inspired by the other pictures post, that's the place to put pictures of your guitars :)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum4.html (<- my best so far)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/pinkguitar.jpg (<- my current "axe")
These are all DIY builds. Nothing compared to the work I see over at the Projectguitar.com forums, but they get the job done.
My love:
(http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7578/img3680ni4.jpg)
...a 2003 Gibson Les Paul Standard '60 neck, with EMG pickups (81 on NECK and 85 on BRIDGE).
Ad the other one:
(http://www.davideanastasia.com/eyes-dimarzio/img_2952_little.jpg)
...a '96 Ibanez RG 550 LTD BK, with DiMarzio pickups (Tone Zone on Bridge, Blue Velvet in the middle and Air Norton on neck).
Seems like a Lounge thread to me, but here's my favourite gtr, some diy/mods...
It's like a 1950s Supro Dual Tone, but the body shape is like an earlier National, and the body carving is different. The control panel is odd, but appears to be original (original routing anyway, pots are early 70s, wired Tele-style). There's no serial number plate, so it could be constructed from leftover 50s parts in the late 60s or later, or a Valco staff 'custom' job). Tuners are first generation pat pending Grover Rotomatics, which I think are late 60s...
It had LP style tailpiece and bridge when I got it. I filled a couiple of holes and put on this brass resonator style TP (that I artificially aged), but subsequently have put on an old Bigsby (as there were old screw holes where one had been there in the past), and a repro Supro logo on the headstock.
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/gtrs/supro.jpg)
I love these old Valco /Supro /Airline gtrs - have 3 of them (1, 2 and 3 pickups! they are single coil, but sound great IMO. I wanna do a series /parallel switching mod, I bought the new switch, but am a bit scared of doing it)
I love the black dyed guitar and the mahogony, and the supro...
I am bidding on an old guitar on ebay right now...
Matt
Some of my "Babies" !!
(http://www.pbase.com/image/78042826.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/image/78042834.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/image/78042870.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/image/78042943.jpg)
Jap '62 reissue strat from 1994
Mex P-bass deluxe from 1999
Yamaha AES820
Jap Tele from 1985
:D MM
My current axe
(http://a240.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/l_06bf781fbefdcc91abe3225dd5af7697.jpg)
G&L Tribute Legacy HB Premium. Now this is going to get me flamed by all the Fender nuts - but honestly next time you see one of these, whether it be korean or american, play it.
Mine is a tribute series, made in Korea - they cost the same as the Mexican Fenders - and are so much better hands down. I spent months looking at Mex Fenders and this thing totally beats every one I tried in every aspect.
Even though they are Korean, the pickups are the same as in the American Models, and QC is very tight.
Highly highly recommended!
BTW - G(George Fullerton)&L(Leo Fender). These axes are what Fenders were before being sold out.
My first axe is a custom shop I believe made in Australia. This thing is around late 80's I think I traced it. It has dings and worn frets, god I wish it didnt. I love the carved top and is the most awesome playing axe - nice pickups too.
(http://a397.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00824/69/37/824937396_l.jpg)
This is a group shot, but it is to show the black guitar. It is a 1991 Japanese Ibanez RG570. I wish I hadnt sold it to be honest because they are getting quite sought after, the Jap ones. I started playing rock and blues more than metal, so I didnt need two metal axes anymore.
The amp in the background is an Ashton (Aussie brand) before anyone who knows of Ashton starter gear, this is an awesome amp for its price. 50w all tube, 70-80 speaker, electro harmonix tubes (soon to be changed). I am very happy with it, I bought it 2nd hand of a guy who only used it for home harmonica playing - mint condition and a bargain!
Effects are Boss CS-3, V847, SD-1, Zoom 505 (eww), and the channel and reverb switch on the amp. Long before any modding.
(http://a400.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01189/99/35/1189085399_l.jpg)
I'm not sure what the next axe will be, I'd love a nice LP copy, but cant stand the necks. My girlfriend has an Ibanez JTK-1 http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/JTK1IV-f95478be505ed297c4837c81bf3a046c.jpg (http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/JTK1IV-f95478be505ed297c4837c81bf3a046c.jpg) hers is butterscotch but I'd like a white one, and change out the pups.
Here's my love....
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/PICT5172.jpg)
87 Vintage reissue 62 strat,modified SRV Callaham bridge, jumbo frets, ,05 Grey Tiger vintage wax tone cap. 11-52 strings.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/PICT5173.jpg)
Guild 1973 G-37, amazing tone on this babe, my favorite acoustic.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/PICT5174.jpg)
Japanese Ibanez Hummingbird copy, used for slide open tuning.
Cool! Who's the strat signed by? And why the left handed bridge?
Matt
epi dot ;)
(http://nearworlds.org/stuff/new_epiphone_dot.jpg)
I had the chance to meet Buddy Guy in his greenroom on a tv show, I said here you go sir please bless my guitar! He picked it up,started playing acoustically, I was talking to him about the work done on the guit, but he was not there!, he was instantly in LaLa Land playing with his eyes closed. Man, thats why I respect guys like this, he gets into this vibe instantly, playing 30 seconds in a way that I will never achieve in my lifetime...
The SRV mod I did after trying one and realizing that the tremolo bar was at last usable! It took me about 3-4 days of heavy playing to get used to it, but now I would not change it for anything.Its fun to use it with the palm of my hand while playing.
Cheers
(http://www.eskimo.plus.com/fxstuff/guitars.jpg)
The one on the left is a 1983 Tokia Silver Star that I bought off Ebay from a guy in Japan. Not much to say about it really, it's black, it's a strat, it's got a big headstock, doesn't get much cooler than that in my book.
The other one's a Squire Standard Strat with a Kent Armstrong humbucker in the bridge position with series/ parallel/single coil switching.
I've also got a 1981 Ibanez Musician which is a really nice guitar, I don't play it much these days though.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/guitars.jpg)
Danelectro DC-59
The hacked remains of what used to be a 65 gibson Melody Maker (Now has a schaller bridge and a Kent Armstrong 'Kentron'
Jazzmaster (Japanese re-issue)
and one I've never managed to name! Any ideas?
Quote from: sfr on May 01, 2007, 03:38:29 AM
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum4.html (<- my best so far)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/pinkguitar.jpg (<- my current "axe")
These are all DIY builds. Nothing compared to the work I see over at the Projectguitar.com forums, but they get the job done.
I love that pink Supro style with the Jazzmaster trem! Gorgeous work! Very very impressive!
Roger
Here's a couple of mine:
My 1981 Hamer Sunburst
(http://www.andyharrison.net/files/81hamerburst.jpg)
My custom made 1959 Tele Custom
(http://www.andyharrison.net/files/tele_custom.jpg)
Andy
Quote from: hairyandy on May 01, 2007, 10:43:23 AM
Here's a couple of mine:
My 1981 Hamer Sunburst
I always loved the look of these. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with getting catalogs from every guitar manufacturer I could think of, and I recall getting the Hamer catalog with a gorgeous full color picture of the Standards, Sunbursts and Specials. The pre-teen "
rock and roll Roger"** really wanted a cherry sunburst Hamer Standard like nobody's business. I always loved Rick Neilson's (Cheap Trick) Hamer Standard.
Here is the photo:
(http://www.hamerfanclub.com/images/classof'81_low.JPG)
Roger
(**as opposed to the 30-something "
indie rock Roger" and his collection of Jazzmasters :) )
Quote from: sfr on May 01, 2007, 03:38:29 AM
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum4.html (<- my best so far)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/pinkguitar.jpg (<- my current "axe")
These are all DIY builds. Nothing compared to the work I see over at the Projectguitar.com forums, but they get the job done.
That Gumby Head is awsome, did you do this from a template? and if so, where can I get it!!!
I'll play! I'm a strickly Electra dude for awhile know. I gotten every one very cheap, hell the Tele was 99 bucks. Highly underated guitars. They play great and have nice sounding pups. Plus, if you know Electra's the two with the extra switches (MPC's Modular Powered Circuits, I think) have interchangable effects cartridges in the back. Sweet!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/WildZebra/GroupShot.jpg)
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/idle_chatterbox/red_4.jpg)
I'll post my very cheap guitars ;D
This one is a FenixST20, with replacement lil59 and a jb jnr. I would have bought a proper fender strat but this one plays and sounds as good as many a Fender I have played. The frets are getting worn though, so I might replace the whole neck at some point
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/121/fenixou4.jpg)
This is a Wesley. Got it for £71 delivered, new, from their ebay store. I bought it to practice some tech skills on (and basically butcher), like replacing the nut, tuners and so on as I wanted to get a warmoth and build one up myself. But actually this guitar is pretty good. I was amazed at the neck - it plays and feels just like an LP. The stock pickups were shite so I replaced them with a GFS Dream 90 and Dream 180. Well worth it, for little over £100 I have a very playable guitar, which I really wasn't expecting.
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2981/wesleyfq5.jpg)
Quote from: momo on May 01, 2007, 10:58:00 AM
That Gumby Head is awsome, did you do this from a template? and if so, where can I get it!!!
Actually, I simply traced a photo of an Electra headstock, and modified it a bit to make the template for my first guitar. Then modified it a bit more to fit the smaller wood I had for the next guitar, and have been using that same template for a while now. I might have a scan of it somewhere I could email you, if you wanted, I suppose. I'm planning on working with a slightly different style now; it's a similar design, but "pulled in" a bit at the top for straighter string pull as I've been having a bit of binding at the nuts with trem usage lately. I really should switch to 6-on-a-side style stocks, but the only one I've seen that I like is the big CBS style fender ones, and I don't want to *totally* cop another design.
Quote from: sfr on May 01, 2007, 03:38:29 AM
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum4.html (<- my best so far)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/pinkguitar.jpg (<- my current "axe")
These are all DIY builds. Nothing compared to the work I see over at the Projectguitar.com forums, but they get the job done.
I love the german carve on your current axe! Nicely done.
here's my steeze... sorry about the first picture- i took it with my phone!
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/jlullo/0501072227.jpg)
1972 Guild Starfire IV
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/jlullo/DSCF1701.jpg)
90's Gibson SG Jr reissue, and my knee
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/jlullo/acoustic.jpg)
1974 Guild D25M, featuring my feet
i LOVE LOVE guild. I used to have a guild s-100 (sg style) and it was at the time my favorite guitar. We were on tour with a band that i absolutely idolize, and the lead singer convinced me (with a wad of cash) to sell it to him. It's the only guitar i ever regret selling, and i've gotten rid of some beauties. I can't complain, though, because this Starfire is what dreams are made of. the sg isn't going anywhere either :)
Alright, I'll play this game but I must admit, I'm a gear whore. I've got 12 guitars right now, some are back in Austin but soon, all will be with me.
1985 Gibson ES-335 Dot Reissue - an amazing guitar, what else is there to say (pickups are SD Jazz in neck and '59 in the bridge)
(http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/13785/2003917795327256917_rs.jpg)
1986 Fender American Standard Strat (2 point bridge, SD Little '59 in the bridge now with push/pull on volume)
(http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/16312/2003942064812363012_rs.jpg)
1993 Ibanez RV470 (I've never seen another one, I'd love to find one... Japanese Strat beater)
(http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/16079/2003987693058729642_rs.jpg)
1991 Charvel Fusion Deluxe (BL L500XL bridge, SD Hot Rails neck, preamp, Japanese)
(http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/15105/2003967319218123955_rs.jpg)
2001 Dean Evo 7 (needs new pickups, amazing neck through all mahogany quilted maple top for $350, I couldn't say no)
(http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/16533/2003918489512285285_rs.jpg)
1970's pre-lawsuit Pan Les Paul copy (restored, note the slanted neck pickup, Japanese)
(http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/16427/2003923778173434509_rs.jpg)
1970's Guild D-50 (Brazilian rosewood back and sides, fat neck, rich full sound and projects like an acoustic should)
(http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/15275/2003992408107009864_rs.jpg)
1996(?) S&P Martin D-28 copy (rosewood back and sides, spruce top, huge crack through back)
(http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/16270/2003933737534948941_rs.jpg)
1990's Martin D-15 (A steal for $250 in mint condition)
(http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/16270/2003933737534948941_rs.jpg)
2001 Hohner HW 460
(http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/14759/2003953169620379332_rs.jpg)
1970's(?) Hofner classical ($25, why not?)
(http://www.tundramusic.com/images/110117_FF.jpg)
2001 Squier P-bass special
(http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/14046/2000118893494636750_rs.jpg)
ESP Edwards FR120GT
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF2575.jpg)
ESP LTD DV8SE 157/200
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF2583.jpg)
Ibanez JS1000BP
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF2590.jpg)
LAMIA
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/Lamia1.jpg)
QuoteI simply traced a photo of an Electra headstock
sweet
Instead of posting pictures of my strat, tele, etc. (which aren't very interesting pictures anyway) I'll post my favorite cheap guitar find:
(http://www.beavisaudio.com/images/eko_orange.jpg)
A 1960 Eko from Italy with an aftermarket pickup. Stuffed with foam to prevent feedback. I love this one. :)
My two babe´s, a Parker PM-20 Pro and a Warwick 4 string rock bass.... My Tama kit is in its cases.
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/Red2112_2006/Parker.jpg)
My little rig...
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/Red2112_2006/EVJH_Kit.jpg)
A short sound clip of the Parker direct to my EVJ modded head and me in pijama... :icon_lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cEFNR8y5Aw
Nice guitars folks!
Good care.
An old pic of 1/4 of my current collection. There's only a couple of guitars on there that have been sold, but the rest are still in the "herd".
(http://ellispuppies.com/guitars.jpg)
that cream-ish fender with the black pickgaurd, maple neck H-S-S is AMAZING! i want one... :'(
Glad to see I'm not the only gear whore on this page ;D.
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on May 02, 2007, 12:16:15 PM
that cream-ish fender with the black pickgaurd, maple neck H-S-S is AMAZING! i want one... :'(
I love those guitars! I have about 4 of each (red, black, sunburst, and blonde) and in maple & rosewood. Fender only made them for a few years and the features are exceptional! They have vintage tuners, H-S-S pickups with a coil tap, modern radius, chunky necks, and full size tremolo blocks. Every time I find one on the bay, I snatch them up. Although they are MIM, the quality is great. These were the grandfathers to the Jimmy Vaughan models.
Quote from: Cliff Schecht on May 02, 2007, 12:22:38 PM
Glad to see I'm not the only gear whore on this page ;D.
Nope, when we bought a house, we bought one with 4 rooms knowing full well that 1 of those would be for all the guitars, amps, pedals, etc... Now with 2 kids, the garage is in the process of being converted to accommodate the "herd".
My latest:
(http://www.robkidd.homestead.com/files/SoloOxFront.jpg)
The Ox: New Guinea Rosewood body, EB-O style pickup (side-winder), Active/passive with fet pre. Carbon fiber reinforced neck. Only had a set of chrome tuners... black ones on the way...
people ask why i use $1,000 guitars, insisting that its not about image, but rather the music you play...
news flash! : I DONT CARE.
im badass+my guitars are badass=sonic DESTRUCTION
its 90% about image, and you all know it.
how much do those strats go for?
I've seen them start to go up in price over the last few years. I got the latest one for close to $400. Of course, a few years back, I was getting them for no more than $200 shipped :(
400 bucks is STILL really good...thanx man, i appreciate the pictures/info!
youve got me started on a quest to find the ultimate strat hahaha...
as soon as i clear up some bills...
Here's my main guitar, Parker Mojo Nitefly:
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/Mojo-Body1.JPG)
My second favorite, Ibanez S470FM, flame maple, british racing green.
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/470FR.JPG)
This is my FrankenStrat, built it from parts, has a fabric covering the body.
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/SS-NewPickgrd.JPG)
This is an old EX370FM that I bought a neck for to make it a fretless electric.
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/MySpace/FElec1.jpg)
I had this HRR Strat for a while, traded it for an amp.
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/MIJS-NewPick.JPG)
I've got about four more, but I don't have pictures of them...
Mmmm...Nite Fly! Its on my list :icon_biggrin:
My Magnum Flying V. I added the old Kahler Flyer and Grover tuners and rewired electronics. And my '72 refurbished Tele with American standard bridge and all knew hardware. Removed discolored blond paint and stained and poly coated, added black pickguard and rewired electronics with Fender dual coil noiseless pickups.
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=DSC00015_1143813446-422-10332.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=DSC00017_1143803565-422-10333.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=DSC00030t_1143806357-422-10340.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=DSC00011_1143790027-422-10327.jpg
http://www.logmonster.com/images/full/?pic=DSC00010_1143831016-422-10328.jpg
Solderboy - is a that a DIY build? Where'd you get the EB-0 p'up? I'm thinking about one for a current build. (Half because I want the sound, half because I want the chrome!)
QuoteMmmm...Nite Fly! Its on my list
I honestly don't think there is a better playing electric guitar than a Parker with a carbon fiber fretboard and stainless steel frets. It's effortless to play, you can get a super low action because of the precision with which it is built and I really like the tone and versatility of it. It's also really cool to have the ability to use the piezos on the bridge and/or the Seymour Duncan magnetic pickups at the same time - stereo output! :icon_cool:
Hey Paul,
I am so not used to seeing pickup bezels on Parkers... did it come that way....Is that the way to Mojo's are done.....
That also leads to, is the pickup mounted to the Bezel or solid to the body?
It is a great looking guitar and I like the look of that Ibanez... I love the color....
Thanks,
Mick
(http://www.syndromet.com/bilder/front.jpg)(http://www.syndromet.com/bilder/lp1.jpg)(http://www.syndromet.com/bilder/samick1.jpg)(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/CIMG2083.jpg)
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on May 02, 2007, 12:31:32 PM
people ask why i use $1,000 guitars, insisting that its not about image, but rather the music you play...
news flash! : I DONT CARE.
im badass+my guitars are badass=sonic DESTRUCTION
its 90% about image, and you all know it.
how much do those strats go for?
Until you can't rely on image anymore, because you look downright silly running around in leopard-print spandex. :icon_lol: Then suddenly, it's ALL about the music, and you may find yourself pigeonholed into one narrow sphere of creativity. That is a lesson learned with time, take it to heart. Sure, you can still play your pointy guitars, why not? But to stand out, you have to stand up.
Quote from: MicFarlow77 on May 02, 2007, 04:42:24 PM
Hey Paul,
I am so not used to seeing pickup bezels on Parkers... did it come that way....Is that the way to Mojo's are done.....
That also leads to, is the pickup mounted to the Bezel or solid to the body?
It is a great looking guitar and I like the look of that Ibanez... I love the color....
Thanks,
Mick
It's cheaper to use the bezel deals I think, the Ibanez PGM 300 comes with direct mount pickups while the PGM 100 has the rings. It has absolutely no effect on tone but I think it's a more expensive alternative. This would explain why cheap guitars never have direct mounted pickups.
Quote from: Paul Marossy on May 02, 2007, 03:12:53 PM
QuoteMmmm...Nite Fly! Its on my list
I honestly don't think there is a better playing electric guitar than a Parker with a carbon fiber fretboard and stainless steel frets. It's effortless to play, you can get a super low action because of the precision with which it is built and I really like the tone and versatility of it. It's also really cool to have the ability to use the piezos on the bridge and/or the Seymour Duncan magnetic pickups at the same time - stereo output! :icon_cool:
I don't wanna brag, well I do... :icon_lol: The Parker PM-20 Pro that I own, is the only guitar that I bought without trying it out first. I ordered it at my local shop, didn't even try it when it got there, just made shure the neck was good, paid and took it home and since then I haven't looked back. I have owned many guitars, more then 40, one for almost each year I have and I must say Parkers are great!
A bit hard to get used to at first, as the neck is very thin and fast, as well as the responce is very sensitive. For the price, the PM-20 Pro is a very good guitar with out the extra cash of new pickups and hardware. I would suggest any guitarist to try out a Parker, and if your on a tight budget, try the PM series. If your not convinced, check out the Parker site "show us your Fly" all very happy, and some folks even have 10 of them! It's like riding a Harley! The Nite Fly is the next one on my list! BTW, I do like your Ibanez S470FM too, sweet!
Regards,
Mike and the Parker family :)
does anyone know how much will it cost to repaint my guitar? (telecaster)
the finish is really bad and the paint come off really easy.
i want just to put a clear coat on it and keep the wood shown.
and where can i do it?
QuoteSolderboy - is a that a DIY build?
Yep.
QuoteWhere'd you get the EB-0 p'up? I'm thinking about one for a current build. (Half because I want the sound, half because I want the chrome!)
Long story; was working for a luthier a few months ago who planned to use ebo's for some prototypes basses that he had designed, so he had a box of these made, but when they came in, they sucked. I spent some time getting them working (although they still weren't perfect). We ran out of time and patience with them and ended up using other pickups, but he gave me one to mess around with at home. I did similar mods to it that I had done to the others and used it in my new bass. I've gigged with it for 2-3 weeks now, and It sounds great but the string balance was still not perfect! So last week I did some more research on the original EBO p'ups and made one for myself that is more similar to the original. I was able to re-use that huge chrome cover, but its a totally new pickup. I'm happy so far, but I've only used it for teaching and practice at this stage - I get to gig with it tonight...
Have tried the repro ebo's at a few music shops and the US ones are much better sounding than the Korean ones so I don't think the cheap pickups are quite right. Try ebay I guess, but if its a cheapy, be prepared to mess around with it...
Here's my main Strat:
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/alderbody/White_rw1.jpg)
Warmoth wood(1pc alder/qs.AAA.Fl.maple+braz/bone.6105), WCR SR pickups, Callaham hardware, RS electrics.
Neck is tung-oiled and body is painted with a water-based finish.
Here's my Ex-1990 AmStd:
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/alderbody/Black_mpl2.jpg)
Converted to "vintage". Nitroed neck, klusons, bone, 6105, SD-SSL1, RS electrics, Callaham/Fender Hardware.
And my Epi 335:
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a192/alderbody/Epi.jpg)
All hardware replaced, bone nut, WCR Crossroads, RS electrics.
that's a VERY nice looking black strat you've got there.
thanks! ;)
it plays really good, too...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v114/ChuckieAnvil/Things/100_0003.jpg)
Carvin DC135. Since the picture I've switched out the bridge humbucker for a Vintage Vibe humbucker-sized P90. I've got a Danelectro DC3 and a Martin DM, too, but the Carvin is what I use for basically everything. Amp is a Silvertone 1484, and the combination sounds pretty excellent.
QuoteHey Paul,
I am so not used to seeing pickup bezels on Parkers... did it come that way....Is that the way to Mojo's are done.....
That also leads to, is the pickup mounted to the Bezel or solid to the body?
It is a great looking guitar and I like the look of that Ibanez... I love the color....
Thanks,
Mick
The Mojo Nitefly comes stock with the pickup rings. The pickup is mounted to the pickup rings AFAICT. The Ibanez is a very nice guitar, too, but it ain't near as easy to play as my Mojo Nitelfy. But it has the tone...
(http://a111.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/10/l_c134f2ae23e5043dfe27da95d8070e2e.jpg)
Here's mine (sorry for the grainy pic): '93 Am Std. Tele, Series 10 LP copy (wrinkle-paint-black), Dean Evo (set up for slide), Rogue 4 string Bass, old Kimberly (for slide), Rogue resonator (for slide), Peavey Wolfgang Special, Dean Exotica QSE.
The Tele has a Seymour Duncan Lil' 59 in it, and I hacked up that Kimberly to put in an old HB I had laying around. I wish I wouldn't have now (looking into it, found out they were produced by Teisco Del Ray, and although not valuable, it would've been cooler stock--I didn't know at the time. I was young and was told it was a "cheap old guitar." Besides, the neck is so warped, it was unplayable--that's actually why I got into slide lol), the Evo has all Carvin electronics and tuners, coil taps on the Wolf, the Series 10 has all the old Dean Evo stuff (that was my old slide guitar), and the bass has a built-in Bazz Fuss.
I guess that's it. The best part is coming up with a new answer every time my wife asks why I need "all those guitars" ;D
Not into professional playing too much to spend a lot of money, but I do fancy those really nice strats and tele's.
Especially maple necks... :P
1985 Fender Japanese Telecaster w/new vol pot, varitone, old seymour duncan bridge pickup, and the neck pickup isn't working for some reason.
shitty paint, but the guitar is in good condition
Fender hot rod deville 212 US made.
I also have a tech 21 sansamp gt2, and a marshall compressor
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8277/teleaw8.jpg)
just so you see how bad the paint is (apperantly the last owner repainted the back of the guitar.
what can happen if i sand some spots? can it harm the guitar?
(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3038/img2810mu3.jpg)
(http://aronnelson.com/gallery/albums/Stebens-fuzzy-pot/2_1.jpg)
My strat project in good company with the kids ;D (Febe, 7months, on the left, Robbe, 3.5, on the right)
DIY adhesive paper for on furniture, "suburst" sprayed with white
(http://aronnelson.com/gallery/albums/Stebens-fuzzy-pot/1_G.sized.jpg)
Quote from: Rattlehead on May 03, 2007, 03:48:59 PM
just so you see how bad the paint is (apperantly the last owner repainted the back of the guitar.
what can happen if i sand some spots? can it harm the guitar?
what is that under the black coat?... is it a sticker or something?... :o
If the paint is not nitro (it's quite likely to be poly), it might be very hard to remove it.
But an experienced luthier might be able to gently remove that extra coat(s) of paint...
You might be able to do it yourself with
fine sandpapers and a lot of caution!
EDIT: that would require re-polishing the finish after you're done, though. Better take it to a pro.
cool guitars folks,
but now it's time for some lefthanded ones!
my Jacaranda JST-JL Custom (handmade in milan www.jacaranda.it (http://www.jacaranda.it))
(http://i12.tinypic.com/54l7j1e.jpg)
(http://i13.tinypic.com/2jf0kk5.jpg)
Fender Strato Am Std 1996:
(http://i15.tinypic.com/2dhh46a.jpg)
Quote from: Rodgre on May 01, 2007, 10:40:11 AM
Quote from: sfr on May 01, 2007, 03:38:29 AM
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum3.html
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/PhotoAlbum4.html (<- my best so far)
http://homepage.mac.com/sfjoshua/pinkguitar.jpg (<- my current "axe")
These are all DIY builds. Nothing compared to the work I see over at the Projectguitar.com forums, but they get the job done.
I love that pink Supro style with the Jazzmaster trem! Gorgeous work! Very very impressive!
Roger
Dito, I love Supros (that original one earlier in the thread is pretty cool too)!
(http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Gezpaton/Jazz+1.JPG)
(http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Gezpaton/Squirebird.JPG)
The 'SquireBird' has been updated to include a Tele PU and I've changed the knobs for chrome ones.
I can feel the G.A.S coming...
I love Paul M's pink strat, it's simply beautiful.
Keep posting! I would have posted a pic of my guitar if only I had a camera, but imagine yourself a cherry red Epi SG with satin finish :)
I took myself some time to clean it just the other week so all chrome is shining and you can actually see the wood grain on the fretboard again...
/BN
Liking this thread! more from me :D
family snapshot - Supro 1950s?, Airline 1960, Silvertone 1958:
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/gtrs/valcos-x3.jpg)
another (Hagstrom /Futurama early 60s):
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/charlottecooper/guitarsite/img/kentblack.jpg)
and, rare (Wandre, Italian, with alu neck, early 60s):
(http://www.fetishguitars.com/img/wandre/trilam/dallas/smwhole2.jpg)
Some seriously serious covetting going on here. It's like flipping through the all-glossy edition of Vintage Guitar magazine...but with bigger pictures.
My new ones:
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/678/medium/Trio.jpg)
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/672/MuddyTele.jpg)(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/690/Black2.jpg)
And the old ones:
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/Johnson.jpg)
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/04ce34f0.jpg)
But my favorite these days (from the 1rst picture) is really this one.
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/677/medium/WhiteBlond.jpg)
Does it show that I've been building more guitars (Teles...) than guitar effects lately?...
Gilles
Why is it that us guitar players can't just have one or two guitars?! :icon_redface: :icon_confused: :icon_eek: :icon_frown: :icon_neutral: :icon_razz: :icon_rolleyes: :icon_surprised: :icon_wink:
Paul, I believe for the same reason you can't have only one distorsion/overdrive/fuzz/whatever. They just ain't the same. 1 guitar for every taste.. we have zillions of tastes :D It's addictive.
