ding...ding...winner / winner chicken dinner!! :rolleyes:

I really dig the spin on the "S"-Inlay that J and Ath come up with here...it's a Koi Fin S Inlay!

[Athena]

Ding...ding...ding...winner / winner chicken dinner!! :rolleyes:

I really dig the spin on the "S"-Inlay that J and Ath come up with here...it's a Koi Fin S Inlay!
Now that's just scary... says Ath who's off to eat a... chicken dinner!

Chris gets the Psykick Friend award today. ;->

Glad you like it!

...Ath

[t_hamill]

Looking good!

[Schroeder]

OK, here goes!! Chris' guitar has been an epic journey. We have been through several top choices and now are on the final selection!! The title of the this thread may need to be modified a bit by now!

Long story short...

The boatwake quilt was changed to a one piece flamey-quilt top after much agonizing by Chris. Always a tough choice to decide on the top. So we were well on our way to finishing the body and had a slight mixup with pickup specs when it came down to the routing. Bottom line, the pickup cavities that he expected were not what we routed! The details of the mixup are irrelevant but suffice it to say that it exposed some weaknesses in our procedures for documenting spec changes and updating the shop work orders.

Chris and I debated on the most appropriate path forward and agreed that the best solution would be to go back and pick a new top and start again.

SO, Chris' original boatwake is an upcoming RTS:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2480064334_4a51632802_o.jpg


The one-piece flamey quilt became the Ultrafaded semi-hollow singlecut RTS:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/SC_SemiHollow/semi_complete2.jpg

And this is the REAL Chris G Custom!!!!!! I think that sometimes you go through a lot to find what you really wanted in the first place...

Here is Chris guitar: Semi-hollow quilt top, white limba back.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2480049946_1694df802b_o.jpg

Here I am refining the S-hole with a very high tech piece of equipment!! A dill bit with sandpaper wrapped around it in the drill press!! Works great!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/2479235011_f27e86da3e_o.jpg


So we are back on track and moving forward!! Many more pics to come.

J

[r9player]

that boatwake one still looks like its going to be a killer guitar.
That hollow body is shaping up nicely too.

[lookslikemeband]

The one-piece flamey quilt became the Ultrafaded semi-hollow singlecut RTS:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/SC_SemiHollow/semi_complete2.jpg




Who was lucky enough to snag THIS guitar???

I always loved it.

[Schroeder]

Thanks man. Actually I haven't officially posted it for sale!! It is a KILLER guitar. Just sounds and feels really nice. I have a couple of things to work out on the electronics. They are fairly complex and I have a couple switching positions where I am not satisfied with the tone. Trying to get it dialed before I put it up for sale.

[sxracer193]

The one-piece flamey quilt became the Ultrafaded semi-hollow singlecut RTS:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/SC_SemiHollow/semi_complete2.jpg


I call DIBBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[lookslikemeband]

I call DIBBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D


If I could afford it, I'd swing it, but I have a good idea of what that's going to go for.

Enjoy responsibly

[goof1073]

I would like to say that I probably drove J nuts with all of the e-mails that I sent him over the course of the build process. It was a tough choice to drop the boat-wake and go to the one-piece. The mix-up was tough, but in the end J treated me great and did what any honest person would do and worked through the options with me. The top that I ended up with is FREAKIN' AMAZING and in the end it will make a killer guitar that I'm sure I'll be estatic to play. Sometimes things happen...

...in the end there was no harm done, there will be two incredible RTS guitars coming out, I'll get an amazing guitar and all will be good.

Thanks for everything J...this is just one of the benefits of going through a small builder.

Now get back to work and finish that bad boy up!!! ;)

[Athena]

The one-piece flamey quilt became the Ultrafaded semi-hollow singlecut RTS:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/SC_SemiHollow/semi_complete2.jpg


I call DIBBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
Now THAT would be a fitting brother to your Cobra. You sure do have good taste. :-) That guitar knocks my socks off.

