NGD well sort of

[splatter]

Some of you may have seen my post about QC fail x2. For those who didn't this is my new Lizzy hale explorer. I had to do some finish work on it cause lt had one chip all the way to the wood and a place where the clear coat was starting to peal. Anyway, Sweetwater gave me a big discount so I kept it.
The guitar comes with 57 classics in it which I hate, so I changed the bridge to a 498t that I had lying around. I have never been a fan of that pup either but I thought I might as well try it and in this guitar its just what the doctor ordered. I still need a good neck pup though.
I also changed the pickguard and knobs to make it look like a custom and I added a Floyd rose FRX. At this point, I'm leaving the gold Pickup rings that may soon change though.
I'm still in the honeymoon phase but I love the guitar. I played an explorer for many years back in the day but moved away from them because of lack of a Floyd. So it kinda feels like coming home.
BTW for those of you who are thinking about the Floyd FRX but aren't quite sure about it. It works great only 2 small holes in the headstock required to hole the locking nut in place. The only bad thing I can say about it is its heavy. I would say it probably weighs about 16 oz

 

[rottingcorpse]

Oh,hell yes! I dig it.

 

[cardinal]

That is awesome

 

[PBGas]

Looks great, nicely done!

 

[thenine]

awesome guitar. Lets see a closer up pic.

 

[Bob Savage]

A big discount is always good! Glad it worked out for you.

Along the same theme... I've wanted an Explorer since forever and somehow never got around to it. This is arriving Friday. Wish the standard Explorers came with the same fret markers as yours... or none. Not a fan of dots.

 

[ChurchHill]

Thanks for the info about the FRX. I've always wondered about that. You did great work fixing up the QC debacle, too. Very nice!!

Bob Savage, that's a fine looking Explorer!! I've always wanted a natural or translucent cherry one. Fell in love with Explorers way back in the late 70s, early 80s, thanks to Cheap Trick, Styx, .38 Special, and ZZ Top. I've got two at the moment and they're still great fun to play!! Congrats!! I think you'll find it's been worth the wait.

 

[JTyson]

awesome guitar. Lets see a closer up pic.

Agreed, I'm curious about that FRX

 

[riffermadness]

I like that you swapped out the stock gold pickguard for the black one,really makes it look awesome ! I want an all White one,body-pickguard white,that would be kickass,but I haven't played one in a while,not sure about neck profiles on these nowadays.. Thats a nice axe you there,and with a Floyd Rose !!

 

[UltraGary]

NICE choices here. Kind of like a LP Custom-inspired Explorer...very cool. You weren't trying to say it weighs 16lbs, were you?!..