http://v4.owen.net.nz Random randomness of random Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:41:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:35:59 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=918
I had a couple of minutes spare, so threw the camera in front of myself and did some noodling on the Frankenstrat. The lighting makes the guitar looking a much lighter shade of red than it actually is! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QYPLcAPPEY Amp is the lead channel on my Crate V30H through a Marshall VS112 cab. Volume was quite low [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/a-quick-video-test-of-the-frankenstrat/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:35:19 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=898
Adrian at ASH Custom Works finished the paint job on the Frankenstrat last week and I received the completed body earlier this week It was all wired up, ready for final re-assembly.  The paint has turned out great! Quite possibly, the best part though is the custom-made pickup he made for the guitar.  It’s based [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-is-finished/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:40:12 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=827
Here’s a few ‘in progress’ photos of the painting for my Frankenstrat project guitar.  I’m not doing any of the painting by the way, I’ve been there, failed at that before, so Adrian at ASH Custom Works is handling the painting for me. All photos from ASH Custom Works ]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/the-frankenstrat-gets-some-paint/feed/ 0 http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/ http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:34:36 +0000 UberOwen http://v4.owen.net.nz/?p=796
I’m about to embark down a road that many have gone before by putting together a Frankenstrat. I thought briefly about doing the standard relic version, but I’ve decided that is too much time and money, so the end result should be more based on the paint job being similar to EVH’s guitar than anything else [...]]]> http://v4.owen.net.nz/yafp-yet-another-frankenstrat-project/feed/ 4