...Ath

[goof1073]

Got some updates...

Body getting sanded down to final shape:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/ChrisG_new/DSC03012.JPG

Top glued and binding channel routed:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg_binding_channel.jpg

[Shadscbr]

Wow, that bottom progress pic is fantastic! Partially carved and still marked with reference lines...it's finished enough to get an idea of what it will look like, yet raw enough to let the imagination speculate on the end result...very cool :)

Shad

[vangit]

Coming out great Chris!

[Schroeder]

Hey Chris!
Routes are complete, neck angle is cut and it is ready for a carve, then binding. You can see that the portion of the top that has the soundhole is already carved.
J

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisG%20PUP%20routes.jpg

[goof1073]

Thanks for the update J...

...man it's really starting to come together! Can't wait to see the first dry fit mock-up of the whole guitar.

[Schroeder]

Here is the carve process... One of my favorite parts of the build is to watch a top come alive when you carve it. It really starts taking shape here.

Here it is laid out and ready to carve.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_carve.jpg

Here is the top after about 20 minutes with the grinder.
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_carve2.jpg

A bit of smoothing with the orbital. MOST of the shaping is actually done in this stage.
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_carve3.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_carve4.jpg

[Schroeder]

And here it is ready for binding. I will have some final shaping to do after the binding is on but this is a really good rough carve.
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chris_carve5.jpg

[goof1073]

Dyahmn...that makes a Monday morning a little bit brighter!!!

[vangit]

That really is gorgeous!!!

[paintguy]

Great thread! Congrats on the progress. I dig your new top as well as the old boatwake one. Was that RTS finished? .

[admin]

Great thread! Congrats on the progress. I dig your new top as well as the old boatwake one. Was that RTS finished? .

Not quite! We have necks in the works for the two Shorty RTSs. Not great pics but it shows the refined horns.


http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/shorty_boatwake2.jpg
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/RTS/shorty_boatwake.jpg

[paintguy]

Love the boatwake. Not quite sure how I feel about ther horns

[goof1073]

Oh man...gotta love updates!!!

Chris, your binding is done and body is ready for some minor carve refinining. Notice the black purfling on the inside and on the bottom of the flame maple binding.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg_binding2.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg_binding.jpg

[vangit]

That's just off the charts Chris!!!!!

[Schroeder]

Starting to look like a guitar!!http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/ChrisG_neckfit.jpg

[paintguy]

Incredible!!!!

[goof1073]

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"!!!

Oh man...lookin' great J.

[Shadscbr]

incredible is right! That is looking fantastic :)

What color are you thinking of?

Shad

[goof1073]

What color are you thinking of? Shad...I still have the guitar spec'd out for a Charcoal Burst, natural back and a super faded Charcoal on the neck (flamed maple). But J and I are talking about finishes today so that could change...probably not, but you just never know.

[Shadscbr]

Sounds great Chris...i can't wait to see what you guys come up with, that quilt is killer! :)

Shad

[vangit]

That's one insanely cool guitar Chris!

[Schroeder]

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas"!!!

Oh man...lookin' great J.

Christmas? At the rate I'm going wer'e looking like Easter 2011!! ;) We're cookin' now on the build, Chris. The rest is downhill.

J

[goof1073]

A little birdie told me that my guitar was getting stained...can't wait to see those pictures! :D

[goof1073]

J sent me a "teaser" tonight...

The pic makes the stain look gray but that is because it is dry. It will pop as black in all of the darkparts when I hit it with lacquer.

It's look awesome as-is...I can't wait to see it with some lacquer on it!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chrisstain.jpg

[r9player]

aww come on Jason wet it own a bit then take the pic! :)

[Schroeder]

aww come on Jason wet it own a bit then take the pic! :)
:D I would love to but if I do that it will drag the dark stain into the lighter portions of the quilt!! This is a couple hours of sanding for the top alone.

