5150 build.

[gitfruit]

While I´m totally thrilled by the effort you put into creating a perfect replica me thinks: it would be good enough for me, just play that damn thing!

 

[Andy Eagle]

All the best pictures I have for details are much later than the era I am doing so I have to use era correct ones to see what marks are present and reverse engineer them from the best ones.
I also need to set up the projector again to mark out exact sizes and position of the tape damage.

Isn’t this meant to be a fun project for me
It turned into a professional challenge.

 

[Dave Merrill]

All the best pictures I have for details are much later than the era I am doing so I have to use era correct ones to see what marks are present and reverse engineer them from the best ones.
I also need to set up the projector again to mark out exact sizes and position of the tape damage.
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Isn’t this meant to be a fun project for me
It turned into a professional challenge.

Gotta say, the level of detail and effort you're into here is pretty astonishing! Hats off!

What will you do with it when it's "done", if such a thing exists?

 

[Andy Eagle]

Gotta say, the level of detail and effort you're into here is pretty astonishing! Hats off!

What will you do with it when it's "done", if such a thing exists?

Put it in a case and get it out once in a blue moon

 

[Andy Eagle]

Slow progress;

 

[Andy Eagle]

A bit more;
I need to add tape residue and the overspray mistake but no cigarette burns this is a none smoking replica. The back is still full nos.

 

[Andy Eagle]

I also have got ahold of a PV Wolfgang bridge pickup which is actually quite hard and expensive because they didn’t sell them separately. Zebra though like it has now .

 

[Andy Eagle]

A few last things to add still;
Gaff tape
Tape residue
Over spray down by the lower black stripe.


No doubt I will find a lot more ( and add them ) but that’s basically close for the front.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Got a start on the back,
I set up the projector and penned in some key shapes. I did used to use pencil but it rubs off while you’re working. This comes off when you need it too and most of it will go in the relic work anyway.

Normally you would mask the bare wood section but this was an NOS replica I decided to relic.

Can’t stop working on the front either. Particularly the forearm contour. Looks better now.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Also the colour looks different in every photo.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Best back shot I have but it is how it is now.

 

[Maddface]

Saw this, this morning. Looks badass.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Bit more progress;

Got ahold of a Peavey Wolfgang pickup that I have fitted because that’s was the second and final one fitted in the original. It was this or a JBJ but that would only sound like the very early guitar because it was used broken for most of the time.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Developed some ways of getting the texture to look right close up;

As here;

 

[Rex]

Developed some ways of getting the texture to look right close up;
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As here;
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Gotta say, your work is scary good. Most builders (or buyers) would be ecstatic if you'd stopped working several iterations ago. Your relicking (relicing? relic'ing? any way you write that, it looks wrong ) is as close to looking like time did the deed as anything I've ever seen. I think you're approaching the point where maybe a dozen people in the world would know it's not the real thing.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Gotta say, your work is scary good. Most builders (or buyers) would be ecstatic if you'd stopped working several iterations ago. Your relicking (relicing? relic'ing? any way you write that, it looks wrong ) is as close to looking like time did the deed as anything I've ever seen. I think you're approaching the point where maybe a dozen people in the world would know it's not the real thing.

Thanks that is very kind. It sort of turned in to a challenge..

 

[Dave Merrill]

Thanks that is very kind. It sort of turned in to a challenge..

Sort of?!?!!!

From out here, it looks like you've been challenging yourself with this for quite a while! It's amazing!

 

[Andy Eagle]

Test assembly to sort out any playing issues.

 

[Andy Eagle]

Geometry is vital on the EVH setup

The leading edge of the Floyd needs to clear the body but the back needs to rest on it ,all with the correct action and pickup hight which is also fixed.

 

[Andy Eagle]

The major issue to figure out is the fingerboard.
I have played this neck for a couple of years so it is discoloured slightly too much for the clean lacquer covered parts. It looks like an unbroken version of how it is now.

I was aiming for somewhat earlier but it looks like a mixture atm.