Ultimate Rhoads

i just got off the phone w/ Karl talking about ordering a PDV and things in general. i have to say it was a great 45 minute conversation and a lot of questions were answered about the original guitar and the modern build,including a couple questions about randy's preferences in the build. a very cool guy indeed.

well post the facts & details of what he said and what you learned.

thepolkadots wrote:well post the facts & details of what he said and what you learned.

My thoughts exactly What were Randys Prefrences that were mentioned??

And what has changed from the original to the modern build.

how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

TheMrAxeman wrote:how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

Depends on who's doing it... Randy can do it in a few while others do it in thousands lol

Yea man let us know what he said.....

Axeman1956 wrote:

TheMrAxeman wrote:how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

Depends on who's doing it... Randy can do it in a few while others do it in thousands lol

Well Mr Owl can do it in three

A ONE TWOOOO THREEEEEEEEE CRUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!you guys are crazy lmao!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Turtle couldn't handle the question lol.

AeolianMad wrote:And what has changed from the original to the modern build.

sorry, i was away for a few days.

the main difference is the neck. now it's a 2 way adjustable truss rod in a maple neck.
no more nitro finish-can't do that in cali anymore.
everything else is basically the same w/ better pots & switch.

like randy, i prefer the gibson 50's "basaball bat" fat neck & smaller frets.

i'll post more info as we iron out more details.

blues_n_cues wrote:

AeolianMad wrote:And what has changed from the original to the modern build.

sorry, i was away for a few days.

the main difference is the neck. now it's a 2 way adjustable truss rod in a maple neck.
no more nitro finish-can't do that in cali anymore.
everything else is basically the same w/ better pots & switch.

like randy, i prefer the gibson 50's "basaball bat" fat neck & smaller frets.

i'll post more info as we iron out more details.

u can still do nitro laqs in cali.. for instruments... its just harder to get and takes for ever to dry.. plus urethanes are a more durable finish and u can get the guitar done faster.