Ernie's Custom Shop

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<div class="bbWrapper">I know, there isn&#039;t a custom shop but man I wish there was. The first thing I&#039;d do would be to order a PetrucciAxis. It would be a Petrucci 7 string model with piezo and all but with a birdseye maple fretboard and a quilted maple top with a see through black finish. <br /> <br /> So it got me thinking. If you could order a custom EB / MM using only the features that they already use on other models what would it be?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m rather happy with my JPM...no changes really.....</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Well, I&#039;ve said it before and I&#039;ll say it again: a Luke with an Axis neck would be a sweet deal for me... I even called up EB/MM and asked them to do it for me, but they respectfully turned me away empty-handed... They do stuff like that for big rock stars like Dweezle Zappa and Blues Saraceno though, so I&#039;ll be sure to ask them again if I ever get a song on the radio or a cooking show. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><br /> <br /> Oh, and Warg - minus 2 points for a boring answer; no soup for you! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Aw, come on, Jimi...if it ain&#039;t broke don&#039;t fix it.<br /> <br /> Though my &quot;custom shop&quot; would have to be an EVH, original body style, toggle location, etc. -- but with 7 strings.<br /> <br /> That could be cool, IMHO, but then I&#039;m weird anyways. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><b>Jimi D wrote: &quot;a Luke with an Axis neck would be a sweet deal for me&quot;</b><br /> <br /> Jimi, is the a maple finger board or rosewood??<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve been thinking the samething lately <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> and wondering what it would sound like.<br /> <br /> Later</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hi Jimi, ever tried ordering the parts independently from EBMM , the Luke body, the Axis neck and getting a good pro shop to put it together for you? Or would that be prohibitive from a cost standpoint?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hookpunch,<br /> <br /> Can you get the parts from EBMM??<br /> I&#039;m sure, but for some reason I was under the impressions that you couldn&#039;t.<br /> <br /> I may be wrong here and hope that I am.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">to tell the truth I don&#039;t know, I was wondering if it was possible myself. You figure a neck should not be a problem if you are intent on changing an Axis neck for a Luke neck.<br /> <br /> Meaning you would have to buy a Luke then order an Axis neck.<br /> <br /> I mean necks must break on occasion and I assume EBMM would let you buy a replacement, otherwise you lose a major advantage of having a bolt-on neck guitar.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hookpunch,<br /> <br /> I know that Warmouth sells knock-offs (is a good word), but I haven&#039;t heard of EBMM selling to Joe-Average. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure you can get a Luke with an Axis neck as Jimi D indicated. I&#039;ve seen comments from EBMM indicate that there may be a custom shop, but time frame has never been mentioned.<br /> <br /> I think your right necks and such break, but I think you send them the instrument and they&#039;ll fix it. That way the keep a satisfied customer and maintan their high quality of excellence.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s smart and good business. I don&#039;t think I seen or heard of EBMM making a bad business mistake yet. That&#039;s a great thing!!! I commend them on it.<br /> <br /> I suppose you can look for a trashed/damaged EBMM and then try and make your own mongrul, but I have a feeling that there would be a boat load of cash involved in that.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I would have my &#039;95 Silouette without the Trem and I would add locking tuners and Kinman single coils rather than the ones that are in there now. Other than that I would keep it the same. Of course all of these changes are ones that I can make without too much expense, but I just seem to like everything else too much to want to change it...<br /> <br /> Oh, maybe some knobs like Norm has.<br /> <br /> Please stop giggling, that is not what I was talking about.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="GWDavis28" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> GWDavis28 said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>Can you get the parts from EBMM??<br /> I&#039;m sure, but for some reason I was under the impressions that you couldn&#039;t.</b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> If you have a damaged instrument, they will replace the old part with a new one (for a price if it is not a warranty repair), but you can&#039;t buy &quot;parts&quot;. Believe me, I asked that too - I would gladly put the time and effort in to build it myself if I could get the required parts...<br /> <br /> GWD ~ I was actually thinking of the carve/dimensions when I said &quot;Axis neck&quot;, but now that you mention it, yes, I would prefer the maple &#039;board neck... Heck, as long as I&#039;m dreaming, lets make those EMG&#039;s with white covers, too! That would look so-o-o-o cool in CAR with matching headstock, imho...</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Oh yah ain&#039;t nothing for free in this world. That&#039;s about what I figured Jimi.<br /> <br /> Yah I wonder if they ever made a Luke (For Luke) with a maple fretboard??? I&#039;m not a hatching head stock kind of guy, but whatever rocks your world. I&#039;d have to see the white emg&#039;s that might work.<br /> <br /> <br /> I&#039;ve been looking for a damaged/trashed Silhouette special, with no luck. I&#039;d love to give it a cool paint job and maybe babble with emg&#039;s and few other tweaks. But alas, it is only a dream.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Not real imaginative here.<br /> <br /> Just 100% totally happy with my 3 lukes<br /> 1. sunburst piezo<br /> 2. blue dawn (no longer available)<br /> 3. purple (no longer available)<br /> <br /> If they don&#039;t sound good, it&#039;s usually my fault (mistakes and such), not their fault. <br /> <br /> KEITH</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Petrucci with quilted maple top.<br /> Aquamarine finish<br /> Fixed bridge<br /> Dimbucker at the bridge<br /> SH-58 Seymour at the neck.<br /> <br /> Just a note: I know of a guy who could do this for me minus the bridge. He would basically re-top one of my Petrucci&#039;s and match the headstock as well. No, it is not Dred roman. This guy&#039;s work is killer and he makes some beautiful instruments. Just, the price was enough to put me in the doghouse (wife said no! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> ). So, it is possible like anything else, just need the $$$$!</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Fine.... it&#039;s not anoption on any other EBMM guitar I think... But I would like an ebony fret board on a petrucci. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Daphne Blue AL, white P-90 covers (I know someone makes them, Reverend offers them), rosewood fretboard. <br /> <br /> But really, the AL is pretty close to perfect.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Warg Master" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Warg Master said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>Fine.... it&#039;s not anoption on any other EBMM guitar I think... But I would like an ebony fret board on a petrucci. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> </b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> That&#039;s the spirit, Warg! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Hi Warg- why ebony ? I think I have only seen ebony on the fingerboards of classical guitars?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">They use ebony on pretty much all the Standard USA Jackson guitars. I like the feel and sound of the ebony fretboard. Doesn&#039;t look too bad either.<br /> <br /> My Petrucci is pretty much perfect in any case. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Hookpunch" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Hookpunch said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b>why ebony ? I think I have only seen ebony on the fingerboards of classical guitars? </b> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Ebony&#039;s used on Les Paul Customs, too. Provides a nice edge to the tone of a warm body/short scale neck combo like the LPs, and is one of the most durable (and heavy/dense) woods you can get. <br /> <br /> Looks pretty nice, too, and contrary to what most would believe, it&#039;s not all jet black. I have a slab of macassar ebony that&#039;s got some absolutely outrageous swirl and color to it. Looks like the prettiest brown and black bowling ball you&#039;ll ever see....and weighs probably about as much, too! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /><br /> <br /> Oh, count me on for a pair of AL&#039;s with an Axis neck carve on outrageous flame maple, one with a either a transparent pistachio green-to-gold or a black-to-Kelly green burst and the other Blue Dawn. Make one the stock 3 MM90s w/Axis pots, the other HSH or HSS, both with special push/pull tone pot to allow switching-in of the rear PU into the mix at will. <br /> <br /> Now yer talkin!</div>
 
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