Awesome .
i think it’s onlh a matter of time that I’m going to do this. It’s so cool.
Im a huge fan!
I have a wildwood featherweight spec R4 and I have to admit that I have been tempted..so far though I have not succumbed.
what is featherweight spec?
just a light sub 8lb or chambered?
Not a Featherlite. Log for a neck. 2014 R4!
My late 53 coming in at 8.1 1/2 lb
The neck is a D shape chunky monkey that’s for sure, but it works wonderfully. even my friends who are basically 100% Ibanez razor thin neck players love the neck on this thing. It feels right and the meat lets you dig in and in addition to the way the old ones were constructed with glues that set like glass, it makes the whole guitar really feel like 1 solid piece. You can feel it resonating in your tummy and your hands, playing it unplugged. If I can get the appropriate measuring tools I’ll take the measurements
On my bucket list is still to get a really nice lightweight R9 with just the right authentic looking streaky flame top example and hand it to Florian for the full works. Not so easy to find in the UK. Enjoying this thread however and would love to see how he manages to do the greening and the like.
I got an R-4 in 2007. Sent it to Kim twice.. The first time was when he was still working with Dave Johnson and Dave did a great job, but all the stuff was not available like it is now at Historic Makeovers. Last time we went with a sunburst. Was suppose to be dark cherry but came out dark brown-ish.
But it has a Brazilian board, Hide Glue neck joint, Vintage Trussrod, celluloid binding, etc. the whole RDS package, logo moved to vintage correct. It's as close to a real `54 as one can get.. It's an incredible guitar!
My 2002 R-0 also has Brazilian and did from day one, but it's also been through the whole RDS process. I wouldn't change a thing on either!
Where did you get the alnicio pu from?
Logo Mojo! Here are a couple of pics of the logo moving process. Florian "I don't want to see any seem thru the super-thin nitro, which shows everything. If I just close the routing, which is too big after moving the Gibson-logo down, this operation can be seen. So I do it the proper way" You have to love the attention to detail.
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I got an R-4 in 2007. Sent it to Kim twice.. The first time was when he was still working with Dave Johnson and Dave did a great job, but all the stuff was not available like it is now at Historic Makeovers. Last time we went with a sunburst. Was suppose to be dark cherry but came out dark brown-ish.
But it has a Brazilian board, Hide Glue neck joint, Vintage Trussrod, celluloid binding, etc. the whole RDS package, logo moved to vintage correct. It's as close to a real `54 as one can get.. It's an incredible guitar!
My 2002 R-0 also has Brazilian and did from day one, but it's also been through the whole RDS process. I wouldn't change a thing on either!
Where did you get the alnicio pu from?