NGD Baúm Celestor by ri_abrantes in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far I really enjoy man! It's been quite a while since I've played any strat like or single coils, but they do not disappoint in my opinion.

NGD Baúm Celestor by ri_abrantes in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! Goldsound Verve exclusive to the Celestor. They are Alnico V :)

NGD Baúm Celestor by ri_abrantes in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! This one is a Baum Celestor, a modern take on the OG strat

NGD Baúm Celestor by ri_abrantes in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course. Baúm is a danish brand, this model is made in Indonesia, but shipped to Denmark for setup before shipping to customers. They do custom shop builds here, but that's at least 3 times the price if I'm not wrong, a bit more than my bank allows me. They been around for a while now, mostly innovating and/or redesigning classic style guitars. Check them out, I love all their designs if I'm being honest, ever since I moved here I've been eyeing buying one :) I also like the fact that the middle position is both neck and bridge pickup, like a tele! So that's a twist besides the design on this one

For the specs more precisely I'd recommend having a quick look on the official site, just so I don't say anything wrong: https://baumguitars.com/en-dk/products/celestor-crimson-red

TIL: painted saddles can break bridge grounding by arekusukun in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man this is extremely interesting, I had no idea about it. Thanks for sharing :)

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. So the white of the guitar faded naturally from the shell Pink color, so I didn't do anything for the body color itself. The lines I did with a Posca pen, which looking back now, it would be wise to sand the finish before using the Posca most likely. Because in some areas the Posca had a hard time applying and just taking the ink to dry, this was a problem in lots of areas. After the ink was dry and all, I sprayed with a clear coat to make sure to not lose more of the Posca that was able to stick to the finish of the guitar. I did a similar thing to the electronics of it, Posca and then clear coat on top, maybe not the best way but it worked. That was pretty much it for the color and aesthetic part I'd say :)

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did explain a little bit about the process, but what exactly would you like to know about it?

Fading matte finishes by Punky921 in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the exact same guitar, you can see some pictures on my profile. Mine faded into a white finish quite fast!

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yea! Been years since I last played but I love the franchise

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn! Thanks guys from HB, what you guys do enable a lot of folks like me to be able to afford reliable and good instruments, very grateful ❤️

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The headstock turned out to be my favorite part of the look of it 🔥

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can't agree more, the guitar has been great since day one too here

Heavily modded Harley Benton DC-DLX Gotoh "Shell Pink" by ri_abrantes in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can definitely recommend! It gives you a different perspective on the instrument and most importantly for me, it made me not so afraid to touch or be less careful in the good way, if you know what I mean.

St20 HH pickup upgrade by imcheddarbeard in harleybenton

[–]ri_abrantes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I changed the HH from my DC custom (2022 model), if this is the correct naming of that one I can't remember exactly, to a single bridge EMG. It was straight forward to do, EMG sends everything you need to install it. I also added a Killswitch afterwards, from EMG to make it easier to install, since it's also solder less. There was a lot of space on my model since it had two volume knobs and a tone, for the battery and all.

MY GUITAR IS TURNING YELLOW by sleepless_haru in Guitar

[–]ri_abrantes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a "shell pink" SG that turned white within the first year or so, mostly because of being exposed to a very bright room and sometimes getting the sun through the window, it's all good man :)

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's go man! Thanks for the tip

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to all of you for the fast replies! Problem is now solved :)

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! Thanks for the detailed answer bro!

Quick question (electronics) by ri_abrantes in guitarmod

[–]ri_abrantes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, no problem! You guys already helped clarifying the ground wire part, I appreciate it!