Changed out the pickups to a D-Sonic and Air Norton,a killswitch,sanded off the black paint by hand(took 2 months),and laquered it,by myself.It was long and painful,but SO WORTH IT.It sounds 1,000,000x better and plays much better now that I've profiled the neck more.Tell me what you think.






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Looks nnice, man. How long did it take you?

Awesome! Did you have to use a specific lacquer, or just standard nitrocellulose?

looks awesome man

That neck looks fucking sweet! Though to make it better get rid of the shiny finish - bare wood ftw!

I like the shiny finish

QUOTE(Fugue @ Jun 8 2007, 09:12 AM) [snapback]380935[/snapback]That neck looks fucking sweet! Though to make it better get rid of the shiny finish - bare wood ftw!
Eh,I was going to do that,but basswood is a very lightly colored wood(like maple),and looks too bare without a coat of gloss on top of it(10 to be exact).Plus,it still had some residue from sanding it that was almost impossible to get off with just a wet rag.It felt too smooth and my arm would slip off when I placed my hand like I usually would.
QUOTE(Muffin @ Jun 8 2007, 12:35 AM) [snapback]380904[/snapback]Awesome! Did you have to use a specific lacquer, or just standard nitrocellulose?
No,I just went to home depot and asked the guy for a really glossy clear coat.It was like $4 a can.
QUOTE(Bleeding Skies @ Jun 8 2007, 12:23 AM) [snapback]380899[/snapback]Looks nnice, man. How long did it take you?
2 1/2 months to hand sand it(I'm lazy) and a week to get everything installed.

The D-Sonic and Air Norton are the same as Petrucci uses, right?
How do you like them and what do they sound like?

QUOTE(Bleeding Skies @ Jun 8 2007, 05:05 PM) [snapback]380975[/snapback]The D-Sonic and Air Norton are the same as Petrucci uses, right?
How do you like them and what do they sound like?
The Air Norton that Petrucci uses is a custom shop model.
They sound great.The basswood makes the D-Sonic bright,but the bottom coil beefs up the low tone of it.The Air Norton is great for jazz/shred/rhythm's etc.Great combo,and I highly recomend it.

QUOTE(Creeping Dan @ Jun 8 2007, 05:36 PM) [snapback]380951[/snapback]I like the shiny finish
Its not about the looks - a smooth neck feels so much nicer to play than a finished one, imo.
But hey, it stills looks awesome to play!