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Sergio rules.
My hope is that it is now a part of your vernacular.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerpc
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Originally Posted by MrGuitarDon
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Originally Posted by veinbuster
No, but dangerously close! When the pickups arrive it should only take a few hours until I am all done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawn@PRS
Hey there!
Since Hans sent me a bunch of Gumby gold, I decided to go with a mixed hardware look. The only problem I had was that there was gonna be a mis-match with the bridge pieces I already had, the easy thing to do would be to drop some coin on some gold/brass saddles, but that wouldn't be any fun, and this is called "Design on a Dimebag" so I felt compelled to work with those perfectly fine nickel plated saddles I already have.
I discussed the idea of removing the nickel plating to reveal the brass with Hans when we were making a deal for the winged tuners, you see I had already f&#*ed up my first set of PRS saddles twenty years ago and knew there was some shiny brass underneath, so I figured it was time to ruin another set.
I sat down with a bottle of crappy Pinot Noir, some sandpaper, steel wool, and a file and went to work. I slightly disfigured the first one trying to use sandpaper on a vibrating palm sander, I positioned it upside down and held the saddle between my raw fingers until they went numb, it's three days later and I am finally beginning to get feeling back in them.
That got the nickel the off, but not in a real elegant fashion. Next I decided to file it off, only going in one direction and being careful not to go too deep. It worked quite well actually, leaving a "machined" kinda look to them. If I don't break strings like crazy I may look around for a single nickel saddle to make them all exactly the same.
I apologize for the worst photo, I honestly could not take a worse one if I tried, but it's more to show the color in contrast to the gold trem arm. I would take another but... well lets just say the next post should be entitled; "Move That Bus"! I'm a little to far along into the next stage to ruin the big reveal.
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That pic reminds me of most of the known photos of Bigfoot.
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Originally Posted by John Beef
"I saw Bigfoot once! It made a sound that I would not want to hear twice in my life."Quote:
Originally Posted by John Beef
Maybe that is because it was playing a Daisey Rock through a Radio Shack CB amplifier....
Wow. People always talk about "sorry for the crappy cell phone pics," "wait until I get home with a real camera," "I'm not a good picture-taker," etc..Quote:
Originally Posted by sergiodeblanc
Those people have no idea what they're talking about.
Kidding, it's just bangin' avant-garde photography. :)
No kidding, Sergio has taken it to a new level. Albeit a lower level, but a no level nonetheless.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird
It's a distraction technique. If I post a crappy pic before the real pics your expectations will be lower, with lower expectations you will then be in an emotional state of elation when I am able to post a pic that is in focus.
Bigfoot is brown, Yeti's on the other hand are white..............
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That thing is P I M P!
Congrats Sergio, you did a wonderful job!
Wow! That turned out great. Very well done, pimptastic elegance and pure class.
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Beautiful!
Awesome job. :top:
Looks great!Hows the sound?
Bangin'! :D
Freakin' awesome man!
Yeah, that.Quote:
Originally Posted by ]-[ @ n $ 0 |v| a T ! ©
I even see a glimpse of a way cool gold jackplate!Quote:
Originally Posted by sergiodeblanc
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