6 to 7, 25.5 to 27.5, aka: the most modified guitar ever.

MaKo´s Tethan · 12-06-2009, 10:28 PM

This is my first guitar, I bought it in 2005 to my best friend uncle for 35$, the guitar was made in late `80 I think.is a cheap superstrat brand "guild", plywood body, but a damn hard and heavy plywood, sounds like mahogany but without sustain.
the neck is maple, one piece, very hard and stable,and thin. the pick ups was the fuickin crap ever, a lot of microphonics. A khaler style bridge brand "tecno star" lol.

first mods: all acces neck joint (sory, no pics) new p`ups (generic ones, but poted and very well made) and scalloped fretboard plus some weird paint job: this is a 2007 pic

next mod: darker fretboard, paint dot markers, blood on white paint, and monkey grip.also I paint the bridge, with finger nails paint...

in mid 2008 I change the body, is the one in the rigth,

short stage, 3 days.

and:
sept 2008,MTM inspiration, return to his old body, now with just the bridge pick up, shit, I don`t remember why I did that.

dec. 2008 torn to white, and I glue on the neck, and build a flase neck trhu joint. and black binding.

torn to seven, I glue on 2 stripes of pine to the neck and manipulate everything to make it playable.

final result:

then I paint it white.

and the thing goes worst.

new contour profile

modified headstock

new fretboard, and estended scale: 27.5"

red paint

2 jazz bass pick ups conected in series, out of phase, like a humbucker.

new p`up route, and markin the bridge

I made the base plate, and use some old sadless

head

old strings just to try it...the frets are...bicycle spokes.

thunder

thundercats

thundercats gooooooooooooooo

here is today
IS NOT FINISH YET
I have to repaint it, and finish the fretwork (have some buzz yet)
so the action is pretty high, 4mm at 18th fret

Is tuned in A standard, A, D, G, C, F, A, D
string:.11 to .80
24 frets, 27.5" scale length.
pine fretboard
humbucker pick up made with bass p`ups, and souns really cool, ala meshuggah.
1vol pot, generic sealed tuners,

ufffff this was long, toke me an entire hour to make this, hope you like it.

Samer · 12-06-2009, 10:38 PM

Why the swastikas on the fretboard? Other wise looks good.? Other wise looks good.

MaKo´s Tethan · 12-06-2009, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samer

Why the swastikas on the fretboard? Other wise looks good.

believe me, Budisth meaning, not nazi at all. I`m serious.

Samer · 12-06-2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaKo´s Tethan

believe me, Budisth meaning, not nazi at all. I`m serious.

Ok i see, yea good work bro.

signalgrey · 12-06-2009, 10:47 PM

they are indeed buddhist symbols...but not alot of people really understand.
be careful.

MaKo´s Tethan · 12-06-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signalgrey

they are indeed buddhist symbols...but not alot of people really understand.
be careful.

yea I know, thats why I take it off. but, well, I have to show that pic.

HammerAndSickle · 12-06-2009, 11:05 PM

to be honest man... that is some of the most horrifying things I have ever seen done to a guitar D: but in the end you made it look very professional. Hard to believe its the same guitar.

Trespass · 12-06-2009, 11:14 PM

Bicycle spokes? Your either mad, or a genius. Does that thing intonate properly?

Customisbetter · 12-06-2009, 11:15 PM

crazy....

MaKo´s Tethan · 12-06-2009, 11:19 PM

yes, she intonate properly, but have a lot of buzz yet, so the tuner gets confuse.Is not a great thing, but it`s just my frankenstein, when I get boored, I go to her, and destory t again. and I wanna try a baritone and where I lives those don`t exist, fuckin 3rd world.

Xherion · 12-06-2009, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaKo´s Tethan

yea I know, thats why I take it off. but, well, I have to show that pic.

Isn't the difference is that it's rotated in the other direction? I remember seeing quite a few of those on various decoration on lantern like things when I went to Japan a long time ago.

Anyways, that guitar has been to hell and back. And back again. x100

Hollowway · 12-07-2009, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by signalgrey

they are indeed buddhist symbols...but not alot of people really understand.
be careful.

