SHAMRAY GUITARS GALLERY BULLSEYE

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Тема: BULLSEYE
Время: 28.12.2003 14:43

Congratulations Sean, on the birth of your new Shamray Custom Shop guitar (Serial number CS 0020)!
We will post pictures of it's construction-in-progress from time to time here in this thread.

For the curious, here are the specs on CS 0020:

Based on Replica of Zakk Wylde LP Custom - finish color on Body Top is gold/black bulls-eye graphic.
Black headstock facing with “split-diamond” pearl inlay.

Body: mahogany, medium weight

Top wood: 2-piece plain maple top

Neck: 3-piece Maple with veloute. Long neck tenon. “1960” slim-taper neck profile. Plastic “bell” truss rod cover.

Fretboard: Rosewood with pearl block inlays, - 22 Medium Jumbo ‘SINTOMS 249119’ frets, polymeric nut

Binding: single layer on fretboard, multi-layer on headstock , single-layer on front of body.

Hardware: GOLD Schaller tune-o-matic bridge & tailpiece, GOLD Schaller machine heads. GOLD Strap Buttons.
Black plastic pickup rings, Black plastic control cavity covers & jackplate, no pickguard. Strings - Ernie Ball 010- 046

Electronics: EMG pots, US-made switch & jack - usual LP Custom wiring; toggle switch, 2 volume, 2 tone. Single battery box.

Knobs: 4 plastic "gibson speed knobs" (black)

Pickups: EMG 85 (neck) EMG 81(bridge)

Case: molded plastic flight case

Notes: Zakk Wylde top finish – METALLIC GOLD / BLACK BULLSEYE

Special: BLS (old english font) pearl inlay headstock logo as per client’s artwork.

Shamray Custom Shop logo on back of headstock.

Strings: D’Addario 009-046

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 29.12.2003 04:06
Sean Adamson	Woo hoo!
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 25.01.2004 13:00
Michael Walker Москва	update: your guitar has been assigned to master crafter Dmitri Sushkov
Michael Walker Москва

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Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland)
Время: 27.01.2004 23:15

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Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 06.02.2004 00:55
Sean	When will I start getting pictures sent to my email address?
Sean

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 06.02.2004 10:49
Michael Walker Москва	just as soon as i get a chance to shoot some with my camera ( Shamray took those with his cel phone... )
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 15.02.2004 15:59
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара	monday you can shoot the neck work starting.
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 23.03.2004 02:54
craftman	OK Tomorrow i'll work with binding of the headstock.
craftman

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 29.04.2004 14:42
Sean Adamson	Looking good. When do you expect it to be finished?
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 30.04.2004 22:36
Michael Walker Москва	SPEC UPDATE: back, sides, neck and back of headstock to be METALLIC GOLD finish (same gold as used in Bullseye)
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 05.05.2004 23:26
Sean Adamson	I can't wait to see work on the neck and headstock also the paintwork!
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 06.05.2004 09:08
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара	Neck profile was planed 2 days ago. Today I will work with pearl. There are any holidays in Russia and Michael with camera not present at work in this days. May be today Michael or Alexander will make new pics of your guitar.
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 19.05.2004 01:55
Sean	Wow, that inlay is awesome! Thankyou very much Shamray!
Sean

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 20.05.2004 00:18
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара	I have a Black Label Society live DVD. It's great music!!! And great guitar!!! I'm an old Zack fan.
Dmitry Sushkov Прага гитара

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 24.05.2004 12:21
Sean	Michael, notice how Zakk's guitar has no ring around the pickup selector which reads, 'RHYTHM / TREBLE'? Can my guitar have the same? Thanks.
Sean

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 24.05.2004 14:06
Michael Walker Москва	yes its possible - yours shall have no "rythmn-treble" ring!! One other thing, I notice from that pic that his guitar appears to have a clear finish on the maple neck (rather than gold lacquer, as on the back & sides of body). How would you like us to do yours??
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 24.05.2004 17:28
The Mars Volta	on harmony-central.com it says "unfinished maple neck" on the original Gibson Zakk Les Paul http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Gibson/Zakk-Wylde-Custom-Shop-Les-Paul-01.html http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/sk/un/skunkkrugger/channels/slipkorn_df/images/ttttttttttttt.jpg
The Mars Volta

