My workhorse and soem other arty farty pics

arjunmenon · 2008-04-17T22:08:14+00:00

Hey all, After being on this forum for a while, its only right that i put up a picture of my workhorse. Without further ado...

AlanRatcliffe

Luck my ass - careful planning! Both into music, both into books, she plays an instrument I can't... There's more, but I'm bashful. :-[

arjunmenon

He he ? Heavy lies the crown, i guess...Say how far are you with your book? Seriously missing your stuff about the partscaster. Anything similar in the pipeline? Also, i'd love to hear your opinion on the Musicman Petrucci 6-String model.

Cheers
Arjun

AlanRatcliffe

Arjun Menon wrote Heavy lies the crown, i guess...

If I had'st a crown, I would'st smelt it to plateth me some pretty bitchin' hardware. ;D

Say how far are you with your book?

Slooooow! Just finished chapter 3 of 11. But the more difficult chapters are finished and some upcoming ones (like the partscaster chapter) I can coast through without engaging my brain gears, so the tempo is picking up...

Seriously missing your stuff about the partscaster. Anything similar in the pipeline?

A few small things like fitting a SuperSwitch to the partscaster and swapping some metal tuner buttons for ebony ones, but most of the fun stuff is over for the mo.

Oh, yeah... I'll be defretting a birdseye maple neck soon and refinishing with an acid catalysed epoxy finish! That's the biggest thing I have planned, but... who knows? I'm prone to accidentally ordering interesting stuff when I'm not paying attention.

I blew most of my gear fund on the stuff for the book, so I'm keeping myself on a short leash. Otherwise I'd be getting a six saddle Tele bridge and a Graph Tech Piezo system for the partscaster. Maybe trying a few different bridge pickups. I need some new tools too: radiused sanding blocks, nut files, fret crowning files, precision router base, etc., etc., etc... Actually a CAD/CAM router/miller and a Plek wouldn't go amiss either. Anyone got a few million handy?

I've started designing some high-end electric guitars, BTW. No serious plans yet, just toying with ideas.

Also, i'd love to hear your opinion on the Musicman Petrucci 6-String model.

Good guitar. Designed to be very much a one-dimensional metal machine - but a good one.

Still_Missing

Just noticed this post.. apart from the green, it looks to be about the same design as my S520EX ?
just wondering, does it still have those INF pickups? I'm looking to move mine out soon.

arjunmenon

Hey there,

Yep, its still got the INF pups, but i'm considering a change to DiMarzio Tone Zone at the bridge and an Air Norton at the neck.

Cheers

deanBailey

Are the first two pictures shots of a reflection? because the last two your guitar looks right handed ?

Those guitars feel really nice.

EDIT:
The MM PT signature felt amazing when I tried it out (A friends dad brought it home for testing) not only did I feel really comfortable holding it while dancing across the fret board, It's really compact so it's easy to perform with. Also it has an interesting wood structure.

Alder with Maple top which in theory makes your tone fairly bright but with a Mahogany "tone-block" which adds it's warmth so it has a bit of both.. I need to play with it a lot more in my studio and do tests before I can concur with my previous sentence lol

arjunmenon

Yep, the first 2 are reflections ? And they are nice guitars....but i swapped it for an Ibanez RG7620 8)
and i'm totally loving the feel of 7 strings, 24 frets and a floyd style Lo Pro 7 bridge..and its got DiMarzios to boot ?

As for the EBMM JP6, have they started coming out in alder+maple tops now? Because the only ones i know of are all basswood body+usually quartersawn birdseye maple+ rosewood fretboard with the JP shield inlays. But what i really like about it is that fact that they combined a lot of cool stuff (i.e. forearm cavity,lovely neck, DiMarzios, Piezos, Basswood body, Mystic dream finish) to make an awesome instrument.
And i've been a fan of the 4+2 headstock arrangement since i Steve Morse's guitar eons ago.

Further to Alan's response, i did check the JP6 out at Bothner's in Plumstead and i've got 2 words..IT ROCKS!
Love the piezo+mag sounds on it. But if i'd need to make full use of it, i'd probably need a 2 amp setup,and switcher + having JP's rig wouldn't hurt (i'd probably have to spend a couple of years just to get the hang of it) ?

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