Yay. I can't wait to see how it comes out.
... Pics to follow :-D :-D
Is there a bandsaw involved? ???
I took the job sight unseen...
I would hope a welder.
The thing's probably covered in night gravy, might be a lost cause.
I'm kind of giddy. This is the second Ripper Ive brought back to life...
Quote from: the diddler on January 21, 2013, 09:01:49 PM
The thing's probably covered in night gravy, might be a lost cause.
I know I'm gonna regret asking this but, what the fuck is "night gravy"?
Google it..........at work.....i dare you
Sweet, I'm on the dole. No worries!!!
I googled it and they gave me this idiot:
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Wavy Gravy, that stinky hippie from Woodstock.
Back on subject, I know a guy in Kalamazoo that has a Ripper and a Grabber. Those things are damn heavy. Post pics when you get it back!!!!
I'll post pics of it when I get it today :D
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 23, 2013, 12:03:33 PM
I'll post pics of it when I get it today :D
yessssssss
Well? Did it get there?
Come onnn, Jake.
Quote from: The Shocker on January 23, 2013, 09:18:48 PM
Come onnn, Jake.
He's probably wondering why he said to ship it.
HOLY SHIT I just realized I forgot to ship the other box with all the parts. HAHAHAHAHAH. fUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH.
Sorry Jake. I'm on it. Tomorrow...
I haven't been home yet, goddamn it. I will probably need those parts, though...
I needed to get that "part" I didn't have at home to put in the package. I completely spaced so far this week about that.
Oh boy. I hope you're just playing it up, and i don't have to do a full refin... That varnish doesn't come off easy...
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 23, 2013, 09:47:14 PM
Oh boy. I hope you're just playing it up, and i don't have to do a full refin... That varnish doesn't come off easy...
Ha. Breakout the back of that knife son.
You played that neck? I loved that guitar after I did all the loving to it.
Not played it to any length. Jerked it off for a few minutes though.
Ill do some of yours... :-D
Promise of pictures unfulfilled
I'm doin' it, I'm doin' it! I haven't had a second to breathe between two shops, my job and a kid! cut me some slack.
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 26, 2013, 04:33:28 PM
I'm doin' it, I'm doin' it! I haven't had a second to breathe between two shops, my job and a kid! cut me some slack.
Excuses excuseseses
So far this thread is a Rip.
(awful pun most definitely intended)
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Finish is in good nick. Frets are... junk. I'm gonna try to salvage them, if not, I'll probably drop the cash to buy legit refret tools, instead of using my home-brew shit. ::) ::)
Electronics should be interesting. I know a guy local, who owes me a favor, who has a Ripper, that I can use as "period accurate" reference material.
How many people owe you "favors"?
Quote from: The Shocker on January 27, 2013, 08:44:06 AM
How many people owe you "favors"?
Probably a fair portion of this town's music scene.
What about in the Florida rest stop circuit?
Quote from: Jake on January 27, 2013, 10:58:13 AM
What about in the Florida rest stop circuit?
They're strangely concurrent...
Buyah
Like playing a manhole cover :(
That's what I meant by 'is there a jigsaw involved' (or whatever I said). Make it into a boat oar... with strings.
Shut up Lumpy, you smelly Mongolian.
Ill find time to do this ASAP, i might could do a tutorial or something. Who wants to learn something?
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 27, 2013, 09:39:03 PM
Ill find time to do this ASAP, i might could do a tutorial or something. Who wants to learn something?
yes please.
Although learning is over rated I'm in.
I wish we had more tutorials here.
I'll pictify as I do it...
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oh dats nice!!!!
That's not my Les Paul!
Relevant: a dude I jam with now and again has a Ripper, and nothing sounds quite like it. Please make it live again.
Quote from: xayk on January 28, 2013, 08:11:24 PM
That's not my Les Paul!
Relevant: a dude I jam with now and again has a Ripper, and nothing sounds quite like it. Please make it live again.
Your Les Paul is one depressing clusterfuck. Good news, I found some suitable mahogany. Bad news, I'm kinda scared to do it, haha. Fucking epoxy made it so I have to do a full splice, and I'm a little shaky on doing the fretboard undercut. You see how good my headstock repairs turn out, I'm sure I'll be okay..
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 08:24:25 PM
Your Les Paul is one depressing clusterfuck. Good news, I found some suitable mahogany. Bad news, I'm kinda scared to do it, haha. Fucking epoxy made it so I have to do a full splice, and I'm a little shaky on doing the fretboard undercut. You see how good my headstock repairs turn out, I'm sure I'll be okay..
I have the utmost faith in you. Plus, it's already broken. What's the worst that happens, it continues to be broken? Fuck it.
But for reals, Rippers are awesome.
Quote from: xayk on January 28, 2013, 08:26:18 PM
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 08:24:25 PM
Your Les Paul is one depressing clusterfuck. Good news, I found some suitable mahogany. Bad news, I'm kinda scared to do it, haha. Fucking epoxy made it so I have to do a full splice, and I'm a little shaky on doing the fretboard undercut. You see how good my headstock repairs turn out, I'm sure I'll be okay..
