First time the girls have really been out in two years
-
Rollin Hand
- Reactions:
- Posts: 1485
- Joined: Wed May 27, 2020 1:38 pm
Wel, you've been busy, with all those title defences.
"I'm not a sore loser. It's just that I prefer to win, and when I don't, I get furious."
- Ron Swanson
- Ron Swanson
Both shreddy but in different ways
Ephesus
----
Musikraft parts
5150 alike
Poplar body
1pc Maple neck
EVH 81/91 asymmetrical neck profile
1-3/4 wide nut
XJ frets
Single volume knob
Floyd Rose mix n match 85 Schaller 82 Fernandez
Solid steel sustain block ((not brass))
Heavyweight brass claw in the rear
Bill Edwards hand locking nut
Early Floyd style string retainer
Plus Fender style retainer for the high E
Gotoh tuners
Zero finish on the neck, my skin oils did it
Painted her myself. Later sanded down the top
Pick up is a... Duncan Custom Custom?
Man I'm crazy for not remembering that
The black tape...1 shows me harmonics
2 shows me where the jack is
And 3 holds the extra Dunlop .60 picks
She's my #1. Bury her with me when the time comes.
Wolfie
-----
BPG - Big Pig Guitar
eBay body alder w/maple cap
2pc Fender EVH factory maple neck
Asymmetrical Profile based on Peavey (on 5150)
1-5/8 nut width
Tiny vintage frets
Volume, tone
Arcade button momentary kill switch
Floyd Rose special and nut and retainer
Big brass block
Schaller tuners
Fernandez Sustainer w 2 switch (on/harmonics)
Custom wound BPD 22k Alnico 2 in the bridge
So the necks are all based on Eddie's Kramer 5150 shape, but one is very wide and the other very narrow (proper)
Between the pickups and steel vs brass block they sound totally different.
Ephesus can be clean and bluesy
Wolfie honks at you
Ephesus
----
Musikraft parts
5150 alike
Poplar body
1pc Maple neck
EVH 81/91 asymmetrical neck profile
1-3/4 wide nut
XJ frets
Single volume knob
Floyd Rose mix n match 85 Schaller 82 Fernandez
Solid steel sustain block ((not brass))
Heavyweight brass claw in the rear
Bill Edwards hand locking nut
Early Floyd style string retainer
Plus Fender style retainer for the high E
Gotoh tuners
Zero finish on the neck, my skin oils did it
Painted her myself. Later sanded down the top
Pick up is a... Duncan Custom Custom?
Man I'm crazy for not remembering that
The black tape...1 shows me harmonics
2 shows me where the jack is
And 3 holds the extra Dunlop .60 picks
She's my #1. Bury her with me when the time comes.
Wolfie
-----
BPG - Big Pig Guitar
eBay body alder w/maple cap
2pc Fender EVH factory maple neck
Asymmetrical Profile based on Peavey (on 5150)
1-5/8 nut width
Tiny vintage frets
Volume, tone
Arcade button momentary kill switch
Floyd Rose special and nut and retainer
Big brass block
Schaller tuners
Fernandez Sustainer w 2 switch (on/harmonics)
Custom wound BPD 22k Alnico 2 in the bridge
So the necks are all based on Eddie's Kramer 5150 shape, but one is very wide and the other very narrow (proper)
Between the pickups and steel vs brass block they sound totally different.
Ephesus can be clean and bluesy
Wolfie honks at you
Lol you beat me to even listing out the specs
Yeah buddy that's a high quality 24k gold plated 6mm thick brass
Late 80s early 90s WWF world champ belt, as worn by heroes like Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels
Oh! And Schaller strap locks
vs
Fisheye hooks and carabiners
For swinging around your neck
Except you'd want a smooth nylon strap instead of the 3.5" wide snakeskin strap (a la Randy Rhoads)
Notice how the hook is rear mounted rather than top mounted too. It DOES make the guitar sit like Eddie's.
vs
Fisheye hooks and carabiners
For swinging around your neck
Except you'd want a smooth nylon strap instead of the 3.5" wide snakeskin strap (a la Randy Rhoads)
Hhhhhokay so I just gave em a back to back run thru
They'd go well together in a band because they stand apart
But Ephesus wins by miles.
1. The 1-3/4 nut is soooo easy to play on, you can just throw your fingers around and land carelessly where you wanted without hitting other strings.
2. The 9.5 fretboard radius is much much nicer to play on than the 10-16 compound.
3. The Custom Custom does clean or growly great, whereas the 22k is just so fat it sounds like an elephant or a donkey.
4. I think Wolfie would clean up with a better bridge though. It needs a real steel Floyd and a real steel block, not a soft metal Floyd special with a brass block. It's just too much with the pickup.
5. The big frets make it FEEL scalloped. Whereas Wolfie's tiny vintage frets make it super easy to touch the wood, and super easy to bend out of tune.
The ONLY gap in favor of Wolfie appears when you solo. Ephesus old school style pickup neeeeeds a volume boost to hear it. Whereas Wolfie is so hot you can almost get away with it.
They'd go well together in a band because they stand apart
But Ephesus wins by miles.
1. The 1-3/4 nut is soooo easy to play on, you can just throw your fingers around and land carelessly where you wanted without hitting other strings.
2. The 9.5 fretboard radius is much much nicer to play on than the 10-16 compound.
3. The Custom Custom does clean or growly great, whereas the 22k is just so fat it sounds like an elephant or a donkey.
4. I think Wolfie would clean up with a better bridge though. It needs a real steel Floyd and a real steel block, not a soft metal Floyd special with a brass block. It's just too much with the pickup.
5. The big frets make it FEEL scalloped. Whereas Wolfie's tiny vintage frets make it super easy to touch the wood, and super easy to bend out of tune.
The ONLY gap in favor of Wolfie appears when you solo. Ephesus old school style pickup neeeeeds a volume boost to hear it. Whereas Wolfie is so hot you can almost get away with it.