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2017/07/13 20:36:09
bapu
craigb
Here are the other two he's made for me:

"Raspberry Twist" - Raspberry because Jeff wanted to match the PRS raspberry color, Twist because this baby has Variax guts in it as well as passive pickups!
 

So it's a JTV clone? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JTVs have the modelling guts as well as passive pups.
2017/07/13 20:36:12
Zargg
craigb
Here are the other two he's made for me:

"Raspberry Twist" - Raspberry because Jeff wanted to match the PRS raspberry color, Twist because this baby has Variax guts in it as well as passive pickups!
 

The "Gaudy Paul" - Now in the hands of our very own Space Cowboy.


The 1st one one looked like a PRS a friend of mine had in the 90's.
Gorgeous guitar(s) 
2017/07/13 20:59:29
craigb
bapu
craigb
Here are the other two he's made for me:

"Raspberry Twist" - Raspberry because Jeff wanted to match the PRS raspberry color, Twist because this baby has Variax guts in it as well as passive pickups!
 

So it's a JTV clone? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JTVs have the modelling guts as well as passive pups.




'Tis where the idea for the JTV came from actually!  They talked with Jeff about this guitar.  Only two other luthiers ever even tried to do a Variaxectomy (The late Ed Roman out Rain's way being one of them.)
2017/07/13 21:24:58
drewfx1
craigb
'Tis where the idea for the JTV came from actually!  They talked with Jeff about this guitar.  Only two other luthiers ever even tried to do a Variaxectomy (The late Ed Roman out Rain's way being one of them.)




Warmoth used to make bodies routed for Variax guts to be put into.
2017/07/13 22:15:20
bapu
drewfx1
craigb
'Tis where the idea for the JTV came from actually!  They talked with Jeff about this guitar.  Only two other luthiers ever even tried to do a Variaxectomy (The late Ed Roman out Rain's way being one of them.)




Warmoth used to make bodies routed for Variax guts to be put into.


I wish I could get one for a bass. I hate the Variax bass neck but I like the modelling. 
2017/07/14 02:37:57
drewfx1
bapu
drewfx1
Warmoth used to make bodies routed for Variax guts to be put into.


I wish I could get one for a bass. I hate the Variax bass neck but I like the modelling. 




From what I can gather in a brief search it seems like it's close to a Fender bass neck but with a slightly narrower heel (but it seems like it's still the same scale/placement of the end of the neck vs. bridge), so in theory it should be possible for a competent tech to widen the heel socket for any Fender-style replacement neck to drop in. Or for someone who builds necks to just make one that fits.
 
For some reason it looks like they made the guitars with Fender-compatible neck pockets, but not the basses. 
 
And Moses graphite also seems to make drop in replacement "Variax" versions of their P and J bass necks.
2017/07/16 01:20:00
michaelhanson
craigb
Here are the other two he's made for me:

"Raspberry Twist" - Raspberry because Jeff wanted to match the PRS raspberry color, Twist because this baby has Variax guts in it as well as passive pickups!
 

The "Gaudy Paul" - Now in the hands of our very own Space Cowboy.




VERY NICE !

I'm really digging the raspberry.
2017/07/16 01:53:28
Mosvalve
Very nice looking guitar. I like the natural wood look myself. Then you can call it the Natural Rocker..
2017/07/17 15:48:18
batsbrew
beautiful quilt.
 
so basically you are following a tweaked version of a double cut paul.
 
is there any neck dive with that design?
 
2017/07/18 07:16:50
craigb
batsbrew
beautiful quilt.
 
so basically you are following a tweaked version of a double cut paul.
 
is there any neck dive with that design?
 




All of my customs take things I like from a few other guitars:
  • The body is from a Les Paul Studio Double-Cut
  • The neck length is 25" like a PRS
  • The neck radius is 10" like a Music Man Axis
Each one brought something different to the table (Variax guts, custom wiring, Classic Rock pups, Prog-Rock pups, Modern pups, no trem, full-on Original Floyd Rose, Wilkinson, etc.), but each would feel the same to play.
 
What do you mean by "neck dive?"
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