My Custom KXK 7 String Guitar Build Progress

DaveZ · 06-30-2005, 07:26 PM

Here are the specs and some pics of the building of my custom 7 string guitar from KXK guitar company http://www.zatuchney.com/kxk.
I can't wait to get my hands on it!

Dave Z

Donnie · 06-30-2005, 07:28 PM

I love 7 string Vs! Looks like it's going to be pretty sweet!

Papa Shank · 06-30-2005, 07:48 PM

that should be sweet once it's finished, hell it looks good even during the construction process

Metal Ken · 06-30-2005, 10:02 PM

reminds me of Piotr's (From the band Vader) Flying V but in a 7 string versoin

Digital Black · 06-30-2005, 10:03 PM

Wow, That is gonna be tight!!

DaveZ · 07-01-2005, 11:26 AM

Thanks. Update - Fretboard and inlays are installed. http://www.zatuchney.com/kxk

Two questions - Should I stay with the black w/silver bevel paint job, or keep it unpainted? Also, I have never used EMG's in a 7 string. I was going with the 707 for the bridge and the 81-7 for the neck, but wasn't sure if this was the best location or if they should be reversed.

Dave Z

Rev2010 · 07-01-2005, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveZ

Should I stay with the black w/silver bevel paint job, or keep it unpainted? Also, I have never used EMG's in a 7 string. I was going with the 707 for the bridge and the 81-7 for the neck, but wasn't sure if this was the best location or if they should be reversed.

27" scale - Sweeet! Personally I think the black with silver bevel is hotter looking. Can I ask you something... maybe you know, with neck through body guitars are the sides just glued on only or do they use anything else with the glue (like wooden pegs or something) to hold it together?

Rev.

eleven59 · 07-01-2005, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveZ

Thanks. Update - Fretboard and inlays are installed. http://www.zatuchney.com/kxk

Two questions - Should I stay with the black w/silver bevel paint job, or keep it unpainted? Also, I have never used EMG's in a 7 string. I was going with the 707 for the bridge and the 81-7 for the neck, but wasn't sure if this was the best location or if they should be reversed.

Dave Z

From what I've heard, it'd probably be better to use the 81-7 in the bridge and the 707 in the neck.

Metal Ken · 07-01-2005, 12:42 PM

personally, i think this color scheme would be cool:

jtm45 · 07-01-2005, 01:22 PM

It sounds (and looks)very cool but there's a couple of things that caught my attention.
You specified a Floyd Rose but then it says 'brass nut'. Surely you'll need to use a Floyd or Ibanez locking-nut ?
If you're thinking that by using locking tuners you won't need a locking-nut then i'd think again.
Unless you're particularly gentle on your trem the strings aren't gonna' stay in tune. The strings won't travel over the nut freely enough, especially if it's a brass one. If the strings ran perfectly straight over the nut to the tuners without any change in angle then it might stand a bit of a chance but my guess is that it'll be a major pain in the ass.

The second thing is the 10" fretboard radius. That's quite a curved radius especially with the extra width of the 7 string neck. I believe most Ibanez 7's have more like a 16" radius.

06-30-2005, 07:26 PM	#1
DaveZ ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Thanked: 0	My Custom KXK 7 String Guitar Build Progress Here are the specs and some pics of the building of my custom 7 string guitar from KXK guitar company http://www.zatuchney.com/kxk. I can't wait to get my hands on it! Dave Z

06-30-2005, 07:28 PM	#2
Donnie Go Team Venture! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Bonney Lake, WA. Posts: 4,322 Main Seven: Ibanez Xiphos 7 Rig: Line 6 Vetta/Nomad55 Thanked: 11	I love 7 string Vs! Looks like it's going to be pretty sweet! Charlie Drown @ Myspace Charlie Drown.com Buy-Band-Tshirts.com

06-30-2005, 10:02 PM	#4
Metal Ken Dissident Aggressor • Super Moderator • Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 16,301 Real Name: Legion Main Seven: Loomis, C7HR, Giannini 7 Rig: Mesa Rectoverb 50 Thanked: 72	reminds me of Piotr's (From the band Vader) Flying V but in a 7 string versoin Glory and praise to Thee, Satan, on high, Where Thou didst reign, in Hell where Thou dost lie, Vanquished, silent, dreaming eternally. Grant that my soul some day rest close to Thee Under the Tree of Knowledge which shall spread Its branches like a Temple overhead. ~Charles Baudelaire http://www.myspace.com/impurity Brutal Skullfucking Death Metal

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Papa Shank Be-otch Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,218 Real Name: Paul Main ERG: OWNI ARGH-GEE 8 Thanked: 2	that should be sweet once it's finished, hell it looks good even during the construction process

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DaveZ ss.org Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Thanked: 0	Thanks. Update - Fretboard and inlays are installed. http://www.zatuchney.com/kxk Two questions - Should I stay with the black w/silver bevel paint job, or keep it unpainted? Also, I have never used EMG's in a 7 string. I was going with the 707 for the bridge and the 81-7 for the neck, but wasn't sure if this was the best location or if they should be reversed. Dave Z

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jtm45 ss.org Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hoshino,South Wales,U.K. Posts: 2,056 Real Name: Dave Main Seven: RG2027xvv Thanked: 19	It sounds (and looks)very cool but there's a couple of things that caught my attention. You specified a Floyd Rose but then it says 'brass nut'. Surely you'll need to use a Floyd or Ibanez locking-nut ? If you're thinking that by using locking tuners you won't need a locking-nut then i'd think again. Unless you're particularly gentle on your trem the strings aren't gonna' stay in tune. The strings won't travel over the nut freely enough, especially if it's a brass one. If the strings ran perfectly straight over the nut to the tuners without any change in angle then it might stand a bit of a chance but my guess is that it'll be a major pain in the ass. The second thing is the 10" fretboard radius. That's quite a curved radius especially with the extra width of the 7 string neck. I believe most Ibanez 7's have more like a 16" radius.

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