;)
I only had one guitar for about twelve years
But I want more..... ;D lots more :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: smnm on May 04, 2007, 08:37:37 AM
Liking this thread! more from me :D
family snapshot - Supro 1950s?, Airline 1960, Silvertone 1958:
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/gtrs/valcos-x3.jpg)
You lucky bastard! I want that Airline Town and Country (the one in the middle) soooo freakin' bad it hurts. It's even the color I want as well. :icon_sad:
Quote from: Paul Marossy on May 04, 2007, 04:22:06 PM
Why is it that us guitar players can't just have one or two guitars?! :icon_redface: :icon_confused: :icon_eek: :icon_frown: :icon_neutral: :icon_razz: :icon_rolleyes: :icon_surprised: :icon_wink:
Well, you see, it takes two to tango and I guess you'll need more if you wanna rock 'n' roll... ::)
Here are my guits & amps:
Epi vintage g400 stock, agile ST-802 with tex mex pups and a neck on switch, and my 8yr old washburn acoustic, my first guitar.
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3875/reghgerhbh12111111re4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Fender blues junior with a few mods including presence knob, and my traynor YCV40T with my mini mass attenuator on top of it.
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2778/tbhtrhbstr1221211fp1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
FX are left out until I can get my latest boxed up and painted.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-11/1226934/IMG_0001.JPG)
Quote from: NoNothing on May 04, 2007, 06:20:30 PM
Here are my guits & amps:
Epi vintage g400 stock, agile ST-802 with tex mex pups and a neck on switch, and my 8yr old washburn acoustic, my first guitar.
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3875/reghgerhbh12111111re4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Fender blues junior with a few mods including presence knob, and my traynor YCV40T with my mini mass attenuator on top of it.
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2778/tbhtrhbstr1221211fp1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
FX are left out until I can get my latest boxed up and painted.
how's the agile?
Quote from: NoNothing on May 04, 2007, 06:20:30 PM
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/3875/reghgerhbh12111111re4.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
That's one handsome Epiphone you've got there NoNothing ;D
Did yours come with that black pup-selector? Mine was terribly orange but is now changed for a nice cream one.
/BN
Quote from: Steben on May 03, 2007, 04:23:39 PM
(http://aronnelson.com/gallery/albums/Stebens-fuzzy-pot/2_1.jpg)
My strat project in good company with the kids ;D (Febe, 7months, on the left, Robbe, 3.5, on the right)
DIY adhesive paper for on furniture, "suburst" sprayed with white
(http://aronnelson.com/gallery/albums/Stebens-fuzzy-pot/1_G.sized.jpg)
That's what life is all about right there. Kids,Guitars,and DIY....
Scott
Thanks for the kind words guys, and to answer your questions Rattlehead & BN:
The Agile is fantastic, and I find it much better then most of the MIM's I've tried. The wilkinson trem is super smooth, and it stays in tune very well. The neck is thicker then the MIM's (though thinner then the SRV profile on warmoth) but that doesn't bother me, the string strees sucked, and I replaced them with rollers, the pups were not bad, but not good enought to keep so I swapped them for some tex-mex. The body is a little thicker then most strats as well (about 1/16" thicker) and thus heavier, but that again doesn't bother... I kind of like heavier guitars anyways.
The epiphone had the original orange selector, but I thought is looked terrible so I just put a couple sprays of black paint on it. I don't like playing this one in the standing position though... the body is really light and the neck heavy so this is my sit down guitar. I think the bodies on this model are basswood and not mahog. though. The wood in the control cavity is really light compared to under the truss rod cover.... probably why it's soo light.
smnm,
those are absolutely beautiful! nice collection you've got there!
Giles,
is that one in the last pic a highway 1?
No, I built it myself.
Wilkinson bridge, GFS Repro 60 bridge pickup, now with a Fatbody neck pickup instead of the standard one.
White Blonde finish. She's my best build so far... She's hot.
Gilles
I can't believe I'm the only one with a non reverse. The 135 was from a period in my life when I had a big man crush on Stone Gossard. The Austin is a cheap knock off but not a bad little guitar, I'm not a huge les paul fan but wanted something that approximated one. The tele has an actual 72 tele custom pickup in it that was given to me by Rex Kropff, I mention him by name because it's one of the coolest presents I've ever been given. The bass actually "belongs" to my wife but she hasn't used it in a couple of years so, it's mine.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m182/hiwatt25/Guitars.jpg)
Here's another one of mine. A 1981 Ibanez Musician - aka "The Beast" beautiful guitar weighs an absolute ton though.
(http://www.eskimo.plus.com/fxstuff/the_beast.jpg)
Quote from: smnm on May 04, 2007, 08:37:37 AM
Liking this thread! more from me :D
family snapshot - Supro 1950s?, Airline 1960, Silvertone 1958:
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/gtrs/valcos-x3.jpg)
another (Hagstrom /Futurama early 60s):
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/charlottecooper/guitarsite/img/kentblack.jpg)
and, rare (Wandre, Italian, with alu neck, early 60s):
(http://www.fetishguitars.com/img/wandre/trilam/dallas/smwhole2.jpg)
Wow that Airline 1960 a nice axe.Wish i had it.Such a rare guitar.With 3 pickups.WOW "drooling"
Current favorite. '60 Melody Maker outfitted with early 60's P90. Sounds HUGE.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/hamfist/Guitar/60mm2.jpg)
'62 LP/SG Junior. Slightly second in hugeness to the Melody Maker. Dragonfly may remember this one, as well as the amp. ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/hamfist/Guitar/juniormarshall.jpg)
I need to get a "family photo" so I don't go gloggin' up a whole page with one post. Those are the two current favorites though.
i just finished this bass about a month ago. sounds and feels super sweet.
(http://www.rpi.edu/~miglij2/Photos_files/a.jpg)
(http://www.rpi.edu/~miglij2/Photos_files/e.jpg)
(http://www.rpi.edu/~miglij2/Photos_files/j.jpg)
more pics: http://www.rpi.edu/~miglij2/Photos.html
How do you insert a picture into these messages?
Quote from: smnm on May 04, 2007, 08:37:37 AM
Liking this thread! more from me :D
family snapshot - Supro 1950s?, Airline 1960, Silvertone 1958:
another (Hagstrom /Futurama early 60s):
and, rare (Wandre, Italian, with alu neck, early 60s):
I vomited with envy when I saw them.
here is my odd jap strat, mid 80's. it has the strangest termolo i've ever seen, seems to be a fender version of a floyd rose, and it has a lock nut that locks with a lever instead of bolts. only thing i've done to it since i bought it (200 out the door, i love working at a guitar shop!) is put those chrome knobs on from an old bass i had. just seems to make it look a lot nicer than the stock black ones.
(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/goodoldpatrick/Picture114-1.jpg)
(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/goodoldpatrick/Picture116.jpg)
(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/goodoldpatrick/Picture117-1.jpg)
Quote from: Mann on May 06, 2007, 01:27:41 PM
How do you insert a picture into these messages?
Put a picture on imageshack.us. Copy the bottom link that it goves you, click on this button (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/Themes/diytheme/images/bbc/img.gif) then paste the link between the two middle brackets
Ah well, if I can't wow you with my electronics prowess, at least you like my guitars ;)
The 1960 Airline is the worst player of the 3, but I'm still keeping it. Got it for $400, but the prices have gone way up since then.
Prev owner was a gtr tech in Texas - told me Billy Gibbons gave it to him.
It's my turn to be jealous now - Hamfist - that Melody Maker is a beauty (I've got a 3/4 size '59 for relativley cheap, but it doesn't compare, I don't play it much...)
Quote from: smnm on May 06, 2007, 03:30:08 PM
the prices have gone way up since then.
No kidding, there`s one on ebay right now for about $2000. Damn you Jack White!!!
Quote from: Hamfist on May 06, 2007, 12:20:48 PM
Current favorite. '60 Melody Maker outfitted with early 60's P90. Sounds HUGE.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/hamfist/Guitar/60mm2.jpg)
'62 LP/SG Junior. Slightly second in hugeness to the Melody Maker. Dragonfly may remember this one, as well as the amp. ;)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/hamfist/Guitar/juniormarshall.jpg)
I need to get a "family photo" so I don't go gloggin' up a whole page with one post. Those are the two current favorites though.
hamfist...
that SG jr is pretty much making me cry right now
haha this thread is going to be the end of me
Everyone else is jumping into this thread, so why not join them? ;D
Here's a few from my collection. I have about 12-13 guitars in my collection. These are some of my faves.
Here are my current go to guitars. 2 Ibanez Andy Timmons models, an AT100 and AT300 respectively, and my Fender Franken-copy of an AT100.
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/plinkytx/IMG_1023.jpg)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/plinkytx/necks.jpg)
Here's a rare one you don't see all the time. A 1991 USRG (before the dawn of the tension-free neck).
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/plinkytx/usrg.jpg)
Quote from: Barcode80 on May 06, 2007, 02:45:19 PM
here is my odd jap strat, mid 80's. it has the strangest termolo i've ever seen, seems to be a fender version of a floyd rose, and it has a lock nut that locks with a lever instead of bolts.
Isn't that a Kahler trem?
could be a licensed kahler, it would have to be a licensed version though, as the fender logo is etched into it.
Looks similar to a kahler design...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/mongobigmuff/misliras.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/mongobigmuff/equipos/DSCF2804.jpg)
:)
Here is my latest buy...
Its *supposedly* a Sakai, which was a japanese make that were around in the late sixties early seventies which Hohner imported under their name. Here is a website with a picture of a sakai model: http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery1/sakai.html (http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery1/sakai.html)
As you can see below, mine looks remarkably like it only the headstock appears blank, although the sakai name plaque could have been lost over the years.
It was on ebay for £70 (starting bid), and didnt sell, I noticed it was relisted as £50 but I was going to be away on holiday when the auction ended, so I put a bid in before I went. Only a couple of quid over the starting bid, and when I got into work this morning, it turns out I won it! I am a bit apprehensive as to whether it is the same guitar as on the link I supplied (mine has two pickups and a trem) and the fact it has no name badge is a bit dodgy too, but I though for £50, you cant complain, I like the look of it anyway and I've been looking for something a bit different. Btw, I am not going to use it in my pop-punk band, as I expect it to sound awful for that style. I'll be using it at home to write with, muck around on, and do the odd bit of psychedelic noodling! haha
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/ukuleleboy/montage.jpg)
Matt
Hot guitars there, mongo. Very very nice.
Quotethe fact it has no name badge is a bit dodgy too
Not necessarily. It could be any one of a number of labels, Kent, Kimberly, Audition, Kay, Top Twenty...the list goes on. These Japanese guitars are fairly generic, possibly made by Guyatone and were commonly rebadged for foreign markets. Usually the badge is the first thing to disappear/fall off. The vibrato arm is also often missing. They aren`t the best made guitars in the world but sometimes you luck out and get a real player with decent sounding pickups. Any luck you have one there.
okay, some research, and you are correct. my strat trem is a kahler made specifically for fender for that model of strat. apparently it is pretty rare, and even more rare is the whammy bar (mine is missing too). anyone know where i can find one? ;D
Quote from: slacker on May 06, 2007, 09:47:08 AM
Here's another one of mine. A 1981 Ibanez Musician - aka "The Beast" beautiful guitar weighs an absolute ton though.
(http://www.eskimo.plus.com/fxstuff/the_beast.jpg)
Hey, I had one like that. It was the first guitar I bought with my own money. I deeply regret selling it. Kinda weird Humbuckers in it, sounded kindy muddy, neck through if I remember right. Sold it about 15 years ago, a very nice guitar.
Here's a picture of one of my guitars as of today. I own a few more but this is the only one I had in my photobucket album.
It's a reworked squier body from the early -80s with original FR and a warmoth neck, it's my darling ;D
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b77/zeta55/strat/IMAG0083.jpg)
here's mine.. '66 Jazzmaster and a 60's Framus 5/355 that's stringless as it's having some fretwork done
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/echosonic/Gear/IM001489.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/echosonic/Gear/Framus%20Jag/IM001435.jpg)
Quote from: zeta55 on May 08, 2007, 05:26:45 PM
Hey, I had one like that. It was the first guitar I bought with my own money. I deeply regret selling it. Kinda weird Humbuckers in it, sounded kindy muddy, neck through if I remember right. Sold it about 15 years ago, a very nice guitar.
Yeah the neck humbucker can be a bit muddy using distortion, I found backing the pickups further away from the strings than normal helped a lot and sort of opens the sound up. The only thing wrong with it is that the neck pickup is a bit too polite and smooth sounding for my tastes. I guess thats because it's not really a rock guitar though.
Yeah, it's a 24 fret through neck.
Quote
Here's a picture of one of my guitars as of today. I own a few more but this is the only one I had in my photobucket album.
Nice strat, that red sun burst with black scratch plate is one of my favourite combos.
I want a jazzmaster, and you guys aren't helping :-\
:icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: GREEN FUZ on May 08, 2007, 12:52:37 PM
Not necessarily. It could be any one of a number of labels, Kent, Kimberly, Audition, Kay, Top Twenty...the list goes on. These Japanese guitars are fairly generic, possibly made by Guyatone and were commonly rebadged for foreign markets. Usually the badge is the first thing to disappear/fall off. The vibrato arm is also often missing. They aren`t the best made guitars in the world but sometimes you luck out and get a real player with decent sounding pickups. Any luck you have one there.
So there were a lot of these guitars around, the same shape/style? But with different badges on them?
I dont really care if its crappy, it was £50 and I like the shape... I have other guitars that play nice, I just fancied an old guitar in my collection...
Matt
i thought this would be a DIY guitar thread...
before:
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/choklitlove/worthekik%20DIY/sc400stock.jpg)
after:
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/choklitlove/worthekik%20DIY/sc400body.jpg)
http://geocities.com/worthekik/sc400.html (http://geocities.com/worthekik/sc400.html)
nice guitar man
and cute cats
who is the person in the first pic of willow?
i forgot that page existed...
anyway, thanks and it's my little sister. she was probably 6 at at that time.
she's a bitch
my baby
fender american fat strat!
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o81/ilias_guitarist/strat1.jpg)
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o81/ilias_guitarist/strat3.jpg)
VERY nice conversion!
Quote from: choklitlove on May 09, 2007, 03:34:52 AM
i thought this would be a DIY guitar thread...
before:
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/choklitlove/worthekik%20DIY/sc400stock.jpg)
after:
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/choklitlove/worthekik%20DIY/sc400body.jpg)
http://geocities.com/worthekik/sc400.html (http://geocities.com/worthekik/sc400.html)
Quote from: choklitlove on May 09, 2007, 03:44:55 AM
anyway, thanks and it's my little sister. she was probably 6 at at that time.
she's a bitch
;D :icon_cool:
here is my bass...
some fender rip off by a company called "SX" and on the head stock it say "custom handmade - vintage series"
the pick ups are shit IMO, but they work nonetheless
(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8879/1000219tv1.jpg)
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7272/1000220vo9.jpg)
Quote from: mattpocket on May 09, 2007, 02:38:10 AM
Quote from: GREEN FUZ on May 08, 2007, 12:52:37 PM
Not necessarily. It could be any one of a number of labels, Kent, Kimberly, Audition, Kay, Top Twenty...the list goes on. These Japanese guitars are fairly generic, possibly made by Guyatone and were commonly rebadged for foreign markets. Usually the badge is the first thing to disappear/fall off. The vibrato arm is also often missing. They aren`t the best made guitars in the world but sometimes you luck out and get a real player with decent sounding pickups. Any luck you have one there.
So there were a lot of these guitars around, the same shape/style? But with different badges on them?
I dont really care if its crappy, it was £50 and I like the shape... I have other guitars that play nice, I just fancied an old guitar in my collection...
Matt
That is identical to my first ever guitar - it was branded "Kay", and my father bought it from Woolworths for a daft amount in 1972 (I was 12 yo). He also bought a second-hand Selmer 5 Watt all-valve combo to go with it. Then taught me all the Shadows tunes. I liked my dad :icon_mrgreen:
Wish I still had them ...
Quote from: spudulike on May 11, 2007, 07:11:26 PM
That is identical to my first ever guitar - it was branded "Kay", and my father bought it from Woolworths for a daft amount in 1972 (I was 12 yo). He also bought a second-hand Selmer 5 Watt all-valve combo to go with it. Then taught me all the Shadows tunes. I liked my dad :icon_mrgreen:
Wish I still had them ...
Upon close inspection, its apparent the logo (which has long since fallen off) was round and was held with two pins, I had a kay les paul that had a round logo, so maybe this one was a kay... rather than a sakai...
The electrics need re-doing, they were definately done on a budget, and the body is made out of plywood! haha I like it though... and for £50 for a 40 year old guitar, who can complain?
Cheers,
Matt
Maybe it's a Top Twenty, Matt.
Here's mine -
(http://alex.beep.googlepages.com/TopTwenty.jpg)
My favorite guitar. It's beautiful.
(http://randallbarnett.homestead.com/files/Ep1.JPG)
(http://randallbarnett.homestead.com/files/Ep2.JPG)
(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k288/fixr1984/Jason3.jpg?t=1179027944)
Quote from: Isaiah on May 12, 2007, 08:49:21 AM
Maybe it's a Top Twenty, Matt.
Yeah, definately could be...
Actually I would pretty safely say it was a top twenty... Do you have any idea of its age? Mine has a serial no of 67 on the back... I dont know if that is the year it was made... How do your pickups sound? My electrics dont work properly yet!
Matt
Here's some of mine.
A 1995 Hamer , A 2007 Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Acoustic, and a 1994 Fender Stratocaster (Duncan Hot Rail Pickup)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/boogietube/IMG_2095.jpg)
Here's a few of mine. ;)
(http://i13.tinypic.com/4qndjxy.jpg)
a few? :'(
great guitars btw
Quote from: mattpocket on May 08, 2007, 03:50:07 AM
Here is my latest buy...
Its *supposedly* a Sakai, which was a japanese make that were around in the late sixties early seventies which Hohner imported under their name. Here is a website with a picture of a sakai model: http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery1/sakai.html (http://www.theguitarcollection.org.uk/gallery1/sakai.html)
As you can see below, mine looks remarkably like it only the headstock appears blank, although the sakai name plaque could have been lost over the years.
It was on ebay for £70 (starting bid), and didnt sell, I noticed it was relisted as £50 but I was going to be away on holiday when the auction ended, so I put a bid in before I went. Only a couple of quid over the starting bid, and when I got into work this morning, it turns out I won it! I am a bit apprehensive as to whether it is the same guitar as on the link I supplied (mine has two pickups and a trem) and the fact it has no name badge is a bit dodgy too, but I though for £50, you cant complain, I like the look of it anyway and I've been looking for something a bit different. Btw, I am not going to use it in my pop-punk band, as I expect it to sound awful for that style. I'll be using it at home to write with, muck around on, and do the odd bit of psychedelic noodling! haha
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/ukuleleboy/montage.jpg)
Matt
It can also be a Silvertone like mine, which is a '59, the date is stamped on the back of one of the pickups. That's the one on the right. It was exactly the same color as yours before I painted red... It was the kind of guitars sold by Sears back them.
(http://www.gtechblues.com/images/Guitars.jpg)
I already posted pics of my newer Teles, but these are my older guitars.
Aria Pro II '73 on the left, my Strat again, an homemade kind of thinline, my DeArmond, and the Silvertone '59
Gilles
Cheers gilles... yours looks in better condition than mine! And maybe better quality...
I am fairly sure its a top twenty now, cos of the missing round logo from the headstock
Thanks for the picture though, yours is nice! ;D
Hi - I have a guitar like this one too.
The whole thing was covered in black paint (body, neck scratchplate, everything) when I got it so I can't comment on the brand name, but it's definitely made in the late60s/70s. I'm pretty certain that the 1959 marking on Gilles' pickup doesn't refer to it's age.
This 'familly' of guitars generally date from around 1968 to the mid-70s. Woolworths sold them as Top Twenty and also Audition I think.
As the pickups on mine are weak, I've wired them in series for a bigger sound.
Quote from: boogietube on May 16, 2007, 04:20:12 PM
Here's some of mine.
A 1995 Hamer , A 2007 Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Acoustic, and a 1994 Fender Stratocaster (Duncan Hot Rail Pickup)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l86/boogietube/IMG_2095.jpg)
I love the Hamer (Les Paul Junior) shape
Quote from: remmelt on May 08, 2007, 11:58:02 AM
Hot guitars there, mongo. Very very nice.
Thanx! :icon_mrgreen:
:D
Tagima Stratocaster 2002 (Made in Brazil)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/Frankli_album/P1061080.jpg)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/Frankli_album/guitarnew.jpg)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/Frankli_album/DSC00972.jpg)
My Fender USA 1997
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/Frankli_album/DSC00542.jpg)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w95/Frankli_album/DSC00505.jpg)
Sounds of tagima: http://frankliptt.palcomp3.cifraclub.terra.com.br/
:icon_biggrin:
Thanks again for the info guys! Think I will keep mine as its meant to be!
Are the string trees always like that on these american strats? They look classy!
My guitar, a PRS SE:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/moody07747/Musical%20Instruments/Guitar/Gtar.jpg)
I've never seen an SE with three single coils, are they rare? Do they still make them? It looks laods different to a normal one, kind of weird...
Matt
Quote from: mattpocket on May 18, 2007, 05:05:13 AM
I've never seen an SE with three single coils, are they rare? Do they still make them? It looks laods different to a normal one, kind of weird...
Matt
not rare at all...just cheap lol
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/PRS-Guitars-SE-EG-Electric-Guitar?sku=511962
got mine for $300 on sale
Quote from: smnm on May 17, 2007, 03:59:50 AM
Hi - I have a guitar like this one too.
The whole thing was covered in black paint (body, neck scratchplate, everything) when I got it so I can't comment on the brand name, but it's definitely made in the late60s/70s. I'm pretty certain that the 1959 marking on Gilles' pickup doesn't refer to it's age.
This 'familly' of guitars generally date from around 1968 to the mid-70s. Woolworths sold them as Top Twenty and also Audition I think.
As the pickups on mine are weak, I've wired them in series for a bigger sound.
Well, maybe it was an inspection number, or it was 69 date and my memory failed...
I can't check it because I gave it to a nephew to use it as long as he wish. The pickups are week indeed, and when I refinished it, I realised it wasn't real wood. It's made of plywood with a wood imitation on top of it. I wanted to strip it to bare wood first... so I lost a bit of interest about it because of that. :icon_confused:
Btw, I just found this site about Silvertone guitars, and I would say that mine was built by Teisco, by the look of the headstock, the pickups, and the overall style of the guitar.
http://www.vintagesilvertones.com/
Added: Top Twenty was indeed made by Teisco. Check this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teisco
Gilles
Got this off ebay the other week
It's supposedly a Kay
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/mcshug/teisco.jpg)
Anybody got any more info for me
thanks for the help in advance
McShug
Definatly a Teisco. Dont know what name it was sold under but
Teisco made it.
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k278/sympathyforme/ebay098.jpg)
Funny thing is that the Ibanez Artcore is consistently my favorite guitar and cost 1/3 as much as the next cheapest.
I did put some duncan humbuckers in it.
90s Warmoth Tele, birdseye maple chunky neck w/Schallers, ?? mojowood thinline body, Fender tele neck pu, old PAF reissue center (huge), Duncan vintage tele bridge.
90s Korean Epiphone LP, all electronis replaced, Rio Grande Big Bottom Bastard set (awesome)
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9015/guitarsnamps1hb1.th.jpg) (http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guitarsnamps1hb1.jpg)
1960 Melody Maker
Hofner Colorama
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3720/guitarsnamps2ye7.th.jpg) (http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?image=guitarsnamps2ye7.jpg)
Quote from: McShug on May 28, 2007, 06:44:36 PM
Got this off ebay the other week
It's supposedly a Kay
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/mcshug/teisco.jpg)
Anybody got any more info for me
thanks for the help in advance
McShug
Yep..it`s another late 60`s, early 70`s, Japanese wonder. The Teisco company had been bought out by Kawai by this point so I guess you could say it`s a Kawai. Sold in department stores or through catalogues under various names. It may well have had a Kay badge. I`ve seen them badged as Heit Deluxe but I`ve got one with the Audition logo. Pete Shelley of the Buzz%^&*s used to play one apparently, bought in Woolworths some time in the 70`s.
for any fender copy relic sort of thing, check out
www.bigtexguitars.net
i just bought the '53 t model butterscotch
it made me put my klein electric down for a while :)
andy mcwilliams
www.myspace.com/thescatteredpages
Quote from: GREEN FUZ on May 29, 2007, 07:23:46 PM
Yep..it`s another late 60`s, early 70`s, Japanese wonder. The Teisco company had been bought out by Kawai by this point so I guess you could say it`s a Kawai. Sold in department stores or through catalogues under various names.
Ever wondered why the cheapo department store guitars have been reduced to black strat copies these days? I'd love them continue their Kay/Teisco line of design instead.
--------
Jimbo
Reposting my guitar because I deleted some of the old pics on the photobucket account and forgot I had one linked here.
PRS SE EG:
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/moody07747/Musical%20Instruments/6.jpg)
Quote from: shoegazed on May 30, 2007, 12:40:23 AM
for any fender copy relic sort of thing, check out
www.bigtexguitars.net
i just bought the '53 t model butterscotch
it made me put my klein electric down for a while :)
andy mcwilliams
www.myspace.com/thescatteredpages
Oh man... I tried out two of those at the Emerald City Guitars, a blackguard and a Coral Red. They both blew me away. Very nice price for how good they play. Somehow, that will be my next one....
PRS CE Standard 22
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j315/tjcombs/PRS1.jpg)
Quote from: grantb on May 31, 2007, 09:23:15 AM
Quote from: shoegazed on May 30, 2007, 12:40:23 AM
for any fender copy relic sort of thing, check out
www.bigtexguitars.net
i just bought the '53 t model butterscotch
it made me put my klein electric down for a while :)
andy mcwilliams
www.myspace.com/thescatteredpages
Oh man... I tried out two of those at the Emerald City Guitars, a blackguard and a Coral Red. They both blew me away. Very nice price for how good they play. Somehow, that will be my next one....
you might've played mine!
here's some of my guitars:
Custom made Fender Mustang:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/225843943.jpg)
1965 Fender mustang (hey, it actually survived my grunge years!)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/256697352.jpg)
one of my old strats:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/256697351.jpg)
my Ibanez hollow body (costed more than my mustang pawn shop guitar :icon_rolleyes: )
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/256702687.jpg)
another Mustang:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/58975796.jpg)
Univox badazz:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/48145554.jpg)
PEDALS:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/48728198.jpg)
my gig pedal-board:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/256697349.jpg)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/49180599.jpg)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/38354392.jpg)
One of my first stomp-box builds! Univox super-fuzz with tone control instead of a tone switch:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/29723653.jpg)
my old marshall stack:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/23475755.jpg)
What are the danelectro pedals? One of my mates gave me a T-bone distortion, it sucks ass big time! haha
Some interesting EQ settings you got there! :D
I just brought a foxx tonemach... uh, I mean a Danelectro French Toast, but its not arrived yet, brought it from Solarplexus and the canada-uk marathon aint so quick! haha Oh well, absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Matt
Quote from: mattpocket on June 01, 2007, 03:06:50 PM
What are the danelectro pedals? One of my mates gave me a T-bone distortion, it sucks ass big time! haha
Some interesting EQ settings you got there! :D
I just brought a foxx tonemach... uh, I mean a Danelectro French Toast, but its not arrived yet, brought it from Solarplexus and the canada-uk marathon aint so quick! haha Oh well, absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Matt
the danos: i have quite a few :icon_redface: , ummmm:
-Rockey road (leslie sim)
-French toast
-Fish 'n' chips (EQ)
The french toast, oddly enuff: sounds better than any tonemachine original or Cloned that i've heard. But unfortunateley i still think that the circuit stinks......
Yeah, now i use a 31-band rack EQ. i use the fish 'n' chips as a pre-EQ sometimes.....
But what is Buddy Miller playing here?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/uncle_boko/PDVD_003.jpg)
It`s a Noble Wandre and it`s very tasty. Apparently he paid $50 for it which is a good reason to hate him. ;D (I`m joking)
here's mine...
(http://www.twisted-transistor.com/MyPlexiAndLP.jpg)
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/idle_chatterbox/venus1.jpg)
8)
Quote from: idlechatterbox on July 12, 2007, 08:47:59 PM
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/idle_chatterbox/venus1.jpg)
8)
I'm sorry, but I LOVE the Venus. Every once in a while, I check Ebay for one and I've nearly pulled the trigger several times. I love the shape, the bound neck and the fact that Courtney Love is a filthy little head case....
Quote from: Yun on June 01, 2007, 01:32:44 PM
here's some of my guitars:
1965 Fender mustang (hey, it actually survived my grunge years!)
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/10737577/256697352.jpg)
another Mustang:
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1600/1048768/1964093/58975796.jpg)
Hot!
thanks, Isaiah
unfortunateley they don't see much use these days. i have an old ibanez es-335, 60's lawsuit SG copy (univox maybe?), and a 1979 strat (floyd rose nut and old Kahler Flyer bridge equipped) that see the most "tours of duty" these days.