J

[vangit]

Holy crap Chris. That's amazing

[r9player]

:D I would love to but if I do that it will drag the dark stain into the lighter portions of the quilt!! This is a couple hours of sanding for the top alone.

J

Darn oh well .. can't wait to see what it looks like when you hit it with the clear!

[WinstaBull]

Lookin good. Very GOOD!

[Shadscbr]

Wow, that looks great so far, i love the color :)

Shad

[goof1073]

J posted this in his 9-11 shop update along with others....but OH MAN!!!!!

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Updats91108/IMG_3186.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Updats91108/IMG_3212.JPG

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Updats91108/IMG_3201.JPG

Now I need to wait for the Burst to be applied....

[vangit]

unreal!!!!

[guitarnyc]

yeah that quilt is so 3d it's amazing !
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[jerryboy]

Whoa, Im beyond amazed! The craftmanship is beyond any custom guitar Iv seen!

[goof1073]

Another e-mail inbox surprise this morning from the west coast:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chris_burst.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chris_burst2.jpg

[jerryboy]

Whoaaaaaa! it has a blue tint from the front,and it turns grey at an angle!!!

Too awesome!

[goof1073]

Whoaaaaaa! it has a blue tint from the front,and it turns grey at an angle!!! Huh...I didn't notice that till you pointed it out. I think the first picture is more in the shade so that could explain what you are seeing.

[vangit]

GEEEEEEZE. This guitar keeps getting better.

[buickrob]

Oh yeah, that burst just made that top SCREAM look at me!!!!!!!!!!! Nice!

[paintguy]

Awesome for sure!!!

[goof1073]

J sent me a VERY quick mock-up of my guitar (with some p'ups he had sitting around) after reworking the burst for me...man is this thing killer!!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/chris_refin1.jpg

The following is worth noting about the picture....from J:

Keep in mind, there is no clear over the black yet so it is sucking up a ton of light. Kind of a strange phenomenon.

[vangit]

wow Chris. Looks amazing.

[RonH]

That is one of the nicest quilt tops I have seen. Really nice guitar!

Ron

[Schroeder]

Here is a shot of Chris' neck with finish on it. Very dramatic! The plan is to have the back of the neck satin and the rest of the guitar gloss. A somewhat complex procedure, but gives a very cool feel of the neck.
J
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/neck%20finish.jpg

Here is a shot of the burst on the headstock:
http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/headstock%20burst.jpg

[goof1073]

Nice....VERY NICE!!!!! Man I'm really starting to get amp'd up for it to be done.

Thanks for efforts on in J....

[sxracer193]

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/neck%20finish.jpg

That neck is incredible. I can hear that guitar beg to be turned over so we can see the other side. :D



Dave

[vangit]

looks awsom......now flip it over and take a pic!!!!! :)

[goof1073]

......now flip it over and take a pic!!!!! LOL...I know, it's killing me not seeing it, but good things come to those who wait! Honestly I'm perfectly happy seeing the back shot for now...the neck looks awesome and it's a great shot of the limba back. Actually there is one other shot of it:

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/neck%20finish2.jpg

[Shadscbr]

Wow, that neck is Sweet!! :)

Shad

[Schroeder]

Here are a couple of pics of Chris' guitar before I buff the body and headstock. The neck is satin so I masked off the body and headstock so I could spray the satin and now I will mask the neck so I can wetsand and buff the body and headstock without making the satin neck shiny.

This pic gives you a shot of the overall blend of stains and color details on the guitar. Note the thin black purfling between the flamed maple binding and the limba body. Also the gray/black sanded back satin neck and sunburst glossy body and headstock.

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg.jpg

http://www.schroederguitars.com/photos/Chris%20G/chrisg2.jpg

[goof1073]

Dang that sure is purdy!! :rolleyes:

KILLER J!!!!! Thanks for the update...

[goof1073]

J sent over a killer shot of my guitar...man it's getting so close!!!

