My 8 String

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 04:13 PM

My 8 String

- 3 way switch + 2 mini knobs for splitting (=faster switching)
- stellartone tonesyler
- Killswitch
- emg Booster
- Aluma Djent
- brushed body for the "old piece of wood" look
- front looks almost like coal in reallife back is natural but burned in some places
- tuned in drop e
- Custom made strings by pyramid (lowest string is a 80)

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 04:16 PM

selfmade btw! i also built a 8 string Floyd rose i i haven`t built it in yet (sorry for my bad english)

The Uncreator · 05-05-2012, 04:34 PM

Looks beautiful with the exception of whatever is covering the pickups, seems too much to me.

IB-studjent- · 05-05-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Uncreator

Looks beautiful with the exception of whatever is covering the pickups, seems too much to me.

those are the actual pickups, they're lace pickups

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 04:45 PM

yeah i know what you mean some how the chrome pickups seens to be misplaced because there is so much black but with the new floyd wich has chrome saddles and maybe i make a little chrom pikcguard (just a half like on the sg reissues) it might look better i want to keeps the chrome black contrast... but thanks for liking the rest ^^

scherzo1928 · 05-05-2012, 04:54 PM

That's pretty badass. Great job man!

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 05:00 PM

thank you very much

Purelojik · 05-05-2012, 05:01 PM

jesus dude that looks like something you can rock the .... out with! awesome dude is there a build story i missed or something? i'd love to see progress pictures and clips if any!

crg123 · 05-05-2012, 05:03 PM

Wow nice guitar man. Great job making it. I love how it looks, and I bet those aluma djents sound great (How much are they and where can I buy some. I can't find them on the LACE site)

What kind of wood is that? I love the finishing you did on the front and the burnt parts.

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 05:10 PM

wow thanks

uhm the body is made of basswood, the aluma djent were on custom order the name for them is now x-bar Lace Music Products | Since 1979 - Lace Sensor electric guitar pickups, Alumitone, bass pickups, California Acoustic pickups - A pickup for any style of music. ... hmmm let me see if i can find the pictures of the progress

Bommel · 05-05-2012, 05:17 PM

Slunk Dragon · 05-06-2012, 02:19 AM

Holy hell this guitar looks absolutely beautiful! Fantastic work on this!

Got any demos you could show us?

Bommel · 05-06-2012, 07:31 AM

thank you very much

well no but in the end of this month i have a bit time for making a video

Eric Christian · 05-06-2012, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bommel

Am I missing something here? I guess I just don't get it. I don't understand the logic or function behind taking a perfectly good guitar body, sanding the beautiful finish off it and then grinding deep groves in the wood... Its you're guitar though so whatever.

stigmatodiaboli · 05-06-2012, 08:57 AM

Wow! i'm in love with that! the natural finish is beautiful, and i would love to hear those pickups in action.

MF_Kitten · 05-06-2012, 10:04 AM

Holy shit, that's an RG2228?! You, sir, are brilliant! It looks awesome!

Diggy · 05-06-2012, 10:06 AM

definite upgrade!

Infamous Impact · 05-06-2012, 10:13 AM

Those Alumitones instantly made your guitar look a ton nicer. I love the brushed wood too, looks amazing!

Wings of Obsidian · 05-06-2012, 10:19 AM

WOW! That thing is beastly! Can't wait to hear it!

(Maybe you could do some mods / luthier work to my guitar? Lol.)

Bommel · 05-06-2012, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Christian

Am I missing something here? I guess I just don't get it. I don't understand the logic or function behind taking a perfectly good guitar body, sanding the beautiful finish off it and then grinding deep groves in the wood... Its you're guitar though so whatever.

Logic behind taste? good joke

...
i really don`t like original finishes wich look like there made of plastic,
or perfektly shapes,
perfect/original guitars are boring as hell in my eyes

i don`t like how it looks, feels and Sounds
the body before had 0% Character and soul
wich has it now for me after spending so much time with it ...

and i love wood the more natural and worn it looks the better ... for me

And thanks to the other guys wich like how it looks

I do mods for other people indeed
i hade a few made till now mainly Electric things,
adjusting the neck, frets, built in better saddles and nuts and so on

Compton · 05-07-2012, 01:52 AM

beautiful guitars

yellow · 05-07-2012, 08:30 AM

oh i thought u built it from scratch (carpentry and all)...that was an rg2228? man i just got one a few days ago and im surprised, its a great guitar. but im confused, did u basically swap the pickups, build a floyd n swap the bridge, and swap/upgrade the electronics, and alter the finish?

scherzo1928 · 05-07-2012, 08:59 AM

I like it a SHITLOAD more now than as a simple 2228... Awesome refinish.

Bommel · 05-07-2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellow

oh i thought u built it from scratch (carpentry and all)...that was an rg2228? man i just got one a few days ago and im surprised, its a great guitar. but im confused, did u basically swap the pickups, build a floyd n swap the bridge, and swap/upgrade the electronics, and alter the finish?

jup ^^ the thing is i bought my 8 string used for 1200€ and the guitar i actually want is`t availible so i bought the guitar wich was the closest to that
wich was the rg2228 the rest is history normally i would want a humbucker in the bridge and a singlecoil on the neck with a switchable capacitor but that wasn possible ... well and i love the neck ...

thanks to scherzo and compton

Solodini · 05-07-2012, 04:13 PM

Do you have more details on how you did the image on the back? You said it's burned; was that with a blow torch and stencil, or something?

