Pretty crazy custom late-NGD!

Housty00 · 11-23-2011, 03:22 PM

Here's something new for you fellas! My custom 8 string guitar made by Steve Wishnevsky! AS you can see this is a weird guitar, lets get on to the specs.

-Ambrosia maple/ I dont remember, maybe mahogany/walnut? top.
-Mahogany/walnut? back
-Purpleheart fretboard
- thru-neck
-NO truss rod ( i know, crazy!)
-26 frets

And now its picture time

There was a bit of work that had to be done with this guitar. When I got it, it was very rough to the touch, as he isnt very into the cosmetics of luthiery. There was a coat of shellac, and I used a very fine sanding sponge, to make it smooth. I put a coat of tung oil on the board just this morning, for UV protection and all. Also, it seems the holes for the control plate were too big for the screws, so they just fall out. Right now, i'm just holding it on with tape.

As far as the sound goes, I can tell it has alot of potential. all it needs is a pickup swap, and I can see this thing being a beast. I had to cannibalize a string off my bass, but after that, the 8th string is really nice and tight! ( perverts)

nightflameauto · 11-23-2011, 03:49 PM

It's certainly pretty, except for that headstock.

I'd be extremely curious what type of reinforcing is being used to avoid having a truss rod.

Happy NGD.

MaxOfMetal · 11-23-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nightflameauto

I'd be extremely curious what type of reinforcing is being used to avoid having a truss rod.

If it's anything like a lot of Wishbasses, nothing.

Wishbasses (and now guitars as well) are pretty "unique". I remember the old threads on them over at Talkbass.

Housty00 · 11-23-2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightflameauto

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I'd be extremely curious what type of reinforcing is being used to avoid having a truss rod.

See that strip of purpleheart? Yeah, thats about it hahah

orakle · 11-23-2011, 04:24 PM

I don't like it, sorry D:

Electric Wizard · 11-23-2011, 05:30 PM

Certainly stands out regardless of anyone's taste.

Also; dat zero fret.

Konfyouzd · 11-23-2011, 05:41 PM

That headstock is cool as shit.

xfilth · 11-23-2011, 05:47 PM

The G-B spacing makes me

Konfyouzd · 11-23-2011, 06:12 PM

The what?

xfilth · 11-23-2011, 06:33 PM

Look at the string spacing :x

TemjinStrife · 11-23-2011, 06:54 PM

I dunno if I'd trust Wish to do anything more complex than a four-string fretless. And even then...

MaxOfMetal · 11-23-2011, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TemjinStrife

I dunno if I'd trust Wish to do anything more complex than a four-string fretless. And even then...

They're like Krappy, but without the sense of humour.

BangandBreach · 11-23-2011, 10:14 PM

Let me get this straight.

You paid for a custom guitar.

When it arrived, you had to do additional work on it, the cover is held on with tape, that headstock Hole is cut off center, and the string spacing is wrong?

..Why?

iron blast · 11-24-2011, 02:55 AM

might be a good mod project?

Housty00 · 11-24-2011, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron blast

might be a good mod project?

Thats what I mean man! I never expected perfection with this, because I knew I wouldn't get it. Idk, doing all the little adjustments and stuff is learning for me. I aspire to be a luthier one day, so this is all practice.

I only paid $400 for it, so considering that, I'm getting a pretty kickin' guitar I think.

Anonymous · 11-24-2011, 08:49 PM

I like it a lot. Happy NGD for a very unique guitar man. I'd like to see a video of it in action.

Housty00 · 11-24-2011, 08:57 PM

wow, I like you guys alot more than U.G. On there, I got freaking BLASTED. I've been with them for years, too!

TheBloodstained · 11-25-2011, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Housty00

wow, I like you guys alot more than U.G. On there, I got freaking BLASTED. I've been with them for years, too!

UG is a kindergarten compared to SS.org!
I have a profile there, but I've stopped using it after some moderator banned me for something I didn't do.
I've found SS.org to be a much more mature forum, and also a lot of the artists I follow comes here and post stuff, like Periphery, Vildhjarta etc.

ontopic:
Gratz dude! Crazy looking little thing!

downburst82 · 11-25-2011, 01:33 AM

It looks like a unique instrument that with the right approach can be a great tool for creating interesting unique music and practicing your luthiery skill, have fun with it man

Stealthdjentstic · 11-25-2011, 04:46 AM

I saw your thread on UG and you were indeed blasted. But for $400 you cant expect much.

craigny · 11-26-2011, 07:05 AM

Looks unique for sure man...if you dig it, thats all that matters!

HighPotency · 11-26-2011, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Housty00

As far as the sound goes, I can tell it has alot of potential.

That potential was lost as soon as Steve Wishnevsky picked out the lumber.

Sorry, had to. I also saw you get blasted on UG, and I agree that UG is full of immature and/or mentally slow individuals, but I have to say this just seems terrible.

I mean, from my (very inexperienced luthiery) point of view, you paid $400 for a few random pieces of wood that were sandwiched together, rough carved into something resembling a guitar, had some cheap hardware thrown on it, had a nut that may as well have been filed and cut by an untrained monkey, and a pickup thrown right in the middle- the "no-no" zone as some people may call it.

The lack of truss rod with a neck-through guitar just seems like a recipe for disaster, too. As soon as that neck warps...

I would have to deem this a bad investment.

But again, that's just how I see it. If you're happy with it, that's all that matters. I will hand it to you, it is very unique.

