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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:20 am Post subject: Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures |
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I have wanted a Hi Flyer to play for fun but I know reviews are mixed. The bodies seem to be thin like other guitars of that sort I have had. That tends to lead to neck pocket issues and such. I decided I would likely be happiest if I just put together my own. I checked with Cooterfinger to see if he could make me one that would work with a Fender neck. Turns out that should be no problem. It will be Strat scale. I want to do white on white. Maple neck is my main goal, but I think Sunburst would be cool also. I am going to do a white headstock for it. I plan on using a Jazzy tremolo on it with a roller TOM. I have a JB and a '59 already I am not using with chrome covers. Basically I just need a neck and paint once he does the body. I have pretty much all the other parts. Here is kind of the idea.
Hi-Flyer by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:20 am Post subject: |
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Oh and he is making it a little thicker than a Mustang body so the pocket should be solid. |
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Golden_Sonic .


Joined: 28 Mar 2013 Posts: 242 Location: Italy
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:45 am Post subject: |
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You could buy one of these
and put on your Seymour Duncans. WHITE WITH WRAPAROUND and BURST WITH JAZZY BRIDGE _________________ -Guitar: Squier VM Mustang, Squier CV '50 Duo Sonic;
-Amplifier: Hughes&Kettner Blue Edition 60;
-FXs: Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 Wah, Boss BD-2 Blues Drive, Proco RAT, Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo, EH Small Clone, MUZA FD900, Bespeco Volume pedal. |
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Golden_Sonic .


Joined: 28 Mar 2013 Posts: 242 Location: Italy
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Oh I'm sorry! You are not in Europe, isn't it? _________________ -Guitar: Squier VM Mustang, Squier CV '50 Duo Sonic;
-Amplifier: Hughes&Kettner Blue Edition 60;
-FXs: Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 Wah, Boss BD-2 Blues Drive, Proco RAT, Danelectro Cool Cat Tremolo, EH Small Clone, MUZA FD900, Bespeco Volume pedal. |
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sholkham .


Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 835 Location: S.E. UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm all for hi-flyers, have you thought about a reverse headstock? |
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Awstin .


Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Never heard of "neck pocket issues" on these... _________________ Congratulations! Your Punkacc9 evolved into Awstin. |
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:44 am Post subject: |
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I read threads about some versions having pockets that were not stable and being thinner they tend to get/have neck pocket cracks.  |
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Awstin .


Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 2:44 am Post subject: |
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You buy the coolest shit. Im surprised you just don't own a mosrite. Or a UNIVOX haha. _________________ Congratulations! Your Punkacc9 evolved into Awstin. |
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:00 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, but I don't want one of those. I like the look of the guitar but I don't like how thin the body is, I don't like the plastic roller bridge, and some other things these guitars have. I like Fender necks. I am used to them so having one built that uses a temolo I like, neck I like, body thickness I like, etc seemed like a better move then paying a bunch for something that doesn't have what I want. |
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Rox .


Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 1283
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:04 am Post subject: |
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I've had 2 Eastwood versions. Great guitars.
One with a 70s Fender headstock looks bad ass.  |
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weeping_moon .

Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1401
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:48 am Post subject: |
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Buy the Harley Benton version. |
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Fakir Mustache .


Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 4077
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:14 am Post subject: |
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I think the Danelectro version is thicker, probably not heavier though. |
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Addam .


Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 971 Location: In the Gateau
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:42 am Post subject: |
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weeping_moon wrote: |
Buy the Harley Benton version. |
I've never seen one in person, but there are a few details on these that put me off them.
The on the back of the guitar where the neck attatches looks off. The sharp corners make it look cheap and shoddy.
And at the risk of corksniffery, the angle of the neck pickup and end of the fretboard looks too steep.
Though, on the sunburst models, the darker colours help to disguise these things. |
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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The Eastwood ones look nice, but I would want white with humbuckers AND a tremolo (vs the wrap TOM).  |
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HNB .


Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:39 am Post subject: |
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Made my decal. I like the way the old Univox logo looks.
20140921_202247 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr |
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Rox .


Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 1283
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:09 am Post subject: |
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HNB wrote: |
The Eastwood ones look nice, but I would want white with humbuckers AND a tremolo (vs the wrap TOM).  |
Im sure you have the ingenuity to work around a meager tailpiece and routes....
A beater Univox body can be found pretty easily. This'll be a really cool build. |
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HNB .


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Awstin .


Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: |
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theshadowofseattle wrote: |
SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER |
_________________ Congratulations! Your Punkacc9 evolved into Awstin. |
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olin .


Joined: 18 May 2014 Posts: 74 Location: Elmira, Canada... Apparently.
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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This is looking like a really nice build, are you keeping the bevelled edges? |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62579 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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Awstin wrote: |
theshadowofseattle wrote: |
SHUT IT DOWN, COOTERFINGER |
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SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN!!! _________________
Fakir Mustache wrote: |
Classic Shad Deluxe. |
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