However, my mustangs are THE ideal rock machines. Which is why they've been needing serious TLC for a decade now......
Quote from: idlechatterbox on July 12, 2007, 08:47:59 PM
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/idle_chatterbox/venus1.jpg)
8)
adorable
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/slingshot.jpg)
This is my "wallpaper" in my music room:
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/P1010002.jpg)
My Squire Strat (plays great for a cheapie) and an American Tele:
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/P1010003.jpg)
Closer:
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/P1010007.jpg)
Where all the DIY magic happens 8)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/P1010008.jpg)
Security for it all:
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/P1010001.jpg)
i like the green led mod you did on that last one. definetly got the mojo
here are my 3 ladies in an improved take:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/mongobigmuff/equipos/DSCF4058.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v382/mongobigmuff/equipos/DSCF4056.jpg)
theundeadelvis jugding by the can of PBR i can tell you're a man of good taste.
Quote from: widdly on July 19, 2007, 03:43:26 AM
i like the green led mod you did on that last one. definetly got the mojo
Yeah, they blink with his heart rate too!
Quote from: foxfire on July 19, 2007, 11:49:56 AM
theundeadelvis jugding by the can of PBR i can tell you're a man of good taste.
I think you mean a man of good CHEAP taste! I do love my PBR (and my High Life in a bottle, and my Budweiser, and so on.).
well you see the high life is my tour beer if i can't get a pbr'r.
Gibson Les Paul Pro Deluxe (1981)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/lespaul/2.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/lespaul/4.JPG)
Simon & Patrick Luthier 6 Cedar
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/3.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/4.JPG)
Hey carrejans, one of the guitars hanging in my "Wallpaper" photo is a Simon and Patrick I bought while visiting Haight Ashbury. Not a bad guitar for the money (same company as Seagull right?). Then I got my Larrivee (hey aren't they both Canadian eh?) then I got my Blueridge (best all solid wood $500 guitar I have ever played).
Quote from: theundeadelvis on July 21, 2007, 12:54:04 AM
Hey carrejans, one of the guitars hanging in my "Wallpaper" photo is a Simon and Patrick I bought while visiting Haight Ashbury. Not a bad guitar for the money (same company as Seagull right?). Then I got my Larrivee (hey aren't they both Canadian eh?) then I got my Blueridge (best all solid wood $500 guitar I have ever played).
Yes, I think the same factory as Godin, Seagull, Norman. I like it very much. I played different brands at my shop; and this one sounded the most natural; the others sounded more "plastic". Mine is a semi-acoustic and costed about 500€; and it is worth all the money.
But nowadays I have some buzzing while playing the lower strings. It is not string-buzzing; but I think something of the electronics in the guitar is resonating. Will have to bring it back to the shop someday.
Have fun playing!
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/5.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/6.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/7.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.nl/carrejans/muziek/simonandpatrick/8.JPG)
My two favorite guitars:
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/truthandshame/Fender/IMGP0882.jpg)
I bought an ultra cheap Chinese guitar, and the paint made it look like plastic. It was painted with a thick layer of blue paint, then a thick layer of white, then a thick layer of black. So I reliced it. I think it turned out pretty good, even if I overdid it a little.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00223.jpg)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00224.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00219.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00218.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00217.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00216.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e48/syndromet/DSC00215.jpg
Okay, here's some of my guitars...
(http://home.comcast.net/~ehofherr/images/Guitars_01.jpg)
Bottom L-R: Epiphone Special mod ('57 PAF's, push-pull stuff); Epiphone WildKat w/ Gibson P90's; 80's Applause GTX 23 Snakeskin finish; Epiphone SG faded brown
Next level: Squier '51
Beside my Peavey Classic 30 is my home-built Allen-Hofh VHB2Maple/Walnut V
(http://home.comcast.net/~ehofherr/images/Guitars_01a.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~ehofherr/images/V_Guitar_01.jpg)
I made this V guitar. Maple with walnut stripe. 2-point trem, push-pull features for Gibson Zebra ups, Initials @ 12th fret
(http://home.comcast.net/~ehofherr/images/Bass_01.jpg)
Harmony Bass with blue camo finish. I'm still in the process of completing
My last build. It's my favorite for now.
(http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/694/medium/NashGold11.JPG)
I also added a couple of Paisleys since then
(http://www.gtechblues.ca/images/Teles1.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t319/kingtubby2007/whitestrat.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t319/kingtubby2007/DSC02831.jpg)
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/idle_chatterbox/teles1.jpg)
Gilles you set a very high standard; I will never catch up :'(
I wanted a Klein electric. Went low budget and hacked away at a headless Spirit Steinberger. Put in some Bill Lawrence pickups, and I was off to the races! I call it my Kleinberger:
(http://myspace-647.vo.llnwd.net/00243/74/65/243615647_l.jpg)
(http://myspace-733.vo.llnwd.net/00243/33/75/243615733_l.jpg)
(http://myspace-486.vo.llnwd.net/00243/68/45/243615486_l.jpg)
It actually sounds and plays really good. Some might feel quizy looking at it though.
Quote from: King Tubby on August 19, 2007, 09:01:02 PM
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t319/kingtubby2007/whitestrat.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t319/kingtubby2007/DSC02831.jpg)
I've never seen a Strat with a Gibson-style humbucker before - looks ace :)
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/marcello252/strato1.jpg)
1986 Strato Japan Limited Edition '72, 3 Seymour Duncan SSL-1, my best friend
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/marcello252/tele.jpg)
1995 Tele Japan, Seymour Duncan Broadcaster at the Bridge, SD vintage at the neck, I've stripped out the black poly paint from the body and tinted it with a waterbased wood color, a more than thin nitro matt transparent paint over.
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/marcello252/strato2.jpg)
This one is obviously not finished yet, I have a large headstock maple neck to put on but it is drying. The body is painted with an alcool based mixture we called, in Italy, "gommalacca", I think it is known in US with a name like "French..." something, same stuff as violins paint. Gibson humbuckers on.
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/marcello252/squier51.jpg)
Squier 51 with a SD JB at the bridge and a SD quarter pound at the neck. I've paid it 70 euro (with its original pickups) but now it sounds Killer!
Quote from: mattpocket on May 08, 2007, 03:50:07 AM
Its *supposedly* a Sakai, which was a japanese make that were around in the late sixties early seventies which Hohner imported under their name. Here is a website with a picture of a sakai model:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/ukuleleboy/montage.jpg)
Jeeeeeez!!!
I had one like this in the early 80s! Mine had 3 pickups with 2 controls and a 3 separate switches to select the magnets, I sold it (I was a stupid kid) to a guy who destroyed it against the floor at the end of a gig at school.... :icon_eek:
I'm selling it if you are interested!?
Group Shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/petemoore/000_0808.jpg
Two babes on the couch:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/petemoore/000_0809.jpg
Complimentary PB shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/petemoore/MKIIPedalboard003.jpg
Pedal Art for Tri-boost:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/petemoore/MkIItakeII003.jpg
And Fuzz Face:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/petemoore/MkIItakeII002.jpg
My camera is a current hog, for the last many photoshoots, I had to poach the batteries in 190 degree hot tap water [in thick plastic sealed bag of course], about 30 seconds poaching time, this has allowed me to repeatedly get enough current [from otherwise 'dead' batteries] to take and transfer the photos.
Not recommended I'm sure, but I let the batteries stand in bag for 2 minutes after cooking, the first few times.
PRS Custom 24 Ten-Top 20th Anniversary:
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/call1800ksmyazz/Guitars/PaulReedSmithCustom24002.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/call1800ksmyazz/Guitars/PRS002.jpg)
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/call1800ksmyazz/Guitars/PRS008.jpg)
Godin Freeway Classic (Modded for GFS Dream 90s, Push/Pull Volume pot for Boost, and Push/Pull Tone pot for Single Coil Phase Reversal):
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a303/call1800ksmyazz/ModdedGodin002.jpg)
Kerry :)
Quote from: KerryF on August 22, 2007, 10:03:25 AM
Godin Freeway Classic (Modded for GFS Dream 90s, Push/Pull Volume pot for Boost, and Push/Pull Tone pot for Single Coil Phase Reversal)
How do the GFS Dream 90 sounds like? I was interested in but I'm not sure about the quality of that pickup. Is it similiar to a real P90? (BTW, what kind of wood your guitar is made of?)
thanks
Its a great pickup. I mostly use it on the neck position and very rarely use the bridge so I would say the neck is worth it, but if you have a humbucker in the bridge, I would say to leave it there for leads and stuff. But they sound very nice.
Its a Flamed Maple top, Silver Leaf Maple center, and Poplar wings.
I'd like to put a p90 on this one I've just finished, so the Dream90 could be the perfect fit with its humbucker size:
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/marcello252/strato2_2.jpg)
thank you
Should sound great! More strat-like than those humbuckers, definately.
My Guitar that i built from the ground up, its a strat style body, with lace sensors & a texas special in a pearl pickguard. Warmoth birdseye neck with fender tuners.
(http://www.freewebs.com/axspedals/PICT5342.JPG)
(http://www.freewebs.com/axspedals/PICT5343.JPG)
(http://www.freewebs.com/axspedals/PICT5344.JPG)
(http://www.freewebs.com/axspedals/PICT5345.JPG)
Here's one of my guitars:
It's a 1983 N.J. series, neckthrough B.C. Rich Wave.
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f191/krinor/P3020123-1.jpg)
Here is my new one, thanks to Jonathan (Jlullo)!!!!....1976 NOS Ibanez Destroyer...I call it the Crazy Train Destroyer.....
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/1976%20NOS%20Destroyer/P1020333.jpg)
Quote from: momo on October 20, 2007, 09:52:58 PM
Here is my new one, thanks to Jonathan (Jlullo)!!!!....1976 NOS Ibanez Destroyer...I call it the Crazy Train Destroyer.....
Sweet... you don't see too many lawsuit instruments nowadays. ;) Does it play or sound better than a Gibson Explorer?
Chris, I just returned from my luthier and showed him my Destroyer,...he really freaked!! He said that the neck was PERFECT, and he had nothing to do on it.
He also brought to my attention how awsome the finish was,because you could see that it melted in the wood after 30 years and since its new, the gloss brings out the grain of the wood, you see the dips in the wood "cracks/grain".
I have not played a Explorer, but the Super70 pups on there are really awsome,nice and fat,full of rich overtones.
Im actually going to buy the Supro 24 amp Kit that they sell here....http://www.turretboards.com/ (http://www.turretboards.com/)
I should then have absolutly no excuse for lame tone....
before
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3571.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3574.jpg)
after
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3624.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3614.jpg)
(duncan custom customs are the BEST...)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3459.jpg)
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/214/familypic1dm7.jpg)
Squier Telecaster, Butterscotch Blonde Special Edition
Epiphone Les Paul Classic Plus
Titan Fat Jagster
Why did the headstock go from saying fender to esp?
Quote from: thebattleofmidway on November 11, 2007, 01:17:59 AM
before
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3571.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3574.jpg)
after
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3624.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3614.jpg)
(duncan custom customs are the BEST...)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3459.jpg)
because i only use ESP guitars :D
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3636.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/shwanghourt/DSCF3663.jpg)
this one is well on its way, too. ;)
Is that a Fender Les Paul Junior up there? :icon_biggrin:
Destroyer is a very nice piece.
I had one like that, perfect neck and all.
That's another reason I don't like lending guitars, His girlfriend stepped on on purpose, and broke the neck...long ago...psycho-shame.
It was a loaner because his LP got stolen out of the back seat of my car [always take the time to trunk your axes].
It's good that you're taking pics, bad stuff can easily happen to fine guitars.
My latest treasure:
(http://www.xs4all.nl/~jvcn0028/pictures/Indie-IJ1.jpg)
It's an Indie IJ1
Very nice, Andre....
Edwards LP Goldtop, Seymour Duncan pickups, they put them on every Edwards...
Can't tell a bad thing about it, I have it for almost a year now, tuners are great, gotoh japan, stays in tune, one piece mahogany body and one piece mahogany neck, long tenon, maple top, its poly lacquer though, but it sounds like thunder and its really nice to play..
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g249/bbozak/l_02df9a91e7ddf81001e1c53a68262599.jpg)
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPlPlenPePqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQoe%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPlPlaGa0QqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQon%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPloQ0PallqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQon%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
Parker Fly Deluxe, Tanglewood TomKat, Burns Sonic (I think) Dean forget the name but cheap and very good and a Yamaha Drop 6, The red one at the back is an old Aria Pro Cat that I will eventually just bin as I want to put the Kahler Trem on a home built one.
Notice I only have one amp! Cost my £5 years ago and the worst multi fx in the world but I still use it for some reason!
Acoustics are Kramer 12 string , Yamaha FG 310 and my wifes old nylon guitar the blue one is a Stagg for my 2year old son to have fun with.
I know they aren't amazing but I love them just wish I had more time but hey kids are kinda cool too! lol
Cheers for looking
Aus
P.S Posted my rack and pedals too
Forgot to ask,
the burns guitar I have had for years (my dad gave it me) I know it has the same trisonic pick ups as Brian May uses but thats it so if anybody knows any other information about it I would love to know. And yes its almost unplayable these days but I love it . The bridge pick up is very weak and the switches need sorting out but the neck pickup is massive to say the least
Aus
Quote from: Austin73 on January 06, 2008, 11:39:30 AM
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPlPlenPePqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQoe%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPlPlaGa0QqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQon%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
(http://render1.snapfish.com/render2/is=Yup6aQQ%7C%3Dup6RKKt%3Axxr%3D0-qpDPfRt7Pf7mrPfrj7t%3DzrRfDUX%3AeQaQxg%3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQQonxnaexnoaxv8uOc5xQQQGPloQ0PallqpfVtB%3F*KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6gX0QQon%7CRup6lQQ%7C/of=50,590,442)
Parker Fly Deluxe, Tanglewood TomKat, Burns Sonic (I think) Dean forget the name but cheap and very good and a Yamaha Drop 6, The red one at the back is an old Aria Pro Cat that I will eventually just bin as I want to put the Kahler Trem on a home built one.
Notice I only have one amp! Cost my £5 years ago and the worst multi fx in the world but I still use it for some reason!
Acoustics are Kramer 12 string , Yamaha FG 310 and my wifes old nylon guitar the blue one is a Stagg for my 2year old son to have fun with.
I know they aren't amazing but I love them just wish I had more time but hey kids are kinda cool too! lol
Cheers for looking
Aus
P.S Posted my rack and pedals too
Yes, I had a Burns Sonic back in 1965, it was my second factory guitar. It had a good sound but neck heavy! I never knew they made black ones, mine was dark red.
Those burns Sonics are fetching quite a bit on Ebay (Surprise Surprise)
they didn't it was repainted before my dad got it. It is amazingly neck heavy ! I remember loosing out on a gig with a local band because I had to have it that hight up I looked like Mark King! Sadly the bridge is missing and its very rough round the edges but could never sell it means too much to me. Even has a case which is in similar condition. I don't suppose you know how its wired do you as it would be cool to try and emulate on another guitar.
Cheers for info so far
Aus
P.S If you want more detailed pics let me know
Quote from: Austin73 on January 06, 2008, 01:53:29 PM
they didn't it was repainted before my dad got it. It is amazingly neck heavy ! I remember loosing out on a gig with a local band because I had to have it that hight up I looked like Mark King! Sadly the bridge is missing and its very rough round the edges but could never sell it means too much to me. Even has a case which is in similar condition. I don't suppose you know how its wired do you as it would be cool to try and emulate on another guitar.
I zeroed in on the Sonic right off - although they are neck heavy they are great gtrs IMO - amazing brutal beat/punk sound.
Yours looks like it's from around '61-2. Shame about the bridge pickup - might be worth getting re-wound. A Bigsby sorkin /'bow-tie' bridge would be a good match for the original that you've lost - they sell on ebay for about £25. It might be work just re-doing the solder joints on the switch, in case that's the only problem. Mine was wired so they would be out of phase in the middle position, and I changed this back to a normal arrangement - both pickups in parallel is usually my favourite sound on any gtr.
On mine I was able to lower the action by taking out the spacers holding the pickups up (leaving the springs to do the job) - this allowed me to lower the bridge further = better action. I had to decomission the tremolo to do this, but it has a different trem/tail to yours, so it might not work for you.
Also I've seen some people moving the strap button to the lower bout - this makes it better balanced, but you need a longer strap. I haven't done it to mine as it's an unmolested 1960 model.
Simon,
Your a star mate thats great info so far . If you spot the bridge on ebay can you give me a shout or if you get hold of one PM me and I'll glady pay that. I was always scared to open her up to check the switches its actually the small white flick switch that doesn't seem to do anything. The pots and the main toggle switch work not too bad as I have cleaned them . I googled it and so the red colour which is a shame that its been painted black but it wouldn't be worth taking back to original as I have only known it as being black.
If you or anybody wants I can open her up tomorrow and take some pics etc didn't realise I had such a cool guitar as everytime I got it out everyone laughed hence the aria cat!
Revenge is sweet lol
Cheers for input so far chaps
Aus
Just finished this guy today
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k267/theundeadelvis/Deluxe%20Reverb/DSCF1001.jpg)
It's a AB763 Deluxe Reverb with a bias modulation tremolo taken from the blackface Princeton Reverb design. Taking it down to Louisville this weekend for Ben from Band Of Horses to try out. Hopefully he won't like it and I get to keep it. :)
Before I got it
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC00519.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC00572.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC00497.jpg)
After 10 months of hard work
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/GL1984Superhaxk3.jpg)
Next project : a fully self built Les Paul Custom
Pretty impressive restoration Yorick!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/gtrwrks/PICT0062.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/gtrwrks/PICT0057.jpg)
On top is my '04 MIM Classic 60's Tele (setting atop my rehoused '66 Bassman {Twin sized, 2x12 cab}). Below it is my '83 MIJ '62 RI.
I've a couple/few others, but these are my two workhorse guitars.
ok, for my birthday last year, i got a cheap white strat copy by a unknown company called Corsin
its not a bad guitar at all, but i hate white... so i re painted it, ambulance voice style
well, this is what it looked like before
(http://ebs.ez.net.au/images/ebs_products/musicalInstruments/023-White/img_01.jpg)
(http://ebs.ez.net.au/images/ebs_products/musicalInstruments/023-White/img_02.jpg)
(http://ebs.ez.net.au/images/ebs_products/musicalInstruments/023-White/img_03.jpg)
(http://ebs.ez.net.au/images/ebs_products/musicalInstruments/023-White/img_04.jpg)
and now
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5751/1000953vp4.jpg)
(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8417/1000954ew7.jpg)
(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3567/1000955ei9.jpg)
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6017/1000956pg2.jpg)
You just have to have four stings ! 8)
Reminds me of the bass player of Jesus and Mary Chains (Two stings on a bass).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hclcrEpui64
Maybe you should convert it to a four stings baritone guitar like Tiny Grimes used to like ! :icon_wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93EIw41FOFo
Post-punk Rock to Pre-Cool Jazz Is AAAAAAAAlright for me! :D
Here's my custom made bamboo strat. This guitar was hand made for me back in 2000. 90% of the guitar is made out of bamboo strips about 1/2-1 inch strips.(BTW,we have large bamboos here in the Philippines) and glued together. The pickguard is made out of Philippine ebony and the jack ferrule is carved out of jackfruit wood. The guitar has a set neck and has a custom made stainless steel fretwires(8 years and no wear)and abalone dot inlays. The pickups are DiMarzio Pro Track/Bridge,GFS Texas Premiums/neck,middle and has a GFS variable active midboost control. 8)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/DSC00131.jpg)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/DSC00132.jpg)
Set neck and battery cavity for the midboost circuit.
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/DSC00133.jpg)
Custom frets and abalone inlays
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/135518ed.jpg)
This pic is quite old(notice the different knobs)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/DSC00156.jpg)
bamboo?
umm. BAMBOO?!
The neck heel, pickguard and jack ferrule on that guitar are each works of art... not to mention the bamboo neck! What's it sound like? What woods would you compare bamboo to tonally?
[edit] +1 on stainless steel frets, I'm a total convert :icon_cool:
Super cool stuff in the pics in this thread.
Good luck with not selling that amp Undeadelvis !
Phillipines Bamboo guitar is kawayanstrats, WoW !
Lots of nice stuff, White isn't my favorite guitar color [wood grain is].
Quote from: frank_p on April 05, 2008, 02:54:54 AM
You just have to have four stings ! 8)
Reminds me of the bass player of Jesus and Mary Chains (Two stings on a bass).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hclcrEpui64
Maybe you should convert it to a four stings baritone guitar like Tiny Grimes used to like ! :icon_wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93EIw41FOFo
Post-punk Rock to Pre-Cool Jazz Is AAAAAAAAlright for me! :D
yeah, i broke the highest string when i tightened it to much
the other one above it broke while i was taking the strings off so i could paint this thing!!!
but i only really use the top three/four strings anyway
next up is the headstock and maybe the neck, but i ran out of black spray paint
Quote from: ambulancevoice on April 05, 2008, 05:56:29 AM
next up is the headstock and maybe the neck, but i ran out of black spray paint
Reminds me of the last RG I painted; I ran out of red paint, so it ended up fluorescent instead. Too bad it has EMGs and no bridge, or it might actually get played.
Quote from: kawayanstrat on April 05, 2008, 03:12:59 AM
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kstrat/DSC00131.jpg)
that is a very beautiful guitar man, treat that baby with the utmost care
Reminds me about "The Presidents of the United States" who have 5 strings between them !!!
They make a GREAT noise though :icon_mrgreen:
If I had a LOT of money, I would have a three string bass designed , any bass player with more than
four strings just makes me want to puke !
MM.
Quote from: MartyMart on April 05, 2008, 08:28:14 AM
Reminds me about "The Presidents of the United States" who have 5 strings between them !!!
They make a GREAT noise though :icon_mrgreen:
If I had a LOT of money, I would have a three string bass designed , any bass player with more than
four strings just makes me want to puke !
MM.
im getting a 6 sting...
anyway, here some pics of my guitar and bass
both cheap copies, but they work good enough for me
i want some GFS lil' killer strat humbuckers though...
(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4536/1000963rp0.jpg)
(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4701/1000964xh9.jpg)
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3847/1000965lc7.jpg)
to paraphrase andrew K:
whoa, holy crap, bamboo? What's it sound like?
my second strat build seen here w/details http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=66697.0
(http://axspedals.webs.com/gitar1.JPG)
this is my next project(for phish fans like me)
a completely self built Trey Anastasio's Langeudoc Guitar
(http://axspedals.webs.com/guitar.jpg)
My stuff:
(http://cube.petronet.pl/gear.jpg)
Finished this in October
Specs...
Neck:
Maple
Rosewood Fretboard
Gotoh Kluson Vintage Style Tuners
Handcrafted Bone Nut
Golden vintage aged look
I tried to go very vintage on the neck. I even painted the truss rod slot black like the old teles :lol:
Body:
Basswood
Modern 6 saddle bridge
String through and stop-tail
Vintage Style 3 ply Pick guard
Schaller Straplocks
Electronics:
Everything shielded (this thing is noiseless!)
Seymour Duncan Vintage Neck
Seymour Duncan Vintage Hot Bridge
Standard tone and volume pots
Push/pull tone pot for phasing
Treble Bleed Mod
SPDT Switch for toggle between different caps for the tone pot.
So a very vintage style guitar but with some modern twists. Great fun to play, plays really well. My only complaint is the frets are a bit small.
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7169/dscf0093wh1.jpg)
These are my guitars Fiona and Jasmine. Fiona is a 89 squier(best sticker on is) made Fender cost me $23 on ebay (really beat up and relic all over) I did the hole Fender thing,
and Jasmine is a 98 squier (got this one from my older brother thats in school for 90 buks). I have a fender acoustic but its not worthy of pis and a strat in the shop right now.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm232/zedmin_fx/fiona8001.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm232/zedmin_fx/Jasmine066.jpg)
Quote from: andrew_k on April 05, 2008, 03:16:42 AM
bamboo?
umm. BAMBOO?!
The neck heel, pickguard and jack ferrule on that guitar are each works of art... not to mention the bamboo neck! What's it sound like? What woods would you compare bamboo to tonally?
[edit] +1 on stainless steel frets, I'm a total convert :icon_cool:
I don't know what wood to compare it.Anyway, here's a video of it with two other strats. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89hPY-UtyQ
Quote from: kawayanstrat on April 05, 2008, 02:43:06 PM
Quote from: andrew_k on April 05, 2008, 03:16:42 AM
bamboo?
umm. BAMBOO?!
The neck heel, pickguard and jack ferrule on that guitar are each works of art... not to mention the bamboo neck! What's it sound like? What woods would you compare bamboo to tonally?
[edit] +1 on stainless steel frets, I'm a total convert :icon_cool:
I don't know what wood to compare it.Anyway, here's a video of it with two other strats. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89hPY-UtyQ
i like how the bamboo sounds
id use one!
Some of the ones I made...
(http://www.david-schwab.com/images/alchemy.jpg)(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/fretless.jpg)
(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/S5_new2.jpg)
(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/SGD_Scorpios_front.jpg)
(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/SGD_Show.jpg)
(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/mantaray.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2378920626_098c3ff2a3_b.jpg)
;D :icon_mrgreen:
I built this one a few weeks ago....
The "El Camino" Telecaster !
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-3/1301903/ELCAMINOTELE4.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-3/1301903/ELCAMINOTELE10.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-3/1301903/ELCAMINOTELE9.JPG)
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2008-3/1301903/ELCAMINOTELE8.JPG)
(http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2276/guitarzr2.jpg)
another pic of the guitar
since i did it, i made some changes
added the white boarder, cause i like it
and blah blah
and yes i wear black nail polish
Wurlitzer EP200a, Hammond L102 (recently sold), Rudolmeyer 4'6" Baby Grand
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb292/frequencycentral/tuesday.jpg)
I also have a Rhodes Stage 73 Mk1 and a bunch of vintage synths.
Oh, and some guitars!
Am I on the right thread?
Sorry! Couldn't resist it. I have more keys than guitar and the photo was to hand. I'll post my guitar stuff laters..........! :)
Here's a guitar we made a long time ago, but it was waiting for pickups for about two years :) Finally, it got a set of DiMarzio evolutions.
Body is hand painted by my aunt.
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/bancika/crtana1.jpg)
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c22/bancika/crtana2.jpg)
Cheers
:icon_eek:
Bancika: did your aunt use enamel with a poly overcoat? Just curious how you/she applied that amazing finish.
Talk about a standout !
Body is hand painted by my aunt.
Fine Job too !
That guitar is superstunner !
Let me get in close and take a look...WoW !
(http://www.spiralsunsband.com/guitars.jpg)
and the newest
(http://www.spiralsunsband.com/powerfront.jpg)
Quote from: idlechatterbox on April 07, 2008, 05:43:04 PM
:icon_eek:
Bancika: did your aunt use enamel with a poly overcoat? Just curious how you/she applied that amazing finish.
It's nitrocellulose finish, both paint she used and clear coat. She used very fine brushes she uses for her paintings and it took few months to complete.
again my ladies, the sonicblue jacaranda is still the same, but the strat had a new restiling and i putted in a set of single coils!
now it's a real STRAT!!!!
(http://i28.tinypic.com/2mpd4i9.jpg)
Quote from: bancika on April 07, 2008, 01:23:43 PM
Here's a guitar we made a long time ago, but it was waiting for pickups for about two years :) Finally, it got a set of DiMarzio evolutions.
Body is hand painted by my aunt.
Oh I like that paint job! really suits the guitar! Schaller bridge?
Don't feel bad about waiting two years... The bass in the photo of mine with the black cat sat in it's case for
15 years waiting to have the frets leveled, hardware and electronics! I had changed my design and didn't finish it because it was a bolt on and I lost interest in it. Now I love the thing.. play it all the time. I still haven't rubbed out the finish.
Going further on the southpaw side, here are some of mine...
Kramer Focus 1000 - signed by Satriani - Original Floyd Rose - original S.Duncan JB
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/916/focus1000bb0.jpg)
Kramer Focus 6000 - Original Floyd Rose - original S.Duncan JB+APS singles?
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4103/focus6000tg2.jpg)
Kramer Pacer Custom I - Original Floyd Rose (I have to mount it back) - original S.Duncan JB+APS singles?
(http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7565/pacercustomiblackjl9.jpg)
Kramer Pacer Custom II mutt - Takeuchi FR - Di Marzio X2N and Fast Track 2 - Man this thing screams...