I expect some clips soon!

BIG ND SWEATY · 11-26-2011, 09:13 AM

you have to show us when that neck warps.

Dan_Vacant · 11-26-2011, 11:56 AM

I would but in a second pickup if I was you but in the neck position. I like the bridge, is it plastic? if so get some bone instead.

Tom 1.0 · 11-26-2011, 12:05 PM

Yeah because on UG we blasted you for no reason.

Mostly it was people urging you to get your money back.

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11-23-2011, 03:22 PM	#1
Housty00 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Van Buren, AR Posts: 104 Thanked: 8 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pretty crazy custom late-NGD! Here's something new for you fellas! My custom 8 string guitar made by Steve Wishnevsky! AS you can see this is a weird guitar, lets get on to the specs. -Ambrosia maple/ I dont remember, maybe mahogany/walnut? top. -Mahogany/walnut? back -Purpleheart fretboard - thru-neck -NO truss rod ( i know, crazy!) -26 frets And now its picture time There was a bit of work that had to be done with this guitar. When I got it, it was very rough to the touch, as he isnt very into the cosmetics of luthiery. There was a coat of shellac, and I used a very fine sanding sponge, to make it smooth. I put a coat of tung oil on the board just this morning, for UV protection and all. Also, it seems the holes for the control plate were too big for the screws, so they just fall out. Right now, i'm just holding it on with tape. As far as the sound goes, I can tell it has alot of potential. all it needs is a pickup swap, and I can see this thing being a beast. I had to cannibalize a string off my bass, but after that, the 8th string is really nice and tight! ( perverts)

11-23-2011, 05:41 PM	#7
Konfyouzd Dread-I Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 15,460 Thanked: 191 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	That headstock is cool as shit. "... and on either side of the river was the tree of life. The leaves of this tree were for the healing of nations." "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and the herb for the service of man." "Lifes too short to hate Floyd Roses."

11-23-2011, 05:47 PM	#8
xfilth Phrygianist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 586 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	The G-B spacing makes me Purelojik, Bigfan, JStraitiff and 2 others like this.

11-23-2011, 06:12 PM	#9
Konfyouzd Dread-I Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 15,460 Thanked: 191 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	The what? "... and on either side of the river was the tree of life. The leaves of this tree were for the healing of nations." "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and the herb for the service of man." "Lifes too short to hate Floyd Roses."

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11-23-2011, 03:49 PM	#2
nightflameauto SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 116 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's certainly pretty, except for that headstock. I'd be extremely curious what type of reinforcing is being used to avoid having a truss rod. Happy NGD.

11-23-2011, 04:24 PM	#5
orakle djentleman Join Date: May 2011 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 699 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't like it, sorry D:

11-23-2011, 05:30 PM	#6
Electric Wizard Thrillhouse Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: WI Posts: 575 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Certainly stands out regardless of anyone's taste. Also; dat zero fret.

11-23-2011, 06:33 PM	#10
xfilth Phrygianist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 586 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Look at the string spacing :x

11-23-2011, 06:54 PM	#11
TemjinStrife Power Metal Cellist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manhattan, NY Posts: 4,028 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I dunno if I'd trust Wish to do anything more complex than a four-string fretless. And even then...

11-23-2011, 10:14 PM	#13
BangandBreach Kaboom. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 211 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Let me get this straight. You paid for a custom guitar. When it arrived, you had to do additional work on it, the cover is held on with tape, that headstock Hole is cut off center, and the string spacing is wrong? ..Why? Purelojik, Bigfan, GATA4 and 2 others like this.

11-24-2011, 02:55 AM	#14
iron blast Black Metal Overlord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 740 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	might be a good mod project?

11-24-2011, 08:49 PM	#16
Anonymous Expect us Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stearns, Kentucky Posts: 450 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I like it a lot. Happy NGD for a very unique guitar man. I'd like to see a video of it in action. Samurai of Legend Broke Tooth Oni [937449] PlayStation Network Skiller-Nu

11-24-2011, 08:57 PM	#17
Housty00 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Van Buren, AR Posts: 104 Thanked: 8 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow, I like you guys alot more than U.G. On there, I got freaking BLASTED. I've been with them for years, too! JStraitiff likes this.

11-25-2011, 01:33 AM	#19
downburst82 SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vancouver Posts: 138 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It looks like a unique instrument that with the right approach can be a great tool for creating interesting unique music and practicing your luthiery skill, have fun with it man

11-25-2011, 04:46 AM	#20
Stealthdjentstic Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canadia Posts: 19,984 Thanked: 338 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I saw your thread on UG and you were indeed blasted. But for $400 you cant expect much.

11-26-2011, 07:05 AM	#21
craigny Winning...duh Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island, N.Y. Posts: 655 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Looks unique for sure man...if you dig it, thats all that matters!

11-26-2011, 09:13 AM	#23
BIG ND SWEATY Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Butt salsa lane, oswego, illinois Posts: 2,085 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you have to show us when that neck warps.

11-26-2011, 11:56 AM	#24
Dan_Vacant Hi I'm Dan. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Algonac,MI Posts: 852 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would but in a second pickup if I was you but in the neck position. I like the bridge, is it plastic? if so get some bone instead.

11-26-2011, 12:05 PM	#25
Tom 1.0 Djizz. Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 296 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Yeah because on UG we blasted you for no reason. Mostly it was people urging you to get your money back. 2012 Suhr Modern 1977 Burny FLG70

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