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Posted by: Roadside Aug 14 2016, 06:15 PM

Cheers,

just stumbled across this page for custom guitars.


http://www.haloguitars.com/store/custom-guitars.html

Great to just play around and experiment with different designs. It is still not too costly and you have all the options you need.

Any experiences with those custom guitars in the forum?


*was always my dream to open a custom guitar shop. but there are too many already :/

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Aug 15 2016, 01:32 PM

Thanks, had a bit of fun and made this:



Think it came in at around $3.000 Not gonna be able to afford that for a long time

Posted by: Roadside Aug 15 2016, 01:55 PM

Here is mine for a cheap 2.5k

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 15 2016, 03:26 PM

I've had a couple of encounters with them and only ever found them very helpful and professional.

Here's what I came up with:-

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Aug 15 2016, 03:29 PM

Have you played one before? How do they compare to other guitars?

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 15 2016, 03:54 PM

The 2 that I've worked on and played around with were very good quality instruments, on a par with Carvin for playability and build quality!

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Aug 15 2016, 03:58 PM

Not tried a Carvin either It's on my list for things I must own in my life time though.

My Ibanez RG3570Z is the best guitar I've ever played, and I'd bet a guitar that's almost twice as expensive as that was when it came out is probably better yet.

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 15 2016, 06:35 PM

You HAVE to try a Carvin. At least once in your life!!! They are so under-rated it's a crime!!!

Posted by: Roadside Aug 15 2016, 11:03 PM

Haven't tried either of those yet. Will just try to build my own quality custom to save that huge invest and I guess it also feels amazin to play something build with your own hands

But the page is great to gather ideas!

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 16 2016, 04:05 PM

It does feel great to play something you've built yourself! If you need any help when you decide to build something just ask, I'm happy to help in any way I can!!

Posted by: Roadside Aug 16 2016, 07:36 PM

Will surely come back at your offer just searching for a work shop currently. Cannot do it in my living room I suppose Maybe I can, but I would live like a beaver soon

Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 16 2016, 07:55 PM

Gotta say that looks killer! 3k? ouch!!

Todd

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 16 2016, 10:00 PM

No worries!!
Hehehehe! Living like a Beaver would not take long once you start making sawdust!!


Not sure if this is of any interest but its an article I wrote for our Wiki on putting a Guitar together from parts.
You can find ithttps://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Build_your_own_Guitar.

Posted by: Roadside Aug 17 2016, 07:16 AM

Actually I already assembled guitars or better guitar kits. So this time I really wanna do all the wood work. Purchasing raw part for body and neck as well as fretboard and then start from 0.

I will check out your thread, especially electric parts.

<- Mechanical engineers are afraid of wires

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 17 2016, 11:39 AM

<--- Also trained as a Mechanical Engineer!!!!
Learned most of my Electronic skills through wiring Motorbikes!!

Posted by: Caelumamittendum Aug 17 2016, 02:18 PM

I'll put it on my wishlist for things I must buy for myself one day I have a thing for pick ups in colours that vary from just black or matching the body somehow. Same as my Ibanez with the yellow pick ups on the blue body.

Posted by: Roadside Aug 18 2016, 05:51 AM

Haha! Great to here that.

Ok, wiring at older cars is still fine. But if I would try to figure sth out for a car being build after 2k10 it might be more difficult

Posted by: Phil66 Aug 18 2016, 08:57 AM

Yeah they are awesome. My mate was the sole UK importer for years then they added more dealers now they have none. He has sent loads of Carvin amps to places where Vai has been doing clinics etc. Always gets them back signed with setting sheets
Lovely guitars.

Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 18 2016, 03:33 PM

That Particular Ibby is almost legendary. It's got one of the original 17mm at the nut neck profiles that were on the original Wizard neck. This was reintroduced and called something the Super Wizard Prestige neck profile. In 2010 it was renamed the Super Wizard HP, Combine that with nice pickups (Dimarzio are stock) and provide two popular paint jobs that havn't been available since the 80's, and you have a killer axe It was pricey too, even in 2009 when released. $2133.32 List price. You can find them for about half of that now. So still not cheap, but very much worth the price IMHO.

I"m still looking for the red one



(instead of the inf series) and you have a killer axes.

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 18 2016, 04:08 PM

You shouldn't have much problem with the wiring then!!
I have loads of wiring diagrams for different set ups, you're welcome to any of them when you get to that point!


Wow, that's cool!!
One day I shall own one, I've been close to buying one on several occasions!

Posted by: Phil66 Aug 18 2016, 08:15 PM

He currently has a 7 string in stock pre-owned. Lovely it is.



Looks lovely in the flesh, or should that be in the wood? I very nearly bought this but bottled it

Posted by: Sensible Jones Aug 18 2016, 09:18 PM

I can see why you were tempted Phil!!!

Posted by: Roadside Aug 19 2016, 09:22 AM

For how much goes this Carvin, Phil?