Generally the Nazi version is balanced on the point, at 45 degrees, like a diamond shape, where as the others (buddhist included) is flat on, like a square. I think because the ones on his FB were at 45 degrees made us all think they were Nazi. And I did an initial

too!

S-O · 12-07-2009, 12:19 AM

Pretty awesome that you can do all this to one guitar! Odd, but good job!

lava · 12-07-2009, 12:23 AM

Devries would be proud!

Prydogga · 12-07-2009, 12:28 AM

You sir are a genius. Did your mother have an affair with McGuyver? That looks really cool in the end with the fretboard going on an angle at the end.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lava

Devries would be proud!

He would be jealous, he can't even attach a neck to a guitar properly, let alone turn it into a 7 string and change the scale.

SHRC7 · 12-07-2009, 12:30 AM

actually the buddist symbol goes anti clockwise, the nazi symbol goes clockwise and has the corners pionting directly up and down as opposed to the buddist symbol being laid out as a square not a diamond so you had very nazi fretboard markers

Sebastian · 12-07-2009, 01:59 AM

Well .. first I saw the swastika I was like "What the ....

"

Still the guitar project turned out really interesting

HottKarl · 12-07-2009, 02:09 AM

Uh, put that thing out of its misery.

EliNoPants · 12-07-2009, 02:22 AM

with the effort you've put into that thing, mangling and rebuilding it, i bet that you've learned quite a bit, you should try a build from the ground up, and find some good pieces of wood to start with

but your last picture looked far far better than i was expecting that thing to look, your work obviously has progressed, which is the most important thing with project guitars

vigil785 · 12-07-2009, 03:39 AM

You are insane!!

That is awesome! I cant believe what that guitar has been through! And changing a six string into a seven, neck and all like that! I never would have thought.........great job.

MaKo´s Tethan · 12-07-2009, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EliNoPants

with the effort you've put into that thing, mangling and rebuilding it, i bet that you've learned quite a bit, you should try a build from the ground up, and find some good pieces of wood to start with

but your last picture looked far far better than i was expecting that thing to look, your work obviously has progressed, which is the most important thing with project guitars

thank you, thats the point, I`m not trying to build the best guitar, hey, is plywood! I use it to put in practice all the new things I learn, or to try new things like extended scales etc. Is my toy.
you must understand that in my country you can go to ebay and buy a dream guitar for 200$, that not exist here in that way. I can`t buy quality woods, and the pieces are really expensive (bridges, p`ups, fretwire).

the 8-string thats appear in the pic with the V-body is my first build.

just in case...

SpaceDock · 12-07-2009, 09:01 AM

I think this really demonstrates how freaking spoiled most people in the developed world are by comparison. I spend half my time bitching about not having a JEM or EBMM. This kid is inspiring. We should all stop taking our richness for granted.

xmetalhead69 · 12-07-2009, 09:02 AM

jesus, you are a mad man.

thats insane, I would never even consider attempting to change scale length or adding a string

jymellis · 12-07-2009, 09:17 AM

that thing is awesome!!!!

Valserp · 12-07-2009, 10:01 AM

That is awesome

I would sure like to see some more pics of that home-made 8-string

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MaKo´s Tethan "Gott ist tot" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Patagonia Posts: 1,838 Thanked: 58 $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	6 to 7, 25.5 to 27.5, aka: the most modified guitar ever. This is my first guitar, I bought it in 2005 to my best friend uncle for 35$, the guitar was made in late `80 I think.is a cheap superstrat brand "guild", plywood body, but a damn hard and heavy plywood, sounds like mahogany but without sustain. the neck is maple, one piece, very hard and stable,and thin. the pick ups was the fuickin crap ever, a lot of microphonics. A khaler style bridge brand "tecno star" lol. first mods: all acces neck joint (sory, no pics) new p`ups (generic ones, but poted and very well made) and scalloped fretboard plus some weird paint job: this is a 2007 pic next mod: darker fretboard, paint dot markers, blood on white paint, and monkey grip.also I paint the bridge, with finger nails paint... in mid 2008 I change the body, is the one in the rigth, short stage, 3 days. and: sept 2008,MTM inspiration, return to his old body, now with just the bridge pick up, shit, I don`t remember why I did that. dec. 2008 torn to white, and I glue on the neck, and build a flase neck trhu joint. and black binding. torn to seven, I glue on 2 stripes of pine to the neck and manipulate everything to make it playable. final result: then I paint it white. and the thing goes worst. new contour profile modified headstock new fretboard, and estended scale: 27.5" red paint 2 jazz bass pick ups conected in series, out of phase, like a humbucker. new p`up route, and markin the bridge I made the base plate, and use some old sadless head old strings just to try it...the frets are...bicycle spokes. thunder thundercats thundercats gooooooooooooooo here is today IS NOT FINISH YET I have to repaint it, and finish the fretwork (have some buzz yet) so the action is pretty high, 4mm at 18th fret Is tuned in A standard, A, D, G, C, F, A, D string:.11 to .80 24 frets, 27.5" scale length. pine fretboard humbucker pick up made with bass p`ups, and souns really cool, ala meshuggah. 1vol pot, generic sealed tuners, ufffff this was long, toke me an entire hour to make this, hope you like it. __________________ "Goodbye...And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." You know a 7-string has a built in 6-string right? -MaxOfMetal