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9259/pacercustomiimuttjw7.jpg)
Kramer Pacer Custom II RIGHTY - Original Floyd Rose (restored with original parts) - original S.Duncan JB+aftermarket SC
I repainted it and am going to sell this when done...
(http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1513/pacercustomiirightnz1.jpg)
Yes, I'm a Kramer fanatic... 8)
Also
Lawson (from eBay)...Great guitar for the price...
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/414/hpim1135ho1.jpg)
Harrier Warlock (from eBay)...Great guitar for the price...
It has a Stratoblaster inside, so it's 1 VOL, 'blaster GAIN and the switch.
The pic is the original 2 VOL 1 TONE
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5404/harrierwarlockamt4.jpg)
Also have a VESTER Strat, Kramer bass and Yamaha RBX fretless bass...
yay lefties! ;D
Here's the latest mods to my MIJ strat, twin Kent Armstrong humbucker-sized P-90's:
(http://notinteractive.com/stuff/guitar/strat/P90-1.jpg)
It gets strung left handed, as I couldn't afford a lefty and bought this second hand 12 years ago.
The P-90s sound amazing. Huge single coil sound.
What's the trem tool? Is it for setting it at the right height whilst tuning? Might have to make/invest in one of those...
It's a tremolok, made by gripmaster -- designed to keep up the floating bridge when the strings have been removed. I bought it about 10 years ago and they don't appear to make them anymore, but it's just a hard piece of plastic with neoprene on the bottom to protect the finish / provide grip and an angled edge where it slips under the bridge. Definitely a handy thing to have in amongst your guitar tools.
(http://)(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn156/DimebuGG/01.jpg)
Here's my two newest sweeties ;D
I've been an Ibanez guy for years and decided a few months to get the guitars that I've wanted since I first started playing, so I got the Explorer about 2 months ago, and got the V last weekend (the V is one of 400 available in silverburst finish!). I dont know if I'll ever pick up an Ibanez again...
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/MetalGuitars.jpg)
My baby!
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/B_Bent/Albert%20Lee_/100_0914.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/B_Bent/Albert%20Lee_/100_0912.jpg)
(http://photos-415.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v234/101/36/612991415/n612991415_1133387_5102.jpg)
From left to right:
Fender sting signature bass ~2001
Excel strat copy bought in England with Diezel pickups bought on ebay
Squier Supersonic 1997
Danelectro u2 reissue from late 90's to early 2000's
And a bunch of amps I built.
(http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v78/101/36/612991415/n612991415_146627_2969.jpg)
and a guitar just like the others in the post I got at an antique market for my bother in law. No name but looks like "tempo" is faded into the headstock.
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb215/DWBH_bucket/DSC00229.jpg)
My blonde.
And side-by-side with the brunette.
(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb215/DWBH_bucket/DSC00230.jpg)
A little something that I built for my son last year.
A Vee built from MIMF.com plans.
20 year old mahogany with a bookmatched Walnut cap. The Neck is Cherry/Walnut/Cherry with an eliptical section (thin) :). I cut it on a CNC machining center. Gibson Burstbucker Pro Pickups. Titanium Bridge. Abalone inlay.
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/8KgQqXZSq84KIbWL4MMsKFTtJffRgGYSGZzaojsHquN4iGLiy5FsMxrTu66RPExKn6QNAtBAd33uTLgK6wp-JNvwFSaCWBsuP9tOa356PbM/)
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/DeogoT-_Av0L8EdeqGYP6tf6WIA11UfjhA1jZIrFSAB7FyYNqjuLltNX_sk3jeGykFXHx0UhN98aCAWTOtiFWFkON3mqRGUi76_TSGt-qVY/)
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/lbe3jHFYN2RVSpQ4KM8RW3LXF_VlSnDa_RT9HDmL7VmtJziIkbRj4Zcp0V4boyIM8Oi2NvvxnvjFyjvdinv19oooYGgn-m5aZlDlc84DbKk/)
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/7Wx4oGvT_xkqO39CQnVbJnq2yTbh5cncW60ViEYRF3zYg6-3PbYwbR2_29HdXVF78WcIvZvw-7D9CI-GplEpwNG-FUgoRNYYq3YIqymewEo/)
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/OcNVbJyFYWz8fcR6ma9-flui7dnP028G1eJiyabOIEBmLJAg7TdIZthyOlMQgBYlSw2n14OobTad5LfdtTK9H_DE9zZ3PKSEg1nsiU-viYWeAfRooxLH-ky1VMhQ_g0Q/)
(https://publish.comcast.net/rpath/V_LU3gncK3COyY_Gq56L5j_sql8dXdw0NEuN19ObSNvOoYVpa8P-GsiLMzPuQiSUT5K5dli-f8EP8LjzuNzXMuXs0n9LB4sZbp0GIHyfhmE/)
Thanks
-Keith
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on May 28, 2008, 01:26:49 PM
Here's my two newest sweeties ;D
I've been an Ibanez guy for years and decided a few months to get the guitars that I've wanted since I first started playing, so I got the Explorer about 2 months ago, and got the V last weekend (the V is one of 400 available in silverburst finish!). I dont know if I'll ever pick up an Ibanez again...
I'm jelous of the Silverburst. I've been trying to get credit cards and other crap paid off so I can invest in one of my own, of the Les Paul variety though 8)
Quote from: The Iron Chef on May 28, 2008, 10:26:41 PM
A little something that I built for my son last year.
A Vee built from MIMF.com plans.
20 year old mahogany with a bookmatched Walnut cap. The Neck is Cherry/Walnut/Cherry with an eliptical section (thin) :). I cut it on a CNC machining center. Gibson Burstbucker Pro Pickups. Titanium Bridge. Abalone inlay.
Thanks
-Keith
Wauw, looks great. What text is the inlay? Your name?
Quote from: KindaFuzzy on May 28, 2008, 04:19:52 PM
(http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v78/101/36/612991415/n612991415_146627_2969.jpg)
and a guitar just like the others in the post I got at an antique market for my bother in law. No name but looks like "tempo" is faded into the headstock.
That looks to me like a 60s Teisco, I've got a mid 60s Tele-star that has the same tuners, and the same metal handle on the head to keep the strings down.
My new guitar, she is a headless travel guitar with full scale neck and built in effect.
The body has the controls in a centered and simetrical position because I´m righty but my older child is lefty and in this way the guitar can be easily changed to be played for him in the future.
The complete project include the guitar, a little DIY clone of the Marshall MS-2 Amp, the battery charger and the DIY custom case.
I finished this little baby about two months ago, my son named her ¨Little Rocker¨, the specifications are :
- Body : Mahogany with a jacaranda strip in the middle.
- Neck : bolt on headless maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.
- Fret markers : dots.
- Scale : full 25.5 inches scale with 24 frets.
- DIY Headpiece.
- HardTail bridge.
- DIY Tuners.
- Pickups : Two GFS Hex humbuckers.
- Electronics : built in DIY SansAmp GT2 pedal with rechargeable 9V Battery and DIY charger circuit.
- Controls in the front : one toggle switch to select pickups, two volumes and effect ON/OFF switch.
- Controls In the back : GT2 pots and switches with mahogany/jacaranda cover.
She´s extremely quiet, and plays really well. The balance is very good if you play standing and is very confortable to play seated too.
I´m very satisfied with the results, hope you like her.
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/TravelGuitar01.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/TravelGuitar09.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/TravelGuitar13.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/TravelGuitar14.jpg)
The complete project (guitar + Amp + Battery Charger + Custom Case) :
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/Funda058.jpg
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/Funda060.jpg
For those of you interested in step by step pics here is the completed thread at Project Guitar Forum, she´s in the GOTM of this month :
http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=34299
Nice one! I`ve always liked the Burns Flyte.
Thank you ! The body shape is inspired in the RiverHead Unicorn (but you are right, is very similar with the Burns Flyte)
That travel guitar is fantastic, I think it's much nicer than any of the commercial guitars it was influenced by.
Excellent work!
Quote from: andronico on May 31, 2008, 10:09:12 AM
My new guitar, she is a headless travel guitar with full scale neck and built in effect.
That is a really nice guitar. What was the hardest part about the assembly? Did you carve the wood yourself? Just curious.
Quote from: andrew_k on June 02, 2008, 08:32:47 AM
That travel guitar is fantastic, I think it's much nicer than any of the commercial guitars it was influenced by.
Excellent work!
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words :)
Quote from: tranceracer on June 03, 2008, 12:09:16 AM
That is a really nice guitar. What was the hardest part about the assembly? Did you carve the wood yourself? Just curious.
Yes I carved all the body using a router, but the hardest part was the hardware. I made the headpiece and the tuners myself. Here are some pics of the finished hardware :
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/Headpiece15.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/Headpiece16.jpg)
(http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii186/andronico66/CustomTravelGuitar/Tuner23.jpg)
Finally took a picture of my favorite baby...
For me I dont collect or have many guitars they are all players, my favorite is my pawn shop special, Ibanstein (Ibanez) that has been gutted and rewired, replaced the pickups changed tremolo springs, first guitar I intonated myself. Single coils are Fender Antiquitys, humbucker is an EVH series Seymore Duncan.
The action is a little high, strings a little dead, hardware's rusty, has years and years worth of chips dings and dents but I love it and play this thing every day and I feel it has the best tone. Also, have a Carvin DC150 (my first good electric) and Yamaha SBG200 that both sounds good, more sustain and better action but I always find myself going back to the old Ibanstein. It's the one I carry around the house and practice scales with.
Here she is:
(http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc70/tr-stompboxes/ibanezguitar2.jpg)
The single coil covers that came with the pick-ups were cream colored and I spray painted them black, as you can see the paint is comming off.
I also have a Takamine dreadnought and jumbo style accoustic cutaway 12 strings. I play the Jumbo style 12 almost every day. (I love the sound of this guitar)
-bK
Sorry if I posted this already...my new SG with my new Reason 1x12 cabinet
(http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii215/3pdt/Reason.jpg)
A cheap ply Epi Junior body with a 1962 Supro neck and GFS P90 - I lengthened the neck pocket (not very neatly) and moved the bridge back to match the neck - it's basic but suits me fine. A placeholder until I snag a Supro Belmont, maybe. I was planning to make a new scratchplate in a Supro-type shape, but its been a few months, I think I'll leave it now...
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/diy/suprojunior.jpg)
Simon, is that a wrap around bridge???
how do they work??? the pictures of them confuse me
are they like Bigsby bridges?
Quote from: Boogdish on May 29, 2008, 08:52:34 AM
Quote from: KindaFuzzy on May 28, 2008, 04:19:52 PM
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and a guitar just like the others in the post I got at an antique market for my bother in law. No name but looks like "tempo" is faded into the headstock.
That looks to me like a 60s Teisco, I've got a mid 60s Tele-star that has the same tuners, and the same metal handle on the head to keep the strings down.
That looks like the second electric guitar I owned, after the dano (silvertone) with the amp in a case. It had a horribly loose neck and would go out of tune if I looked at it crosseyed. But it was great for vibrato. :icon_mrgreen:
Here's one I finished reviving a year and a half ago:
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a320/Doug_H/1975%20Epiphone%20Riviera/100_1233.jpg?t=1216042802)
Heres my custom build. Fender deluxe body and trem, bill lawrence keystone singles, warmoth maple reverse headstock neck with ebony fretboard and locking tuners. It also has a double truss rod. Its currently got a peice of crap switch in there that likes to cut out, going to replace it with a tele 3 way switch and the hendrix mod that lets you blend the middle pickup with either the neck or bridge.
(http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/1552/fishocakect8.jpg)
Also got a t-60 body that needs a neck, a single cutaway classical with shadow pickup system, and a japanese les paul copy which i hate (anyone interested?).
Quote from: ambulancevoice on July 14, 2008, 08:28:02 AM
Simon, is that a wrap around bridge???
how do they work???
yeah - it's a wraparound - how to explain - it's like a Les Paul type tailpiece, with the same studs but the put the strings in the other side - in the picture below, the strings go in under the 'arches', facing away from the headstock, and you bend them back over the bridge toward the neck, so it's a tailpiece and bridge combined. The arch is a recess that covers the ball-ends of the strings. You adjust the intonation with the screws.
(http://azguitarparts.com/db1/00076/azguitarparts.com/_uimages/Webcompbridge1.jpg)
here's a crap image to illustrate the point, sort of a cross section looking at the end:
(http://usera.imagecave.com/simonm/diy/bridge.gif)
I like their simplicity, and they are supposed to be good for sustain, although I don't worry about that stuff too much...
Pic of my jamming corner I took a while ago:
(http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/811/ap1010228ab7.jpg)
I love my old Laney Linebacker so much more than my SpiderIII, so much more infact that I don't even touch the spider these days, thinking of getting rid of the thing.
(http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7336/ap1010230sm2.jpg)
Here's my latest toy, and now one of my favorite guitars! This is a FirstAct GarageMaster, those guitars they gave away when you bought a VolksWagon. Don't be fooled by these, it's a great guitar! You can pick them up cheap. Just change out the awful dark sounding pickups and you have a great sounding axe! I have a Duncan Jazz at the neck and a DiMarzio Al Di Meola at the bridge. I also changed the tone control cap to .02 and replaced the cheesy plastic knobs. The built in preamp is cool, and the built in distortion is fun. It has a standard Fender scale length and along with the basswood body, gives a great twangy tone with humbucker warmth and power.
(http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/images/garagemaster.jpg)
i just bought one of those garagemasters too. but i was involved in a car accident and the finish was cracked. it was the only victim of the crash. the preamp brightens up the buckers quite nicely. either way, i'm a fan of dark tones so yeah. i got mine for $75 brand new, but yeah, stupid accidents.
(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5309/guitarpictures004ti1.jpg)
Here's mine.
From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot
Quote from: liddokun on January 02, 2009, 08:17:07 PM
(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5309/guitarpictures004ti1.jpg)
Here's mine.
From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot
UGH.
I WANT ALL OF THEM.
Quote from: dominatrix_volleyball on January 02, 2009, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: liddokun on January 02, 2009, 08:17:07 PM
(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5309/guitarpictures004ti1.jpg)
Here's mine.
From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot
UGH.
I WANT ALL OF THEM.
Um...thanks? :icon_eek:
here are my children( :icon_biggrin:)
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/P1020425.jpg)
sorry about sideways :icon_lol:
from left to right:
takamine gx-100
epiphone beast, with sparkle finish
1989 gibson sg custom
1991 gibson melody maker(waiting to be restrung)
and the one on the stand is an epiphone dot studio with emg 81 & 85 pups and a black bigsby
Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
As I recall, Epiphone used to make a Jorma Kaukonen signature Riviera which came stock with a Bigsby, and no ugly holes.
http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Jorma-Kaukonen-Riviera-Deluxe-Archtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=518551 (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Jorma-Kaukonen-Riviera-Deluxe-Archtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=518551)
They're discontinued now, a shame really.
Quote from: liddokun on January 03, 2009, 01:41:08 PM
Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines
Quote from: Br4d13y on January 03, 2009, 02:09:49 PM
Quote from: liddokun on January 03, 2009, 01:41:08 PM
Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines
why not pearl dots?
reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build. It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
I designed the bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing. The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change). The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws. The bridge is anodized black. This was fun to do.
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_1.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_2.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_3.jpg)
Quote from: The Iron Chef on January 03, 2009, 11:05:46 PM
reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build. It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
I designed the bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing. The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change). The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws. The bridge is anodized black. This was fun to do.
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_1.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_2.jpg)
(http://home.comcast.net/~kgraydon15/wrap_3.jpg)
thats beautiful!!!! :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: The Iron Chef on January 03, 2009, 11:05:46 PM
reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build. It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
I designed the bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing. The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change). The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws. The bridge is anodized black. This was fun to do.
Did you post a picture of that bridge at MIMF?
Real nice looking bridge. :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Barcode80 on January 03, 2009, 06:15:37 PM
Quote from: Br4d13y on January 03, 2009, 02:09:49 PM
Quote from: liddokun on January 03, 2009, 01:41:08 PM
Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines
why not pearl dots?
I heard that the Es335's that come custom ordered from the Gibson factory either have pearl dots or have a cover plate that's the same material as the pickguard that says "custom made" on it. Still not really my cup of tea.
Quote from: liddokun on January 04, 2009, 08:23:34 PM
Quote from: Barcode80 on January 03, 2009, 06:15:37 PM
Quote from: Br4d13y on January 03, 2009, 02:09:49 PM
Quote from: liddokun on January 03, 2009, 01:41:08 PM
Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines
why not pearl dots?
I heard that the Es335's that come custom ordered from the Gibson factory either have pearl dots or have a cover plate that's the same material as the pickguard that says "custom made" on it. Still not really my cup of tea.
ya i would still rather there be no holes at all
Quote from: burdt on December 29, 2008, 02:55:37 PM
i just bought one of those garagemasters too. but i was involved in a car accident and the finish was cracked. it was the only victim of the crash. the preamp brightens up the buckers quite nicely. either way, i'm a fan of dark tones so yeah. i got mine for $75 brand new, but yeah, stupid accidents.
No, you REALLY have to hear it with new pickups! trust me... You can still get them dark if you turn the tone down.
Here it is clean (http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/media/GarageMaster.mp3) and dirty (http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/media/GarageMasterDirty.mp3) (that's not using the built in distortion)
The original pickups are total junk, they have very weak junk magnets, and were potted in way too much wax. Even though the chrome covers look cool, the closed loop of metal around the pickup, plus the big space it puts between the top of the coils and the strings due to that curved black plastic top, really ruins the tone of the pickups.
Hi, I´l only post the ones that have some DIY tuch to them. I have a 2004 Gibson LP Classic honey burst and a 1996 Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Strat as well but they are all factory stock and nothing special to see. There on my site if some one should care.
The most DIY
Lap Steel Made in Bengts garage
What do you do if you have a couple of HB pickups to spare and a friend who has a wood workshop in his garage? Most people wouldn't do anything at all but I vent out and bought me a good piece of mahogny and made my self a Lap Steel guitar.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/steel_small.jpg)
Big image
http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/steel_big.jpg (http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/steel_big.jpg)
The most DIY on a factory built.
Former a OLP MM1 now a Telecaster wannebee
This is the guitar that started it all. Originally this was a standard Hummbucker setup with only a volume knob, cloned after the Music man Axis. It is a very good quality Korean axe. I liked it but I wanted a single coil as well. It was then I bought the LP classic and found my self with two HB guitars. What to do? I simply routed space for SC pups and as I went on also routed and mounted a binding. The hardware is Telecaster. I cut off a tele bridge to carry the bridge pickup and left the original fender type tremolo bridge in there. Originally it was orange. I painted the top and head black with nitrocellulose black color and 10 clear coat layers before the finishing polish. I am quite satisfied with the result, Its hard to see on the pictures. The new singel coil pickups are from T-bear. A Swedish boutique pickup maker in the same class as Lundgren although hi is more known. I wired the switch to be a 4 position with the 4:th in series as the Baja Tele. It sound grate.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/olp_small.jpg)
Big image
http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/olp_big.jpg (http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/olp_big.jpg)
Not that much DIY
Gibson Les Paul Special 1998 with two P90 instead of the original P100
This is the apple of my ear. I bought it from guy a who lives north of the Arctic Circle. He had used it for blues and slide. This instrument plays like a dream.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/PLsoecial_small.jpg)
Big image
http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/PLsoecial_big.jpg (http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/PLsoecial_big.jpg)
//Solderman
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No, you REALLY have to hear it with new pickups! trust me... You can still get them dark if you turn the tone down.
Here it is clean (http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/media/GarageMaster.mp3) and dirty (http://www.sgd-lutherie.com/media/GarageMasterDirty.mp3) (that's not using the built in distortion)
The original pickups are total junk, they have very weak junk magnets, and were potted in way too much wax. Even though the chrome covers look cool, the closed loop of metal around the pickup, plus the big space it puts between the top of the coils and the strings due to that curved black plastic top, really ruins the tone of the pickups.
ok, you're definitely right, i'll upgrade those buckers when there's cash available. in the meantime, i'll manage with the preamp.
(http://www.alteredsounds.com/pic/guits.gif)
My main giggin guitars from left to right: Standard US Strat, US Gibson SG, 1962 Re-issue US Les Paul, 'Woodstock' Anniversary mirror US Strat, Tokai '80's Goldstar, Standard US Strat and 1979 US Tele. My Malmsteen Strat has just come back from the re-spray shop and needs assembling plus there's some other odds and sods kicking about like an old Kramer and a Variax etc.
(http://www.alteredsounds.com/pic/acoustic.gif)
My new baby, got an old Sigma that is pretty cool but treated myself to an amazing sounding Taylor GC5
Man, I really loved the words and the pic...Got a Kramer?! I absolutely want to see it!!! I am a Kramer fanatic, I used to write on Kramer forum and got some of those babies...And as a lefty, I just got wet seeing that Strat, plus I love maple necks...
And you know I am a big Malmsteen fan... :icon_wink:
So your post is just :icon_cool: to me...
Hey man, I love my old kramer, i dont really gig it anymore because it's a shredding machine and sadly i dont do shredding gigs. I'll post a pic of the Kramer and Malmsteen soon as I get the thing back together, my mate got the scratchplate signed but I prob wont use that one on the guitar.
You can see my guitars at page 12 - there's not the last oneI restored, a lefty Pacer Custom I in black...a beauty!!!
QuoteDid you post a picture of that bridge at MIMF?
Oh, Yes I did. It is anodized now 'tho. ;)
and thanks for the kind words.
-Keith
Here is a picture of the three that I have built so far. I have a bass (center) that has a P/J set and a piezo in the bridge. The one on the left is an original design, three single coils, blocked trem and plenty of cavity space for some future onboard projects. The one on the right is a PRS copy, thin solid maple, neck-thru with EMG 81/85 set, bloodwood fretboard. They are in front of my amp because I don't have a stand that will stand three at a time. Not pictured are the commercial models: a PRS and an ESP.
(http://brianthornock.googlepages.com/tn_DSCN0123-1.JPG)
i love strats!!!! and beating them ;D and then lovin on them so gooood.. white one is a 97 american standard that "caught" fire.....black one is actually a squier with all electronics, harware, nut, bridge saddles upgraded and it sounds great!! ive got a few more but they are in their cases right now and these 2 are the ones i like to play most...maybe ill post em later
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/magnum5/STRAT1aspx.jpg)
(http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f218/magnum5/strats3.jpg)
My original 1977 fender stratocaster signed by 'Peter Green' of 'fleetwood mac', will never get rid of it ;D
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0234.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0235.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0236.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0237.jpg)
craigjames, wow, pretty beaten up strats! you really abuse them! (the Strat protection society will be informed about that...)
knealebrown, what's that mini-switch for?
it doesnt do anything but keep the dust out of the cavity at the moment (i believe there was originally a coil tap in there years ago- all original pups now though) just build a stratoblaster though so considering putting it in :-\ dont want to drill another hole in the scratch plate though, all those holes could depreciate its value, any advice?
Ah, first time I notice this thread! I already posted a pic in the Pictures thread, but this seems like a better place. My new guitar:
A Taylor T5 Custom (C2). Amazing instrument. Sounds great acoustic, semi-acousitc and electric. Pics:
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010013.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010003.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010004.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010005.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010006.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010007.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010008.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010009.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010010.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010011.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010012.jpg)
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010016.jpg)
Those taylors are great, piezoelectric bridge? even sound good with some distortion on lol :icon_biggrin:
heres my reissue '72 tele, which has been sprayed gold, great guitar, possibly thinking about mounting a stratoblaster in it soon :icon_wink:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0387.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0389.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0390.jpg)
Here is a bunch of guitars and basses I have made.
The two righties are for my guitar instructors.
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/guitars.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/MATT2.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/MATT3.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/Brandonsfront.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/Brandonsback.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/pic15.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/pic6.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/pic4.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/pic3.jpg)
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m297/biggy-boy/pic17.jpg)
I just got this:
(http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/15148604/aview/DSC03679.jpg)
I'm really getting into Japanese Lawsuit guitars. I've got a Tokai explorer and a Burny SG as well. Good stuff. I can see why Gibson sued them!
I'm totally sold on old Japanese guitars too - I've got a 1979 Greco Super Sound strat that I love - will have to get some photo's of it ;D
Here's a little mod project I did to my little Tele "Frankencaster".
I'm called this the "burn victim" finish. :icon_biggrin:
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod1.jpg)
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod2.jpg)
I also did a couple electronics mods that I've been wanting to do for a long time. I installed two switches in between the two control pots. One of the switches allows the player to choose between using the tone control knob as a regular tone control, or using it as a passive overdrive control with Germanium clipping diodes. The other switch allows the player to choose between sending the signal through the regular configuration, or taking the signal directly from the pickups to the output jack which can yield some very different tones depending on your amp/effects choice.
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod3.jpg)
Jeff, would you mind explaining how you do those mods?
I haven't seen too many Deans up here so I thought I'd post mine. This was made in the Czech republic in the '90s sometime or so I've been told. It plays great. The bridge pick up had been replaced with a George Lynch Screamin' Demon. I didn't like this, so I switched both picks for an Air Zone and an Air Norton.
A funny thing about the bridge. The bridge on this guitar has a Fender Spacing, which is a little wider than the spacing on a Gibson, even though it has a Gibson style Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail piece. The original pick had the Gibson spacing and so the pole pieces sat inside the two outer strings by a small amount.
These pictures show the picks ups that were installed when I bought it. The new ones are both zebra style so they have the stock look.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2690711107_0427af7afb_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2691522768_cb5c18cc38_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2690711683_26e8880ef8_o.jpg)
I included this picture because the heal on the guitar impressed. It's shaped very nicely looks great and feels good to play. Nice attention to detail by Dean.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/2690712237_ab809581a6_o.jpg)
Nice mother of pearl logo. It doesn't have the fancy multilayer binding that is very popular these days.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2691685430_ea7cf23e43_o.jpg)
Deans are cute. My first guitar was a Dean. Have you seen the new DBZ guitars? Dean Zelinsky left Dean Guitars (again) and formed a new company.
http://www.dbzguitars.com/web/
Quote from: deaconque on May 23, 2009, 11:36:08 PM
Jeff, would you mind explaining how you do those mods?
It was a combination of a heat gun and a Dremel tool with a 1/2" sanding wheel. The heat gun darkened the wood areas and initially was used to blister and crack the paint around the edges. Then the dremel with the sanding wheel was used to grind down the paint to the wood. It's a cheap mexican tele so the paint layers were pretty thick. The sort of leopard print pattern in the large area was just sort of the result of how the dremel worked to grind down areas that weren't on the edges. I can give you a more detailed step by step of you want. I wrote one out in an email to a buddy so I can just copy and paste. It's pretty long though so instead of posting it, I'll save those not interested the hassle and just provide it to people that want it.
Jeff
Just a CAD mockup at the mo (I've made some changes since on the controls and scratchplate) but this is roughly what I'm planning to build when I go (back) on a guitar-making course at the end of August. I'm quite pleased at having turned a JM into a 7-stringer without making it look too badly out of proportion.
(http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/morgancourse/cadjm7.jpg)
Quote from: studiostud on May 23, 2009, 02:19:54 PM
Here's a little mod project I did to my little Tele "Frankencaster".
I'm called this the "burn victim" finish. :icon_biggrin:
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod1.jpg)
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod2.jpg)
I also did a couple electronics mods that I've been wanting to do for a long time. I installed two switches in between the two control pots. One of the switches allows the player to choose between using the tone control knob as a regular tone control, or using it as a passive overdrive control with Germanium clipping diodes. The other switch allows the player to choose between sending the signal through the regular configuration, or taking the signal directly from the pickups to the output jack which can yield some very different tones depending on your amp/effects choice.
