My alder S7 - Page 4

yevetz · 01-23-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by scott from _actual time_

i finally got around to assembling this over the holidays.

..thumbnail links for these two:

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my sucky flash pics don't really show the depth of the stain. it looks pretty cool with the chrome hardware. the neck plays well, super-thin like all 540S7s. the bridge pickup is a TZ7 + A8 magnet, and it has a huge super-thick high gain sound--the brightness of the alder really opens up the dark sound of the TZ7. the Anderson single-coil sounds really crisp and clucky like a Strat. the body and the finish aren't perfect--this was my S7 prototype, built before my mahogany one. but it sounds really good--i will definitely use alder for a 7-string build again.

scott from _actual time_ · 01-23-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by darren

a great suggestion for a mini "spray booth".

my canvas tarp is hung in a tall 3-sided cubicle that forms a mini booth. it stops all overspray and keeps sawdust out. no fan, but i wear a badass gasmask because nitro is nasty shit.

ibznorange · 01-23-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by scott from _actual time_

my canvas tarp is hung in a tall 3-sided cubicle that forms a mini booth. it stops all overspray and keeps sawdust out. no fan, but i wear a badass gasmask because nitro is nasty shit.

you using nitro? nice man

good to know people still do that

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wait. so you got the tonezone to sound good?
you sir, are something else

scott from _actual time_ · 01-23-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ibznorange

you using nitro? nice man

good to know people still do that

it came out great, but one reason i used nitro was because i can get it in spray-cans and i don't own a spray-gun.

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Originally Posted by ibznorange

wait. so you got the tonezone to sound good?
you sir, are something else

heh! part of it is the bright wood (i also have the TZ7 in a solid maple guitar that i built, and that brightens it even more). but part of it is also that i like dark tones, and i don't like sharp sizzly high end. i tried an Evo7 once and hated it--too shrill. so the combination of brighter wood and my preference for dark tones is what made it sound good to me through my amp--YMMV.

the A8 magnet of course helps too!

Ironberry · 07-29-2009, 08:19 PM

That mahogany one looks really nice? Can I have it?

MFB · 07-30-2009, 12:47 AM

What a bump!

Scali · 07-30-2009, 02:44 AM

Well I'm glad

I love alder and I love the S series... and I hadn't seen this thread before. Great work!

scott from _actual time_ · 07-30-2009, 08:11 AM

holy bump! thanks, all.

lately i'm wondering about a set of those new Petrucci pickups to put in that mahogany one....

Scali · 07-30-2009, 08:25 AM

I wouldn't want to sound like Petrucci, so I'd say no

I'd go for PAF 7, let that mahogany tone breathe.

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07-29-2009, 08:19 PM	#80
Ironberry ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 457 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That mahogany one looks really nice? Can I have it?

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Scali Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Hague, NL Posts: 2,622 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Well I'm glad I love alder and I love the S series... and I hadn't seen this thread before. Great work!

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Scali Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Hague, NL Posts: 2,622 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I wouldn't want to sound like Petrucci, so I'd say no I'd go for PAF 7, let that mahogany tone breathe.