Here it is buffed and ready for assembly. I will pull tape and clean up the fingerboard, then I will be doing the 5-way now and then the wiring harness.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/Buffed.jpg

[vangit]

Stellar Chris!!!

[guitarnyc]

wow looks great....love the charcoal burst and the single S-hole ! :)
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[vangit]

wow looks great....love the charcoal burst and the single F-hole ! :)

Uhm....it's an "S-Hole"....duh :D

[guitarnyc]

that's what I put ;)

now if only I could figure out how to edit your quote too :)
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[sweetswitch]

wow beautiful guitar chris.I love the flame maple necks!!And no snow on the ground in the pic....boy do I need to move.

[goof1073]

And no snow on the ground in the pic....boy do I need to move. LOL...tell me about it! I go to bed last night with a weather report saying that we might get another inch on the ground overnight / today. This morning I wake up to another 4+ inches to go with the 8 or so I moved yesterday!

[WinstaBull]

Looks really good Chris! So close now!

[Elizabeth]

LOL...tell me about it! I go to bed last night with a weather report saying that we might get another inch on the ground overnight / today. This morning I wake up to another 4+ inches to go with the 8 or so I moved yesterday!

Wow! Sounds like home (I am an Iowa girl, transplanted to Cali). I won't mention that we had 80 degree weather last week then. Oops...

:D

[goof1073]

Wow! Sounds like home (I am an Iowa girl, transplanted to Cali). I won't mention that we had 80 degree weather last week then. Oops...

:D Hardy har... :rolleyes:

[goof1073]

J sent me a bunch of random shots of my guitar today...but I was suprised most by a shot of one of my control knobs:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/knobs.jpg

I only asked J to utilize Ebony and to bring in the material from my inlays into it as a marker...his brain came up with this little masterpiece. It's amazing how the smallest things will make a grown man smile....

[vangit]

That's hot. Very cool

[sparky_8]

J sent me a bunch of random shots of my guitar today...but I was suprised most by a shot of one of my control knobs:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/goof1073/knobs.jpg

I only asked J to utilize Ebony and to bring in the material from my inlays into it as a marker...his brain came up with this little masterpiece. It's amazing how the smallest things will make a grown man smile....

That is ridiculous! In a good way of course. I can't believe some of the attention to detail Jason is able to do in his guitars with NO CNC! That's just amazing.

[guitarnyc]

those knobs will work great for live stuff...After many different knobs on my first schroeder, those are the ones that ended up on it because I needed a grip to to work the knobs a lot at the drop of a hat :)
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[Schroeder]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3219901304_b7167c09e1.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3219902100_7d30099538.jpg

[goof1073]

Like I said on the phone last night J...

....ABSOLUTELY KILLER!!!!!!!!! Really can't wait for the first tone report from you...

[WinstaBull]

Vih dee ohhh

Cause im so jealous, ill just add that its been 80ish for a couple weeks here in AZ too.

[goof1073]

Cause im so jealous, ill just add that its been 80ish for a couple weeks here in AZ too. Oh ya...well it hasn't snowed in a whole 4 days and it broke 30 this week so...

....oh wait, dhamn winter!!!

[vangit]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/3219901304_b7167c09e1.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3219902100_7d30099538.jpg

That's one of those guitars you just say "WOW"

[AK_NorPine]

So, I walked into the shop yesterday and your guitar was the first thing we saw sitting in the final assembly bench and my jaw just dropped. Seeing this guitar in person was that much better than seeing it on the web. Duh! J gave us a tone preview and it sounded nice, I understand there were still some wiring and pickup tweaks to be done. It will surely be a monster! I was drawn instantly to those cool knobs, great touch from J. The ideas that pour forth from his brain are amazing. There were lots of cool things in the shop that I dont think have shown up on the forum yet. I'll post a full shop visit thread and pics when I get back to Anchorage next Tues. Cheers, Skip

[goof1073]

Date/Time........................Activity
Mar 5, 2009 8:51 AM........On FedEx vehicle for delivery


:D

[WinstaBull]

I predicted a violent and sudden case of the flu coming on.