I have the utmost faith in you. Plus, it's already broken. What's the worst that happens, it continues to be broken? Fuck it.
But for reals, Rippers are awesome.
This one is in surprisingly good nick. Finish is almost flawless. Electronics are long rotted away...
I wish we had a DIY thread... I wish all of you dudes did crafty fun shit. I may have to find a DIY forum.
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 10:56:47 PM
I wish we had a DIY thread... I wish all of you dudes did crafty fun shit. I may have to find a DIY forum.
I do crafty fun shit. I just don't have any guitars that are broken and serviceable. Closest thing is my G&L El Toro, that has a twist in the neck. I got to send it to the warpedneck.com dude.
My '75 jazz needs a refret and a refinish though. Maybe I should dive in.
Lately, my hobby has been turntable refurbishing. Get em cheap, and make em shine.
Post! I'll walk you through the refinish part. Refrets are fun, but annoying if you don't have the tools.
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 29, 2013, 09:16:15 AM
Post! I'll walk you through the refinish part. Refrets are fun, but annoying if you don't have the tools.
I have that Stew-Mac kit, nippers, files, epoxy hammer, and that fret rocker. I'd need fret wire, and the neck is bound, making things a bit more time consuming. I'd rather not mess with the finish, it's way too yellow-y awesome.
The finish on the body, is a rattle can job. The whole guitar sticks to the inside if the case like goo. I think it sat underneath some bayou house's porch for 10 years, after the Krylon was applied. Electronics were shot, threw some DiMarzio Model J's in it and it sounds good now, but if I took it in to have it set up, dude would hand it back to me and tell me it needs to be refretted.
I think I should cut my re-finish teeth on my Flying V. Remember the basket case thread I started on the old board? Still got it.
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1984 Gibby designer series with a Kahler locking trem. The neck was broken off a long time ago, some Yngwei fan scalloped below the 12th fret on down. Really, it's a mess, that I have allowed the kids to bang on.
It needs a new fretboard, finish, and logo re-do. Finding a maple fretboard in this scale has been a challenge.
Get a hunk of maple and cut the slots yourself... I love those gibbys, my buddy had one and sold it before I could buy it. I cried.
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 10:56:47 PM
I wish we had a DIY thread... I wish all of you dudes did crafty fun shit. I may have to find a DIY forum.
So start a DIY thread. I have half the tools (and wire) to do a fret job, and a beat-to-shit donor neck to fuck up. Would be keen on following along.
I also have a G&L F100 that needs stripped/sanded/filled/re-drilled that I need an impetus to start.
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 29, 2013, 10:01:34 AM
Get a hunk of maple and cut the slots yourself... I love those gibbys, my buddy had one and sold it before I could buy it. I cried.
I just mapped out the fret locations and plotted them out here at work. Might follow yer advice.
Quote from: Pissy on January 29, 2013, 09:10:22 AM
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 10:56:47 PM
I wish we had a DIY thread... I wish all of you dudes did crafty fun shit. I may have to find a DIY forum.
I do crafty fun shit. I just don't have any guitars that are broken and serviceable. Closest thing is my G&L El Toro, that has a twist in the neck. I got to send it to the warpedneck.com dude.
My '75 jazz needs a refret and a refinish though. Maybe I should dive in.
Lately, my hobby has been turntable refurbishing. Get em cheap, and make em shine.
I've got about 5 Garrards waiting to be refurbed. Their mechanicals are as complicated as old British sportscar electrical systems and just as reliable.
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Quote from: xayk on January 29, 2013, 11:14:29 AM
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 10:56:47 PM
I wish we had a DIY thread...
So start a DIY thread.
Or just make this the DIY thread and fight with that scottish guy about stickying it.
Oooh, that poor Guild.
Quote from: The Bandit on January 29, 2013, 11:44:23 AM
Quote from: Pissy on January 29, 2013, 09:10:22 AM
Quote from: SunnO))) on January 28, 2013, 10:56:47 PM
I wish we had a DIY thread... I wish all of you dudes did crafty fun shit. I may have to find a DIY forum.
I do crafty fun shit. I just don't have any guitars that are broken and serviceable. Closest thing is my G&L El Toro, that has a twist in the neck. I got to send it to the warpedneck.com dude.
My '75 jazz needs a refret and a refinish though. Maybe I should dive in.
Lately, my hobby has been turntable refurbishing. Get em cheap, and make em shine.
I've got about 5 Garrards waiting to be refurbed. Their mechanicals are as complicated as old British sportscar electrical systems and just as reliable.
I have a Garrard Zero 92 that I intended to refurb as well. The armature on the motor has a flywheel glued to it that historically comes unglued. On mine it was fine, and then it wasn't. Getting them lined up again and glueing them is a chore.
I have basically given up on it and using the parts in other ways. The tonearm is really weird on it. I'll stick to the Duals for now, and use the garrard for cleaning records.
Yeah, Duals are nice. I sold one for a friend and I was really tempted to keep it for myself. Ran like clockwork.