My tribute to one of the greatest bands to play a power
chord.
The body was purchased as a stripped stand-alone body
with no hardware. It wasn't in bad shape, but I stripped the original
red paint to start it's transformation.
The clean body was sealed with clear wood sealer to prevent any of the
primer from soaking into the wood. Shortly after the primer was laid,
sanded, the black acrylic urethane was applied.
The graphic was difficult to choose, but, looking for a fairly simple
one to layout, I chose the terminator full body graphic to cover only
the corner. BUT, after enlarging it several time, I decided to cover as
much of the body as I could. I also wanted something on the back, and
the album cover from Peice of Mind as it has always been one of my favorites.
Plus, It looks awesome.
The Warlock hardware consists of an original BC Rich wraparound
bridge from a Kerry King Wartribe (Angel Of Death!!). I spent the money
on EMG's (81 and 85, yes, a Zakk Wylde setup), as I just couldn't overlook
that thrash sound for this peice of work. A rosewood neck, and widow headstock
finish it out . The body was drilled for a single volume, single tone
setup, but I wanted the independent volume for each pickup, so I drilled
the fourth hole in they syle of the NJ. After bolting on the neck, I was
absolutly amazed at how low the string action ended up being. I was hoping
for a looker as least, but it plays like a dream .
Check the pics, from start to finish, and enjoy.
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