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 25.05.2004 00:50
Michael Walker Москва	Unfinished, as in RAW MAPLE?? That is extremely NOT recommended! Such a neck will get dirty in days, become permanently stained, and actually begin to DECAY in a matter of weeks. The oils and acids in your skin are NOT kind to raw maple!!! We could do a thin layer of clear lacquer, and then buff it out to a Satin finish, which will feel pretty close to raw wood. That would be my recommendation if you are looking for a "raw' neck... Oil finish is "do-able", but it really doesnt give long-term protection for maple, so i advise against it. (I want to see our guitars last for 200 years, not for two years!)
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 25.05.2004 12:34
Sean	Ok dokey, put a thin coat of laquer on the neck the buff it.
Sean

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 01.06.2004 23:03
Hardy	Unfinished neck = warping = bad. Warped necks make me sad
Hardy

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 02.06.2004 19:30
Wimlex	that's bull You think a layer of finish will stop a neck from warping? Hahaha Shamray, you guys really are master crafters!!! I'm very impressed with all your works.
Wimlex

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 11.06.2004 22:26
The Mars Volta	i think the finishing has not much to do with warping or something, but anyway, i played an epiphone zakk wylde les paul a couple of days ago, and the neck is also not unfinished but has a thin satin finish on it
The Mars Volta

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 11.06.2004 23:11
Luke	The finishing has lots to do with warping-i think its the oils from your hands? Summat like that? Whatever it is, if you want an unfinished neck you need a veneer, i think it is? Then again, i dont know much! Ooo, actually, just found this on the Warmoth website-- "We understand the attraction of raw or lightly oiled necks. They feel fast and are not sticky. Unfortunately, they are much more susceptible to moisture related warping and twisting. Our experience is that hard finished necks seldom warp. Less than 1 out of 200 (0.5%) are returned for warpage. Raw or oiled necks don't fare as well. About 10% are rendered useless from the torture. The more acidic your perspiration, the higher the odds are against you." May not like their stuff, but they prolly know what they're on about? That plus the knowledge of the Shamray team that its a bad idea=i reckon I'm with them!
Luke

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Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 13.06.2004 19:33
The Mars Volta	what about Warwick Basses ? nearly every Warwick Bass has an oil finish?
The Mars Volta

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 13.06.2004 22:37
Luke	Oil is a very short term finish-it will "wear off" quite quickly. Its like oiling furniture that gets used lots and lots, you have to redo it, i think. Anyway, so what if Warwick basses have oil finishes-thats still 2 to 1
Luke

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 13.06.2004 23:48
Michael Walker Москва	Warwick bass necks are not made of MAPLE... many woods are OK to use with an oil finish, (such as the Wenge and Bubinga utilized in most Warwick basses) because such woods have a high natural oil content. Maple has virtually NO oil content, and thus is 'thirsty' to absorb the oils (and acids) from your skin... which hasten its demise. And warping WILL occur once the wood has decayed sufficiently! As it happens, Sean went with a gold lacquer finish on the back of the neck, (see pic previous page) so its kind of a moot point anyhow
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 22.06.2004 16:17
Sean Adamson	Hey, is it ok if I get 11 guage strings rather than 9's?
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 22.06.2004 21:23
Michael Walker Москва	its OK ( we havent cut the nut yet!) new pics coming your way in an hour ( check yer email...)
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 22.06.2004 22:40
Michael Walker Москва	Sean - yer hotmail is FULL (bounced back!) maybe you should get a 100Meg yahoo mail account? i sent pics to yer other email anyway, hope they get through! (let me know if they dont...)
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 23.06.2004 14:11
Sean Adamson	Ok Michael, can you resend them to my hotmail account? I deleted all the stupid junk I get forced upon me by those damn porn companies.
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 23.06.2004 19:10
Sean Adamson	Actually you don't need to resend the email, my other account which you sent it to works fine.
Sean Adamson

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 23.06.2004 23:13
Michael Walker Москва	OK - more pics coming in about an hour
Michael Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0020 - Shamray Custom Shop "BULLSEYE" for Sean Adamson (Scotland) Время: 01.07.2004 21:38
Michael Walker Москва	I saw it on Sushkov's bench today, it was getting some final hand-polishing ( with ultra-fine polishing compound) - check your email for pics in about an hour...)
Michael Walker Москва