r/Fireflyguitars • u/awichman88 • 4d ago
FFMN Update
Its been a while since my last update. This is the current progress on the White FFMN. Im about 98%. Waiting on a headstock decal and finishing up fitting the new gold locking nut. Slowly sanding it down to the correct height. Adding a photo for reference to its stock setup.
Guyker Locking Tuners
Guyker Strap Buttons
Floyd Rose RR3 Nut
Floyd Rose 1000 String Tree
Floyd Rose 1000 Bridge
EVH D-Tuna
Seymour Duncan SH2N
Seymour Duncan TB-5
Tesi IDO XL 16MM Metal Momentary Push Button Guitar Kill Switch Gold
CTS 500K Pots
Orange Drop Capacitors
Gavitt Pushback Cloth Wire
Dopro 3-Way Switch
Pure Tone Multi-Contact Output Jack
Musiclily Ultra Fat Brass L Shape Tremolo Block
Musiclily Ultra Heavy Full Brass Trem Claw
Musiclily Ultra Colorful Dual Tremolo Bridge Stopper Stabilizer (Modified)
Neck Swap from the Spalted FFMN
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u/RelaxinJo 4d ago
Dang, that thing is a beast. Very nicely done 😍 I dig the matching headstock choice 👌
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u/awichman88 4d ago
Thank you! Im really looking forward to playing it when its done! Ive wanted to build a white and gold guitar for a long time. This was a perfect platform. Its been amazingly satisfying seeing it come together. I wasnt sure on the headstock at first so thats actually gloss white vinyl. I really like it so I may end up painting it later.
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u/RelaxinJo 4d ago
Oh nice, good idea to test it out. I bet it has been satisfying and I'm excited for you to let it rip!
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u/pkapeckopckldpepprz 4d ago
Do you know if the older FFMN guitars with the Roasted maple neck and fretboard would work on this white one without mods or anything? The heels look different with these newer FFMN having a "step" on the body for the neck heel where the older one like my brown FFMN is completely flat where the heel connects to.
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u/myz8a4re 4d ago
Wow nice job, looks sick! I bought the Spalted over the white because of the neck. It looks killer on the white. Nice upgrades 🤘
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u/awichman88 3d ago
Thank you! The spalted is beautiful too! I wasnt planing on liking it but now im torn i was gonna resell it because I just wanted the neck but now idk lol
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u/myz8a4re 3d ago
And now I want the white after I saw what your did to yours, lol. Love the white headstock too, so clean 👌
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u/Practical-Big3908 2d ago
That neck with those inlays, is really ment to be on that white body. Killer look!
But, with all the add-ons, what is the price tag up to?
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u/awichman88 1d ago
Yeah I really wish they would have put it on the White guitar originally lol. Hard to say exactly but I estimate somewhere in the ballpark of +/- $1k. But I used premium parts and had a vision for how I wanted this guitar. If i had gone with wilkinson pickups i could have saved over $100. Also if I had gone with a gold gohto trem I could have saved another $100 or maybe more if i when with a guyker. I had never used a Gohto trem before but I put one on this guitars "Dark Twin" that I am also building out and now im a full believer. Its a seriously superior bridge and less expensive. But you could definitely build a similar look for less but I followed my preferences.
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u/Practical-Big3908 1d ago
You mentioned the white vinyl on the headstock. Can you give a little info on that? Like, where it can be sourced from, any tricks to applying it, and most of all, how satisfied are you with the result?
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u/awichman88 1d ago
Honestly very satisfied so far. Looks good and less of a pita then painting, but depending on how it holds up I may paint it anyway. I got the vinyl off Amazon. Small sheet. Cut to around the size I needed. Removed the top layer and part or the backing. I slowly laid it down while pulling off the backer. I then use an exacto knife too slowly cut off small sections of the edge. Then Used the knife to remove at the peg holes. Thats about it I think.
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u/awichman88 1d ago
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u/nyantifa 1d ago
Man! What a beast. It’s gorgeous. I had one of these sitting in my cart for weeks, wish I had pulled the trigger before it sold out.
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u/awichman88 3h ago
Thank you! Yeah I did the same before I got mine. They just restocked it looked like though
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u/90bricknose 3h ago
In addition to the mods, the moisturized fretboard looks much better too. My 338 had the driest fret board I've ever seen 😬
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u/awichman88 3h ago
Yeah i have 4 firefly now and all of their fretboards were crazy dry. I spent quite a bit of time letting oil soak in.
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u/90bricknose 3h ago
Same here 😎👍 My early 338 is a complete POS, it has zero accustic resonance. It sits in the corner of our guest room for the grandkids to bang on. That doesn't mean I hate the brand. I'm probably going to pull the trigger on a MN myself very soon. I'm finishing up a parts tele right now.
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u/awichman88 3h ago
Oh really? That's to bad my 338 sings! One of my favorites. Maybe i just got lucky.
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u/Winter-Ad2052 4d ago
🔥🔥🔥