Thread: "Conjurer" New Metal Series Build

Originally Posted by EtherealGuitars

PS: Did anyone spot the Orange AD30 head reflecting off the top in the second pic? Haha.....I was wrapped with that m/

Now see what you did? you made me go and look for it .

Nice work mate.

Wal

Originally Posted by walcen

Now see what you did? you made me go and look for it .

Nice work mate.

Wal

Thanks Wal

Have a good weekend everybody!
Jon

Bloody magic Jon, now it stands out. Kiss would love this.
Regards,Bob

Thanks for the reply Jon, I appreciate you taking time to explain. Does make a lot of sense. I liked the way they look on your build and was curious if there were advantages using ferules instead of a stop bar. Certainly a lot of pluses in using them.

thanks again

Mick

Hey Jon,

Ripper build. That has come up great. Would not have picked that finish came out of a can! How many coats did you need, and how much leveling did you need to do at the end before buffing?

My wife has bought me the orange AD30 head for my birthday! Only 7 sleeps to go!

Cheers,

Peter

Caught up with Jon and saw this build last Thursday.

What a crackin' build.
The Brierley pups (Alnico5 in the bridge and A2 Neck) sound balanced and accentuate the strings during chordal work. Not a great deal of compression which I find extremely sought after in a pickup for more accentuation with pick attack. (I'm not a big fan of Actives......)
The finish has also come up a real treat, and of course the colours that bounce off the blackwood top don't show in the photos. There are alot more reds and orange hues in with the browns you see in the pics, and a great deal more flame.

It's always great seeing a build in person after seeing the pics. Sometimes the real thing doesn't hold up, in this case it's the pics that don't give the complete picture. Great job, Jon.

Nice to hear that my crap blackwood turned out well Stu.

Cheers Bob

Hey Jon I'm still looking for my Homer drool emoticon .

Amassing work Mate

regards

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Here it is.

Hahaha! Love the Homer drool Wal .

Thanks also Peter and Stu, much appreciated lads!

It's funnny Peter, Stu also asked me the other night how many cans/coats etc and I honestly did not keep count. I think I said 2 the other night but on reflection I reckon it must have been 3 cans. I rubbed it back flat with 320 grit about 4 times all up before final 2 light coats. I then rubbed back with 1800 Micromesh and some hot soapy water, then 2400, 3200, 3600 and I quit at 4000. I then buffed with a drill and 2 separate buffing pads for 2 buffing compunds, the first has a bit of grit that buffs out as you work it, this builds the shine, and then a final buff with another compund that has no grit and pretty much brings out the final shine.

The key to getting a good result with this stuff is definitely in the work, not the can. I find convenience in the can and results from the labour.

BTW, I buffed out the CC cover after 24 hours of drying.....no problem at all....rest of build sat about 7-8 days I suppose before I started the rub out process.

Getting an AD30? Awesome . Really cool expressive vintage sounding valve amp.....I love it. Channel 1 is fantastic for Cleans and for running effects and Channel 2 gets dirtier so I use it as a gain channel. I saw one of my favourite bands CLUTCH earlier this year in Melbourne and they had an Orange Rocker 50w head on stage and the tones were sublime..............love the Orange amps . What cab are you going to run it to? I first ran it to a 2x12 Celestion GT75 150 watt cab and it got a bit lost....cab was just too big for it. I now run it through a different 2x12 with a Celestion V30 (60 watt) and a Celestion G12H Anniversary edition (30 watt)....still 90 watts of speaker room but the amp pushes this a heap better than the big one. The vintage designed speakers to me sound heaps better too....much more musical, they really ring out! Definitely report back to us on your thoughts and findings with the AD30 Peter.

Bob's Blackwood is definitely top rate, the best stuff I have ever used and what a pleasure to bring to life.

Originally Posted by EtherealGuitars

Have a good weekend everybody!
Jon

very aggressive


i like....muchly !!

Originally Posted by Oxbox

Call me "Wierd" But I reckon the best Musical Geniuses in the would are Steely Dan, "Not every ones cup of tea" in fact very few peoples cups of tea, but Musical Geniuses all the same!

Walter Becker and Donald Fagan were the geniuses........Steely Dan was merely a vehicle for their genius. The band consisted of Fagan and Becker and a constantly varying assortment of session musicians.

Fantastic build! The warlock style was the first guitar I drooled over and it's cool that someone is still inspired by them. Nice job and thanks for sharing.

I really have enjoyed seeing this unfold.

Cheers

Scott