DrNomis_44's Hackintosh Build

[wokkaboy]

sounds good Doc, I'd go for it mate if you can't get this package to extract !

[DrNomis_44]

sounds good Doc, I'd go for it mate if you can't get this package to extract !

Yeah it's just that one package that's causing all the trouble, I might plug the usb stick into my DAW PC and have a good look at the files on it to see if I can spot anything wrong with them.


Now, here's where it gets interesting, the USB Thumbdrive I'm using has a capacity of about 16Gb, yet there's only 11.1Mb of Data stored on it, I'm just wondering why the Thumbdrive has to be a 16Gb type if there's only 11.1Mb Data on it?, that's something I might look into on the Tonymacx86 Forum, I'm wondering if the extra space is for an OS X disk image....hmmmmm, maybe that's why it can't complete the install process.

[wokkaboy]

Doc surely you can ask where ever the package come from for any advice on issues extracting it or ask if there are any later versions available ?

[DrNomis_44]

Doc surely you can ask where ever the package come from for any advice on issues extracting it or ask if there are any later versions available ?

That's a very good point Wokka, I might see if I can post that question in the Tonymacx86 forum and see what answer/s I get.

[wokkaboy]

that's it Doc, that's where all the help is on the forums !

[DrNomis_44]

that's it Doc, that's where all the help is on the forums !

So what are you up to today mate?, got any interesting builds you're working on?, hope you're having a good day.


I'm going out to my mate's place to help him out with his guitar rig again, might also help him with his PC too.

[wokkaboy]

haha stuck in an office for 9 hours today Doc, probably won't get in the workshop till the weekend, but now the ICA-7 is pretty well finished I'm concentrating on the baritone tele, got some nice hand wound pups for it yesterday

[DrNomis_44]

haha stuck in an office for 9 hours today Doc, probably won't get in the workshop till the weekend, but now the ICA-7 is pretty well finished I'm concentrating on the baritone tele, got some nice hand wound pups for it yesterday

Cool, I was doing some rummaging around in amongst my stuff and managed to find all the pickups that were on my Headless guitar, they look a bit like black EMGs but they're passives, there's two single coils and a humbucker, I'm thinking of using them in a custom Hotrod Strat soon, I got an email from Adam saying that the body I ordered for the custom Hotrod Strat had arrived and he said he'd post it off to me, I'm going to finish the body in solid Metallic Blue, and might see if I can source a white pearloid scratchplate for it, should end up being a cool guitar.

[wokkaboy]

wow Doc love the plans for the Hotrod strat, so what custom specs will the body have over a standard ST kit ?

[DrNomis_44]

wow Doc love the plans for the Hotrod strat, so what custom specs will the body have over a standard ST kit ?

It's mostly going to be similar to a Standard Strat except it'll be routed to accept a Floyd Rose Trem system, there's a Chrome Original Floyd Rose Trem kit in stock in Sounds Of Music, that I might buy for it, but it's about $400.00, but I reckon I could put it on Lay By and pay it off fortnightly, then I'll see if I can source a 22-Fret Mighty Mite Strat neck routed for a Floyd Rose Locking Nut, might go with one with a Rosewood fingerboard, the scratchplate will have the usual standard Strat controls, but I'll go with the Eric Johnson wiring, and I'll use a set of standard Chrome mini Grover tuners, and finally I'll install a set of Ernie Ball Strap Locks on the guitar.

I found by experiment that those Mighty Mite necks seem to fit the neck pockets on the Pitbull Guitars Strat bodies pretty well.


So, I'm going to be documenting the custom Super Strat build-process in the non-PBG section.

Should be good for doing Iron Maiden covers.