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05-05-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My 8 String My 8 String - 3 way switch + 2 mini knobs for splitting (=faster switching) - stellartone tonesyler - Killswitch - emg Booster - Aluma Djent - brushed body for the "old piece of wood" look - front looks almost like coal in reallife back is natural but burned in some places - tuned in drop e - Custom made strings by pyramid (lowest string is a 80) Durero, USMarine75, Superwoodle and 10 others like this.

05-05-2012, 04:34 PM	#3
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Purelojik SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newport Beach california Posts: 1,145 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jesus dude that looks like something you can rock the .... out with! awesome dude is there a build story i missed or something? i'd love to see progress pictures and clips if any! Bommel likes this.

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05-05-2012, 04:16 PM	#2
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	selfmade btw! i also built a 8 string Floyd rose i i haven`t built it in yet (sorry for my bad english)

05-05-2012, 04:45 PM	#5
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah i know what you mean some how the chrome pickups seens to be misplaced because there is so much black but with the new floyd wich has chrome saddles and maybe i make a little chrom pikcguard (just a half like on the sg reissues) it might look better i want to keeps the chrome black contrast... but thanks for liking the rest ^^

05-05-2012, 05:00 PM	#7
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank you very much

05-05-2012, 05:03 PM	#9
crg123 _ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 887 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Wow nice guitar man. Great job making it. I love how it looks, and I bet those aluma djents sound great (How much are they and where can I buy some. I can't find them on the LACE site) What kind of wood is that? I love the finishing you did on the front and the burnt parts. Bommel likes this.

05-05-2012, 05:10 PM	#10
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow thanks uhm the body is made of basswood, the aluma djent were on custom order the name for them is now x-bar Lace Music Products \| Since 1979 - Lace Sensor electric guitar pickups, Alumitone, bass pickups, California Acoustic pickups - A pickup for any style of music. ... hmmm let me see if i can find the pictures of the progress

05-05-2012, 05:17 PM	#11
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Kr1zalid, Slunk Dragon and WarOfAttrition like this.

05-06-2012, 02:19 AM	#12
Slunk Dragon Lone Axe-man Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Harper Woods, MI Posts: 402 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Holy hell this guitar looks absolutely beautiful! Fantastic work on this! Got any demos you could show us? Bommel and WarOfAttrition like this.

05-06-2012, 07:31 AM	#13
Bommel ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freyung, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 40 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thank you very much well no but in the end of this month i have a bit time for making a video

05-06-2012, 08:57 AM	#15
stigmatodiaboli ss.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 46 Thanked: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wow! i'm in love with that! the natural finish is beautiful, and i would love to hear those pickups in action. Bommel likes this.

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MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,986 Thanked: 298 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Holy shit, that's an RG2228?! You, sir, are brilliant! It looks awesome! Bommel and WarOfAttrition like this. -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

05-06-2012, 10:06 AM	#17
Diggy Internet tough guy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: STL MO Posts: 540 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	definite upgrade! Bommel likes this. "Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken"

05-06-2012, 10:13 AM	#18
Infamous Impact SS.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bristow, VA Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Those Alumitones instantly made your guitar look a ton nicer. I love the brushed wood too, looks amazing! Bommel and WarOfAttrition like this. "...When they find out you have more than the standard number of strings... It's like you're the ....in' highlander or something..."

05-06-2012, 10:19 AM	#19
Wings of Obsidian SS.org Raja Yogi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 912 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	WOW! That thing is beastly! Can't wait to hear it! (Maybe you could do some mods / luthier work to my guitar? Lol.) Bommel likes this.

05-07-2012, 01:52 AM	#21
Compton SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Portlandia Posts: 207 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	beautiful guitars Bommel likes this.

05-07-2012, 08:30 AM	#22
yellow ERG Pioneer/Inovator Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 477 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh i thought u built it from scratch (carpentry and all)...that was an rg2228? man i just got one a few days ago and im surprised, its a great guitar. but im confused, did u basically swap the pickups, build a floyd n swap the bridge, and swap/upgrade the electronics, and alter the finish?

05-07-2012, 08:59 AM	#23
scherzo1928 has wood for you Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mexico City Posts: 4,691 Thanked: 33 $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $scherzo1928 is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like it a SHITLOAD more now than as a simple 2228... Awesome refinish. Bommel, Solodini and WarOfAttrition like this. Is this... guitar?

05-07-2012, 04:13 PM	#25
Solodini Thread Killer. Join Date: May 2011 Location: East Lothian, Scotland. Posts: 2,156 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Do you have more details on how you did the image on the back? You said it's burned; was that with a blow torch and stencil, or something? Bommel likes this. Check out my book: "Playing Guitar Musically: A Guide to Creativity on Guitar & Bass" FREE Sample Chapters Here Buy the full book here. PM me if you want to discuss it or just fancy a chat. I also give lessons over Skype, Bandhappy and within the Lothians.

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