CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) (страница 1)

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Тема: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium)
Время: 06.08.2005 12:53

Москва

Congratulations Bram, on the birth of your new Shamray Custom Shop instrument (serial number CS 0081)!
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 0081:

Detailed specification of Guitar: CS-0081 ‘BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter

25.5 inch scale length, 6-string, RR-style neckthrough with KV 3+3 headstock

Basic Design of Guitar: NECK-THRU BODY

Material for neck: Maple

Neck features: neck profile to be decided

** contoured heel for optimal upper fret access

Material for fretboard: Ebony, radius to be decided

Mild scalloping on frets 20-24

Frets: Sintoms "6100" (Jumbo)

Nut: Schaller locking (chrome)

Fret markers: Mother-of-pearl sharkfins

Fretboard binding: unbound fretboard

Truss rod cover: plastic, custom shape

Side markers: plastic dots (white)

Logo: Headstock logo to be decided

(Shamray Custom Shop’ on back of headstock )

Body wood: Russian Alder, (light weight)

Body binding: no binding – subtle white painted bevels

Output jack mounting: directly on body, side

Finish: Gloss Black lacquer overall

Headstock Overlay: black

Tone Chambers: no tone chambers (solidbody)

Strings: to be decided - set up for D# std tuning

Machine heads: Gotoh 3+3 (chrome)

Bridge/Tremelo: Schaller Floyd Rose (chrome)

Tremelo rear cover: Single-layer black

Strap buttons: Standard (set of 2, chrome)

Pickguard: No plastic pickguard

Chrome panel: No chrome panel

Jack plate: No jack plate

Body shielding: 100% Shielded

Special: - EMG Afterburner

EMG SPC

(control layout to be decided)

Bridge pickup: EMG 81

Pickup bezels: black plastic (1)

Toggle switch: no toggle

Output jack: switching type barrel jack (for EMG)

Potentiometers: master volume

Knobs: Chrome metallic knob, 1 pc (master volume)

Case: custom made lightweight flight case

Special: Large Pearl logo INLAY on body itself (client will supply artwork)

** Possible body modification for upper fret access (shape to be decided)

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 06.08.2005 13:33
Nimrod Roemersma	nice guitar. but just curious: what is an emg afterburner...
Nimrod Roemersma

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 06.08.2005 13:45
Gary Tanswell	im looking forward to watching the progress of this guitar as ive been a big fan of RR guitars for a while and if i ever get the money free again for another shamray i think ill go down the RR route
Gary Tanswell

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 06.08.2005 14:47
Michael_Walker Москва	"afterburner' ( model AB) is similar to PA-2 preamp. the difference is, instead of a switch, the unit piggybacks on a pot ( pull-pot engages the boost function - the gain is preset based on the pot rotation ) Its basically a linear gain boost module, adjustable from unity gain to 20 dB details are here: http://emginc.com/downloads/wiringdiagrams/EMG-AB.pdf
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 06.08.2005 14:49
Bram Van Cauter	Woohoo I'm on it I'm on it! jumps up and down as a little girl The headstock logo is indeed still a bit of a glur, Ive been considering names, colours, finishes... The name should suggest elegance yet a hint of the macabre. Preferably feminine by aftertaste. Let's face it, guitars are females Working names: Le†he Nepenthe Ophelia Lenore
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 06.08.2005 15:17
Dazed Москва Гитара	Abigail?
Dazed Москва Гитара

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 07.08.2005 06:29
Alex Kaminsky	Nepenthe...that is nice...much better than Lenore or Ophelia...sends me back to literature class.
Alex Kaminsky

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 07.08.2005 09:39
phil scanlan	sherly?
phil scanlan

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Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium)
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Michael_Walker

Москва

I'd name this guitar "Devia" !!

here is a little bigger mockup of the pearl inlay on the body

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 00:58
Bram Van Cauter	Devia? Not that bad. I was thinking, did you ever put a logo on the back of the guitar body? Can it be laquered on or sth more rugged? Would be fancy to have a big f.ex. scarlet logo on the back... Would this add much to the pricetag?
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 01:31
Michael_Walker Москва	yes, we have painted logos on the back of guitars before. It would go on just over the color coat, but under the lacquer clearcoats. Would be just as rugged as the finish... but if all of your guitars have buckle-rash carved into the bare wood, then it would suffer the same fate cost depends on the exact size and complexity of the design.. could be $50, could be $150 - it all depends! (send me a sketch, i can get you a quote from our logo artist - she returns from her summer holidays next week...)
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 15:11
Gary Tanswell	im sure this would add quite a bit to the cost but could an design on the back be inlayed (ie in MOP [id expect expensive] or white plastic) wouldnt that be very tough, but id expect a hefty pricetag on crafting and materials
Gary Tanswell

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Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium)
Время: 08.08.2005 15:55

Bram Van Cauter

Yeah maybe I should rather stick to something affordable
instead hehe... Still checkin out the possibilities...
Here are some pics of what the guitar is supposed to look
like (without the logo of course):

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Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium)
Время: 08.08.2005 15:57

Bram Van Cauter

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Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium)
Время: 08.08.2005 16:01

Bram Van Cauter

I'd like the back/neckthrough style to be similar to that
Beastlike King V you unleashed a while back, looks very
ergonomic and rounded to me. Also, I have the feeling that
a non US Rhoads is quite thick and unhandy, I'd prefer it to
be a bit more rounded and ergonomic at the back so it
doesn't scrape my ribs all the time ;-)