[goof1073]

I predicted a violent and sudden case of the flu coming on. Man I'm already working from home today... :)

[AK_NorPine]

Man I'm already working from home today... :)

Boss, I'll be "working" from home today.

Really.

[goof1073]

The FedEx guy just dropped it off...I wanted to hug him once I saw the box wasn't damaged!!

Unfortunately it's not that warm out there so I need to let the guitar warm up in the case before I can open it up and commence drooling!!! Luckily I've got somewhere to go tonight so I won't be sitting here just looking at it. Looks good so far :rolleyes:

http://www.ameritage.com/ecomimages/AME-50Lt.jpg

[WinstaBull]

I'd already have my neighbors complaining about the noise. You are a better man than I.

[goof1073]

I'd already have my neighbors complaining about the noise. You are a better man than I. I waited long enough for the guitar to show...the LAST thing I would want is to have the finish check because I took it out of its case before it could acclimate.

Seriously it's cold up here today (30-ish) though not as bad as the past 2 days.

[AK_NorPine]

SIR, SIR.

STEP AWAY FROM THE BOX.

Nobody needs to get hurt today.

[sxracer193]

I got a chance to see this guitar in person this week before it shipped. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! The picture do not do it justice and they are super good. Color and shade coat are incredible. Details like the control knobs, binding, S-hole, and inlay just knock this thing out of the park. Congratulation on an incredible build.

Dave

[RedRider]

Favorite line in Caddyshack...

In my best Ted Knight voice

Well.............We're waiting!!!!!


:-)

[goof1073]

Favorite line in Caddyshack...

In my best Ted Knight voice

Well.............We're waiting!!!!!


Good things come to those who wait... ;)

I honestly haven't spent enough time with guitar to give a tone report, but from a feel / look standpoint the guitar is a pure work of art. Dave is totally right about the pictures not doing the guitar justice. You really don't get to take in all of the subtle details on the guitar until you hold it. The binding, inlay, back, knobs, finish...everything is just killer. I really can't say enough about the look and feel of the guitar. The neck is way better than I ever hoped for...

...honestly I could go on and on about the looks / feel of the guitar, it's a work of true art!!!

[sxracer193]

It's funny how excited you can get waiting for somebody else to get their guitar. I have checked here and BAM 50 times waiting for you to open that thing. Congratulations big time.


Dave

[Shadscbr]

It's funny how excited you can get waiting for somebody else to get their guitar. I have checked here and BAM 50 times waiting for you to open that thing. Congratulations big time.


Dave

+1!

I've been checking in to hear if he opened the case yet too...Congrats!

Shad

[goof1073]

Funny how that works...I'm the same way with other folks that talk about their Schroeder, Thorn, etc. guitar coming in.

I'm going to spend some more time with it over the weekend before I try to get a tone report out. I will also try to get some pictures taken of it with my other guitars, etc. within the next week or so. Will be interesting to get a picture of it together with it's RTS brotheran and the Gretz BRW SC (I had this guitar made to be it's counter part). Stay tuned....

[Schroeder]

Thanks Chris!!
Looking forward to it.
J

[goof1073]

Well I got to spend some quality time with Schroeder #21 over this past weekend. From a feel standpoint it was everything that I wanted and more. For those that don’t remember I wanted this guitar to be a companion guitar to another custom build that I had done in the past. The main differences in the two guitars are:

-Necks: BRW versus Maple
-Body wood: Mahogany versus Limba
-S/H Configuration: internal chambering versus s-hole
-Electronics: P-90 neck/HB bridge & 3-way combo versus H-S-H & 5-way

