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restorationad

Post subject: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:49 am

Cocobolo

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Custom SG

Iommi inspired 24 fret Sapele SG. The neck is 15 piece Sapele/Bocote/Walnut with an Bocote Fretboard with an Ziricote top

Neck : Sapele/Bocote
Fretboard : Bocote
Scale : 24.75
Frets : 24
Trussrod : Allparts double action

Body : Sapele/Ziricote Top
Tuners : Chrome Hipshot
Pickups : Handwound Mini
Bridge : Chrome Gotoh 510
Electronics : Push/Pull Volume

This started as a straight tribute to Iommi... it is now something of its own. The hand of doom.... maybe.

These are just some early photos. I will get some better ones up as I finish up.

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restorationad

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:50 am

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Edward Taylor

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:51 pm

Koa

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Very cool! Nicely done. Gotta love ziricote.

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Mike Baker

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:15 pm

Koa

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Sweet! The ziricote looks great, as always, but I absolutely love the Bocote fingerboard!

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Mustang_jt

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:19 pm

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The figure in the fingerboard is awesome! nicely done!

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restorationad

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:03 am

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restorationad

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:04 am

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restorationad

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:04 am

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guilds100

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:22 am

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Is the top dyed or stained or is that the natural look of the wood? I'm looking at some spalted maple that I was curious if I could get deep highlights like that out of.

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restorationad

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:51 pm

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guilds100 wrote:

Is the top dyed or stained or is that the natural look of the wood? I'm looking at some spalted maple that I was curious if I could get deep highlights like that out of.

It is a natural Ziricote top. No dye no stain.

Spalt is not going to look like Ziricote. It would be even come close with a good dye job on a piece of spalt. The only way to get the look of ziricote is to buy a ziricote top.

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Aaron Frederick

Post subject: Re: The Hand of Doom SG

Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:09 pm

Walnut

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That is by far the most beautiful SG i have ever laid eyes on. Beautiful work.

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