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Post by heem6 on Nov 14, 2009 19:10:45 GMT -5
Found this on eBay last weekend. It's an HM Strat Body that was never used because they got some light overspray on it.
I got it for $50 plus ship and Maguires Scratch X worked beautifully to remove the overspray. There is one small screw hole on the back where some music store had it screwed to the ceiling ( ! ), otherwise it's in new condition.
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 15, 2009 18:09:59 GMT -5
Now that is NICE. Lovely colour, almost candy apple red looking from here. Screwed to a ceiling though. WTF!
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Post by heem6 on Nov 15, 2009 23:02:24 GMT -5
Yeah, pretty crazy, huh? Anyway, it is a nice deep red color with some raspberry in it. This must be the one they called raspberry red. Here's a shot before I removed the overspray.
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Post by halo71 on Nov 16, 2009 6:18:06 GMT -5
Nice Jim! Love that color!
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Post by brokenfusion on Nov 16, 2009 9:45:12 GMT -5
That's a nice deal. I saw that but I have enough projects! I see bodies come up quite a bit but the neck seems to be the missing link. Does anybody like Warmoth make an HM spec neck?
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 16, 2009 17:46:11 GMT -5
I think a neck would have to be a totally custom job.
However, some HM necks are different to others. In my experience there's basically two types. Both my rosewood ones have a very flat rear profile, just like the fretboard. It's basically a squashed D shape, witht he bulge of the D being flattened.
Maple ones I tried have a much more usually profile. I think heem's tech compared them to the newer San Dimas Charvel necks. There are similarities there for sure.
Reckon I need to break out the micro-meter and do some measurements!
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Post by heem6 on Nov 16, 2009 23:58:27 GMT -5
I would say my HM's are like Nick described. Kind of a thinner Wizard II, with more rounded sides. You'd want someone who owns an HM to make it so they'd have a reference.
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 19, 2009 22:38:20 GMT -5
Really nice Jim: looks brand new! Is that a spare Spyder, or will it be used for The Doggie/Horror/project  ? |
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Post by heem6 on Nov 20, 2009 21:14:33 GMT -5
I've dedicated that Spyder to this guitar. Bridge posts, a fine tuner and shipping cost me $30 from Kahler. That's a lot for how small those pieces are!
I think I'm going to route for a Gotoh Floyd on The Horror, I love those bridges and it will go well with all the upgrades I'm making to that guitar.
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Post by heem6 on Nov 22, 2009 15:45:12 GMT -5
Lace Holy Grail noiseless single coil pickups for this guitar. Taped up and ready to paint with Satin Black Krylon Fusion spray paint.
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 22, 2009 18:16:52 GMT -5
Yikes! Painting pickups.........! Can't you just leave the poor things as they are?  |
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Post by heem6 on Nov 22, 2009 18:40:52 GMT -5
Be stout of heart, good fellow!
All are done and turned out fine. Hit the neckplate with some gloss black Rustoleum paint as well!
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Post by heem6 on Nov 25, 2009 21:37:40 GMT -5
 Leveled, crowned and dressed the frets, mounted the neck and middle pickups, enlarged the volume and tone holes so the pots would fit. Tomorrow I will hopefully wire it up and mount the neck. Need to get the correct 5-way switch tomorrow as well. This body has never been drilled, so I'll also have to drill the Kahler cavity screw holes.
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Post by nickwellings on Nov 25, 2009 23:42:28 GMT -5
NICE.
I like it a lot, Jim. Black and red is classy.
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Post by heem6 on Nov 26, 2009 17:20:42 GMT -5
Update, Thanksgiving - Measured for the trem claw screw holes. Got out the drill and was ready to go, but when I made the pilot holes with the screw, I realized I could just screw them in. Got the bridge mounted and spray painted the fine tuners and also the coil-switch mounting ring & bolt black.
Came out great!
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