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/telemod3.jpg)
So I've received enough PMs about the technique to go ahead and post it here. it actually wasn't very hard. the only reason it took a lot of time was because I didn't really know what I was doing or really what I wanted. I was just sort of "giving it a go" and seeing what happens. It was just a combination of two tools, a heat gun and a rotary tool (Dremel). The heat gun I picked up at Harbor Freight Tools for like $10-15. If you've never been to Harbor Freight, definitely go check one out. They are great. The heat gun is great cause I can use it to expedite the drying of clear coats or paint or it works great for shrink wrap when I'm doing wiring cause it will shrink it evenly without melting it or melting the wire insulation. The Dremel tool I didn't skimp on because I knew I would be using it a lot and really putting it through its paces. I bought an actual Dremel branded tool at Home Depot. It's been one of the best tool purchases I've ever made. Definitely in the top of my MVPs (most valuable purchases). What I used for the guitar was the larger size sanding wheel. You can't see it in the photos because of the lighting, but the first thing I did was use the heat gun to make dark spots all over the finish. I had to be careful with that because if I made them too dark by keeping the heat on it too long, the paint cracked. That's what happened around the edges, which is actually why I ended up with doing the extensive stuff down to the wood. I was just shaving down the cracked parts so it looked nicer and wouldn't slice up my arms when I was strumming. The rest of the body though, I was more careful cause I learned from the initial mistake. So the "big section" started with shaving down the edges with the Dremel/Sanding Wheel. It looked ok, but not fantastic. Definitely didn't look purposeful. And then when I was working a spot, my hand slipped a little bit and the wheel skipped across the surface on the top of the guitar and marred it up real good. So trying to figure out how I was going to remedy that, I came up with the idea of taking more of the surface down to the wood. Thinking, "let's not just age/relic this thing. Let's make it look like I fought my way back into the burning house to rescue my "baby." The sort of "leopard fur" pattern was really just the result of how the sanding wheel worked to grind down the paint. So I finished the top, looked at it from a bit of a distance, and decided that it sort of looked weird and unnatural for the grinding to be just on the top. Just kinda looked like a cheap "hack job" of someone trying to make it look old. So then I decided to take it down over the sides a little bit. I wanted to make it look as natural as possible. Make it look like that scenario could have happened where I grabbed it after the fire had gotten to it and had eaten away at it a little bit. So after that was done it still looked a little "hack-ish" because the wood still looked like new fresh pine wood. I knew that wouldn't fly because why would the fire only damage the paint but leave the wood perfectly fine. So then I used the heat gun to make dark burn marks in the wood. That was my favorite part of this whole process because I LOVE the smell of wood burning (maybe from too many campfires growing up in Oregon). The smell of melting clear coat and poly-based paint was far from pleasant... and actually caused me to break out the mask while I was using the Dremel because it was generating so much paint dust. One nice thing at this point was that, when I was darkening the wood with the heat gun, I did lift up a couple areas of paint, but since so much was already done around it, I just had to grind those sections down with the Dremel. So once that was done, I decided to fix up a couple other edge areas closer to the neck and by that time, I was pretty comfortable with the sanding wheel so they came out a lot cleaner and I didn't have to do more than I wanted. So with that done, I just needed a way to add a sealing agent to keep the wood protected. I ended up brushing on two coats of polyurethane minwax (satin finish) over all the exposed wood areas. This actually accomplished two things. 1) It protects the wood, and 2) in the large area, it adds a smooth/slick layer that protects my arm from any future splinters or scratching from the rough wood patches.
So there you have it. Sounds like a long procedure and it was, but like I said, it was long because I didn't know what I was doing. If I did it again or if I decide to add more burn areas, it will be a lot faster. Hope you liked reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. I love DIY projects!
Thank you Jeff!
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0326-1.jpg)
Quote from: kurtlives on June 20, 2009, 08:06:56 PM
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0326-1.jpg)
nice house.
oh wait...you're trying to show us your guitars and amps. :P
nice guitars. haha. i'll post my set up soon.
Here are some better pictures of my SpankenStrat (http://www.diyguitarist.com/Guitars/SuperStrat.htm)
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/Spanky2.jpg)
(http://www.diyguitarist.com/Images/Spanky0.jpg)
Quote from: liddokun on June 20, 2009, 10:19:36 PM
Quote from: kurtlives on June 20, 2009, 08:06:56 PM
nice house.
oh wait...you're trying to show us your guitars and amps. :P
nice guitars. haha. i'll post my set up soon.
Parent's house ;)
Thanks!
Heres a few snaps of something I'm putting together at the moment.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/blogtown/gat01.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/blogtown/gat012.jpg)
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It's midday Friday now and I want it to be working by Monday night. Not really that much left to do. Sort out the tail piece and bore a big hole in the side for an output then start screwing it all together. Kinda weird huh :icon_redface:
Quote from: Auke Haarsma on May 11, 2009, 10:34:40 AM
(http://pics.2muchgear.nl/p1010004.jpg)
I think that may be the most beautiful photograph I've seen all year!!!
Quote from: Renegadrian on May 28, 2008, 07:56:17 AM
Lawson (from eBay)...Great guitar for the price...
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/414/hpim1135ho1.jpg)
mmm, I am currently working on that one...I am not the type of guy to go with signature stuff, (my YJM308 left apart), and also I have never been a great fan of the man with those fuc.in' stripes. That kind of guitar could be good for a Tiger replica (Lynch) or for a Ratt replica. But again, those guitars were made for those players, and I pretend not to have something that is tied to one person (I am not.) So after this initial steps (I disassembed it and am currently sanding away the last parts of that damned striped finish) I guess I'll go FLAMES...I know I won't be the first with flames on guitars, but at least I'll make MY flames...Pics to follow in the next month, I hope...
this is my new baby :icon_mrgreen: :
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dxmgt japan emg 81bridge and 89 neck
dk2 pro japan sh13 bridge hotrails neck
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/eskizo69/01.jpg)
Here's some guitars I've put together over the last year or so
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/progshot.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/bb3.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/CIMG1800.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/strungup.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/r1n.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/CIMG1666.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/fronton.jpg)
Here is my guitars.
This one is a rare prototype guitar form Fury of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Only 6 were made in around 1969-70. This one was heading to the dump so I grabbed it and had it re-painted.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/3974692309_54845321a4_o.jpg)
This one is my Epiphone LP100. Its my first guitar.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3975456908_6f7a18b646_o.jpg)
This is my Jackson Dinky Pro that I bought when I got my first job.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3975456962_718afe0bc1_o.jpg)
Quote from: Al Heeley on October 02, 2009, 10:54:49 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/al_heeley/strungup.jpg)
You autographed your own table?
it's ok, the wife thinks one of the children did it. :icon_lol:
I got this Jaguar guitar (not to be confused with the Fender Jaguar) for my daughter for $115 one Christmas. The pictures are taken on paper on the bed because all other surfaces of the house are covered in dog fur (see avatar). It came complete with case and lead. You can see how the head is bent down at a considerable angle. Pretty good for $115 at Cash Converters! Spawnofron has a friend (who is into serious music production and took her to her first open mike night) who wishes I would go guitar hunting for him!
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0094-1.jpg)
The head has the Jaguar name but is not the same as the Fender Jaguar. The Fender Jaguar had slide switches in various places - not really a quality component.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0093-1.jpg)
You can see a little more detail here including the alligator paint job, the pitch-bend mechanism and removeable whammy bar, all high quality. The strap is removeable, I just didn't bother. The 5-position pickup selector switch does not have a plastic cap. Otherwise, it is complete except for the pressure pads at the neck, sounds excellent and appears to be high quality throughout.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0092-1.jpg)
I picked up a Cort guitar that started off as a piece of sh1t. The controls were noisy, the sound wasn't great but it came with a Univox U65G transistor amplifier (even worse piece of sh1t). But the price was right - $20 for both at a garage sale!
I modified the amplifier without much luck - replacing the capacitors did not improve things although it got the tremolo to work properly. I took the guitar internal electronics out and did a proper job of grounding. All grounding had previously been done by connection to a piece of aluminum shielding foil that runs under the controls, a certain recipe for increasing noise as corrosion and contamination increases the ground resistance. I added the yellow 18-gauge grounding wire to the left of the controls and shot the controls with tape head cleaner. The controls are quiet now and he guitar sounds reasonably OK.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0066.jpg)
It actually looks pretty good with the unit assembled. Cort makes guitars under their own name and also makes some private-label entry-level guitars for some of the better manufacturers. You won't mistake it for a top-end guitar with the flat whammy bar and cheesy pitch-bend mechanism, but it is OK for playing just for yourself.
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0067.jpg)
The head looks like this, with the strings attached just enough for testing:
(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/amptramp1/DSCF0068.jpg)
I'm still not finished with this guitar yet, I still need pickups, components, tuner keys, and some more hardware. Too much school going on right now...
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8831/dscn2118.jpg)
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Another entry for the Lefties!! 8)
Hagstrom Ultra Swede
(http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt129/thommofam/Jason/UltraSwede.jpg)
Hagstrom Viking
(http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt129/thommofam/Jason/Viking.jpg)
And an SX Trad. series Strat. $99 from cash converters!!!
(http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt129/thommofam/Jason/007.jpg)
Jason.
Rock on lefties!
QuoteRock on lefties!
Yes indeed!!! :icon_smile:
We could overload this board with tales of woe. Walking into any gear shop and findind "the" lefty guitar.
If they have any to start with.
Jason.
Quote from: davidallancole on October 04, 2009, 09:56:20 AM
Rock on lefties!
Yeah! Seeing all of these lefty guitars makes me want to take pictures of mine.
Heartfield (by Fender) Talon (II),
Fender's Lost Son
c.1991
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6977/tal2dsc00865.jpg)(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4181/tal2dsc00870.jpg)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/pazuzu411/SNC00126.jpg)
and here's a pic of my first pedal mod:
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/pazuzu411/SNC00124.jpg)
spst groundbreaker so i can leave it plugged in true bypassed in the fx loop without battery drain. (amp top pedal obv.) when i opened this pedal i looked at the boards and thought, "man i could make that" ;D
All it needs now is some stain and paint!
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02237.jpg)
warmouth? that's fantastic. what color stain?
Warmoth my arse! ;D
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02059-1.jpg)
More pics here: http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/
Wow wow !!
Superbe Valoosj
Mich P.
Quote from: knealebrown on May 11, 2009, 08:34:22 AM
it doesnt do anything but keep the dust out of the cavity at the moment (i believe there was originally a coil tap in there years ago- all original pups now though) just build a stratoblaster though so considering putting it in :-\ dont want to drill another hole in the scratch plate though, all those holes could depreciate its value, any advice?
out of phase switch. very usefull for more tone options.
my main guitars:
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC_3261.jpg)
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC_3263.jpg)
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC_3258.jpg)
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC01701.jpg)
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC01699.jpg)
Here are some pics of my new baby. Her name is Daphne. My buddy and I built her together. He did most of the actual construction and then I did the electronics and some of the internal routing. I actually just brought her home last night from being professionally setup and she plays and sounds as beautiful as she looks.
the body is mahogany with a spalted walnut top and flamed maple "racing stripes" as I like to call them
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar1.jpg)
the neck is flamed maple with a cocobolo fingerboard and brass dot inlays and fret markers
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar2.jpg)
did a flamed maple electronics cavity cover to match the neck
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar3.jpg)
stetsbar pro II floating tremolo. really slick sounding. a bit spendy but well worth the price
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar4.jpg)
CTS pots, Les Paul switch, and a custom toggle switch that toggles between an orange drop tone cap and reversed pair of schottky clipping diodes
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar5.jpg)
Lindy Fralin P-92 pickups which are incredible. single coil tone but more beefy and wound in a way that eliminates hum like a humbucker. so really the best of both worlds IMHO. Plus, as you can see, each post has adjustable height so you can tweak the response of each individual string which makes it one of the most versatile pickups I've ever used.
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar6.jpg)
BTW... just a little plug... my buddy Drew has been building guitars for the last several years as a side business. He does a lot of custom work and, since he's still breaking into the business, his guitars are priced far lower than they should be and will be a few years down the road. So if you like this and are interested in having something made, contact him at theworshipguy1@yahoo.com or send me a PM and I can give you his phone #.
(Admins - sorry if I'm breaking a forum rule with the plug. Let me know and I will remove the blurb. Thanks!)
Quote from: Valoosj on October 18, 2009, 01:39:47 PM
All it needs now is some stain and paint!
Silverburst!
Quote from: studiostud on October 21, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
Here are some pics of my new baby. Her name is Daphne. My buddy and I built her together. He did most of the actual construction and then I did the electronics and some of the internal routing. I actually just brought her home last night from being professionally setup and she plays and sounds as beautiful as she looks.
the body is mahogany with a spalted walnut top and flamed maple "racing stripes" as I like to call them
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar1.jpg)
beautiful. where'd you get the walnut, I've been looking for something very similar.
Quote from: geertjacobs on October 21, 2009, 12:16:57 PM
Silverburst!
+1 for silverburst.
Here's mine :-)
(http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu161/acromarty/Guitar%20stuff/Andy5.jpg)
Quote from: acromarty on October 25, 2009, 11:34:14 PM
Quote from: geertjacobs on October 21, 2009, 12:16:57 PM
Silverburst!
+1 for silverburst.
Here's mine :-)
Sorry ...
(http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr111/stijnkenens/vanalles/DSC07141.jpg)
I have yet to understand the appeal of silverburst...is there something about it that I'm missing?
Maybe it's all those years I spent sanding in my grandfather's furniture shop, but there's something about opaque paint that gets to me when it comes in the form of colors that say 'metal' more than 'wood', but silverburst has always made me tilt my head and say, 'Whaaaat? Who would pay that much for a guitar with such an ugly paintjob?'
Let that grain show!
...or not, if sil-bur suits you better :)
Quote from: jacobyjd on October 26, 2009, 02:30:43 PM
Let that grain show!
yep. there are only 2 paintjobs as far as i'm concerned. woodgrain and satin black. something about the way the satin wears in right away by getting shiny on the high friction areas.
If things go well, I can start posting pics of my maple/walnut/spalted maple suped-up telecaster I have in the works. I just need to clear the woodworking projects list first.
Just finished her the other day at half one in the morning, polishing and finetuning took about 12 hours. Gigged with her the following day.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02240.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02241.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02242.jpg)
More decent pics coming soon.
that's some quality work mate. what did it run you minus pickups?
A rough estimate of it all: 1500 euros.
ouch. awesome, but ouch. a local builder here (http://www.benfordguitars.com/ (http://www.benfordguitars.com/)) quoted me 1600 usd for a custom lp style 7 string. but i am going mahogany neck through with an ebony fret board.
One more pic, with some decent light.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02244.jpg)
Sjiek gedaan! :o
(Flemish for "Pretty amazing job!")
My very own handmade strat. Named it after my son Johannes.
(http://img001.us.expono.com/101738/101738-6896e-b792d7_m.jpg)
(http://img001.us.expono.com/101738/101738-6896a-f027a0_m.jpg)
Wilkins hardware and Bare Knuckle slow hand (with baseplate) pickups.
Playes great, sounds great!
Yorick, that is by far the coolest headstock design I've ever seen. That inlay is perfect in its boldness and simplicity. Play it well--you deserve it! Gorgeous work.
Danku Geert.
Jacobyd, thank you very much. It was a nutcracker, but when I finally decided upon the inlay my little sis (8months old) was more than happy to help out.
Quote from: deaconque on October 21, 2009, 02:22:42 PM
Quote from: studiostud on October 21, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
Here are some pics of my new baby. Her name is Daphne. My buddy and I built her together. He did most of the actual construction and then I did the electronics and some of the internal routing. I actually just brought her home last night from being professionally setup and she plays and sounds as beautiful as she looks.
the body is mahogany with a spalted walnut top and flamed maple "racing stripes" as I like to call them
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar1.jpg)
beautiful. where'd you get the walnut, I've been looking for something very similar.
My friend actually ordered the body as one piece from a dealer. I can get you the dealers contact info if you'd like.
Well, It's not a guitar but it is stringed and I'll use it with fx.
http://artyone.blogtown.co.nz/2009/11/10/the-philstick/ (http://artyone.blogtown.co.nz/2009/11/10/the-philstick/)
My '99 Les Paul Classic. It's honeyburst. I replaced the shitty 500t bridge pup last year with a Rockfield SWC and it sounds SO much better. I plan on replacing the neck pup with a match and keeping it uncovered. I like the "reverse-Page" look.
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/Leavittno6/000_0696.jpg)
with my new Handsome Devil
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f155/Leavittno6/000_0117.jpg)
Quote from: studiostud on November 09, 2009, 07:49:11 PM
Quote from: deaconque on October 21, 2009, 02:22:42 PM
Quote from: studiostud on October 21, 2009, 11:45:26 AM
Here are some pics of my new baby. Her name is Daphne. My buddy and I built her together. He did most of the actual construction and then I did the electronics and some of the internal routing. I actually just brought her home last night from being professionally setup and she plays and sounds as beautiful as she looks.
the body is mahogany with a spalted walnut top and flamed maple "racing stripes" as I like to call them
(http://www.grassrootsaudio.com/pics/guitar1.jpg)
beautiful. where'd you get the walnut, I've been looking for something very similar.
My friend actually ordered the body as one piece from a dealer. I can get you the dealers contact info if you'd like.
PM me the info if you wouldn't mind. :icon_biggrin:
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PMcG No.6 - That's a great looking honeyburst. I'm jealous.
That's a sweet Tele. I am building one right now that is maple, spalted maple and walnut. Should look a little unassuming, but the electronics are going to be wild. I'll post pics and details here after it gets closer to being finished.
Like anything else, it's rare that any of my guitars are left standard.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/3052846382_832005de97.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/3052846382_832005de97_b.jpg)
The Table
My experimental guitar which been through many configurations. Including being stripped it's gaffa tape, having all it's holes filled and being presented here naked. As it's the main target of my fettlage, it distracts me from butchering nicer axes. Which can only be a good thing.
Spec: Sperzel locking tuners, Bare Knucle Pickups Cold Sweat set (B=C 14.2k N=AV 8.2k), Mother's Milk middle (AV 5.7k), individual switching for all pickups, coil split on push/pull tone pot, shielded.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2986549852_05781f156e.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2986549852_05781f156e_b.jpg)
The Gaffer
So good I bought another. A serious bargain at less than half the price of my first.
Spec: Sperzel locking tuners, EMG 81/60 pickups (middle PU is a dummy), EMG PA-2 boost circuit wired to volume push/pull, shielded.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2985695045_af11651eec.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2985695045_af11651eec_b.jpg)
Soapy
I wanted a cheap mahogany guitar with P90s. This surprised me by being one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard regardless of price.
Spec: Grover locking tuners, Bare Knuckle Pickups BKP-91 set (B=AV 8.4k N=AV 7k), Tone Pros AVT2M-C wraparound intonatable bridge.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2986551176_8a4cb8b587.jpg?v=0) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2986551176_8a4cb8b587_b.jpg)
The Fanboy
Pretty much my most perfect guitar. Everything is just right about it.
Spec: Bare Knuckle Pickups ceramic Warpig (C 22k) & Mississippipig (AV 20k) set, EMG-AB Afterburner, black chrome pup rings.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3411772743_240fabe257.jpg?v=0) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3411772743_7793bed19d_o.jpg)
The White Snake
Given how good the other one is, and how I've always wanted a white Viper, I couldn't help myself when this one turned up. Especially as it has the rare matching white headstock.
Spec: Bare Knuckle Pickups Miracle Man set (B=C 17.5k N=AV 17.5k), coil split on push/pull tone pot.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3600335666_bbf753b0c1.jpg?v=0) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3600335666_630d95f21a_o.jpg)
The Strat
I almost sold this one and am now glad I didn't. The bridge pup was the only thing that was weak on it, so that's been swapped out for something much less subtle.
Spec: Bare Knuckle Pickups baseplated Sinner bridge pickup (AV 21k), Fender stock pickups middle and neck (M&N=AV approx 6k), parchment 3-ply pickguard.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3592378273_cc77e1dd5a.jpg?v=0) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2432/3592378273_67854f05cb_o.jpg)
Eddy
Had one of these before and I was an idiot to sell it.
Spec: Bare Knuckle Pickups 'The Mule' set (B=AIV 8.4k N=AIV 7.3k)
juansolo- I think your collection of Bareknuckles is probably worth more than all of my gear put together. I love BKP's and I'm very jealous :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: deaconque on November 10, 2009, 12:10:18 PM
juansolo- I think your collection of Bareknuckles is probably worth more than all of my gear put together. I love BKP's and I'm very jealous :icon_mrgreen:
Worth keeping an eye on ebay and the seconds out area of the BKP forum. They don't need to be as expensive as you think and there are a couple of sets there that I've managed to get for no more than the equivalent SD. But they can run to a lot when you get them from Tim direct, especially if you want something a bit custom. Worth it though. I was always swapping and changing Duncans and Dimarzios, never satisfied. Generally when you find a BKP set that works, it goes in and stays.
Quote from: juansolo on November 10, 2009, 12:21:52 PM
Quote from: deaconque on November 10, 2009, 12:10:18 PM
juansolo- I think your collection of Bareknuckles is probably worth more than all of my gear put together. I love BKP's and I'm very jealous :icon_mrgreen:
Worth keeping an eye on ebay and the seconds out area of the BKP forum. They don't need to be as expensive as you think and there are a couple of sets there that I've managed to get for no more than the equivalent SD. But they can run to a lot when you get them from Tim direct, especially if you want something a bit custom. Worth it though. I was always swapping and changing Duncans and Dimarzios, never satisfied. Generally when you find a BKP set that works, it goes in and stays.
I agree completely. All of the BKP's I heard are head and shoulders above evrything else I've heard. I have a VHII in my washburn Idol and it screams in a wonderful way.
Here's a beauty. A custom build by Midirose.
Click here to see the thread w/pics (http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=56.0)
(http://www.exit45.com/VaxV_files/image179.jpg)
(http://www.exit45.com/VaxV_files/image163.jpg)
(http://www.exit45.com/VaxV_files/image164.jpg)
that's some pretty amazing looking work.
Great goodness !
Some fine axes around !
Valoosj...good thing you took all the pics, that thing is credible !
Quote from: birt on October 19, 2009, 09:39:58 AM
my main guitars:
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o153/siceffects/DSC_3261.jpg)
Wow, guitars for the retro-futuro snowmen amongst us. I have envy.
Breadwinners are amazing, all of those seventies Ovations were just so under-rated and ahead of their time. As were the S series Guilds like yours.
I like you, Birt, you have style and taste. And a handsome dog.
Just one last time:
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/?action=view¤t=DSC02251.jpg
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02245.jpg)
Nice axe, V!
(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww136/skruffyhound/Guitars.jpg)
Unknown possibly East German Mandolin, sweet sounding
'78 Tele - Rocks
'67 SG - Rocks
No Name bass
Ibanez Artwood ,Korean
'50's Kay Archtop - Vintage tone
Mid 70's Guild 12 string - beautiful :icon_biggrin:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4137378973_e7baf80e64.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4137378973_e7baf80e64_b.jpg)
Most of my guitars, in their humidor. I live in Minnesota, which is perhaps the worst possible place in the world to have guitars, as our wide swings in humidity are possibly the worst thing you can possibly do to a guitar. Since I don't have enough cases for all of my guitars, and as they would almost all need custom cases (except for a couple of strats), this was easier and cheaper. (You know the saying about cobbler's children never having shoes? Well, a luthier's guitars seldom have cases!)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4138143908_a3c9b92793.jpg) (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/4138143908_a3c9b92793_b.jpg)
These are my three favorites, at the moment. That could change, though. The acoustic was the first guitar I ever owned, made by my dad. The Strat is a USA Custom Neck and a cheap but light Ash body, with Seymour Duncan Classic Stack Plus pickups (KILLER pickups, by the way). The 12 string is my "surf" guitar design, with TV Jones TV Classic pickups (also killer pickups). Unfortunately, I can't afford to make myself a six string - I've got to sell what I build, you know? Most of the rest in the cabinet are prototypes.
Some actual production guitars I've made:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2673642518_f1ec3ea41e.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2673642518_f1ec3ea41e_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2672950709_4097dc4f0e.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2672950709_4097dc4f0e_b.jpg)
Gabriel
Here's my collection of axes:
(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2967/dscn0220l.jpg) (http://img27.imageshack.us/i/dscn0220l.jpg/)
Ibanez Rg 370dx
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8894/dscn0221hk.jpg) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/dscn0221hk.jpg/)
Fender Stratocaster with some tweaking: gfs lil killer on the bridge and a little op-amp based preamp from diyguitarist.com (thanks paul!). I love this guitar because it's my first electric guitar and it's great!
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7364/dscn0223qq.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/dscn0223qq.jpg/)
Epiphone Les Paul Standard: it's my friends gift for my 18th birthday. Heavy guitar with a powerful bottom sound. I've used it on most of my recordings (check them out on myspace.com/filospinatopunk). Initially i wanted to change pick to an EMG set ( 81-85) but it sound very well so I decided to leave that pick up! Their body and neck are moghany. I compared it to a '97 Gibson Les Paul Classic with the same amp and settings, and i was very shocked : same heigth, same sounds!
(http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8145/dscn0224z.jpg) (http://img262.imageshack.us/i/dscn0224z.jpg/)
Washburn G-8V: this is guitar is older than me! It came to me from years of disaster (it probably was made in '83-'88) two months ago. So i picked up what were necessary to bring it to life. It has moghany body, maple neck and carbonite fingerboard. Emg select pickup (cheap passive line of EMG) that sound ok for my taste; floyd rose single lock und. lic., but it works very well. With that amazing circuitry, every pu has a switch (bridge pickup can be tapped for single coil use) so you can combine them in many ways and get very cool sounds from funky to hyper lead!
And finally, a family pic:
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1475/dscn0233fe.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/dscn0233fe.jpg/)
Fairly rare guitar here - it's Larivee Electric. The original neck was broken by the previous owner, a Chandler strat style neck replaced it. THe neck is super thin and fast, and I really like it that way.
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8039/imageiba.jpg) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/imageiba.jpg/)
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3253/imager.jpg) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/imager.jpg/)
Jacob
Quote from: Valoosj on November 28, 2009, 10:51:54 AM
Just one last time:
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/?action=view¤t=DSC02251.jpg
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02245.jpg)
That is amazing. I am totally overwhelmed. Hats off
This is where it all started
OPL mm1 goes Fender
This was an OLP with humbuckers. I wanted SC so i rebuilt it to a Telecaster type of guitar. Well that left me with two spare humbuckers.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/OLP.jpg)
This is a Lap Steel Made in Bengts garage
What do you do if you have a couple of HB pickups to spare and a friend who has a wood workshop in his garage? Most people wouldn't do anything at all but I vent out and bought me a good piece of mahogny and made my self a Lap Steel guitar. I cant play it but it was fun to build and I think the result is OK for a biginner.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/steel1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/steel2.jpg)
Quote from: solderman on January 25, 2010, 05:58:25 AM
Quote from: Valoosj on November 28, 2009, 10:51:54 AM
Just one last time:
(http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02251.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Les%20Paul/DSC02245.jpg)
That is amazing. I am totally overwhelmed. Hats off
Thanks Solderman. At the moment I have a Jazzmaster planned. Wednesday I'm buying me some wood.
Quote from: Valoosj on January 25, 2010, 06:57:51 AM
Wednesday I'm buying me some wood.
that's what she said.
not a guitar, but close enough... kind of.
This is my first time building a non-electronic instrument from scratch... first time using a jig saw, first time wiring pickups, etc... it isn't the level of craft some of you have, but it is my first time doing a lot of this stuff... The jig saw has become my best friend since starting this project.
first pic I took... you missed the part where I glued together two 3/4" sheets of pine and then cut it out with the jig saw at 10pm. Got to experiment with some beveling with the jig saw.
(http://i50.tinypic.com/331h8cw.jpg)
By this point I have cut some aluminum for the bridges and the hardwood tuning peg board, general layout of the pickups and transducers is there, and the pick guards/electronics plates are cut (they are made out of surplus aluminum/plastic sandwich paneling material that I picked up second hand for almost nothing).
(http://i45.tinypic.com/9iacs0.jpg)
Body painted, electronics cavity carved out, hardware, transducers, and pickups mounted, some wires run.
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2hfifxt.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2r2m2ps.jpg)
Laying out the electronics for drilling
(http://i45.tinypic.com/27y9vea.jpg)
Electronics drilled, pick guards in place. The knobs are a volume and tone for the output and a volume for the drivers. The jacks are output and input and a power jack for the internal amp. There will also be a switch added between the knobs and the jacks to choose the input source for the drivers (built-in pickups or external input).
(http://i49.tinypic.com/27zxh08.jpg)
Up next is to drill holes for the tail piece and put a plate on the bottom for strings to go through, and string it. Eventually I am going to be putting in autoharp style chord selector levers, but want to string it and see how it will be tuned before I can do that. It is going to have 36 strings - 18 notes in octave pairs. The transducers are for a sustainer system/sympathetic string effect (you can plug in another instrument to it), and are powered by a ruby amp. The pick guard is white, but has a paper string guide taped over it right now until I get string notches in place on the bridges.
This has been half-planned, half make-it-up-as-I-go endeavor, as you can probably tell, but it has taught me a lot about a lot of different areas as pretty much everything but building the ruby amp was new territory for me.
