Predator Project VH

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tele twister
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Predator Project VH

Post by tele twister » Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:01 pm

I haven't really posted here in a while because there seemed to be some bugs, but it seems they're gone now.

Several years ago I had acquired a '92 Predator body to rehab, in the Van Halenized inspired style. Meanwhile kept an eye out for a suitable neck.
The body sat, waiting for the right neck to come around, and after about a year of searching the web, I found this incredible flamed birds-eye beauty, which you may have seen in another recent thread.
It's from 1994, which is very sentimental year to me;
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I started by sanding just the color coats off, and very tediously leaving the polyester sealer coats intact.
My driving intention was to keep the 1992 in it, also for sentimental reasons. Plus it saves a lot of filling and finish building steps;
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Then gave it some white primer, modified the trem hole and control cavity, and installed the bushings for the Kahler 2500 locking trem;
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Then a couple more coats of primer, a good leveling, and several top coats of white catalyzed lacquer;
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I had to repair the neck overhang, and patch a tuner hole tear out;
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And install the Kahler Deluxe string lock;
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And then the final assembly, and a pose in front of her favorite amps.
I named her FrankenPred :D
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Re: Predator Project VH

Post by tele twister » Sun Mar 20, 2022 9:23 pm

OOPS!
I just used the search feature, and apparently it is working very well...
because I posted a thread on this FrankenPred project, about 6 years ago :lol:

Oh well, I still got her, and I still love her! :D

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Re: Predator Project VH

Post by PVplayer » Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:19 am

Very nice

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Re: Predator Project VH

Post by Stumpa » Wed May 11, 2022 10:57 pm

That is a really cool guitar. I’m so amazed to see a full flamed maple neck. I’ve searched the web and I don’t see any necks like that. I started my search because I own a ‘91 predator with two unique features. 1. Is a gorgeous half flamed maple neck. 2. Is all black peavey single coils with “peavey” printed on the black covers. It seems like I’ve seen the “peavey” branded coil covers before, but when I search for images, I don’t find any.
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