[soldierkahn]

Alright yall, in case you didnt see in the Sales threads, i tried to put my 1077XL up for trade for an RG7CT, but since i know im not gonna get any bites, heres the question i pose.

Can I just have a replacement body built from Mahogany / Flame Maple, and attach my 1077's neck to it? I know that Id have to give the builder the specs for the neck pocket and how to route for the tremolo, but can anyone else forsee any issues with this?

Also, if anyone knows a great replacement body builder who might be able to accomplish this task can you let me know? And also, is there anything else special about the RG7 CT that i would need to include in the body build specs? Thanks again guys.

[JPMDan]

The best person to do this is Christopher woods, HOWEVER he's not taking orders so you'll have to wait til he opens the shop again or wait for him to offer it in his store.

Christopher Woods - Custom Guitar and Bass Bodies and Necks. LED Neck. L.E.D. Body. Pickguards. Inlay. CNC design. 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14 string models. Baritone and extended Scale.

He has all the dimensions to make that neck fit perfectly in the custom made body.

[djpharoah]

You can most certainly have a replacement body built out of mahogany. However the RG7CT that you want isnt a 27" scale guitar its normal at 25.5". Thus getting a body made and then putting your XL's neck on it wouldnt really be right - however in the end it is oyur choice.

Christopher woods, Sims Custom shop, EKG are some of the names that come to mind for custom bodies. However you have to be lucky enough to get a response back.

[soldierkahn]

yeah i know about the whole neck thing, what i meant was BODY wise for the RG7CT. I know it will be more satisfying to me to have the custom body built, because then i can have it as a baritone with my extended scale neck from the 1077. What i wanted to make sure from you all her, is that i can tell everything i need to tell the luthier to make the body identical to the body of a CT.

This is what i want the body to look like:





That just looks like solid sex! So what all do i need to tell the luthier in order to get this result?

[Eric]

^ Hey man that's my guitar

Originally Posted by JPMDan

The best person to do this is Christopher woods, HOWEVER he's not taking orders so you'll have to wait til he opens the shop again or wait for him to offer it in his store.

This is a tall tail that has been coming up a lot lately...

I called Chris Woods the other day about my custom and Chris Woods IS STILL TAKING ORDERS for BODIES ONLY. You cannot order a neck from him but they can still crank out bodies and they gave me an estimated completion time of 3 weeks (That part could have been underestimated).

His prices are great. I went elsewhere as I did need neckwork done as well, but go for it.

[Jongpil Yun]

I <3 Flamed Maple.

[JPMDan]

Originally Posted by 7Strings

^ Hey man that's my guitar



This is a tall tail that has been coming up a lot lately...

I called Chris Woods the other day about my custom and Chris Woods IS STILL TAKING ORDERS for BODIES ONLY. You cannot order a neck from him but they can still crank out bodies and they gave me an estimated completion time of 3 weeks (That part could have been underestimated).

His prices are great. I went elsewhere as I did need neckwork done as well, but go for it.

Interesting! well then thats the best bet right there, give him a call bro and see what he can do, the CT body is just a RG with a Flame Maple top, there's no special dimensions or anything to it.

it's a shame that you missed this body kahn.

Exotic wood guitar body CT1

he has this in his store a month or so ago.

[soldierkahn]

yeah 7strings, i borrowed your pic from your thread so i could showcase how i would like it to look. since you actually have one, are there any other specs about the body other than:

mahogany body/ AAAA Flame maple top
Hum-Hum configuration
master volume and master tone knobs
5 way selector switch
route for an LoPro Edge 7


is there anything else i need to tell Chris?

[JPMDan]

Originally Posted by soldierkahn

yeah 7strings, i borrowed your pic from your thread so i could showcase how i would like it to look. since you actually have one, are there any other specs about the body other than:

mahogany body/ AAAA Flame maple top
Hum-Hum configuration
master volume and master tone knobs
5 way selector switch
route for an LoPro Edge 7


is there anything else i need to tell Chris?

BODY
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

(ROUTING)
EDGE ROUNDOVER:
NECK POCKET STYLE:
NECK PU ROUTE:
MID PU ROUTE:
BRIDGE PU ROUTE:
SWITCH:
BRIDGE ROUTE:
FOREARM CONTOUR:
TUMMY CONTOUR:
CONTROL CAVITY:
TOP/REAR ROUTE:
JACK TYPE & LOCATION:
CONTROL KNOBS:

(OTHER)
PICKGUARD:
CAVITY COVER:

(WOOD)
WOOD TYPE:
LAMINATE TOP:
LAMINATE BACK:
PIN STRIPE:
VERTICAL STRIPE:
BINDING:
FINISH:

OTHER:


fill out the necessary fields for your body and you're good to go

[soldierkahn]

Originally Posted by JPMDan

Interesting! well then thats the best bet right there, give him a call bro and see what he can do, the CT body is just a RG with a Flame Maple top, there's no special dimensions or anything to it.

it's a shame that you missed this body kahn.

Exotic wood guitar body CT1

he has this in his store a month or so ago.

Holy Christ on crutches, that wouldve been a perfect body. and looking at the routing, it looks idetical to my 1077, so i guess that your right, theres nothing special routed in it or anything. So my other question is

one
can he route for the LoPro Edge 7 so i can take it out of my 1077 and put it into the new one?

two
we established that he can build the bodies, but can he also do that (the pic above this post) finish on the body?



God i hope this works out, then id have a RG7 CTXL, lol