Well done Top top! I'm impressed by your efforts especially as this is a first for you in so many ways. Its such an expansive territory you've leaped into and I wish that others would do so as it opens up so much more of ones ability to actually listen to the sounds we can create.
I remeber back to when I was first introduced to this kinda stuff and this guy was using a plain zither, with pickups hacked onto it through a digi reverb set to backwards and he was using a hand held magnet to cancel out the pickups ability to create a flux. Absolutely wonderful noise! About a year and a half later this guy has mostly dropped instruments, as such, and just uses a big fruit box, cardboard, with a piezo attached to drive his array of FX. He kinda suffers from his inability to build stuff which is a pity because he's got absolutely the right mindset to explore possibilities cheaply and efficiently.
I can't give you any advice simply because your in a process of learning that can only be hands on, making mistakes and learning from them, and neither can I offer you a bunch of links to other people who do similar stuff as you are much better working in as much a vacuum as possible to start off... you learn more that way. It's the hard way but the payoffs later on are much greater.
The only thing I could possibly suggest is that if you can spare it look at buying some top quality carving chisels and learn to sharpen them. Being able to cut finely and wherever you want is a tool in your belt you might wanna consider as important at this stage.
Being sharp, making sharp and staying sharp are useful to you in many ways... and meaningful in so many other ways.
Oh, heres one of mine from a while back.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/blogtown/duobass.jpg)
and heres me playing it... first time after finishing it and just making sure it worked then taking it to the gig and finding out what it did!
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/blogtown/sean_john_may_09.jpg)
Quote from: studiostud on January 27, 2010, 03:03:11 AM
Quote from: Valoosj on January 25, 2010, 06:57:51 AM
Wednesday I'm buying me some wood.
that's what she said.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC07806.jpg)
;D
@ sean k
Quote(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/blogtown/duobass.jpg)
That thing looks fantastic. Did you ever figure out what it does? ;D
Well it is a little misleading for me to say this is the first thing like this that I have done... I have done a lot of experimenting with things in small ways (contact mics, electronics, very crude stringed instruments, small repairs, building things out of whatever I could find at the hardware or junk store, etc.) so I've had a lot of practice. I've also been exposed to a lot of other peoples' DIY and experimental instruments and my dad is pretty handy so I have seen a lot of things built from the ground up.
But indeed, it is my first thought out instrument, and first time building an instrument because I want it and it doesn't exist, rather than just messing with stuff in a purely experimental way (not that there is anything wrong with that). I did a lot of careful consideration, some research, and a lot of thinking on how to solve problems and features that I wanted to include.
One thing that has helped me a lot with this project is this incredible junk/art surplus store that we have very close to where I work. Basically all the wood, metal, and paneling came from there for a total of a few dollars.
About the carving chisels, I actually have a set and learned how to do basic wood carving when I was a kid, but I wouldn't say they are either sharp nor good ;D. They were good enough to carve out the electronics cavity, though my hand was mighty sore after that day.
Sean, I am a great fan of your work, you know that
Without fail, your posts have informed and entertained me in equal measure.
I have amassed a huge amount of respect for you and your enterprises.
But, seriously.....orange trousers?
Well thankyou Mark... and seriously yes! Orange trousers... and thats me dressing quite conservatively ::)
Normally I run round the house working and in bare feet, a black t-shirt and black denim shorts that go down past my knees. I find this the ultimate work wear and in winter it's pretty much the same with tight jerseys and thermal long johns under my shorts. I like to be able to move, climb, jump... whatever but the point is that the end of etch day I'm usually filthy.. but anyways, when I go out I like to brighten up considerably... and I actually make all of my own clothes as well!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4076425642_f2557999da.jpg)
If I was wearing a hat I would take it off to you, sir. Awesome.
Oh, hang on......
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr124/markeebee/B00005M6OJ_02_LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
:icon_razz:
Hey Couch Dundee,
Dissin' here's fer you...
(http://home.swbell.net/deewm/images/123.jpg)
Gitcha a honda bellhousing, couple of tia-yoter bumpers and a windersheild wiper and you're halfway there.
(Good look getting the blonde, as you look like you just raped a lawn sofa, judging by those faggy pants.)
My guitars.
(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3007/779326873_YtLF8-L.jpg)(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3008/779327252_mjTJB-L.jpg)
(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3009/779327638_Gmv2M-L.jpg)(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3010/779326569_wm8oR-L.jpg)
Hey Head Spaz, I love you too!
Don't you know that your little outburst says so much more about you than it'll ever convince me that I'm doing anything wrong!
Just let yourself be in Love Bro and watch the miracles occur as all those protections drop away and you see the real smiles on the childrens faces...
Go on... I know thats hit another funny bone... let rip!
sean_k
Ouch!!! I was just making a joke about your slacks. Didn't intend to insult or hurt your feelings.
Why don't you turn off the sensitivity and try to appreciate the humor as it was intended?
nuff said
***Edited due to Spaz's return to planet earth***
Okay, Sorry Mr Spaz, I should not have risen to the bait and should have taken your fun as it was intended. For that I apologise.
Actually I got a good laugh from your own return. Cheers!
And Mr Prune, those axes look like good workhorses.. sturdy and dependable with just enough flash to cut through. Well chosen!
Quote from: markeebee on April 07, 2010, 02:36:33 AM
***Edited due to Spaz's return to planet earth***
+1!
My godin:
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w205/Arrakais/IMG_4821.jpg)
Sean's pic reminds me of Tim Armstrong.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4076425642_f2557999da.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6TMYgmgt5g/R1LgNJaDfII/AAAAAAAAATc/7T2FARNx8wg/s400/tim_armstrong_lg.jpg)
:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
I went to band practice tonight as was greeting by the lead guitarist wearing this guitar, he just made it last week. Schaller maching head, EMG humbucker, the body is made of MDF. He built it because he also plays in an Abba tribute band (lucky him), and he need to look the part - star guitar and a blonde wig..... :o Sorry about the crappy camera phone pics, they don't do it justice, but you guys needed to see this. He's offered to make me a guitar in any shape I want, as long as it's all straight lines, no curves. I wonder?
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb292/frequencycentral/Image0096.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb292/frequencycentral/Image0095.jpg)
I can only imagine what that thing sounds like.
Jacob
Quote from: jkokura on April 08, 2010, 05:48:28 PM
I can only imagine what that thing sounds like.
Jacob
It plays really well, unbelievably. Spot on action and intonation. He used it all night tonight, sounded OK!
i love those schaller fixed bridges, i have one in my iron(bird) V, which is a chopped bc usa custom from the 80's. if any of you remember the hair metal band TUFF, it was dude's. :icon_razz:
Love the bonkers guitar, Rick.
Is there any chance I can borrow the blonde wig for the weekend?
Quote from: markeebee on April 09, 2010, 03:39:58 AM
Love the bonkers guitar, Rick.
Is there any chance I can borrow the blonde wig for the weekend?
Fed up with the curly ginger one already?
Quote from: larryprune on February 02, 2010, 10:42:30 AM
My guitars.
(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3007/779326873_YtLF8-L.jpg)(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3008/779327252_mjTJB-L.jpg)
(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3009/779327638_Gmv2M-L.jpg)(http://larryprune.smugmug.com/Other/Guitars/DSC3010/779326569_wm8oR-L.jpg)
Good to see another B-bender in here - ill get some pics of my teles up soon
Quote from: frequencycentral on April 09, 2010, 04:30:25 AM
Quote from: markeebee on April 09, 2010, 03:39:58 AM
Love the bonkers guitar, Rick.
Is there any chance I can borrow the blonde wig for the weekend?
Fed up with the curly ginger one already?
No, but I was thinking of wearing the blonde one on my head.
Quote from: markeebee on April 09, 2010, 05:13:08 AM
Quote from: frequencycentral on April 09, 2010, 04:30:25 AM
Quote from: markeebee on April 09, 2010, 03:39:58 AM
Love the bonkers guitar, Rick.
Is there any chance I can borrow the blonde wig for the weekend?
Fed up with the curly ginger one already?
No, but I was thinking of wearing the blonde one on my head.
Personally I go for matching collar and cuffs, but I'll make an exception in your case. :D Reminds me of the aeroplane blonde joke: blond hair, black box......
Hi guys, these are my guitars:
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/1152/guitars1.jpg)
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5025/teleguitar.jpg)
(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9715/basscasesk.jpg)
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7835/martinlevin.jpg)
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9798/gibsonsongmaker.jpg)
Cheers!
I just finished this tonight. Well, not finished - it still needs setup - but I got it far enough that I spent about 2 hours playing it. Its WAY fun.
And yes, its got flat wounds. I have not yet put a sponge under the strings, but I'll be getting around to it as soon as it comes home. I think I'm going to have to make myself a Portaflex for it!
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4516651655_70f7bfdb98.jpg) (http://"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4516651655_d754289372_o.jpg")
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4517293194_8ccfa19a3e.jpg) (http://"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4517293194_1a936f86ea_o.jpg")
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4517295612_8723c26385.jpg) (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4517295612_1632c61a7f_o.jpg)
Ash body, cheap (but good) maple/rosewood neck, a cool as heck anodized aluminum pickguard, and a Lindy Fralin P-bass pickup which is KILLER. I need to order a finger rest for it, since the guard already has the holes for them.
Gabriel
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u109/throwingstick/Image0008.jpg)
gretsch g5120, ltd edition white, stock
japanese jazzmaster ('02-04), thepickupwizard vintage jazzmaster pup (neck) and hybrid p-90 (bridge), mustang bridge, locking tuners
valencia something, uh.. a factory made spanish guitar. still useful though.
From Top left:
1980 Deluxe Goldtop
2004 Standard Cherryburst
1978 Kramer 250G aluminum Wood Neck
Bottom Row:
Dragonfly-built relic'd Esquire
Alden Shelltop/Abalone
Homebuilt Partsocaster
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/guitars.jpg)
Dan
Here are some of mine, I also have 3 acoustics.....
62 reissue strat made in 87, 2003 Gibson melody maker, 2005 Dillion Explorer copy, and a cheap Fender bass copy that is well setup.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/P1050135.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/P1050136.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/P1050137.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/momoo_bucket/P1050138.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/artbox/gimbo10.jpg)
It is a guitar of sorts... two woks brazed together. Three weedeater nylon strings and maybe some sympathetics inside the neck?
Looks really good Sean, might need a support spike like a cello or double bass, or you could play it from the floor on a coit like a sitar ;) Perhaps it's not as heavy as it looks though, those woks are steel not cast right?
I'd love to have a crack at some of the kind of projects you're into, time's not my friend right now though, maybe later. Keep posting your stuff so I can live vicariously through your efforts ;)
Picked this up off CL about a month ago:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm94/imbuedblue/IMG_1610.jpg)
It's a 1976 Rickenbacker 480.
Hey there Skruffyhound, you're not the only one who lives vicariously through my efforts... so do I! :icon_eek: :icon_lol:
The woks are 2mm mild steel so they are actually quite light. Maybe a little heavier than a bass at the moment but only a bit more weight will be added.
I just love those weird body curves of fender jazzmasters en that rickenbacker. ;D
I've got a black fender mustang myself.
Quote from: sean k on April 28, 2010, 03:07:53 PM
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/artbox/gimbo10.jpg)
It is a guitar of sorts... two woks brazed together. Three weedeater nylon strings and maybe some sympathetics inside the neck?
Since no one else is willing to make stupid puns, I'll do the dirty work.
"Yeah, you can either play metal or wok n' roll with it."
That's sad to see always the same strat or lespaul all around the world, every one wants the same guitar, the same sound :icon_cry: :icon_cry: Anything original .
I'll change that when I receive my new De armond jetstar :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: fuzzo on April 30, 2010, 08:53:03 AM
That's sad to see always the same strat or lespaul all around the world, every one wants the same guitar, the same sound :icon_cry: :icon_cry: Anything original .
Hold on, Sean's got a guitar made from a wok!
Yeah Sean, you should really try to get away from traditional designs and let your imagination run free :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: B Tremblay on April 30, 2010, 07:41:21 AM
Quote from: sean k on April 28, 2010, 03:07:53 PM
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/artbox/gimbo10.jpg)
It is a guitar of sorts... two woks brazed together. Three weedeater nylon strings and maybe some sympathetics inside the neck?
Since no one else is willing to make stupid puns, I'll do the dirty work.
"Yeah, you can either play metal or wok n' roll with it."
That ax looks hot. Watch out so you don't go (Stir) frying your amp.
Does it make that sizzling fuzz sound too?
Quote from: fuzzo on April 30, 2010, 08:53:03 AM
That's sad to see always the same strat or lespaul all around the world, every one wants the same guitar, the same sound :icon_cry: :icon_cry: Anything original .
Does is count if they're backwards? :icon_biggrin: Here are two of mine:
(http://spaceryerson.com/pics/strat_lpc.jpg)
The strat is a 1989 MIJ '67 reissue, almost completely stock. The only change is that I moved one tone control to do just the bridge pickup, and the other for the neck and middle. The Les Paul is a 1974 Custom, but the bridge pickup is non-original. I saved the original wiring (the pots were froze in place), and put C-taper pots in, and have tried a few different wirings. Both great guitars!
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 02:01:28 AM
Quote from: B Tremblay on April 30, 2010, 07:41:21 AM
Quote from: sean k on April 28, 2010, 03:07:53 PM
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y115/quickkiwi/artbox/gimbo10.jpg)
It is a guitar of sorts... two woks brazed together. Three weedeater nylon strings and maybe some sympathetics inside the neck?
Since no one else is willing to make stupid puns, I'll do the dirty work.
"Yeah, you can either play metal or wok n' roll with it."
That ax looks hot. Watch out so you don't go (Stir) frying your amp.
Does it make that sizzling fuzz sound too?
Great for hot licks.
New Guitar Day!
My wife got me this for my birthday. She's the bestest.
(http://a.imageshack.us/img823/4099/imagezj.jpg) (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/imagezj.jpg/)
(http://a.imageshack.us/img594/8691/imageiz.jpg) (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/imageiz.jpg/)
(http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4641/imagejd.jpg) (http://img828.imageshack.us/i/imagejd.jpg/)
(http://a.imageshack.us/img594/3050/imagebjy.jpg) (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/imagebjy.jpg/)
(http://a.imageshack.us/img571/8841/imageerv.jpg) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/imageerv.jpg/)
Epi Dot, needs some work, like a good setup job and cleaning. Perhaps some new electronics and at least a very good cleaning on the pups. I'll have to get more details on the stock pickups before I replace them, but I'd like to get an aluminum bridge and tailpeice. Who know's, if I can find a good bigsby and roller bridge...
Jacob
Spent the last 3 weeks carving the body for this baby:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/DSC02614Medium.jpg)
Made from an unused oak stair. Recycled bolt-on stratocopy neck.
clicky:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02609.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02609.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02606.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02606.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02604.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02604.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02614.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02614.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02612.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02612.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/th_DSC02610.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/DIY%20LP%20Jr/?action=view¤t=DSC02610.jpg)
My goodness man that is absolutely beautiful !!!!! :icon_eek:
I am envious, that makes my Epi LP plus top look plain !!!
How does the Oak sound ?
And does having the grain run width wise affect it any ?
Again that looks crazy good.
Quote from: Brymus on July 28, 2010, 07:46:36 PM
My goodness man that is absolutely beautiful !!!!! :icon_eek:
I am envious, that makes my Epi LP plus top look plain !!!
How does the Oak sound ?
And does having the grain run width wise affect it any ?
Again that looks crazy good.
Thanks very much :)
The width-wise grain doesn't seem to be a problem, but I imagine that if it were thinner or poorly glued, it could break under string tension. Its possible it might be more fragile to drops now too. I worked with what I had, can't complain about free wood! I don't plan on dropping it, anyway.
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on July 28, 2010, 09:46:09 PM
I worked with what I had, can't complain about free wood!
that's what she said.
Quote from: studiostud on July 30, 2010, 10:05:26 PM
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on July 28, 2010, 09:46:09 PM
I worked with what I had, can't complain about free wood!
that's what she said.
Nice. Way to bring some class into the thread.
As a thank for for interning at Lace Music this summer the owners presented me with this guitar and
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/th_DSCN3891.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/?action=view¤t=DSCN3891.jpg)
a choice of pickups, Aluma J
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/th_DSCN3893.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/?action=view¤t=DSCN3893.jpg)
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on July 31, 2010, 02:25:33 PM
Quote from: studiostud on July 30, 2010, 10:05:26 PM
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on July 28, 2010, 09:46:09 PM
I worked with what I had, can't complain about free wood!
that's what she said.
Nice. Way to bring some class into the thread.
Hey. Being classy is a full time job. :icon_lol:
Quote from: a soBer Newt on August 01, 2010, 06:00:23 PMand a choice of pickups, Aluma J
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/th_DSCN3893.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/?action=view¤t=DSCN3893.jpg)
How do you like those Alumitone pickups on bass? I've got a bass with a single EMG 40, and I've been curious about trying one of these for a different sound.
-- T. G. --
Quote from: tommy.genes on August 02, 2010, 11:46:41 AM
Quote from: a soBer Newt on August 01, 2010, 06:00:23 PMand a choice of pickups, Aluma J
(http://i520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/th_DSCN3893.jpg) (http://s520.photobucket.com/albums/w327/WhatIsEngineering/?action=view¤t=DSCN3893.jpg)
How do you like those Alumitone pickups on bass? I've got a bass with a single EMG 40, and I've been curious about trying one of these for a different sound.
-- T. G. --
I'd imagine, if they don't fit in the already cut slots, just get a Dremel with some sort of small routing or filing bit and just contour out the space that you need for the Alumitones.
Quote from: studiostud on August 02, 2010, 01:04:00 PM
I'd imagine, if they don't fit in the already cut slots, just get a Dremel with some sort of small routing or filing bit and just contour out the space that you need for the Alumitones.
I see from their website that the Lace Alumitone 4.0" Bass Bar is a direct replacement for the EMG 40. I just wanted to hear your opinion on how they sound on bass.
Thanks,
-- T. G. --
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_T1ORcFV0OiM/TFcm0trBS-I/AAAAAAAAABE/VMG2DEj4Gdc/s640/IMG_1479.jpg)
Stagg R500 (http://www.staggmusic.com/products/products_detail.php?langue=uk&oneid=485) with Seymour Duncan '59 4 con in the neck and Custom 5 in the bridge. I've upgraded the nut and tuners and I've added push/pull coil cut and master series/parallel switches.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_T1ORcFV0OiM/TFcm23Cwr4I/AAAAAAAAABM/1dDQpucsX98/s640/IMG_1482.jpg)
Squier Jagmaster (http://www.squierguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=0320700500) with GFS Dream 180 in the neck and Mean 90 in the bridge. I love the look of this guitar with chrome pups. I've put in a coil cut toggle switch for the Dream 180.
These guitars both sounded mucky with the stock pickups, but I'm amazed how much they improved with good pups. Also, I'm very impressed with the GFS pickups, and I'd say they're as good as the Duncans in the right guitar. The Dream 180 neck especially has a great full but jangly sound.
I know that I am not the only Lefty-Man here...
(http://img10.hostingpics.net/pics/361673IMG_3512.jpg)
A+!
Quote from: tommy.genes on August 02, 2010, 03:02:42 PM
Quote from: studiostud on August 02, 2010, 01:04:00 PM
I'd imagine, if they don't fit in the already cut slots, just get a Dremel with some sort of small routing or filing bit and just contour out the space that you need for the Alumitones.
I see from their website that the Lace Alumitone 4.0" Bass Bar is a direct replacement for the EMG 40. I just wanted to hear your opinion on how they sound on bass.
Thanks,
-- T. G. --
I have not run it though a proper bass amp but they sound really nice in my opinion. They are very true I would say if your looking for character I don't think I would suggest them but for being true and clear I like them
Quote from: tubelectron on August 02, 2010, 06:09:11 PM
I know that I am not the only Lefty-Man here...
(http://img10.hostingpics.net/pics/361673IMG_3512.jpg)
A+!
Ooh, that's lovely.
Two pickup selectors?
Thanks markeebee,
This is 1980 model, and at that time ES-335's were fitted stock with a coil (very useful for me) tap coil switch (single coil/humbucker).
A+!
really fine ES335! I always loved sunburst 335! just look classy.
btw, this is my new darling:
(http://i28.tinypic.com/b5pr7p.jpg)
(http://i32.tinypic.com/351zxie.jpg)
(http://i29.tinypic.com/2qutbvb.jpg)
I gotta stop drinking that cheap stuff. For a moment it looked like there were seven strings on that guitar. Wait a minute. THERE ARE! :icon_eek:
I know someone with a Schecter Damien 7 which is another 7-string. He tunes the low string to A (people generally use either A or B) to get some towering metal chords. Sounds like you are ready for the kind of music that would go great with one of the page 666 stompboxes. :icon_twisted:
my guitars:
my Fender 2008 Highway One Strat with Seymour Duncan JB Jr.
(http://s1.up.picr.de/4921512.jpg)
my Fender Jaguar CIJ with DiMarzio Super Distortion (soon Seymour Duncan SH4):
(http://up.picr.de/4921511.jpg)
My Dimavery Strat, nearly completly destroyed :icon_cool: :
(http://s3.up.picr.de/4921515.jpg)
and my Ibanez Jet King 2 with a Seymour Duncan SH6:
(http://s2.up.picr.de/4921513.jpg)
€DIT: now you should see them
Quote from: I like Grunge on August 05, 2010, 02:34:41 PM
my guitars:
I see impressive collection of invisible guitars, is it only me? T.
that's strange. Maybe i gonna put them on an other server. Maybe that will change the situation. Sry
Hi & Thanks, Gila_Crisis,
Very nice matching pieces on the body's woodwork of your - yes - seven string axe. It seems to be very classy guitar too, very reminescent of the great natural finishes in fashion at the start of the eighties, far from the usual brutal look associated to this kind of instrument...
And moreover, I would be able to play it... Because it's a lefty one !
A+!
Might as well post pics of my fiddles too.
J&D LC3. New pots, Tonerider Rocksong pickups :icon_cool: + Tusq nut
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/P100525007.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/gitarr4.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/gitarr5.jpg)
Squire Bullet Stratocaster. Second pic shows newer Gotoh tuners+ Stewmac vintage-style bridge.
The stock ones are totally awfull. Pickups on the other hand are the genuine, rock'n'roll sounding stuff.
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/P100525006.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/P100617001.jpg)
Quote from: tubelectron on August 05, 2010, 04:10:20 PM
Hi & Thanks, Gila_Crisis,
Very nice matching pieces on the body's woodwork of your - yes - seven string axe. It seems to be very classy guitar too, very reminescent of the great natural finishes in fashion at the start of the eighties, far from the usual brutal look associated to this kind of instrument...
And moreover, I would be able to play it... Because it's a lefty one !
A+!
eheh, thank you tubelectron! the top wood is macassar ebony, while the body is korina and the neck mahogany with ebony fretboard.
yep, although 7 strings are associated with metal, actually you can play everything on this guitar! the pickups (I-Spira, it's an italian brand, handmade) are really dynamic and react a lot to your playing stile.
'66 Jaguar and '72 Mustang. These are my guitars.
And Ben the dog, my girlfriend's beloved cuddly dog. He's seen better days.
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/MikeLivesley/IMG_0083.jpg)
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/MikeLivesley/IMG_0084.jpg)
(http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab233/MikeLivesley/IMG_0086.jpg)
man they are very cool! I always wanted to have an mustang like yours, but they are too expensiv in Germany. I had one in my hands, in a music store, but I wasn't able to buy it...
And i think i wouldn't play it live, because theres no Humbucker :) :icon_lol:
Alex(CynicalMan) those are two very fine looking guitars IMO.
Thanks. I try to make a habit (out of necessity) to take cheap guitars and make them sound and play like expensive ones. So, each of those cost around $350 total for the guitar, pickups, etc., but they sound great. To the left of the guitars you can see the footswitch for my Bugera V22, which also cost me around $350 and sounds great. ;)
I have just put on the first coat of paint.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/Fotos-0084-1.jpg)
So excited to get this one finished.
You big tease!
Show us the rest!!
yeah looks great!..
Ok ok, I'll show you the rest.
The body will be painted ocean turquoise metallic, so don't get too excited about the nice slab of wood.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/Fotos-0113.jpg)
This is the back of the neck in an earlier stage.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/Fotos-0102-1.jpg)
And the entire building process can be viewed here.
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=32912
Oh Valoosj, that is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I almost cried with jealousy reading your build report.
VERY nice!
Thank you gentlemen. I am very lucky to have an entire workshop with all the necessary tools at my disposal.
Other than that, it's not so different from building stompboxes: it takes a lot of patience and two right hands. No lefties allowed :icon_twisted:
She's nearly finished, but not completely. Here are some teasers :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03123.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03124.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03125.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03128.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03129.jpg)
The reader that you see is my personal hell at the moment, exams coming up and this guitar is playable since yesterday ...
Man, that looks good.
I've been avidly following your posts on the OSG forum.
Ah, I have just updated that site as well, but it's not such a happy reply though ...
My guitar built from parts three to four years ago. It's constantly being modified but I really like the setup I have it at right now. And Yorick, AWESOME job
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb62/HippieAdrien/DSCN0333.jpg)
The tone knob is a push/pull pot that bypasses everything and sends the bridge pickup direct out.
Here are my girls:
A repainted and modded Tanglewood strat
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7793/p1010006sdf.jpg) (http://img585.imageshack.us/i/p1010006sdf.jpg/)
And my newest wife, an Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic :)
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7431/p1010007sdf.jpg) (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/p1010007sdf.jpg/)
Quote from: Valoosj on January 06, 2011, 02:42:31 PM
She's nearly finished, but not completely. Here are some teasers :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03123.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03124.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03125.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03128.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03129.jpg)
The reader that you see is my personal hell at the moment, exams coming up and this guitar is playable since yesterday ...
Good choice on the Mastery Bridge. Woody (who owns Mastery) does repair work in my shop, and that bridge is the only thing that makes Jazzmasters playable, as far as I'm concerned!
Gabriel
Hi
Some times things take a little longer than you expected. This project was meant for the 666 competition. But a slow delivery of the small pot's crashed that plan. But better late then never. So here folks, meet The "Boogie Man" Its, as you might suspect a Dr. Boogie only in a slight smaller costume than you usually find him.
The paper decals is to be schanged for water slides soon.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/Bild%20022_600x450.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/Image4.jpg)
nice ...erm guitar...erm pedal? :icon_wink:
This topic is for general guitar pictures, and not just guitars that you made, right?
Here's my strat. 1993 Am Std. A pickup broke before I moved south in 2001, and it sat disassembled in a box until 2008. I replaced the pickups with GFS '64 Stagger Vintage Grey-Bottoms, replaced all the electronics, shielded it with copper tape, put on a pearloid pickguard, and put on aged white knobs and pickup covers. It's wired for master volume/master tone/bridge blend, which I really like.
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4786/stratp.jpg)
Here's the jazz bass that I picked up about 3 weeks ago. 2008 Mexican Standard. I had wanted a bass for a long time. I was about to order an SX when I found this one in a pawn shop, marked at $349. I negotiated it down to $187.25 out the door. Cleaned it up, conditioned the fretboard, polished the frets, did a quick setup, and replaced the loose and stripped jack.
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7173/bassqn.jpg)
I also have an Ibanez GAX-70, a Fender DG22CE acoustic, a 1980s Yamaha classical, and a Fender mandolin. I just bought an Agile AL-2000 Honey Sunburst Flame that should ship out to me on Monday. I'll post pictures of the rest of my guitars after I have had a chance to clean them up. :)
Mike
Quote from: .Mike on February 12, 2011, 06:51:51 PM
This topic is for general guitar pictures, and not just guitars that you made, right?
Here's my strat. 1993 Am Std. A pickup broke before I moved south in 2001, and it sat disassembled in a box until 2008. I replaced the pickups with GFS '64 Stagger Vintage Grey-Bottoms, replaced all the electronics, shielded it with copper tape, put on a pearloid pickguard, and put on aged white knobs and pickup covers. It's wired for master volume/master tone/bridge blend, which I really like.
How are those GFS pickups, if you don't mind me asking? I've been looking at getting a set...
I like them. They sound really good, although I admit that I haven't played any of the high-dollar "boutique" pickups.
I play through either a modified Valve Junior with a 1952 Jensen P12R, or through a Peavey Delta Blues, and it sounds good with both of them. I play mostly bluesy kind of stuff, and I wanted something that sounded traditional for a strat. I didn't want anything overwound because I thought they wouldn't be flexible enough. If I want a hot signal, I'll use a booster. I didn't want a "Texas" set since I don't really want to be pegged to one type of sound-- I'm not really looking to emulate SRV... heh.
