Spudmurphy
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Tony - don't let me die stupid. Just for the non-native speaker: What does "woot" mean ?!?!?
Woot = Hooray, Hurrah also akin to the noise made by a cowboy during a "ho down"
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Woot = Hooray, Hurrah also akin to the noise made by a cowboy during a "ho down"
brentrocks
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Things cleared for tomorrow - I will do the "late" shift so I can drop by at the customs early in the morning and see how much import tax I will have to pay...
Heheheheheheeee
that great man!!!
i'm glad it all worked out!!!
Axilla
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IT IS FINALLY HERE !
I picked the lavender fiddle up at the customs this morning an found a really nice body, but a somehow f*cked up neck in the package. It's quite worn, frets have been replaced and that was a crap job !
OH BOY, let's see what can be done there. Never ending story...
I'll keep you updated !
I picked the lavender fiddle up at the customs this morning an found a really nice body, but a somehow f*cked up neck in the package. It's quite worn, frets have been replaced and that was a crap job !
OH BOY, let's see what can be done there. Never ending story...
I'll keep you updated !
Axilla
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How come I feel I have a late visitor at my shop tonight?
...perhaps not tonight (unless u sleep at work), but it really looks like once again Mick "Clint Eastwood" K. will have to fix things for a happy ending.
I guess I'm cured from purchasing from overseas ... concerning non-forumites that is !
brentrocks
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that's great man, cant wait to see it
ivanmihaljevic
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Well, refret it, clean it up, set it up and it should be like new!
Congratulations and post pics soon!!!
Congratulations and post pics soon!!!
The Musicman
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Congrats ! I have been reading this thread for a while, just never posted for some strange reason !
banjoplayer
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pics, pics, pics
I hope this thread finds a happy end
I hope this thread finds a happy end
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BigTony
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I guess I'm cured from purchasing from overseas ... concerning non-forumites that is !
Dude don't feel too bad, from what I can gather, and I did speak to the guy too about buying it, you got it for a great price, little bit of work and I may be guessing, but I think you probably still got yourself a great deal.
A little TLC and you gonna have a sweet axe.
roburado
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Well, at least, you have the guitar. Maybe, your seller took so long to send it, because he felt guilty that the neck was in such lousy shape.
Axilla
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Thanks for encouraging !
Woohooow, got the call from Mick that the German EBMM distributor had a "black ice" pickguard for Silo Special H/S/S in stock and immediately ordered that one
YEEESSSSS, just imagine a black-ice pickguard with black H/S/S PUs on a lavender pearl guitar... one of a kind I would say ?!?
Now - time for the tech this week - pics will follow when the beauty is ready !
THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOOOOOO MUCH !
Woohooow, got the call from Mick that the German EBMM distributor had a "black ice" pickguard for Silo Special H/S/S in stock and immediately ordered that one
YEEESSSSS, just imagine a black-ice pickguard with black H/S/S PUs on a lavender pearl guitar... one of a kind I would say ?!?
Now - time for the tech this week - pics will follow when the beauty is ready !
THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOOOOOO MUCH !
King Hazel!
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Ahhhhhh! Patience pays off! Congrats 2 ya! Looking 4ward 2 seeing the pictures!
Axilla
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Hail to the King, oh undisputed master of the Silhouettes - thou shalt not be disappointed !
I'll post as soon as the babe is finished which might still take a few days...
I'll post as soon as the babe is finished which might still take a few days...
Axilla
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WEEEEE !
Check out what a fella forumite just did in Photoshop:
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...request-foggy-photoshoppers-2.html#post373294
This is about exactly what the babe will lokk like next week !
Check out what a fella forumite just did in Photoshop:
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...request-foggy-photoshoppers-2.html#post373294
This is about exactly what the babe will lokk like next week !
Axilla
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Valued forumites
May I introduce to you the preassembly of my "new" babe:
It is gonna take some time and a lot of work now to get the neck back into a good working condition.
As I was pretty undecided about the pickup combination & setup I first of all ordered 2 replacement pickguards to start with, one SSS in White Pearl, one HSS in Black Ice.
Like I already mentioned a while ago, I really love Chris Kinman's pickups and will first have a MKII set installed in the white pearloid PG to start with. The HSS Black Ice PG will be the optional & interchangeable heavier setup for that guitar featuring a DiMarzio AirZone HB in the bridge and still TBD single coils in the neck and middle position.
If somebody around here is interested in the original white SSS pickguard with the full stock PUs and electronics in pretty much like-new condition: PM me. I'll make some more photos of it.
I'll regularly post updates to the progress on this fine guitar and I really think you'll love the outcome
Mick does a great job !
May I introduce to you the preassembly of my "new" babe:
It is gonna take some time and a lot of work now to get the neck back into a good working condition.
As I was pretty undecided about the pickup combination & setup I first of all ordered 2 replacement pickguards to start with, one SSS in White Pearl, one HSS in Black Ice.
Like I already mentioned a while ago, I really love Chris Kinman's pickups and will first have a MKII set installed in the white pearloid PG to start with. The HSS Black Ice PG will be the optional & interchangeable heavier setup for that guitar featuring a DiMarzio AirZone HB in the bridge and still TBD single coils in the neck and middle position.
If somebody around here is interested in the original white SSS pickguard with the full stock PUs and electronics in pretty much like-new condition: PM me. I'll make some more photos of it.
I'll regularly post updates to the progress on this fine guitar and I really think you'll love the outcome
Mick does a great job !
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fsmith
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Axilla,
Looks nice! I hope everything works out with the neck...
PM sent about original pickguard and electronics.
fred
Looks nice! I hope everything works out with the neck...
PM sent about original pickguard and electronics.
fred
beej
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Congratulations! I'm really happy that one finally worked out. I'm sure it'll play great once you get the neck fixed up.
Myself, I prefer the white pearloid so I'm looking forward to seeing it all assembled.
What's with the bar? Is that original but missing the tip?
Myself, I prefer the white pearloid so I'm looking forward to seeing it all assembled.
What's with the bar? Is that original but missing the tip?
Axilla
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Yeah, the white pearl will be fitted to the body first, equipped with a Chris Kinman MK2 single coil set. Should be ready by next week or so and I am reeeaaallly looking forward to see it in the flesh !
The bar, the tip... Hmm, really dunno. The bar cannot be locked in the hole, but gets tightened quite nicely by the spring wire. I'm not sure if it's original, though. The end of my SUB trem arm looks different - has a grove at the end where the spring wire snaps in to hold it...
Strange thing... the tip however is not there...
I'll have Mick have a look at that...
Tim O'Sullivan
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When this guitar is finished, it really will have some extra special mojo about it!
