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“Franky” Guitar Home-Build
Home-Built Franky Specs: 2pc. Warmoth swamp-ash 2pc. strat body (Hum-Single config) Musikraft Private Reserve burled/birds-eye maple neck, 6100 frets, medium 12″ radius, aged-tung oil finish (beautiful) Gold Grover tuners Original Floyd Rose (Korean) – Gold (1 11/16 nut) Gibson Jimmy Page Sig. Les Paul Burst-Bucker (500T) – Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (Neck Pick Read more
jPlayer v2.4.0
*UPDATED 06.09.2013 to v2.4.0 – jPlayer is an open source audio/video player for the web. – Cool stuff if you don’t mind tweakin’with some web-dev. Here’s my customized version with an Industrial/EDM track created for the Crypt Club. PLAYER DOWNLOADS To download an available track directly from the player, choose a file format (MP3 or Read more
Original Floyd Rose? German vs Korean.
Here are some definitive examples comparing the German made “Original Floyd Rose™” and the less expensive, Korean made “Original Floyd Rose™” tremolo systems. – Both have the “Floyd Rose” logo imprinted on top, but with close examination, they are very different both in quality and performance. Figure 1.0 – “Made In…” Stamp. The most obvious Read more
Bernie Rico Jr. Hesperian Bolt-On
This one was hanging on BRJ’s wall of in-stock bolt-ons. There was a series of these that Bernie had created as a limited run. Specs: Hesperian Bolt-On Body to Neck – Five screw Bushing setup, For No side to side movement. Body Heel – Rounded of corners Finish – Oil Finish Top – Figured Maple Read more