My first custom guitar, complete!

[Sorrell]

7 long days, and it's done!!! It's called The Raven 7.

WOO HOO!!! I've been designing this for weeks and finally began the building process last week. I've never taken on such a big project before. It was SOOOO worth it!

Here's the link to the whole project slideshow. It's only 18 images, so it doesn't take long.

http://s253.photobucket.com/albums/hh67/Rustr-7/?action=view&current=55b5dd73.pbw

 

[Renegade Drummer]

Looks awesome SS. How does it sound?

Robby

 

[Jax]

That is a thing of beauty. Can't wait to see it in person!

 

[TheSinisterMinister]

Almost looks like an old Iceman 96 bass x 4but much classier!

 

[Sorrell]

Looks awesome SS. How does it sound?

Robby

It sounds BIG!!! It has better sustain than my Ibanez guitars. I just adjusted the intonation and it came right in. I was a bit worried about that, as I'm not the most experienced luthier around. I guess I just got lucky.

SRS

 

[Sorrell]

Almost looks like an old Iceman 96 bass x 4but much classier!

Thanks! I was always a fan of the Paul Stanley Iceman.

The biggest difference is the total lack of upper horn on the Iceman.

It made them not balance very well. I wend to the extreme on this guitar in order to make it hang well. Luckily, it worked! WOO HOO!

SRS

 

[koelling]

Unbelievable Steve! Makes me wish I could play guitar still.

 

[Sorrell]

Unbelievable Steve! Makes me wish I could play guitar still.

Thanks Steve-O! I'm havin' a great time playin' it.

SRS

 

[Sweet]

Wow that is sick! When I first looked at it I thought maybe you did a custom paint job on it.

Very impressive and I love the name, how rewarding to play a guitar that your hands made and now they play.

 

[Sorrell]

Wow that is sick! When I first looked at it I thought maybe you did a custom paint job on it.

Very impressive and I love the name, how rewarding to play a guitar that your hands made and now they play.

Thanks! It was a great feeling when I brought it in from my shop and plugged it in for the first time. It actually worked!!! I usually have to mess with the electronics for a while. But this time, it just worked. I guess the planets were aligned or something.

Thanks again.

SRS

 

[Mindshift]

Absolutely awesome, Steve...

 

[duckman36]

Absolutely awesome, Steve...

Ditto!!
Are those 81/85 PU's?
Sammy

 

[Sorrell]

Ditto!!
Are those 81/85 PU's?
Sammy

Actually, they're 707s. They are basically the 7 string version on the 85. I've been using them since the day they were released in 2002 and I wouldn't use anything else. I've been an EMG man since 1991. I love 'em!

SRS

 

[JMac7997]

That is one sweet lookin axe! The headstock is especially badass.

 

[Sorrell]

That is one sweet lookin axe! The headstock is especially badass.

You are clearly a man of exquisite taste! Thanks.

SRS

 

[dcdelux]

That is a work of art, Rooster.

 

[Slappy7768]

Nicely done!!! Great job on sweet looking axe!

 

[Phoenyx]

That's a nice, clean design. Beautiful! I could see a stylized raven graphic along the top. The solid black looks killer too.

 

[yamahazildjian7]

Looks Great. Love to hear it sometime.

Z

 

[Bartman]

That thing looks and sounds badass!!!

~B