The middle pickup isn't RW/RP, so there is no hum canceling. To me, this just adds to the charm. If I wanted a quiet guitar, I wouldn't have gotten a strat.
One thing I'm not so sure about is the staggered pole pieces. It is my understanding that they work really well with 7.5" radius necks, and most modern strats like mine have 9.5" necks. Still, the string-to-string volume balance is pretty even. It helps to have the string height set to the same radius as the fretboard. I use D'Addario EXL115 (.011-.049) strings.
The physical quality of the pickup seems comparable to the pickups that came in my guitar. They don't seem cheap by any means.
I can probably record some sound samples for you within the next few weeks. I've got a really nice recording setup, but I'm remodeling my office/studio room. Just a bit more plaster repair and a bit more paint...
Mike
Just got a new one yesterday. And now that I've bought a guitar and a bass within the span of 3 weeks, I've officially burned through all the money I set aside for gear for the year.
Agile AL-2000 HSBF Wide. Very nice.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7545/al20001.jpg)
(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3664/al20002.th.jpg) (http://img109.imageshack.us/i/al20002.jpg/) (http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5782/al20003.th.jpg) (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/al20003.jpg/)
(http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/pazuzu411/IMAG0001.jpg)
Finished since yesterday.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03149.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03150.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03151.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03152.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03153.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03154.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03155.jpg)
Beautiful.
That's just fantastic. You are a real artist, and you should be extremely proud.
Will you ever play it? I'd be so scared of dropping it or dinging it.
Superbe valoosj !!
Mich P.
Thanks guys. Off course I'll play with this guitar. She's now my main guitar.
Dinging it gives it character, aren't we all so fond of mojo ;) I don't mind her becoming a relic guitar.
Quote from: Valoosj on February 22, 2011, 01:32:26 PM
Thanks guys. Off course I'll play with this guitar. She's now my main guitar.
Dinging it gives it character, aren't we all so fond of mojo ;) I don't mind her becoming a relic guitar.
Relic's are fake, yours will be a well-played guitar. Much better.
The oddest question I've ever had from a customer was the guy who was worried about the ding he'd put in his relic, so he asked me about touching it up. He was worried because it wasn't an "original" ding.
Gabriel
Quote from: G. Hoffman on February 22, 2011, 05:17:17 PMThe oddest question I've ever had from a customer was the guy who was worried about the ding he'd put in his relic, so he asked me about touching it up. He was worried because it wasn't an "original" ding.
Gabriel
LOL. And to think we make fun of drummers!
BTW, beautiful axe, Valoosj. I hope she plays as sweet as she looks.
2010 BC Rich IronBird Std with dual EMG 81s, 18v mod and custom graphic (for metal :P)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/zibrazibra/IB_1.jpg)
2005 Epihpone Les Paul Custom
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/zibrazibra/Axes-1.jpg)
198? Aria Pro II series/parallel pot, new hardware and paint
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/zibrazibra/P03-01-11_1505-1.jpg)
My Electric Guitars
1964 Gretsch 6120
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2451.jpg)
1977 Fender Stratocaster
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2349.jpg)
2010 Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2504.jpg)
1987 MIJ 1972 RI Stratocaster (my main guitar for 11 years, now retired)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2042.jpg)
1996 PRS Custom 22
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2456.jpg)
1994 MIJ 57 RI Stratocaster
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2622.jpg)
dodgy phone pics ..but here are my babies..
my lovely 1990 les paul standard...what a babe!...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_11.54.jpg)
my workhorse ibanez rg470...great trem..
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_12.03.JPG)
my jackson RDD1 for when i want to \m/ \m/ :icon_twisted:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_11.59.JPG)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_11.58.JPG)
yamaha 5 string bass...for the low rumble stuff...
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_12.03%5B01%5D.JPG)
my simon & patrick electric acoustic...for more mellow stuff...great clean sound
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_12.04%5B01%5D.JPG)
and this very old vox beast...its toatally unplayable, i found this in a garden of a house, where my band was playing..about 20 years ago...
it was left under a broken drainpipe..waterlogged, and warped..but i love it as an historical ornament...no idea how old it really is but looks cool...havent ever seen another one..
if anyone has any info on this model i'd love to hear about it.. :icon_wink:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/P020311_12.04.JPG)
whoops double post.. ::)
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 02, 2011, 07:39:51 AMif anyone has any info on this model i'd love to hear about it.. :icon_wink:
Check out: http://www.voxguitar.net/gpage1.html
and: http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/crucianelli/335/index.html
to start with ;)
Quote from: Valoosj on February 22, 2011, 01:32:26 PM
Thanks guys. Off course I'll play with this guitar. She's now my main guitar.
Dinging it gives it character, aren't we all so fond of mojo ;) I don't mind her becoming a relic guitar.
How do you like that mastery bridge? I've been thinking about getting one for my Jag, but recently some Curtis Novak pickups set me back a bit so I'm waiting for approval from the wife.
It's a good bridge. Definitely worth the money.
Quote from: Fishface on March 02, 2011, 01:40:06 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 02, 2011, 07:39:51 AMif anyone has any info on this model i'd love to hear about it.. :icon_wink:
Check out: http://www.voxguitar.net/gpage1.html
and: http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/crucianelli/335/index.html
to start with ;)
great cheers man...looks like it could be a 65 -66 model... 8)
ive emailed one of them guys...see what he reckons...thanks fishface.. :icon_wink:
sorry a bit ot but loving this from that link:
http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/italiane/misc/godwin3.html (http://www.fetishguitars.com/html/italiane/misc/godwin3.html)
(http://www.fetishguitars.com/img/italiane/godwin/highres/god15.jpg)
:icon_eek: is that like a stylophone type circuit with insulated strings/wired frets as switches? (like so:http://www.openchord.org/building-developing/buliding-instructions/ (http://www.openchord.org/building-developing/buliding-instructions/))
Quote from: wavley on March 02, 2011, 02:08:58 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on February 22, 2011, 01:32:26 PM
Thanks guys. Off course I'll play with this guitar. She's now my main guitar.
Dinging it gives it character, aren't we all so fond of mojo ;) I don't mind her becoming a relic guitar.
How do you like that mastery bridge? I've been thinking about getting one for my Jag, but recently some Curtis Novak pickups set me back a bit so I'm waiting for approval from the wife.
Get it. It will make a world of difference. I have yet to hear one complaint about them (other than the wait to get one!), and I know a lot of guys who are playing Jags and Jazzmasters now that had sat in closest for years before they got the Mastery Bridge.
Gabriel
Quote from: Valoosj on March 02, 2011, 02:43:48 PM
It's a good bridge. Definitely worth the money.
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 02, 2011, 09:38:48 PM
Quote from: wavley on March 02, 2011, 02:08:58 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on February 22, 2011, 01:32:26 PM
Thanks guys. Off course I'll play with this guitar. She's now my main guitar.
Dinging it gives it character, aren't we all so fond of mojo ;) I don't mind her becoming a relic guitar.
How do you like that mastery bridge? I've been thinking about getting one for my Jag, but recently some Curtis Novak pickups set me back a bit so I'm waiting for approval from the wife.
Get it. It will make a world of difference. I have yet to hear one complaint about them (other than the wait to get one!), and I know a lot of guys who are playing Jags and Jazzmasters now that had sat in closest for years before they got the Mastery Bridge.
Gabriel
I've had a mustang bridge on mine for 20 some odd years, I've modified it to stop rattling and the whole reason I play short scale Fenders is because I love really huge strings so I don't really have any problems on the Jag or my Mustangs (a 65 and a 72) but the Mastery bridge just looks sooo much better. My problem is that I'll want to put it on all three and my Jag Custom Baritone (the bass VI one not the black one) and that's A LOT of money.
Quote from: wavley on March 02, 2011, 09:56:50 PMI've had a mustang bridge on mine for 20 some odd years, I've modified it to stop rattling and the whole reason I play short scale Fenders is because I love really huge strings so I don't really have any problems on the Jag or my Mustangs (a 65 and a 72) but the Mastery bridge just looks sooo much better. My problem is that I'll want to put it on all three and my Jag Custom Baritone (the bass VI one not the black one) and that's A LOT of money.
They aren't cheap, but the quality is top notch, and you will not be disappointed. (I should point out here, the guy who makes them is one of the repair guys in my shop. I have no financial stake in the company.)
Gabriel
Here's a camera pic of my recently re-finished translucent green 72 Mustang I bought in 91 for $75 because it was sanded down and routed for humbuckers. The wood pickguard is just temporary until I make a better one, I just wanted to make sure I liked the pickup selection. It's Jaguar switching except the choke switch is actually a phase switch for the Jazzmaster bridge pickup, the neck is a Rick High Gain, seems to be a nice combo.
(http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/149/0bd809dfc755403fa920986ae1f8636f/l.jpg)
Hi All,
Here are my instruments - LH, sorry...
Fender BlueOut Deluxe Telecaster. A Mex Std Tele DIY loaded with a BlackOut Deluxe electronics, with a 5 way / 4 circuits selector and a DPDT switch to add the Telecaster B+N PU configuration in position 3 :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/266389IMG7543.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/633221IMG7556.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/694895IMG7555.jpg)
Hagstrom Viking Wild Cherry Red Transparent, DIY Bigsby-ized :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/897600IMG7560red.jpg)
To let go my 30-years-beloved ES-335-TD on holidays sometimes :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/605557IMG7578red.jpg)
And a DIY Lefty-ized Gretsch G100 :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/168945IMG7563red.jpg)
A+!
@bruno,
dont apologise for being a lefty...we will rule the world one day!!... :icon_mrgreen:
nice guitars !!!!...cool.
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2011, 05:55:37 AM
@bruno,
dont apologise for being a lefty...we will rule the world one day!!... :icon_mrgreen:
nice guitars !!!!...cool.
You already do - something like 50% of all US presidents have been left-handed, including the last 4! Compare that to the lefty population....
But yeah, don't apologize. You folks already get the short end of the stick often enough. Heck, there is every good chance you had to pay an up-charge on most of those instruments because they were left-handed!
Gabriel
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 13, 2011, 06:21:54 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2011, 05:55:37 AM
@bruno,
dont apologise for being a lefty...we will rule the world one day!!... :icon_mrgreen:
nice guitars !!!!...cool.
Heck, there is every good chance you had to pay an up-charge on most of those instruments because they were left-handed!
Gabriel
yep i did...its leftism... :icon_wink:
Quote from: Valoosj on February 22, 2011, 05:41:03 AM
Finished since yesterday.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Jazzmaster/DSC03149.jpg)
Oh my that looks pretty!..it messes with my head a bit though,. part of my brain thinks thats a B&W picture but the other part of my brain dissagrees...
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2011, 06:23:32 PM
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 13, 2011, 06:21:54 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2011, 05:55:37 AM
@bruno,
dont apologise for being a lefty...we will rule the world one day!!... :icon_mrgreen:
nice guitars !!!!...cool.
Heck, there is every good chance you had to pay an up-charge on most of those instruments because they were left-handed!
Gabriel
yep i did...its leftism... :icon_wink:
I have to say - I understand why people do it. Making guitars for lefties sucks, because when it's done I can't tell if it's any good, and every step takes longer (because I have to modify my jigs, etc.) Even with all of that, though, I figure you guys get shafted enough, and I don't charge extra for lefties.
I assume you are familiar with South Paw Guitars, yes? Where right handed guitars are 15% extra? (I don't know if they actually follow through on that, but it is a funny ad line!)
Gabriel
good man.......all the lefties i see in the uk, are priced well over the right hand equivalent....even the copies! :icon_rolleyes:
i blame my mum and dad... :icon_wink:
that sounds like a good philosophy that south paws have...
Quoteall the lefties i see in the uk, are priced well over the right hand equivalent....even the copies!
That's about the same in France...
(http://www.thoseshirts.com/images/model-commies-LE375.jpg)
;)
Quote from: Perrow on March 15, 2011, 06:11:21 AM
(http://www.thoseshirts.com/images/model-commies-LE375.jpg)
;)
Nice enough picture, but what does it have to do with guitars?
Gabriel
I think he was confused by all the talk of lefties :)
Leftism ... wonder how old Ted is doing.
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 15, 2011, 04:01:05 PM
Nice enough picture, but what does it have to do with guitars?
Gabriel
Semi internal joke (posted same image before in another thread) pertaining lefties.
Quote from: Perrow on March 16, 2011, 10:10:27 AM
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 15, 2011, 04:01:05 PM
Nice enough picture, but what does it have to do with guitars?
Gabriel
Semi internal joke (posted same image before in another thread) pertaining lefties.
@yorick...who's ted?
@perrow, that old chestnut.... :icon_wink:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 16, 2011, 11:25:13 AM
@perrow, that old chestnut.... :icon_wink:
No, I can safely say that those aren't nuts on her chest :icon_eek:
:icon_wink:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 16, 2011, 11:25:13 AM
Quote from: Perrow on March 16, 2011, 10:10:27 AM
Quote from: G. Hoffman on March 15, 2011, 04:01:05 PM
Nice enough picture, but what does it have to do with guitars?
Gabriel
Semi internal joke (posted same image before in another thread) pertaining lefties.
@yorick...who's ted?
@perrow, that old chestnut.... :icon_wink:
Somebody here was talking about leftism. Ted Kaczynski wrote quite a lengthy manifesto about leftism and such. Some might know him better by his alias; the unabomber.
I had to read the entire thing (60 pages) of him rambling on about what is wrong with (American) society. Got to love it when your professor of American Culture also teaches filosophy ...
I just got this on Tuesday. A Seagull Entourage Rustic CW QIT
(https://sites.google.com/site/distorque/home/projects/pictures/IMG_1999.JPG) (http://sites.google.com/site/distorque/home/projects/pictures/IMG_1999.JPG)
So far, I love this guitar. It's warm and rich, but with just enough treble snap. It has a cedar top so it's less trebley than most acoustic guitars, but it still sounds great. It's beautiful too, the picture doesn't really do it justice. It only cost $470, and it easily beat out all of the guitars I could find in the same price range.
Good score. Let me know if you ever put any sound clips up anywhere, I'd love to get an idea what it sounds like.
I'll put up a sound clip as soon as I find the little adapted that plugs into my computer. ::) Elusive little thing.
I should point out that there seem to be two versions of this guitar. The other version has a black pickguard, a darker finish, and an ugly glued-on plastic rosette (mine is wood). You can see it here, although it doesn't show how cheesy the rosette looks in person:
http://static.music123.com/derivates/19/001/412/153/DV020_Jpg_Jumbo_583547.096_rustic_V.jpg
Otherwise the two seem to be identical. I think the plastic rosette version is newer, but I'm not sure. It's the one Seagull has up on its rather uninformative website.
Also, I emailed Seagull, and they said that this guitar is identical to the S6 Slim QI except for the cutaway and the finish. Still, this guitar is around $30 cheaper. Go figure.
http://sites.google.com/site/distorque/home/projects/sound-clips/Seagulldemo.mp3
The pickup isn't brilliant, so this sounds electric-ey and rattly rather than warm and snappy. Still, if you don't mind it having the wrong adjectives, this should give you an idea of the guitar. In the clip, I use a pick up until 0:25, then I fingerpick from there.
Thanks for the clip, nice to get some idea what it sounds like. I don't know what your setup is at home, but sticking a mic or two on it would give a better approximation, or perhaps a mic/ piezo combo, I just tape piezo's directly to the front of my acoustics and mic the soundhole from slightly below the strings pointing up. I can imagine how nice that guitar sounds but can't exactly hear it from the sound clip because it's getting filtered through the pickup.
Many thanks for the response and congrats on a fine guitar.
Edit: In fairness I'm also listening to the clip on my work computer through the most trashed cheap headphones in the world, I'll have another listen when I get home.
I don't have a decent mic so I can only show the pickup, which really isn't that good. Still, if you want to get an idea of the sound, go to a music shop and try out any of the Seagull, Simon & Patrick, or Art & Lutherie cedar top acoustics. They're all made by Godin, and although Seagull is the high-end line, they're pretty similar.
I don't have a picture of mine at the moment, but I picked up a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin II last week and couldn't be happier:
http://www.godinguitars.com/godin5thavenuekingpincwp.htm (http://www.godinguitars.com/godin5thavenuekingpincwp.htm)
Coincidentally, Godin is the parent company of Seagull...great Canadian guitars!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY1KiiOmAmY
:icon_mrgreen:
sorry, but everytime i hear the word seagull, i think of this song....just my head i guess!... :icon_mrgreen:
Hooray for Canada! My first 'real' acoustic was a Seagull S6 (cedar top). I'd love to get a Fifth Ave too.
My latest build;
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez/FabricIbanez019_1.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez/FabricIbanez016_1.jpg)
The one before that;
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/100_0687.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/100_0693.jpg)
The one before that (my workhorse);
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez3.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez4.jpg)
A synth guitar mod;
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer002.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer007.jpg)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer006.jpg)
And, the the gang (minus 2 that are being serviced at the moment);
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Rig006.jpg)
Cheers,
Dino
Nice that Strat looks great.
Thanks slacker. It's a Bastard-caster. 1966 Mustang neck, grafted to a Mighty Mite mohog Strat body. Stew-mac Golden Age bridge, Ibanez S1 center, and no name trash can special in the neck slot. The neck pup actually sounds pretty good, and gets a lot of work. Got that in pieces from a guy in college back in 1982 or 83. I had a blond Goya Strat copy at the time, my very first guitar. I was 14. The Goya was a x-mas gift from my old man. He originally gave me a Colleco-vision video game (HA! remember those?), but my heart was set on the Goya. I'd been riding my bike past the music store all summer to gawk at it in the window, and was dropping hints right up to the holidays. When I saw a fairly square box under the tree, there was a lot of sadness in Whoville. In any case, I pasted a smile on my face, knowing that the console had cost my old man a pretty penny. After a couple of days, I approached my Dad and gave him the low down. I really wanted the Goya. He was shocked, thinking that I wasn't serious about the guitar. Besides, the Colleco-vision has the hot ticket that year, and any kid would have given his left nut for one. The old man figured he was on to a good thing. So, we repackaged the console, took it back to Consumer's Distributors, and got the cash back. I got the Goya a couple of days later. Fast forward a couple of years, I'm working at my college campas radio station. I'm hanging out in the lounge with my Goya, when a guy approaches me with a trade offer. The Mustang (in parts) plus 50$, for the Goya. By this point, I had grown tierd of the Goya, having liked it less and less over time as I learned to play. I agreed, and the rest is history. I fell in love with the shorter scale, and it had a richer sound than the Goya. As far as I'm concerned, I got the better deal.
Albeit, I did see a blond Goya Strat copy on EBay go for 900$ last year. Mine cost about 200$ back in the day. Go figure...
Cheers,
Dino
Really like the neck piece on the V, even though I'm not that flamboyant generally.
This one just makes me think of Prince for some reason.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez/FabricIbanez019_1.jpg)
How's that synth guitar sound?
Cool collection
Thanks Skruf. The Dillion (synth Explorer) is actually very good. Since I run my rig in stereo, I can run the GR-50 on either the left, right, or both. I swapped out the pups on it for a set of GFS Dream 180's, and I can honestly say that it never lets me down. Great touch and action, very resonant body, and the neck is comfy as well. I really got lucky finding one at 300$! They're real hard to find now. All in all, a very versatile tool in the arsenal. The GK2 tracks pretty well too, but I'm no Vai, by any stretch of the imagination. It's more about tones and textures. That's why I've got 8 different fuzz boxes. The GR-50 is a wonderful tool.
As for the V, it was more an experiment in materials more than anything else. The body is 1.5" bookmatched maple, with a .25" bookmatched flame maple top. The neck is graphite, and the fretboard is rosewood. A very bright guitar, but the pups (GFS Crunchy PATS) have a real bark to them. It's really easy to pinch a screamer off this puppy.
The fabric finish was a BITCH to do. I used a polymer to seal everything in. I've never wet sanded so much in my life. I even painted helicopters for a living for a period of 5 years, but I think I wet sanded this body more. But, I wanted to try it. Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I got my ass kicked. Nuff said.
Cheers,
Dino
Thanks for the info, if you have any music in the netosphere I'd love to hear what you play with the gang.
Your inlays are beautiful.
I would like to take credit for the inlays, but alas, I cannot tell a lie. The fabric finish Ibez copy is a ready made neck, and the V`s fretboard comes from a guy in Vietnam. He does amazing inlay work, but you have to be very patient with the wood. I had to put it between plates, and weigh it down for 2 months for it to acclimate. Only then did I dare bond it to the graphite. I haven`t had a problem with it thus far.
I don`t have the facilities to build my own necks, so I`m restricted to off the shelf stuff. Bodies, no problem.
Hey Skruf, check the bottom of my posts, you should see a Soundclick link to the Asian Icemen website. That`s our band. The music is a bit off the wall, but all in good fun. We don`t have much there right now, since we`ve only been recording for 3 months, and it`s hard to balance work, family, etc. But, we`re always plugging away.
Cheers,
Dino
Oh yeah, of course. I even read your sig. a couple of times in other posts. Didn't occur to me to click on it :icon_rolleyes:
Here's a picture of my 2004 Fender Satin Midnight Blue Stratocaster, with an awesome scalloped neck mod done for me by Dean Cascione of DC Custom Guitars. I need to re-take this photo better. I just missed the sunlight this evening before it got overcast so I got this sucky 1/8th second exposure leaning a tripod over top. I wanted to get dramatic shadows to show the scallops off better. Because of the poor lighting the image looks blotchy up close but I'll try again on Sunday when the weather should cooperate more.
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/satin_midnight_blue_scallops.jpg)
My new passion!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0370.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0365.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0367.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0366.jpg)
I barley touched any my electric gear in almost a year. What am I becoming... :icon_cry:
That's some nice grain on the top of that Taylor.
Quote from: kurtlives on May 02, 2011, 05:03:09 PM
My new passion!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCF0366.jpg)
I barley touched any my electric gear in almost a year. What am I becoming... :icon_cry:
I have this image in my mind of you building an acoustic stompbox with a bass drum pedal as the actuator and something like a car throttle cable going up to the guitar and opening a flap on the side of the guitar for tone control or placing a steel plate on the bridge to get an acoustic fuzz. Yeah, my mind sometimes does take me off the beaten path. But nobody ever said a stompbox had to be electronic.
I have a few I've modded...
(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z384/CarlGuitarl/trips.jpg)
75' Electra, 74' Fender Deluxe, Squire modded to a nine string... E A Dd Gg Bb e
(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z384/CarlGuitarl/Lefty1.jpg)
Lefty Squire with Fender American pickups and a reverse decal...
(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z384/CarlGuitarl/Televarez.jpg)
Alvarez tele I routed for a tremolo, also has a minibucker in the neck position.
All five of these have Warmoth pickguards, CTS pots and switches with custom switching,
except the 74' which is all stock but the pickguard.
Let's see if this works? 1961 Fender re-finned before I got too the poor thing.
(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=129193127130935&set=a.129193050464276.35154.100001207456163&type=1&theater)
(http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=129193127130935&set=a.129193050464276.35154.100001207456163&type=1&theater)
Hey can someone tell me how to post picture, yea a little new to this, my guitars are on my FB page. well Cheers
Quote from: jimijamz on May 09, 2011, 06:05:01 PM
Hey can someone tell me how to post picture, yea a little new to this, my guitars are on my FB page. well Cheers
You have to be logged in to Facebook (and likely be your friend) for those images to appear.
Upload your images here (http://www.imageshack.us), and then use the code they provide. :)
Mike
Quote from: .Mike on May 09, 2011, 06:56:44 PM
Quote from: jimijamz on May 09, 2011, 06:05:01 PM
Hey can someone tell me how to post picture, yea a little new to this, my guitars are on my FB page. well Cheers
You have to be logged in to Facebook (and likely be your friend) for those images to appear.
As long as your Facebook picture album privacy is set to 'Everyone' you can link it and it doesn't matter is the viewer is logged onto Facebook or not. Here's a test from my Facebook album as an example:
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/165097_1621007043052_1172726570_31533374_4450171_n.jpg)
That's odd because I could view jimijamz picture by opening in a new tab, but couldn't copy the image address and re-post.
Jimijamz, you have to right-click on the image, click "Copy Image Location", and then paste that into the image. You just had the link to the facebook page with the image on it.
This is the image:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/62066_129193127130935_100001207456163_162986_1083681_n.jpg)
*joins in*
this is my baby - please excuse the ad - it saves me getting the camera out and striking a pose
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_NoZjxTXA8UY/Tcmt-yZj9GI/AAAAAAAAAMg/z5Y_X7ZhaSo/s512/paduak.jpeg)
'06 Eric Johnson Strat I picked up recently in San Francisco.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2666.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2662.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2661.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2658.jpg)
And, the the gang (minus 2 that are being serviced at the moment);
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Rig006.jpg)
Cheers,
Dino
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Strat looks like it's been in a bar fight, i approve!
(http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/intersalesmusic/e4000winered.jpg)
Expensive guitars are for people who can play
QuoteStrat looks like it's been in a bar fight, i approve!
Thanks. It's a 1966 Mustang neck, grafted to a Mighty Mite mahogany Strat body. Traded a Jap Strat copy for the body, neck, and mostly missing hardware, in college back in 1982. I had to cut back the neck pocket to accomodate the 24" scale, and spent 3 days with an eye patch when a mahogany splinter flew out of the router and found my undressed eye. I guess at that point, I knew we were meant to be together. After all, we always seem to hurt the ones we love the most :icon_mrgreen:. Since then, it's gone through several mods (fret wire, trem, electronics, face plates, everything but the wood really), it's been my trusty test bed of sorts. Whatever gear that you see on the other guitars in the picture, has all gone through, been tested, and approved, by Mr. Bastard-caster first.
My attempt to Scott Lucas Signature Stratocaster® Custom Shop (relic) ;)
(http://obrazku.cz/obr742229_scottlucassignature1.jpg)
http://obrazku.cz/obr742234_scottlucassignature2.JPG
http://obrazku.cz/obr742235_scottlucassignature3.JPG
http://obrazku.cz/obr742236_scottlucassignature4.JPG
http://obrazku.cz/obr742237_scottlucassignature5.JPG
http://obrazku.cz/obr742238_scottlucassignature6.JPG
Capitals in extension (JPG) do not work for me..
Quote from: Pafnuc on August 15, 2011, 11:09:31 AM
http://obrazku.cz/obr742234_scottlucassignature2.jpg
http://obrazku.cz/obr742235_scottlucassignature3.jpg
http://obrazku.cz/obr742236_scottlucassignature4.jpg
http://obrazku.cz/obr742237_scottlucassignature5.jpg
http://obrazku.cz/obr742238_scottlucassignature6.jpg
Btw. I like this one most:
http://obrazku.cz/obr742228_scottlucassignature7.jpg
;) T.
^ mmmmmmmmmm....nice body on that, and neck, and.....erm...i'll be back in a minute...or 2....... :P
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 15, 2011, 11:47:29 AM
^ mmmmmmmmmm....nice body on that, and neck, and.....erm...i'll be back in a minute...or 2....... :P
:icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
btw. now the original links with capital extensions work! :icon_eek: it's a really weird server :icon_rolleyes: T.
Latest additions to the household: Bee Baa Booty the kitten arrived at Bee Towers last weekend and '96 Gibson ES135 arrived today.
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr124/markeebee/IMG_0196.jpg)
I'm thinking that I might put a Bigsby on it. I might modify the guitar as well.
^ BTW, the perspective in that picture is quite bonkers. She isn't the world's biggest kitten.
Oh and, seriously, I'm thinking about fitting a pair of dog ears.
Quote from: Pafnuc on August 15, 2011, 11:09:31 AM
My attempt to Scott Lucas Signature Stratocaster® Custom Shop (relic) ;)
(http://obrazku.cz/obr742229_scottlucassignature1.jpg)
What kind of effect does that sideways bass pickup have? Thats quirky as!
Quote from: digi2t on August 14, 2011, 11:45:06 AM
QuoteStrat looks like it's been in a bar fight, i approve!
Thanks. It's a 1966 Mustang neck, grafted to a Mighty Mite mahogany Strat body. Traded a Jap Strat copy for the body, neck, and mostly missing hardware, in college back in 1982. I had to cut back the neck pocket to accomodate the 24" scale, and spent 3 days with an eye patch when a mahogany splinter flew out of the router and found my undressed eye. I guess at that point, I knew we were meant to be together. After all, we always seem to hurt the ones we love the most :icon_mrgreen:. Since then, it's gone through several mods (fret wire, trem, electronics, face plates, everything but the wood really), it's been my trusty test bed of sorts. Whatever gear that you see on the other guitars in the picture, has all gone through, been tested, and approved, by Mr. Bastard-caster first.
