Ninjaking67's NGD

[Biddlin]

Does anyone know how these compare to the 490R/490T in my Gibson SG Special?

Yes, they are a little bit louder and brighter and clean up at a lower volume knob setting, I actually have a pair in my tool kit, waiting for a donor body to become available. I had them in my '59 ri for awhile and liked them better than the OEM Gibson Burstbuckers. I swapped a pair of 57s into the G-400 Vintage that they came out of, because I play blues and jazz, mostly, but would put them back in a minute if I were a Metalhead. I have the same pickups in Silverflake, may fave Les Paul.

 

[Goldmember]

Oh.....Bid. I would dig this in gold flake. I bet this is your shagadelic keeper, yesh?

 

[Goldmember]

So I was in high school during the height of the hair metal '80's and love that music. I was just graduating college when a hard rockin' band from LA hit the music scene lke a sledge hammer. That band was Guns and Roses. Since then I have loved the band, at least as it was with Saul Hudson (aka Slash). Not much of a fan of the recent lineups, I have to admit.

Anyway, I have seen Slash live with his new band and he still kicks serious RnR A$$!:dood:

Here is me dressed up as Slash for a Halloween party this past year:

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I purposely cropped out my wife to avoid the rabid dog comments here!

I'm only rabid for gold....or chicks dressed in gold. She digs Pepsi, so she's a keeper, yesh?

 

[ninjaking67]

I'm only rabid for gold....or chicks dressed in gold. She digs Pepsi, so she's a keeper, yesh?

Pepsi lovers are from Quebec! Mais non, DrBGood?

 

[ninjaking67]

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Yes, they are a little bit louder and brighter and clean up at a lower volume knob setting, I actually have a pair in my tool kit, waiting for a donor body to become available. I had them in my '59 ri for awhile and liked them better than the OEM Gibson Burstbuckers. I swapped a pair of 57s into the G-400 Vintage that they came out of, because I play blues and jazz, mostly, but would put them back in a minute if I were a Metalhead. I have the same pickups in Silverflake, may fave Les Paul.
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Biddin,
Thanks for the info. It will definitely be helpful. I love hard driving guitar and I grew up in the "metal head" 80's but I really appreciate the sound and tone on 70's RnR like Zeppelin. Love Billy Gibbon's sound from ZZ Top too! I guess I like it all so I have to have WAY too many guitars to cover it all!

 

[Goldmember]

Pepsi lovers are from Quebec! Mais non, DrBGood?

Elle est québécoise? T'as de la chance, alors!

 

[ninjaking67]

Here we go:

 

[ninjaking67]

Ok. After a long delay I have finally got started on the gut transplant.

 

[ninjaking67]

50's wiring is going in.

 

[RVA]

Ok. After a long delay I have finally got started on the gut transplant.
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Nice work!

 

[Inspector #20]

50's wiring is going in.

Word!!!!

 

[ninjaking67]

After many a delay and false start, the wiring is finally done:

 

[ninjaking67]

I will post pics of the completed guitar shortly. It sounds amazing and looks the part too!

 

[RVA]

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I really like this guitar!

 

[ninjaking67]

Here are a couple of photos as promised:

 

[ninjaking67]

The TRC cover looks better in person. It looks gray with a matte finish in the pic but is definitely black in real life.

 

[RVA]

Here are a couple of photos as promised:
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Sweet flame - ad the mirror knobs fit nicely!!!

 

[ninjaking67]

Thanks RVA. I am very pleased with the way it has turned out, both tonally and visually!

 

[RVA]

Thanks RVA. I am very pleased with the way it has turned out, both tonally and visually!

So now that we have seen it, can we hear it? We want the audio presentation too!!

 

[ninjaking67]

You don't really wanna hear me play do you?
I'll see what I can come up with. I don't have any recording software or mics.