OT: My New Samurai Prototype is DONE!
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:24 amShe's FINALLY done... Built by the man who worked for BC Rich for many years and designed both the Bich and Virgin guitars as well as their electronics package that they still use to this day:
I present the Moser Custom Shop Samurai prototype
Specs:
Body: Mahogony
Neck: Maple - Les Paul scale 24.75"
Fretboard: Ebony - Sidemarkers with No Inlays
Paint: Glitter Rock White
Hardware:
Pickups: Lace Drop Gains
Bridge: Schaller 456 with Fine Tuners
Controls: Les Paul setup with Q-Parts knobs
Tuners: Grover
Nut: Real Bone Nut made by Neal
I designed this shape back in 1989 when I was in 9-10th grade. I was heavily influenced by some of the BC Rich shapes back in the day, so I slammed a few of my own ideas into a shape with a few design aspects of theirs and came up with this. I made the original body in woodshop that year and still have it, although it was never finished. I graduated and forgot about the guitar.
I then got a bug up my butt 10 years later to have it finished and contacted a guy on the internet. That guitar was built by him and I still have that proto, but it did NOT turn out the way I wanted and the quality was horrible.
I then started to look for someone else to build me one....
I met Neal Moser on a Messageboard that's basically dedicated to old BC Rich's as well as his own GMW and Moser guitars. He really liked my design and offered to build it, so I worked out a deal with him and the design is now trademarked/copyrighted by Moser Custom Shop. It's available on his website along with MANY other shaped and you can have them built to your own specs. :banger:
www.mosercustomshop.com
www.nealmoser.com
I present the Moser Custom Shop Samurai prototype
Specs:
Body: Mahogony
Neck: Maple - Les Paul scale 24.75"
Fretboard: Ebony - Sidemarkers with No Inlays
Paint: Glitter Rock White
Hardware:
Pickups: Lace Drop Gains
Bridge: Schaller 456 with Fine Tuners
Controls: Les Paul setup with Q-Parts knobs
Tuners: Grover
Nut: Real Bone Nut made by Neal
I designed this shape back in 1989 when I was in 9-10th grade. I was heavily influenced by some of the BC Rich shapes back in the day, so I slammed a few of my own ideas into a shape with a few design aspects of theirs and came up with this. I made the original body in woodshop that year and still have it, although it was never finished. I graduated and forgot about the guitar.
I then got a bug up my butt 10 years later to have it finished and contacted a guy on the internet. That guitar was built by him and I still have that proto, but it did NOT turn out the way I wanted and the quality was horrible.
I then started to look for someone else to build me one....
I met Neal Moser on a Messageboard that's basically dedicated to old BC Rich's as well as his own GMW and Moser guitars. He really liked my design and offered to build it, so I worked out a deal with him and the design is now trademarked/copyrighted by Moser Custom Shop. It's available on his website along with MANY other shaped and you can have them built to your own specs. :banger:
www.mosercustomshop.com
www.nealmoser.com
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