serial Posted March 26, 2023 Posted March 26, 2023 Made the pilgrimage up from Central Pennsyltucky to Mike’s Magic Shop on Thursday with Joe C to pick up these two beauties and hang with Mike and Phil. The ten and a half hour ride felt like a few minutes with all of the excitement!
cmatthes Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 The backs are pretty impressive too! I’m sure that we’ll see some more “glamour shots”…
veatch Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 I don't know how it is possible, but each of these guitars is cooler than the other! : ) gorgeous!
hamerhead Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 Those are fantastic! How is the finish done on Steve's? Love that!
soli'd Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 41 minutes ago, hamerhead said: Those are fantastic! How is the finish done on Steve's? Love that! Looks like drum shell wrap?
cmatthes Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 3 hours ago, soli'd said: Looks like drum shell wrap? You are correct, sir! It’s Ludwig Sky Blue Pearl wrap.
cornjulio Posted March 27, 2023 Posted March 27, 2023 Never heard of that as a finish for a guitar but these look absolutely fabulous. I'm a little jealous now 😉 ...and inspired :-)
Jakeboy Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 …and the Ludwig has a Rail Tail vibrato bridge…..!!! I wanna know how it plays and holds tune.
HSB0531 Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 7:45 PM, serial said: Made the pilgrimage up from Central Pennsyltucky to Mike’s Magic Shop on Thursday with Joe C to pick up these two beauties and hang with Mike and Phil. The ten and a half hour ride felt like a few minutes with all of the excitement! WOW!!!!!!!
HSB0531 Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 8:23 PM, cmatthes said: The backs are pretty impressive too! I’m sure that we’ll see some more “glamour shots”… The attention to even the smallest of details on these is astounding!
serial Posted March 30, 2023 Author Posted March 30, 2023 17 hours ago, Jakeboy said: …and the Ludwig has a Rail Tail vibrato bridge…..!!! I wanna know how it plays and holds tune. Hey there! I had problems with it returning to pitch-you had to flick it like some Kahlers or a Floyd with worn-out knife-edges on the studs. The culprit turned out to be a supremely simple fix-there was some daylight at the back where the bridge plate was not flush with the top of the body, so I tightened the claw screws a few turns to bring it flush and it’s great now.
BubbaVO Posted March 30, 2023 Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, serial said: Head First… I’m not going to ask how came up with that idea. But it’s spectacular. the rail tail’s look fits that guitar well
Jakeboy Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 6 hours ago, serial said: Hey there! I had problems with it returning to pitch-you had to flick it like some Kahlers or a Floyd with worn-out knife-edges on the studs. The culprit turned out to be a supremely simple fix-there was some daylight at the back where the bridge plate was not flush with the top of the body, so I tightened the claw screws a few turns to bring it flush and it’s great now. Thanks for the reply, Steve. I hope you are well. We miss you here.
HSB0531 Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Jakeboy said: Thanks for the reply, Steve. I hope you are well. We miss you here. Yes Indeed 👍
soli'd Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 19 hours ago, serial said: Head First… Mike used the same tuning machines on 0091. Different buttons though. I asked if there was a performance characteristic that he favored with these, and the response was something like, they work and they look cool.
cmatthes Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 I've become a fan of those Hipshots, especially since Sperzel's quality has dropped a bit over the last few years. I've put the HS lockers on a few builds already, and they're smooth, precise and lightweight. Good stuff!
Jakeboy Posted March 31, 2023 Posted March 31, 2023 I concur on the Hipshot lockers. Excellent tuners.
cmatthes Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 A new batch of pics from the master himself of #0069…super lightweight Korina body, mega-flamed maple neck, jet black ebony board with white Pearl/abalone inlays, Ludwig Blue Pearl wrap, a TV Jones Super’Tron and a Floyd Rose Rail Tail. The back looks more blue in most lighting, but some of the pics have an aqua look to them.
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