I had even sent J out my other guitar to copy the neck and he actually improved on the feel of the neck based on what he got off of the other guitar. It fits my hand like a glove and man the feel of a satin finished maple neck…OH MY!! The guitar balances very well sitting down or standing up which I was very happy to see. Overall I was looking for a guitar with a little more bite than my other custom and something that could get me into Strat territory when needed (position #4). I got all of that and then some! This is my second time around the Bryan Gunsher p’ups and I again am not disappointed. The TigerBurst RTS that I purchased from J previously had Bryan’s BG Buckers installed and while I liked the more vintage tone I wanted something with a bit more oomph. This time around we went with Bryan’s Smoke Stacks with a S-90 in the middle and MAN what a combo! These p’ups are very articulate and with the switching we went with (there is also a mini-toggle to turn the middle pup on and off) I can get the following combo’s:

Position 1: Full Bridge Humbucker
Position 2: Split Bridge (slug coil on)
Position 3: Full Bridge and full neck in parallel (just like middle position of a Les Paul)
Position 4: Split Neck (slug on)
Position 5: Full Neck Humbucker

With the mini-toggle in the on position:

Position 1: Full Bridge Humbucker/Middle PUP on (Sounds like a strat in position 2 on roids!)
Position 2: Split Bridge/Middle PUP (like a Strat's standard 2 position)
Position 3: ALL PUPs on
Position 4: Split Neck/Middle PUP (like a Strat's standard 4 position)
Position 5: Full Neck Humbucker/Middle PUP on (Sounds like a strat in position 4 on roids!)

I’m not sure that I will find a use for all of these combinations, but the position 4 is killer and gives me the quack that I was looking for…pretty close to a Strat tone, but with a bit more meet to eat…a.k.a. “on roids”!

Man this guitar just sings!!! The note attack that the maple neck adds is just great and I really do feel that the wood choice, extra body mass and S/H addition really resulted in the ultimate Strat…sorry purists I know that nothing beats a Strat, but I never really bonded with the tone of them for one reason or another but always wanted to get into that territory.

Overall I’m not sure that I could be happier with this guitar. I will admit that it will take some time to get used to a 5-way again (haven’t had one in 20 years) but I’m sure that won’t take very long. Thanks J, E, Ath and gang for making this guitar for me, replying to the countless e-mails and generally making this build a great experience. Now I just need to find the money to get a second custom order in…


…oh and I promise that I will get some pictures of my own taken at some point!

[AK_NorPine]

Thanx for the tone report Chris! Great to hear ones first impressions upon receiving their new instruments.

[Flashchord]

Chris, That is one amazing piece of art The Schroeder's and Athena made you for.
Thanks for the tone reports. I think I will give those BG's pups a try as well.
If your ever local, I'll photograph that guitar for you. Enjoy playing that baby!

[goof1073]

If your ever local, I'll photograph that guitar for you. Enjoy playing that baby! Man...you're like 150 miles away and I really don't ever get down that far into CT. Last time I was even close to it I was in Fairfield, but I haven't had a need to go there in like 2 years. Thanks for the offer though...

[Schroeder]

Here is the first video I got to upload... One more coming.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHPUHznDmg

[guitarnyc]

Here is the first video I got to upload... One more coming.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHPUHznDmg

Man that thing has some options for pick up selections haha

That's a nice amp ya got back there too ;)
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[goof1073]

Nice...I was wondering what tunes / rifs you where going to push out with the guitar in the video. Gotta love flipping around the p'up positions huh? I'm still exploring all of the tonal possibilities myself...

[WinstaBull]

Sounds as good as it looks dood!

[vangit]

Man that sounds great guys. Congrats Goof. Awesome specs.

[goof1073]

Here is the first video I got to upload... One more coming.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHPUHznDmgWhere's the second video J?

[admin]

CLICK FOR VIDEO!! This is part of 1 of 2... Part 2 was posted earlier in this thread.

ChrisG's Semi-hollow SC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vHpAJKezeg)