My guitars etc...

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Here's my amp:
Korg DTR2 tuner
Boss MT-2 Metal Zone
Engl 620 Tube Preamp (TungSol 12AX7's)
Digitech 1900 effects processor
Marshall 9200 Poweramp 100w
Furman M8L power conditioner
SKB 6 space rack
Marshall 1960B cab (sealed)

Side-A of the 9200 has: Electro Harmonix 12AX7 pre tubes, and Tung Sol 5881 Powertubes

Side-B has: No name Chinese 12AX7's,
2 Sovtek 5881 powertubes. (I pulled two tubes to bring it down to 50w)

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I have a Kramer mutt that I built and painted myself:



Kramer NOS body lefty
Jackson neck
JT-580 LoPro trem
Chrome hardware from Jackson DK2
EMG-81 18v mod

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Here's my Frankenstrat during the mockup phase of the build:

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Here's my Jake E. Lee Charvel Mutt that I built:


Here's my V's:
Clockwise from top - Jackson Rhoads project, Kramer Focus 4000, Jackson KV2, Jackson KV3, Jackson KV Standard.

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This started out as a Kramer Focus 2000.
I filled in the neck pickup cavity and converted it into a Focus 1000.

I finished this up, but my USB port is messed up so I cant upload recent pics of it.
It is Sea Foam Green with a matching headstock and a White Kramer block logo.

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I ordered a lefty Rhoads body from Mitch @ KNE Guitars a few weeks ago and I finally got it yesterday. I built it last evening, but didn't paint it yet. It's basically a mock up to get everything fitted and get the bugs worked out.

Here's the specs:
Poplar body
24 fret/25.5" scale
Recessed Floyd
No trem cover
Reverse Strat jack plate. (on lower wing facing upward to route the cable thru the strap)
1 volume/1 humbucker

I bought a new Jackson DK2 lefty a few months ago and I stripped it, sold the body and I used all of the parts from that onto this body.
Jackson neck/tuners/locking nut/neckplate
EMG '81 w/ 18v mod
JT-580 LoPro trem, etc....

It went together extremely well and what's so sweet is that the neck pocket/scale length was 100% spot on! I didn't have to intonate it at all, which was very surprising because the saddles were set-up for the DK2.

I told him not to drill the holes for the neck, so that way I didnt have to plug and drill my neck. I matched up the holes/scale length from my neck and drilled the bodt to match.
Also the neck heel was a flat style, and kind of thick, so I tapered it toward the front, to match my King V's.

I went with Poplar, because that's the wood that Jackson used on their Rhoads and King V bodies back in the late 80's - early 90's and that's what all of my King V bodies have...
Here's some pics:

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Here's a shot of the neck heel after I angled it a tad bit:


Here's a shot of the Strat jack plate:


I have an EMG '81 w/ 18v mod in it right now, but later today I'm going to drill and put a mini toggle to go from 9v to 18v.
I also put Schaller strap locks on it.

The bevels and contours were really sharp because it was cut with a CNC, so I had to knock them down and round them off a little bit, so the primer, and paint sticks better.

Plays awesome and sounds great, I'm very happy with it. Too bad I had to strip a $600 DK2 for the parts :lol:
Sucks being a lefty cause I have to build everything myself...too bad Jackson doesn't make more for us..

I'm thinking White w/ Black pinstripes, but I'm undecided right now.

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Here's another Rhoads that i built.
It started off as a 2001 KVX10 King V body that I cut down.

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More pics:

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Here's an outside shot of it:

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I'm pretty sure that I got everything. I was only allowed to post 4 pics at a time so I had to "reply" to this quite a few times. sorry it took so long....

[lostinthemasses]

what kind of neck is that on the modified king v you posted last?

[coolwaver]

wow!!! ......nice stuff!!! i want them alll!!!!:thrash:

[Pauly]

Sweet, like the tuxedo RR!

[Altec]

That a Bill Lawrence?