Presenting the Dean Bavarian Vendetta...

[MichaelE]

I finished it up last night with re-wiring and hardware installation, and finished stinging it up awhile ago before shooting these snaps.

Tuners are Wilkinson, pots are Alpha, bridge is no-name from GF, pickups are Epiphone, electrical hardware by Switchcraft.

I didn't get the decals that I wanted for the headstock, but I still may.

The bridge height is setup, but I still need to set the pup height and intonate. It's pretty close except for one obvious string, but I'll go through the full routine anyway.

I really enjoyed this project and I may buy another Vendetta and do a second theme.

 

[Tig]

If you would have only described it to me, I would have thought, "meh".
However, looking at it makes me say, "Wow, that's really cool!"

Nice job. Tell us how it sounds after you finish setting it up.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

:drool: :drool: Drool worthy! Nice job!

 

[bigoldron]

MOST EXCELLENT THERE!!! She's a real beauty Michael! You did a great job! If you get a chance, how about some clips so we can hear how she sounds? :AOK: :bravo:

 

[Jimi75]

Totally awesome! Great job.:master:

 

[Brian Krashpad]

As I mentioned in the build thread, that is bosstastic.

Sehr gut!

 

[marnold]

Excellent! Very nicely done.

 

[Kazz]

Nice job bro.

 

[MichaelE]

Thanks guys.

The Epiphone pickups sound a lot brighter with less mud than they did when they were installed in the Custom. The Paulawonia body probably has a lot to do with it. This guitar weight about 4 pounds, 5 tops.

Unlike the Les Paul, I have to check to see that I'm still wearing a guitar when playing this.

I haven't given it a proper thrashing yet, but the setup is spot-on now and the strings were farther out than I first thought.

 

[mrmudcat]

Nicely done!

 

[bigG]

Very nice! Man, you got a real talent there, Michael! :bravo: