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Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:42 am
by idiotbear
That's gorgeous. Nuff said. :)

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:53 pm
by crazyzeke
theworkoffire wrote:
my bloody television wrote:black headstock with pelham stripe? or is that too much...
Too much. I won't bore you with the picture, but it looks like a shoe with a green sole.
LOL. Now that you mention it... ;)

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:09 am
by finboy
stereordinary wrote:I need one of those vibratos dammit. :w00t:
damn rights, what is the name of that trem system?

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:57 am
by Stereordinary
No idea. I'm guessing it's a Maestro Vibrola since some other Epi Wilshire/Coronet models had an alternate version that looks very similar, but is branded as such.

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:33 am
by Orang Goreng
Isn't the Maestro Vibrola the name for Gibson's typical tailpiece? I.e., this one (which actually has a caption calling this a Maestro Vibrola)?

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Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:53 am
by the older brother
theworkoffire wrote:Image
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I see a white lever knob for the rotary. Is it perhaps the one that was on ebay for a while - EXII style Daka-Ware knob in white for split shafts?

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:17 am
by garyptaszek
I think this guitar definately needs the jag control plate

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:20 am
by theworkoffire
the older brother wrote:I see a white lever knob for the rotary. Is it perhaps the one that was on ebay for a while - EXII style Daka-Ware knob in white for split shafts?
That's the one. I've had it a while. With you saying that, I've just realised all my rotary switches are solid, so I might have to drill and tap it for a grub screw...the split shaft rotaries I've had in the past were too high off the guard to be used as they were anyway.

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:03 am
by AWSchmit
Crap. I wish you didn't live so far away. I have two split shaft rotarys and I have a solid shaft knob that needs to go on one of them. If you didn't live in london I'd ask you if you wanted to trade. But we'd both be in the hole if we did that.

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:17 am
by Stereordinary
Orang Goreng wrote:Isn't the Maestro Vibrola the name for Gibson's typical tailpiece?
Yes, but there are a few different types of Maestro Vibrola.

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:27 am
by Orang Goreng
Ah yes, I just realised that. So, is Maestro a brand name?

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:19 am
by elbandito
garyptaszek wrote:I think this guitar definately needs the jag control plate
MOAR CHROME!!!! :-*

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:10 am
by Stereordinary
Orang Goreng wrote:So, is Maestro a brand name?
Sort of. It's a division of Gibson.

Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:06 pm
by Tchiki-Steph
So you plan to put the kind of tremolo/tailpiece/bridge we find on Epiphone ET270 and Aria 1802/1803.
Do you own one already ?

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Anyway, that's a good choice. The tremolo gives a very jazzmasterish feeling, as the system is quite similar.
The only little problem is the arm location, which can be a little uncomfortable if you use to anchor your hand on the bridge when the picking goes tricky.

By the way, it might be too late but my favorite version of your project is this one...

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Re: MOTORIK II

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:32 pm
by elbandito
Tchiki-Steph wrote:Image
:w00t: :-* :-*