12-06-2009, 10:38 PM	#2
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12-06-2009, 11:19 PM	#10
MaKo´s Tethan "Gott ist tot" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Patagonia Posts: 1,838 Thanked: 58 $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $MaKo´s Tethan is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	yes, she intonate properly, but have a lot of buzz yet, so the tuner gets confuse.Is not a great thing, but it`s just my frankenstein, when I get boored, I go to her, and destory t again. and I wanna try a baritone and where I lives those don`t exist, fuckin 3rd world. __________________ "Goodbye...And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." You know a 7-string has a built in 6-string right? -MaxOfMetal

12-06-2009, 11:05 PM	#7
HammerAndSickle Guitar Comrade Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 723 Thanked: 13	to be honest man... that is some of the most horrifying things I have ever seen done to a guitar D: but in the end you made it look very professional. Hard to believe its the same guitar.

12-06-2009, 11:15 PM	#9
Customisbetter The Technician Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 4,514 Thanked: 34	crazy....

12-07-2009, 12:19 AM	#13
S-O t(-.-t) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 1,500 Thanked: 7	Pretty awesome that you can do all this to one guitar! Odd, but good job!

12-07-2009, 12:23 AM	#14
lava Gelatinous Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Molten core of Earth Posts: 290 Thanked: 11	Devries would be proud! __________________ myspace.com/mohodisco

12-07-2009, 12:30 AM	#16
SHRC7 ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 69 Thanked: 0	actually the buddist symbol goes anti clockwise, the nazi symbol goes clockwise and has the corners pionting directly up and down as opposed to the buddist symbol being laid out as a square not a diamond so you had very nazi fretboard markers

12-07-2009, 01:59 AM	#17
Sebastian Poland CEO / RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cracow, Poland Posts: 5,842 Thanked: 68	Well .. first I saw the swastika I was like "What the .... " Still the guitar project turned out really interesting

12-07-2009, 02:09 AM	#18
HottKarl ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 53 Thanked: 3	Uh, put that thing out of its misery.

12-07-2009, 02:22 AM	#19
EliNoPants ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 1,563 Thanked: 28	with the effort you've put into that thing, mangling and rebuilding it, i bet that you've learned quite a bit, you should try a build from the ground up, and find some good pieces of wood to start with but your last picture looked far far better than i was expecting that thing to look, your work obviously has progressed, which is the most important thing with project guitars

12-07-2009, 03:39 AM	#20
vigil785 ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 573 Thanked: 4	You are insane!! That is awesome! I cant believe what that guitar has been through! And changing a six string into a seven, neck and all like that! I never would have thought.........great job.

12-07-2009, 09:01 AM	#22
SpaceDock Shred till your dead Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 445 Thanked: 8	I think this really demonstrates how freaking spoiled most people in the developed world are by comparison. I spend half my time bitching about not having a JEM or EBMM. This kid is inspiring. We should all stop taking our richness for granted. __________________

12-07-2009, 09:02 AM	#23
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12-07-2009, 09:17 AM	#24
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12-07-2009, 10:01 AM	#25
Valserp Only plays 1 string Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 580 Thanked: 23	That is awesome I would sure like to see some more pics of that home-made 8-string

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