Scale the Summit MegaThread: "The Migration" Out June 11th - NEW SONG! "Odyssey" - Page 7

RideFour15 · 05-14-2010, 03:23 PM

I love the stealthy as hell pickup switching at 2:32

MFB · 05-14-2010, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunshow86de

Slightly OT:

Chris, what guitar is this?

Believe thats one he built himself

ChrisLetchford · 05-15-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MFB

Believe thats one he built himself

No, thankfully I didn't make that one. It's a 1993 Custom Conklin Tele 8 String. The second 8 string they made.

Looked phenomenal.
Played phenomenal.
Sounded like crap.

I'll be the first to stand by anyone who says that pickups make up 95% of the tone for any guitar (because it really does, acoustic guitars not included of course), but in this rare case, not at all. I tried all sorts of combos and ideas for this guitar as far as the electronics went. The outcome was the same. The main body wood on this guitar is Lacewood (and then walnut/maple/purple heart melted top, maple fingerboard, maple/zebra wood neck - all very dense woods).... probably just the piece for this individual guitar, but even unplugged it had zero sustain and volume acoustically. It was a huge bummer when that guitar played so well! I tried to make it work.

Bekanor · 05-16-2010, 08:58 AM

You guys make me want to start an instrumental project.

harvested · 05-16-2010, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RideFour15

I love the stealthy as hell pickup switching at 2:32

yeah, I've noticed that also.. :P
very good and very clean player...

shame on me that I've heard about these guys only today...
I'll go more into their music

Shawn · 05-16-2010, 01:40 PM

Cool vid, love that guitar and his playing is very interesting and his tone is great.

Oh and City Of The Sky is also the name of one of my tunes that I released on my first solo cd back in 2006.

Randy · 05-16-2010, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisLetchford

No, thankfully I didn't make that one. It's a 1993 Custom Conklin Tele 8 String. The second 8 string they made.

Looked phenomenal.
Played phenomenal.
Sounded like crap.

I'll be the first to stand by anyone who says that pickups make up 95% of the tone for any guitar (because it really does, acoustic guitars not included of course), but in this rare case, not at all. I tried all sorts of combos and ideas for this guitar as far as the electronics went. The outcome was the same. The main body wood on this guitar is Lacewood (and then walnut/maple/purple heart melted top, maple fingerboard, maple/zebra wood neck - all very dense woods).... probably just the piece for this individual guitar, but even unplugged it had zero sustain and volume acoustically. It was a huge bummer when that guitar played so well! I tried to make it work.

Did you end up selling it and if so, how much for?

ChrisLetchford · 05-17-2010, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Did you end up selling it and if so, how much for?

Yeah I sold it. For a lot.

Randy · 05-17-2010, 01:08 PM

I had a feeling that was the case.

MFB · 05-17-2010, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisLetchford

No, thankfully I didn't make that one. It's a 1993 Custom Conklin Tele 8 String. The second 8 string they made.

Looked phenomenal.
Played phenomenal.
Sounded like crap.

I'll be the first to stand by anyone who says that pickups make up 95% of the tone for any guitar (because it really does, acoustic guitars not included of course), but in this rare case, not at all. I tried all sorts of combos and ideas for this guitar as far as the electronics went. The outcome was the same. The main body wood on this guitar is Lacewood (and then walnut/maple/purple heart melted top, maple fingerboard, maple/zebra wood neck - all very dense woods).... probably just the piece for this individual guitar, but even unplugged it had zero sustain and volume acoustically. It was a huge bummer when that guitar played so well! I tried to make it work.

Aw, that stinks

Just did a quick check, I was confusing that giant beast for the Tele that you had built from scratch but apparently that ones a six-string and has an awesome quilt to it.

heavy7-665 · 07-03-2010, 04:06 AM

I used the search but notta. Explain.

PnKnG · 07-03-2010, 04:12 AM

Nice piece of bodywood.
Looks really wide, looks like it at least a 9 or 10 string.

mattofvengeance · 07-03-2010, 04:17 AM

Perhaps a 10 string? Where did you find this?

IAMLORDVADER · 07-03-2010, 04:18 AM

+1 gotta be a ten string from the size of it

thesimo · 07-03-2010, 05:56 AM

i seen bulb posting this picture on the periphery facebook

josh pelican · 07-03-2010, 07:33 AM

fuuuuuuuuuuu

Esp Griffyn · 07-03-2010, 07:36 AM

Looks more like it's gonna be something ridiculous like an 11 or 12 string.

josh pelican · 07-03-2010, 07:43 AM

Obviously it's going to be a bass. Come on now.

liamh · 07-03-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by josh pelican

Obviously it's going to be a boat hull. Come on now.

Fixed

vampiregenocide · 07-03-2010, 08:36 AM

Well its going to be damned sexy and have more strings than God intended thats for sure.

Randy · 07-03-2010, 09:18 AM

Considering how sharp the angles are inside of the cutaways, I'm going to guess that the finished neck is going to be significantly smaller than that.

Anton · 07-03-2010, 09:54 AM

Looks like it's gonna be 10-12 string, is that a Mike Sherman one?

heavy7-665 · 07-03-2010, 01:43 PM

He posted it on facebook.

josh pelican · 07-03-2010, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Considering how sharp the angles are inside of the cutaways, I'm going to guess that this is what sunk the titanic.

Fixed.

Xiphos68 · 07-03-2010, 11:33 PM

Chris (last show of BTBAM tour) told me that Mike was building him two more guitars and one of them was an 8 string and I forget what the other one was.

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05-16-2010, 01:40 PM	#156
Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 24,517 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Cool vid, love that guitar and his playing is very interesting and his tone is great. Oh and City Of The Sky is also the name of one of my tunes that I released on my first solo cd back in 2006. My Guitar Videos

05-17-2010, 01:08 PM	#159
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 16,007 Thanked: 166 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I had a feeling that was the case. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

07-03-2010, 04:06 AM	#161
heavy7-665 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 1,244 Thanked: 37 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Chris from Scale the Summits new guitar I used the search but notta. Explain. You am need help, your right hand is all ....ed up girl! "thats why i spring it on her like a cobra"

07-03-2010, 04:17 AM	#163
mattofvengeance boots2asses Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 4,712 Thanked: 103 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Perhaps a 10 string? Where did you find this? www.myspace.com/verdictofvengeance http://www.last.fm/music/Verdict+Of+Vengeance http://www.facebook.com/pages/Verdic...?ref=ts&v=wall

05-14-2010, 03:23 PM	#151
RideFour15 SS.org Regular Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: East Taunton, MA Posts: 126 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love the stealthy as hell pickup switching at 2:32

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05-16-2010, 08:58 AM	#154
Bekanor Renegade Folk Hero Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,307 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	You guys make me want to start an instrumental project.

07-03-2010, 04:12 AM	#162
PnKnG Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 841 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice piece of bodywood. Looks really wide, looks like it at least a 9 or 10 string.

07-03-2010, 04:18 AM	#164
IAMLORDVADER progressive insanity Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: surrey, england Posts: 620 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	+1 gotta be a ten string from the size of it Check out my band at: https://www.facebook.com/pravusofficial www.myspace.com/pravusmetal Also check out my composition/video game music: http://www.youtube.com/user/paulgill1989

07-03-2010, 05:56 AM	#165
thesimo ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 1,409 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	i seen bulb posting this picture on the periphery facebook

07-03-2010, 07:33 AM	#166
josh pelican Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dartmouth, NS Posts: 2,717 Thanked: 77 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	fuuuuuuuuuuu

07-03-2010, 07:36 AM	#167
Esp Griffyn APEX Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: SEVEN Posts: 3,617 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks more like it's gonna be something ridiculous like an 11 or 12 string. think of it this way. you could have a room full of worthless douchebag darrel signature deans - jymellis

07-03-2010, 07:43 AM	#168
josh pelican Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dartmouth, NS Posts: 2,717 Thanked: 77 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Obviously it's going to be a bass. Come on now.

07-03-2010, 08:36 AM	#170
vampiregenocide A Chap Called Ross Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hertfordshire, England Posts: 15,061 Thanked: 273 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well its going to be damned sexy and have more strings than God intended thats for sure. My Photography Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/rosswildishphotography Dissonant Media - The news source for new alternate/progressive music! Check us out: http://de-de.facebook.com/pages/Sawbridgeworth-United-Kingdom/Dissonant-Media/126448677394107 http://www.youtube.com/user/DissonantMedia#p/a http://dissonantmedia.tumblr.com/

07-03-2010, 09:18 AM	#171
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 16,007 Thanked: 166 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Considering how sharp the angles are inside of the cutaways, I'm going to guess that the finished neck is going to be significantly smaller than that. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

07-03-2010, 09:54 AM	#172
Anton Death Squad Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Moscow Russia\Jerusalem Israel Posts: 395 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks like it's gonna be 10-12 string, is that a Mike Sherman one? SikTh Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue.

07-03-2010, 01:43 PM	#173
heavy7-665 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 1,244 Thanked: 37 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	He posted it on facebook. You am need help, your right hand is all ....ed up girl! "thats why i spring it on her like a cobra"

07-03-2010, 11:33 PM	#175
Xiphos68 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 6,556 Thanked: 187 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Chris (last show of BTBAM tour) told me that Mike was building him two more guitars and one of them was an 8 string and I forget what the other one was. Have a question about The Gospel or prayer request, PM me. Happy to help and God Bless! Band: www.facebook.com/whisperfromheaven For fans of Melodic-Metal. "Once you have entered the Ocean... You have entered the food chain." - Dad

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