New Mod ... This Guitar Smokes! - Page 2

Dino · 07-27-2008, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by diceman

How hot does it get? Any body damage? I'm sure that a white Nitro finish would just soak up that smoke! Must be Poly?

It doesn't get all that hot and clean up is pretty painless.
The paint has all the characteristics of nitro ... it's starting to yellow and sink into the wood a bit and there are beginning signs of stress cracks.
But yeah, you're right ... I would think the smoke would discolor it, but so far so good.
Maybe it's poly after all

BobbyK · 07-28-2008, 06:38 AM

wow!

I could do this in a tele, just carve out a nice ol' route in it !

it's not hard to do, is it ?

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

I should do that to this..

Ok I have been looking for a gibson or even epiphone with that exact burst. Every single guitar I find is either too light or has something else going along with it.

where did you get yours?? its beautiful!

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Ok I have been looking for a gibson or even epiphone with that exact burst. Every single guitar I find is either too light or has something else going along with it.

where did you get yours?? its beautiful!

Thanks! She's an '81 Custom. I bought it this way. The middle pup is not original, and I installed chrome hardware. Bursts like this were common of the Norlin period.. You just gotta look for them!

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Thanks! She's an '81 Custom. I bought it this way. The middle pup is not original, and I installed chrome hardware. Bursts like this were common of the Norlin period.. You just gotta look for them!

Wow, I cannot believe Ace smoked his guitar in '77-'78 with the same burst as you.

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Wow, I cannot believe Ace smoked his guitar in '77-'78 with the same burst as you.

Yeah. Sickening isn't it?

I like this much better than the actual Ace signature models... It's kind of cool to have my own version!

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Yeah. Sickening isn't it?

I like this much better than the actual Ace signature models... It's kind of cool to have my own version!

Personally my favorite is the black beauty version of this 3 pick up and this is second and last is the heritage cherry..

mann i wish i had that guitar, ur so lucky

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Personally my favorite is the black beauty version of this 3 pick up and this is second and last is the heritage cherry..

mann i wish i had that guitar, ur so lucky

I wouldn't mind having a black one too!

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

I wouldn't mind having a black one too!

So far the only way I know and have heard to get the black one is to get this:

Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS Electric Guitar and more Solid Body Electric Guitars at GuitarCenter.com.

or the epiphone version.

And totally renovate it

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

So far the only way I know and have heard to get the black one is to get this:

Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS Electric Guitar and more Solid Body Electric Guitars at GuitarCenter.com.

or the epiphone version.

And totally renovate it

Or you could get a '68 reissue and install a middle pickup..

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Or you could get a '68 reissue and install a middle pickup..

haha how do you install a fake one any way?

and im not dissing the original poster with his smoking guitar, but has anyone actually ever made their own smoking guitar by doing it the real way, the ace does? Because I know that Ace routs out the back of his guitar and does everything, but has anyone ever done it like that??

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

haha how do you install a fake one any way?

and im not dissing the original poster with his smoking guitar, but has anyone actually ever made their own smoking guitar by doing it the real way, the ace does? Because I know that Ace routs out the back of his guitar and does everything, but has anyone ever done it like that??

Paul Helms, who used to be in KISSARMY, had his done the real way. Someone overloaded it once and it blew up on him!

It's the same guitar he uses now with the KISS logo on the top. He tells me he's getting it restored back to original. Check out his Ace lessons on youtube.

As for a black Ace model, I'm thinking about doing it with this...

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Paul Helms, who used to be in KISSARMY, had his done the real way. Someone overloaded it once and it blew up on him!

It's the same guitar he uses now with the KISS logo on the top. He tells me he's getting it restored back to original. Check out his Ace lessons on youtube.

As for a black Ace model, I'm thinking about doing it with this...

Ohh thats cool, is that your guitar??

And I have talken to Bill Baker (who was Ace's tech throughout his solo years) and John Tate of Ace Frehley's les paul website.

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Ohh thats cool, is that your guitar??

And I have talken to Bill Baker (who was Ace's tech throughout his solo years) and John Tate of Ace Frehley's les paul website.

Yeah, it's mine. It's a '77 that came with factory chrome hardware. It needs frets and electronics, so I stripped it, and I'm still trying to decide what I wanna do with it!

Paul Helms used to sell his Ace outfits through Bill Baker's website. Not sure if he still is. He told me that he's gonna stop making them. I had a chance to buy his Hotter Than Hell outfit, and I passed like an idiot...

I'm still begging him to sell it me.

He'll give in one of these days. Or make me a new one!

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Yeah, it's mine. It's a '77 that came with factory chrome hardware. It needs frets and electronics, so I stripped it, and I'm still trying to decide what I wanna do with it!

Paul Helms used to sell his Ace outfits through Bill Baker's website. Not sure if he still is. He told me that he's gonna stop making them. I had a chance to buy his Hotter Than Hell outfit, and I passed like an idiot...

I'm still begging him to sell it me.

He'll give in one of these days. Or make me a new one!

Hahaha yeah, I know they sell the Love Gun outfit on his site but I don't know if it is Paul Helms. Does Paul have any pictures of his smoking guitar, inside and out?

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Hahaha yeah, I know they sell the Love Gun outfit on his site but I don't know if it is Paul Helms. Does Paul have any pictures of his smoking guitar, inside and out?

Yeah, Paul only makes the Love Gun suits now. I've got some pics of the guitar before and after it blew up...

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Yeah, Paul only makes the Love Gun suits now. I've got some pics of the guitar before and after it blew up...

Wow that looks like it took a hit, I wonder if there is a vid anywhere of it blowing up..

That looks like it def took a lot to deal with a lot of pain after that explosion..

I have been looking for someone to modify my guitar into a smoker but I haven't found someone to actually modify it like Ace did his..

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Wow that looks like it took a hit, I wonder if there is a vid anywhere of it blowing up..

That looks like it def took a lot to deal with a lot of pain after that explosion..

I have been looking for someone to modify my guitar into a smoker but I haven't found someone to actually modify it like Ace did his..

When I talk to Paul I'll ask him who did his. It might have been Bill Baker.

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

When I talk to Paul I'll ask him who did his. It might have been Bill Baker.

Was Bill the reason why he almost blew his dick up. quoting the guitar

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

Was Bill the reason why he almost blew his dick up. quoting the guitar

Could've been! He said his roadie came running out to get it off him, and make sure he still had his dick!!

He said it felt like being hit in the crotch with a sledgehammer...

tpsreports2424 · 07-30-2008, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Could've been! He said his roadie came running out to get it off him, and make sure he still had his dick!!

He said it felt like being hit in the crotch with a sledgehammer...

ouch..

I have always wondered how and where to get my guitar modified because I have been wanting to get it done, but like I want it done like the real way by controlling it with the rythm tone knob and everything!

Boleskinehouse · 07-30-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tpsreports2424

ouch..

I have always wondered how and where to get my guitar modified because I have been wanting to get it done, but like I want it done like the real way by controlling it with the rythm tone knob and everyth

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