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andyvicius Just Startin' 3 posts since
Feb 23, 2009
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Jul 8, 2010 6:28 AM

most amazing transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

finally, after 10 months wating... the luthier completed his work.

 

it was custom builded by diego serra, here's his website. http://diegoserracustom.blogspot.com/

 

i wanted the guitar to be based on a suhr standard (the one guthrie govan uses). it has H-S-H pickups, plus the two humbuckers can be splited.

the pickups are seymour duncan 59 on the bridger and neck, and a suhr fl on the middle position, plus the two humbuckers can be splited.

we used the variax 700 bridge. the tone knob and pickup selector are shared between both sistems, and there is a volume knob for the variax and one for the pickups.

the tuning machines are sperzels, with the locking system.

 

the result is the most amazing guitar i've ever played

 

here's the donor:

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb64/andyvicius/DSCN0277.jpg

 

and here's the result.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9ThtSWt_aI/AAAAAAAAAc0/tNnX-jJivjk/s1600/101_0338.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9TiG5aDfHI/AAAAAAAAAds/tXCrb8D98k4/s1600/101_0352.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9TiGe5IvUI/AAAAAAAAAdk/3mQOQ1MI7kQ/s1600/101_0366.jpg

 

 

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9ThuzECyzI/AAAAAAAAAdU/AT_qBGL-9U4/s1600/101_0339.jpg

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9ThuGQrJZI/AAAAAAAAAdE/0Sk98DPqbyo/s1600/101_0347.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vMehRTahbsY/S9Tht5JS_hI/AAAAAAAAAc8/kEBBUU-IX50/s1600/101_0345.jpg

and here's a vid i made showing a few sounds and styles.

 

 

 

PS: if someone is interested in the remains of the 700(body, neck and tuning machines) let me know!

  • amx05462 Power User 3,579 posts since
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    May 17, 2010 2:21 AM (in response to andyvicius)
    Re: Transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

    i noticed  the   mini toggles.  am i assuming   correctly  that  those  are  on  and off   for each  pickup.   i plan on doing  that  on my transplant  . you get  more  pickup  positions  that  way.  sweet looking  job    only  change id make is   change  the  white  pickup cover  to  black  or  none  to match  the   other two.  great job.  i like that tune your  playing  you should  post that  over in the  video   audio  recording  section.


    http://line6.com/community/groups/video-and-audio-recordings-post

  • johnmcchavs Just Startin' 38 posts since
    Jul 3, 2007
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    May 19, 2010 12:48 PM (in response to andyvicius)
    Re: Transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

    VERY nice guitar. Man, you must be so happy to have the Definitive Axe

     

    Wish you the best, and nice playing, BTW!

  • gitarzan53 Just Startin' 203 posts since
    Apr 28, 2006
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    May 21, 2010 12:59 PM (in response to andyvicius)
    Re: Transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

    Diego did a nice job on that transplant, but you do an even better job of playing it! I like the Steve Howe-type picking in Wayne's Groove, using both the pick and fingers at once. Very nice!

  • dpickwell19 Just Startin' 11 posts since
    Jun 12, 2007
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    May 30, 2010 3:37 AM (in response to andyvicius)
    Re: Transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

    Hi what an amazing guitar!!!! looks and sounds a dream, I live in the UK and would be interested in your variax neck if you've still got it? My email is dpickwell@ntlworld.com if you want to get in touch.

  • axisus Just Startin' 1 posts since
    Mar 2, 2010
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    May 31, 2010 1:08 AM (in response to andyvicius)
    Re: Transplant completed.(w/ pics and video)

    Saw this recently over at the Petrucci forum. What a great guitar, in fact I'd go as far as to say that it's the ultimate guitar!

  • toasterdude Just Startin' 712 posts since
    Oct 23, 2006

    andyvicius wrote:

     

    finally, after 10 months wating... the luthier completed his work.

     

    it was custom builded by diego serra, here's his website. http://diegoserracustom.blogspot.com/

     

    i wanted the guitar to be based on a suhr standard (the one guthrie govan uses). it has H-S-H pickups, plus the two humbuckers can be splited.

    the pickups are seymour duncan 59 on the bridger and neck, and a suhr fl on the middle position, plus the two humbuckers can be splited.

    we used the variax 700 bridge. the tone knob and pickup selector are shared between both sistems, and there is a volume knob for the variax and one for the pickups.

    the tuning machines are sperzels, with the locking system.

     

    the result is the most amazing guitar i've ever played

     

    here's the donor:


     

    and here's the result.



     

     

    nd here's a vid i made showing a few sounds and styles.

     

     

     

    PS: if someone is interested in the remains of the 700(body, neck and tuning machines) let me know!

    Very nice! I noticed the luthier is in entre rios? I am staying in Buenos Aires for 2 months and may have to go see a client in entre rios. Has he done other variax xplants?

  • cewinterland Just Startin' 2 posts since
    Feb 14, 2009

    Beautiful guitar - and likewise the playing!

     

    Out of curiosity - how are you switching between the piezo's and the mag p'ups in the video?  With an A/B pedal?

     

    I'm going to put humbuckers in my v700 (same blue one you started with - I really like the way it feels, but it needs a bit more tone at times), and I am curious about the toggles.

     

    I understood that you added a single volume knob for the p'ups, but you also have 3 mini toggles there... how are those wired (eg: are they switching between piezo's and p'ups?)

     

     

    I have my humbuckers en route now and have a luthier all lined up for the work (www.brokenbridgesguitars.com) and am formulating how to manage the controls.  My thoughts have been adding a toggle to switch between the piezo's and p'ups (so I can run it all through the TRS cable) and either 1 additional volume for the p'ups, or possibly 2 - 1 for each pickup.  The buckers I have coming are 4-wire, so I'm also looking at coil split options.

     

     

    If you're still checking out the forums, I'd really like to know how your mini-toggles are working.

     

    Thanks, for your potential response, as well as for the inspiring video!

     

    C.E. Winterland

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