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 16:36
patrick	Hi Bram i am sure Michael reads this just to be sure send him your whishes trough email so he can update them on the actual workorder
patrick

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 20:36
Michael_Walker Москва	I'm reading it now... sounds good!
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 20:42
Peter1	Hi Bram! I see you have placed your order. And a very nice one!!! Now it's just a matter of waiting for the first pictures .
Peter1

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 08.08.2005 21:10
Bram Van Cauter	Yeah man! You know the excitement I guess hehe... I'm even browsing tons of sites and catalogues for nice accessories, hangup systems for my wall, special click guitar belts and so on blush
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 09.08.2005 00:59
Greg	bram your guitar kick ass
Greg

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 10.08.2005 17:17
Bram Van Cauter	I'd like to have the clicking system too for guitar straps, looks quite handy. Think d'addario carries them
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 10.08.2005 21:52
Alex Kaminsky	I have a clip-lcok strap by dimarzio...and I love it. No more falling guitars
Alex Kaminsky

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 01:28
zOe	The first thought coming to mind when seeing this elegantly shaped wood, would most likely be 'Eah!', but it deserves a more elaborate of enthousiasm. I'm sure it will roar like a jungle cat.
zOe

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 01:49
Bram Van Cauter	Dear Michael & rest, I am right now in vast doubt, maybe I do want it to be a 7 string after all... It was 150$ more, right? I am just wondering about the ergonomy of a 7 string RR, if it would feel even weirder. It would enable me to play all our old songs as well though... Hmmhhh... Any tips welcome, I'm puzzled :-/
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 02:05
Michael_Walker Москва	yes thats right... but you need to decide FAST (it may already be too late, if they have selected your wood...) We'd need to make a 7-string variant of that headstock, but thats not hard
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 03:57
Bram Van Cauter	Does the extra charge include the pickup (707) and other bridge? Is the bridge heavy duty, for extreme tremolo work?
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 11:49
Michael_Walker Москва	yes, thats the cost of the 'whole upgrade'... extra wood, extra work, extra string, extra tuner, bridge & pickup upgrade. You really need to define what you mean by "extreme" tremolo work - all tremelos are designed to swing back and forth over a finite range of motion... ibut ts how violently you swing them that is the deciding factor on how long they will last
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 14:30
Peter Goemaere	Nice Brampie, looks really good!! The "h"(erfst) inlay really does the trick!
Peter Goemaere

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 15:09
Bram Van Cauter	Hehehe Well one of the things I dislike about my Universe is the fact that the tremolo doesn't "swing" as easy, guess that's just the tension of that extra string that makes it less easy to manipulate. With extreme tremolo I don't mean tearing it up liuke Slayer sometimes does, more Vai-Like tremolo work: using a lot of natural harmonics and being able to manipulate those and pitch them up and down with the trem. What is the estimated work start and time and shipping time? You said something about "it 'll be in your hands by the end of october)? So when do I have to decide to go seven string? The 707 seems to sound good, and Jeff Loomis (Nevermore) uses them so can't really go wrong. If I'd opt for a seven string prolly all specs would be the same and extra's, but with a 707 of course and probably the neck profile (neck itself) of a UNIVERSE Ibanez combined with a Jackson: a tiny bit more rounded on the topNeck surface I'd like Jackson like: sleek, fast and black The entire neck should of course be black.
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 11.08.2005 15:10
Bram Van Cauter	With the sharkfin inlays
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 12.08.2005 02:41
Bram Van Cauter	Ok, I'm going for a seven string, hope it's still possible.
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 12.08.2005 02:56
Michael_Walker Москва	Its *probably* still possible - i will find out for you tommorrow morning...
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 12.08.2005 16:00
Bram Van Cauter	Perfect! Thanks. Looking fwd to the progress
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 14.08.2005 15:37
Bram Van Cauter	If it's not possible so be it...I'll figure it out. I want the Edge Pro 7 bridge, is that possible?
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 14.08.2005 16:32
Michael_Walker Москва	no.. THATS not possible. We cannot get ibanez bridges (Ibanez wont sell them to us!). Looks like a regular 7-string is possible, but i wont know "100% for sure" until Monday ...
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 15.08.2005 17:31
Bram Van Cauter	I will decide for a 6 or seven tonight.
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 15.08.2005 20:54
Michael_Walker Москва	Well, Stepanov told me this afternoon its "A GO" on the seven-string, so if you change your mind back to six, you had better let me know RIGHT AWAY...
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 16.08.2005 00:23
Michael_Walker Москва	We have a winner! This guitar will be a SIX-STRING, after all
Michael_Walker Москва

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 16.08.2005 00:34
Bram Van Cauter	Hahaha I'm still a loser man! But a loser with a damn fine guitar, I'm sure it will look good on me 8-)
Bram Van Cauter

Автор	Тема: Re: CS 0081 - Shamray Custom Shop 'BRAM CUSTOM” for Bram Van Cauter (Belgium) Время: 16.08.2005 01:21
Gary Tanswell	may just be my personal opinion on guitars but im glad to know this is going to be a six string after all, im sure it would of been a great seven string but ive just never been a big fan. maybe its because i have small hands
Gary Tanswell

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