Beautiful! I've been thinking of doing somthing similar. Are the mighty mite parts very good?
I can't speak for the wood nowadays. The mahogany body dates back to the early 80's, and seeing as how it's listed as an endangered species, who knows what you're getting today. Never had a problem with hardware, and I especially like their Motherbucker pups, that's what my swirl Ibby sports. With my setup, they bring a lot of girth. Super pup for the price. Overall, I don't think you can go wrong.
new guitar, ESP EC-1000 tuned to standard C
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v227/Toomuchtherapy104/SAM_0069.jpg)
Quote from: digi2t on August 22, 2011, 07:35:53 AM
I can't speak for the wood nowadays. The mahogany body dates back to the early 80's, and seeing as how it's listed as an endangered species, who knows what you're getting today. Never had a problem with hardware, and I especially like their Motherbucker pups, that's what my swirl Ibby sports. With my setup, they bring a lot of girth. Super pup for the price. Overall, I don't think you can go wrong.
Well, real
Honduran mahogany (i.e., Mahogany grown in the nation of Honduras) hasn't been available for decades. That being said, South American mahogany of the same species, but different geography, is still available. On the other hand, the quality in the last five years has become pretty sad, and the price has become unreasonable. Personally, I've decided that when I'm out of the South American mahogany I currently have, I'm going to start using Sapele, which is an African wood which looks similar, works very similar, and sounds indistinguishable from South American mahogany.
Gabriel
all of my babies
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa266/arawngwydion/08262011136.jpg)
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa266/arawngwydion/08262011135.jpg)
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa266/arawngwydion/08262011134.jpg)
(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa266/arawngwydion/08262011137.jpg)
The lp clone is the only stock guitar and i built the body for the last one some nice american black walnut, pictures really don't do it justice.
Work in progress, Squire Strat neck, cheapo Kay plywood body, humbucker sized P90s. Sounds surprising good, loud and jangly.
(http://www.eskimo.plus.com/fxstuff/mongrel.jpg)
Man, I keep seeing these guitars. I've been sitting on a warlock shaped Koa (2" thick) body forever. I just haven't found a decent priced 5-string neck, yet. All the necks I've found so far cost more than the bass I've been pounding on for the last 11 years. The last couple years I've been considering just getting the pre-slotted fingerboard blank and truss rod and making it myself... but then I have to source the lumber. I really should get it going. These pics are pretty damn inspiring!
This arrived last night ;D
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/311103_10150793484955122_798025121_21047471_3524575_n.jpg)
Quote from: Earthscum on August 27, 2011, 02:24:04 AM
Man, I keep seeing these guitars. I've been sitting on a warlock shaped Koa (2" thick) body forever. I just haven't found a decent priced 5-string neck, yet. All the necks I've found so far cost more than the bass I've been pounding on for the last 11 years. The last couple years I've been considering just getting the pre-slotted fingerboard blank and truss rod and making it myself... but then I have to source the lumber. I really should get it going. These pics are pretty damn inspiring!
Have you checked out the necks at Guitar Fetish? I can't speak about their quality, but man they are inexpensive.
Quote from: Crowella on August 31, 2011, 07:28:52 PM
This arrived last night ;D
No way!
Thats awesome dude!!!
I *really* love that guitar. Any resemble with Muse maybe?
Matt Bellamy from Muse played one of these back in the days. Ever since I saw it I knew I wanted to find one. :)
My notes so far from the few hours I've played it:
It's extremely lightweight probably because the body is made of poplar. The neck feels okay to play (read: okay, not great). I'd compare it to my 604W Pacifica. The zero fret though is pretty awesome.
It's got a very thin single coil sound without ear bleeding treble highs. It needs the tone pot fixed though, which may help remove some of the highs and maybe bring some balance back. This may make it a challenge with some distortion pedals ;)
Build quality was pretty average so the previous owner had the neck join fixed. It feels sturdy now but signs of it's build still show, such as the 12th fret side dots are out of align.
One thing I will say, it feels like a very small guitar and I love it none the less. I'd say it plays similar to a mid-high end Squire.
Monterey Strat project.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/IMG_0968.jpg)
Quote from: tubelectron on March 13, 2011, 12:44:12 AM
Hi All,
Here are my instruments - LH, sorry...
Fender BlueOut Deluxe Telecaster. A Mex Std Tele DIY loaded with a BlackOut Deluxe electronics, with a 5 way / 4 circuits selector and a DPDT switch to add the Telecaster B+N PU configuration in position 3 :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/266389IMG7543.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/633221IMG7556.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/694895IMG7555.jpg)
How do you like your hagstrom? My grandmother before she passed had the pleasure of traveling to Sweden and researching out distant lineage. While she was there she boarded with and stayed with Mr.Hagstrom himself and the family. Verh nice fellow. Sent me a catalog and with a nice note for me to get a discout in a guitar, jut to have my grandmother write him :-)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/897600IMG7560red.jpg)
To let go my 30-years-beloved ES-335-TD on holidays sometimes :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/605557IMG7578red.jpg)
And a DIY Lefty-ized Gretsch G100 :
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/168945IMG7563red.jpg)
A+!
^lovely lefties... 8)
That's some nice kit you got there. My mate Arthur is a Hagstrom freek, even has a website.
http://www.hagstromrules.com/ (http://www.hagstromrules.com/)
I'd love to get one too, I like the accordian buttons :icon_biggrin:, but they are getting pretty pricey these days.
I have loads of guitars I could post up here, but I will post blurry pictures of one of my most recently modded ones...for now :icon_twisted:
Yamaha with a cool body shape, but typical strat type layout. I really like the higher end Yamaha SGV800 with this same body setup, but didn't want to splurge on the cost of one, so found this guy on Craigslist for fairly cheap. I didn't have any guitars (yet) with lipstick pickups, so I figured what the heck!
Before
(http://circuit-bent.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/19033_1202747264217_1094653552_30491376_4349868_n.jpg)
After
(http://circuit-bent.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/19033_1212794275386_1094653552_30510417_2548134_n.jpg)
Added GFS Protube single lipsticks in the neck, and middle postion, and a humbucker in the bridge with a push pull coil shunt switch for the volume control. Also added chrome knobs, upgraded tuners, and strap locks. Hoping to add a graphite nut, and work on making the trem work better as my intention is to use this guitar with my surf rig.
-Kevin
My 70's re-issue strat that I had the guys at randyciak.com customize to the Yngwie "Play Loud/Duck" strat the full works, scalloped neck, brass nut, relic worn look, new YJM pickups everything
front showing the wear and th e"Play Loud sticker"
(http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/120/d5b75b8c65994ad2b3d56e485b5c2315/l.jpg)
rear with the worn ferrari sticker - love the 3 bolt "old school" necks
(http://a1.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/150/1d7a3b2845ca4c74a1aaacd0aa6ab688/l.jpg)
post ready to play
(http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/26/87489628d446ec93f1d2b1cf61466d18/l.jpg)
read to go
(http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/5/ad84134cca0068eaef17d34ce8963ab5/l.jpg)
see the video of Dean playing it once he finished her up
http://www.deancascione.com/video/dean_cascione_in_the_style_of_Neoclassical_Shred.wmv (http://www.deancascione.com/video/dean_cascione_in_the_style_of_Neoclassical_Shred.wmv)
Why?
Welcome Guys.
Here are my blades: Ibanez JEM7 BSB '98 and Ibanez RG6 CSD1 '00.
(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2707/ibki3.jpg)
Greetings from Poland :)
DarreX
Oh! I forgot to post about this...
Early this year, I bought a MIM Jazz Bass for $175. I only had it for a month or two before my girlfriend asked me to show her a few notes on it. That did it. She has been playing it 2-5 days a week ever since. I set it up so it is as easy as possible for her to play-- light strings, low action, thumb rest. It buzzes up and down the whole neck when I play it, but there is no buzzing when she plays her girly notes. I tune it for her (for now), so she can have fun, and hopefully remain interested (I've been trying to get her to play an instrument for over a decade).
Anyway, it came to a head two weeks ago. She wanted to play. I was busy working on home repairs. She tuned it her self-- well, she tried to tune it herself. See, she's only five feet tall on a good day, and so her arms are really short. That's right, she couldn't reach the tuners for the G or the D! HAHAHahahaha!
She needed her own small scale bass. Her birthday was Saturday, and last week, this arrived:
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2582/img8041ny.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/img8041ny.jpg/)
Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Short Scale. $170 delivered, w/ a free cable, from Sweetwater. 30" scale. Jazz-type 1.5" nut width. Thin, fast neck. What an incredible instrument for the price! There are definitely areas for improvement, and I have already done some of them, but it was playable right out of the box.
She's downstairs thumping away on the amp I found on Craigslist for $125, practically brand new, with a plate-aluminum wheeled cart:
(http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/1461/bassamp.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/813/bassamp.jpg/)
And now, I get to give my bass a big-boy setup. :P
Mike
Quote from: CrazyTrain on October 17, 2011, 05:29:28 PM
Welcome Guys.
Here are my blades: Ibanez JEM7 BSB '98 and Ibanez RG6 CSD1 '00.
(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/2707/ibki3.jpg)
Greetings from Poland :)
DarreX
Love your black RG. Very sleek and clean. Can't go wrong with all black :icon_cool:
Nice story Mike, hope she keeps it up.
Quote from: Skruffyhound on October 19, 2011, 04:21:26 PM
Nice story Mike, hope she keeps it up.
Me too, and I think she will now that she is invested in playing, and since
her bass stares her in the face. Her average practice session with the new bass has gone from 45 min to between 90 mins and 2 hours. She can tune it herself, so that is a bonus. She is more willing to try adjusting the knobs on her own bass, even though I told her time and again that she couldn't break my bass by turning the knobs.
I typed up a full review (from a guitar player's perspective) and posted it here (http://mikesblog.americasdebate.com/2011/10/18/squier-vintage-modified-short-scale-bass-review/). :)
Mike
Made this the other day:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/TheToneGod/C360_2011-10-1416-26-05.jpg)
An acoustic hole cover that limits the amount of air for feedback control. It also holds the internal mic from flopping around. I have another piece (not pictured) that goes inside which rotates to cover the holes making an air flow control.
I'll make a better mic holder later. I have another idea for another hole cover that I'll try later.
Andrew
Quote from: .Mike on October 17, 2011, 07:24:12 PM
Anyway, it came to a head two weeks ago. She wanted to play. I was busy working on home repairs. She tuned it her self-- well, she tried to tune it herself. See, she's only five feet tall on a good day, and so her arms are really short. That's right, she couldn't reach the tuners for the G or the D! HAHAHahahaha!
Me'shell N'degeocello has that problem with her J-Bass, but I can say as that it has caused her any difficulties.
And just as a by the by, try telling HER that she is playing "Girly notes." You might walk out of the room with your head attached, but certain other parts won't be!
Gabriel
Thats an interesting design Andrew. I'm playing with a Planet Waves "O-Port" at the moment.
Needs more basses in here.
I bought a bass collection SB320 about a year ago. I loved it so much I grabbed an SB310 to pair with it. ;D
Worst bit is it didn't come with the original preamp which I loved. The good news from this though is that there is a very nice preamp in my SB320 and it has no gooping what so ever so in the next few weeks, I'll take a look at the board, make a schematic and I'll clone it. If all goes well, I'll throw it up on here for you guys to pick at and enjoy.
The 320 has gold hardware, the black has 310 and the original knobs are still in the case. Shame it doesn't have the original P pickup and that for some reason, doesn't work :(
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6059/6311032862_c1a5125f70_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6059/6310515705_7e462b7470_z.jpg)
The SB310 also came with a home made compressor pedal so if the person that built that is someone from here, good job with the compressor ;) I have no idea what it is but I'll look at that also
Just arrived today! Ibanez RGA8 that I've been wanting for several months now. This thing is so much fun to play!
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1320876160162.jpg)
^ @#$% yeah!... :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_cool:
what is that a low B...and a high A..?...
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 09, 2011, 09:15:14 PM
^ @#$% yeah!... :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_cool:
what is that a low B...and a high A..?...
Actually I have it tuned for 2 lower strings, in the style of Tosin Abasi. Standard Tuning would be F# B E A D G B e, but I have the F# dropped down to an E (like dropped D tuning) to give me easier extended chord voicings, so it's E B E A D G B e. :icon_twisted:
The string spacing is definitely tighter than any 6 or 7 string I've played, and it's a 27" scale (to keep the low string tension) so it's taking a bit of getting used to, but I really enjoy it!
That's my main Strat. Dimarzio pickups, kill pot, 8 pickup positions :icon_twisted:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/378108_268666336513445_100001102433701_747658_711391550_n.jpg)
and here's a better pic
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185527_219365164776896_100001102433701_586807_1247691_n.jpg)
;D
Haha... I got another one!
SX Furrian VWH. Well worth the $94. Full review here (http://mikesblog.americasdebate.com/2011/11/30/rondo-sx-furrian-vwh-review/).
I also did a review of the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Short Scale from a few posts back. It's right here (http://mikesblog.americasdebate.com/2011/10/18/squier-vintage-modified-short-scale-bass-review/).
Here's the SX after stripping the vintage carrot neck, smoothing the pickguard, swapping a microphonic pickup, sheilding, and a setup:
(http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4949/sxfurrianvwh.jpg)
:)
Mike
Quote from: .Mike on November 30, 2011, 08:41:14 PM
Haha... I got another one!
SX Furrian VWH. Well worth the $94. Full review here (http://mikesblog.americasdebate.com/2011/11/30/rondo-sx-furrian-vwh-review/).
I also did a review of the Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Short Scale from a few posts back. It's right here (http://mikesblog.americasdebate.com/2011/10/18/squier-vintage-modified-short-scale-bass-review/).
Here's the SX after stripping the vintage carrot neck, smoothing the pickguard, swapping a microphonic pickup, sheilding, and a setup:
(http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/4949/sxfurrianvwh.jpg)
:)
Mike
Dude ! I have an SX strat too !
(http://i41.tinypic.com/p3u4l.jpg)
2003 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)
2004 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Satin Midnight Blue)
In other words my Red Devil and Midnight Mistress!
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/DSCN5318crop720x960.JPG)
Quote from: Steve Mavronis on January 08, 2012, 04:00:01 PM
2003 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)
2004 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Satin Midnight Blue)
In other words my Red Devil and Midnight Mistress!
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/DSCN5318crop720x960.JPG)
How do you like the scalloped fretboard? Im thinking about doing it and cant decide
Quote from: JacktheRiffer on January 08, 2012, 05:28:31 PM
How do you like the scalloped fretboard? Im thinking about doing it and cant decide
I love them! I was scared of getting it done until I aquired the Yngwie Strat but then fell in love. Besides looking cool it really helps not having wood slowing your fingers down giving better grip and string bend control, especially for vibrato. At first it feels wierd like the strings are walking on a tight rope but that is just an illusion. After all the frets are still there and that is what you fret notes on not the wood. You quickly get over it.
Awesome i got an SX strat for christmas in the hopes of modifying it to be a malmsteen tribute guitar ;D
Heh, funny that all of the SX stuff is coming up. I was planning to order one myself tonight.
(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/hawkalderna1.jpg)
Quote from: CynicalMan on January 08, 2012, 06:53:11 PM
Heh, funny that all of the SX stuff is coming up. I was planning to order one myself tonight.
(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/hawkalderna1.jpg)
The perspective of that image makes it look like the scale is four or six inches shorter than usual (or like the body was oversized) :icon_eek: Had to scroll up to see those other SXs but they look normal.
Quote from: Perrow on January 09, 2012, 06:12:54 PM
The perspective of that image makes it look like the scale is four or six inches shorter than usual (or like the body was oversized) :icon_eek: Had to scroll up to see those other SXs but they look normal.
Lol... I noticed that after it was posted, as well. I only glanced at it and thought it just had a small headstock, thought of the "little hands, big burger" guy, chuckled and went on.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5335/2200496586f7dd0b251c.jpg)
:D Nope, it's a 25.5" scale. If you rotate it, the weird perspective is pretty obvious.
Little update.
In the middle - Kramer ProAxe US 1990 - breathtaking sound, incredibly comfortable and lightweight axe. So small and inconspicuous, but when you plug her into the amplifier, Lucifer rising.
Mahogany/maple with ebony + EMG81 and old Floyd Rose "PRO" just kick ass.
(http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8426/niggas4green.jpg)
@darek: love that green ibanez....very nice.
and the plant pot (top left) ;)
Got this Squier Strat in a trade a few months ago and never really played it. Got a PRS P90 in a trade a few weeks ago, and popped it into the guitar. Instant favorite. Took a little sanding to get it in there, but it fits and sounds great. Took all the other electronics out so all thats left is a simple volume. Sprayed the pickguard black as well!
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6712307863_9631cb5bc2_b.jpg)
Folks, I'm pretty sure I've got a problem... I can't stop buying guitars.
In the last ten months, I have bought two basses, and three guitars.
If I don't stop soon, there is a definite possibility that you may see me on Intervention.
:P
Seriously, though, I am only buying one guitar in 2012. It arrived TODAY! I picked up a brand new Fender Standard Strat in Arctic White with a maple fretboard.
I had wanted one for a long time to complement my other Strat. I've had my American Standard for about about 20 years, and I love it, but I have always wanted a maple fretboard Strat. The timing was right, and I got a great deal.
I kept an eye on Ebay / Craigslist / pawn shops for months before I decided to get it. Ebay didn't work out because of shipping, and not being able to play the guitar. Craigslist and pawn shops didn't work out because the color I wanted never turned up, and I could buy brand new for about $75 more.
Here is the group shot:
(http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/8962/fenders.jpg)
And here is a closer shot of the new one:
(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5511/newstrat.jpg)
Unfortunately, I won't get to plug it in until tomorrow, due to the president impolitely scheduling his state of the union address on MY new guitar day. The nerve of some people. ;)
I got another one for my collection today.
what an a** all those one of a kind guitars and he doesn't even care for them. I know Children that take better care of their toys.
+1 : terrible, and strat pickups in a 'V' ....must be mental...
i wonder if he has malmsteen pants 'n' socks too... :)
That V is a custom-built one of a kind made for him by Gibson. I'd die for that. Wish I had one.
lucky bastard!.....but can he buy malmsteen cases?... ;D ;)
Well, I guess I should post this now:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/jzzc4x.png)
That's the SX guitar I ordered a couple weeks ago, it arrived last Thursday. The body wood doesn't look as good as in the Rondo photo and I'm not crazy about the knots, but on the plus side, the neck is glossy, which I didn't expect. Also, it sounds pretty good for a $120 guitar. I was planning to replace the pups, but now that I've played around with it I'm not sure that it would be worth it. On the hardware side, the bridge has a better feel than the Squier bridges I've tried, but the tuners and nut definitely need replacement. I've already replaced the low E tuner with one I had lying around because the stock one couldn't tune all the way up to E, it would just slip at D#. Otherwise, not too noisy, electronics work well, and nice, well-installed jumbo frets. So I plan to replace some of the hardware and do some mods, but altogether a good bargain.
Here's my latest addition : a GRETSCH G5435LH BK - waiting for its Bigsby B-5 LH to be installed - when I will find the time to do it !
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/368857IMG9561.jpg)
A nice and great sounding chinese-made instrument, way over its cheap price - I recommend it...
A+!
Quote from: CynicalMan on January 25, 2012, 05:42:04 PM
Well, I guess I should post this now:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/jzzc4x.png)
That's the SX guitar I ordered a couple weeks ago, it arrived last Thursday. The body wood doesn't look as good as in the Rondo photo and I'm not crazy about the knots, but on the plus side, the neck is glossy, which I didn't expect. Also, it sounds pretty good for a $120 guitar. I was planning to replace the pups, but now that I've played around with it I'm not sure that it would be worth it. On the hardware side, the bridge has a better feel than the Squier bridges I've tried, but the tuners and nut definitely need replacement. I've already replaced the low E tuner with one I had lying around because the stock one couldn't tune all the way up to E, it would just slip at D#. Otherwise, not too noisy, electronics work well, and nice, well-installed jumbo frets. So I plan to replace some of the hardware and do some mods, but altogether a good bargain.
oh glad to hear! I have an agile les paul copy that's served me well with some minor setup and tweaking. Really a hit or miss if you want a playable axe out of the box, but if you can set upa guitar and do minor stuff it's a helluva deal
Hi guys here is my new bass guitar from http://dikaguitars.com/
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/384620_253736341349417_100001391596905_714410_1409674968_n.jpg)(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/381205_253737404682644_100001391596905_714411_38965947_n.jpg)
This is really mazing bass with great tone.
Actually I solder all electronics for Dilian's instruments, and he is one of the best luthier in Bulgaria. I'm happy to be owner of bass like this.
^nice...cool colour too.... +1
Quote from: deadastronaut on February 10, 2012, 11:59:53 AM
^nice...cool colour too.... +1
I think you're in need of some green plants in your appartment Rob. ;D
This is some of my guitars.. the ones i use the most....
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/427140_10150513432115964_606400963_8943479_969821719_n.jpg)
Quote from: frank_p on February 10, 2012, 12:48:53 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on February 10, 2012, 11:59:53 AM
^nice...cool colour too.... +1
I think you're in need of some green plants in your appartment Rob. ;D
funny you should say that, i just bought a palm tree type thing...and a pot plant. for my gaff....(you can tell i'm green fingered eh!..) ;)
@perkla, your just greedy... ;)
I know.. :D
Nice to see some of the things I like in the past pages...
lefties (being one myself), Malmsteen!, strats, Kramers...wow...
My two favorite guitars at the moment is in my sig:
(and probably the most interesting)
[Other guitars are for instance cheap LP copy I modded the hell
out of with new pups+electronics, Coil-tap+ seriell/parallel switches,
variatone switch and killswitch mods. ]
They are both High-end Matsumuko made in Japan 1982 vintage.
And I'm way too happy with the stock pup in em to change.
Westone Prestige 150
(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_451265.jpg)
This is the 1982 rare model with a -very- dark Charcoal finish.
It's an equal to a Gibson Les Paul Custom in tone and build and weighs a ton.
Pickups are one of matsu's hidden gems some very very well built PAFs MMK75's
Love it, tons of Meat in the tone! Muscular Guttural sound.
Controls are 2 Volume 2 Tone But the tone controls has a notched middle point and rolling
em back past that mixes Seriell-Parallel on the pickups (stock feature)
Aria Pro II CS-400BnG
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-kNTy8EjUEOc/Tys1X6JivJI/AAAAAAAAA1g/gUrNu_mhtBk/s912/cs4001.jpg)
This is another 1982 MIJ Matsu original from the "Cardinal Series" Black and Gold.
It's carved top SG-ish With a very Bright tone.
Pups are the more well-known MMK45's screaming pickkups high output, often
sold for ridiculous cash online.
Tone of this is Seriously Pissed of, an "angry" frantic tone. Love it as well.
2 Volume 2 Tone
Seriell/Parallel toggle and Full Coiltapp (single pickup) Toggle (Stock feature)
I'm adding a bunch of pictures cause, why not? They are after all unusual
(and IMO awesome) shapes these two, not often seen. keeping em small.
(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_867643.jpg)(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_67802.jpg)(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_566994.jpg)(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_1060796.jpg)
(http://www.gitarrforum.com/uploads/1287518582/med_gallery_6624_82_1240988.jpg)
(http://www.elegic.com/dump/CS-400BG/001-t.jpg)(http://www.elegic.com/dump/CS-400BG/010-t.jpg)(http://www.elegic.com/dump/CS-400BG/002-t.jpg)(http://www.elegic.com/dump/CS-400BG/012-t.jpg)
Hello All,
I may have displayed them once before... I don't remember, sorry !
Here are the ones I have, from LEFT to right :
- FENDER BlueOut Deluxe Telecaster : a LPB Mex Telecaster DIY-ized with a BlackOut Deluxe Telecaster load, and "5+1" selector to have the Tele and the Strat world.
- GRETSCH Pro-Jet G5435 BLK : with DIY-installed B-5 Bigsby and custom-made plate.
- GRETSCH Synchromatic G100 : DIY turned to left. A solely acoustic instrument.
- GIBSON ES-335TD from 1980 : bought 30 years ago, still here, with DIY B-7 Bigsby and custom-made plate addition from the late 80's.
- HAGSTROM Viking : with DIY-installed B-7 Bigsby.
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/561600mygrattcollection.jpg)
A+!
nice bunch of lefties.... :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
sbav sbav...drool---
altough not my cup of tea (I'm more into axes like Kramers or BCs) that group got me excited.
Quote from: tubelectron on March 14, 2012, 10:59:44 AM
I may have displayed them once before... I don't remember, sorry !
Don't be sorry - lovely-looking little collection. But the knobs are all on the wrong side??? ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on March 15, 2012, 09:57:38 AM
Quote from: tubelectron on March 14, 2012, 10:59:44 AM
I may have displayed them once before... I don't remember, sorry !
Don't be sorry - lovely-looking little collection. But the knobs are all on the wrong side??? ;)
Fixed:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2e0v8dc.jpg)
;)
oi!...no anti leftism... ;D
Now the knobs are good, but the writing is all backwards. :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Ben N on March 15, 2012, 12:37:24 PM
Now the knobs are good, but the writing is all backwards. :icon_mrgreen:
That's so much less of a problem than the strings being the wrong way round :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 15, 2012, 10:39:11 AM
oi!...no anti leftism... ;D
Our leftie guitarist kept it a secret for years (he plays right-handed) until I saw him pick up a pencil! My mum (leftie) eats right-handed. My wife (rightie) holds and deals cards left-handed.
Not telling what bizarre chirality-related talents I have... ;)
Quote from: CynicalMan on March 15, 2012, 10:36:15 AM
Quote from: bluebunny on March 15, 2012, 09:57:38 AM
Quote from: tubelectron on March 14, 2012, 10:59:44 AM
I may have displayed them once before... I don't remember, sorry !
Don't be sorry - lovely-looking little collection. But the knobs are all on the wrong side??? ;)
Fixed:
...
;)
That's better! (Sorry Rob... :icon_wink:)
Ha !
Otis Rush, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Dick Dale, Deadastronaut (if I recall well), and Tubelectron are LH players... Who else ?
note : I write with the right hand... Sorry for the guitars...
A+!
When I was 11 and wanted to play, my parents made me learn right because they thought it would save money on the guitar.
Still air guitar lefty.
I'm lefty too, some guitars of mine are in the previous pages
Quote from: bluebunny on March 16, 2012, 09:35:03 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 15, 2012, 10:39:11 AM
oi!...no anti leftism... ;D
Our leftie guitarist kept it a secret for years (he plays right-handed)
thats just weird and unnatural...his rhythm is in his left hand...that must screw with his head somewhat.....if i try to play right hand i feel like a total noob.....
i can play upside down though... ;)
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 25, 2012, 05:33:57 PM
Quote from: bluebunny on March 16, 2012, 09:35:03 AM
Our leftie guitarist kept it a secret for years (he plays right-handed)
thats just weird and unnatural...his rhythm is in his left hand...that must screw with his head somewhat.....if i try to play right hand i feel like a total noob.....
I have to say he's not the most natural rhythm player. But when he decides to do a little picking on his acoustic, it's quite sweet.
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 25, 2012, 05:33:57 PM
i can play upside down though... ;)
Me too. But that's if I've half fallen off my seat due to drink. :icon_wink:
ahhh another lefty joins the gang :icon_cool:.......i just got this cheapo encore off evilbay for £30.00,..result!..... i just wanted a cheapo lefty strat type thing to use for sustainer experiments and other mad stuff.. etc....so yes its going to be butchered :icon_twisted:
i took a search around and haven't seen one like this...i thought someone had stuck lots of bits together (bastardized) but apparently not...the lady i bought it off sent me loads of pics...anyone seen one like this?...or thrown one out.. :icon_mrgreen:
i'm glad its got a faux floyd on it...instead of a nasty non floater..its still got the stickers on the neck too.....i pick it up saturday... :P
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/ebay%20005.JPG)
Bloody computers! I think my browser started up back-to-front again... ;)
Seriously, what a bargain! Good buy. Looks in excellent nick. (Though the hockey-stick pointy-end isn't for me...)
yeah right result....its going to get hacked to @#$% though....but sure worth £30.00 :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
mad thing is i only needed a body..as i have a nice neck already....but people were asking too much just for an empty body...so i got this.. ;D...
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 20, 2012, 09:22:40 AM
yeah right result....its going to get hacked to @#$% though....but sure worth £30.00 :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
mad thing is i only needed a body..as i have a nice neck already....but people were asking too much just for an empty body...so i got this.. ;D...
To bad your a commie player, I've got a strat shaped object in need of a new neck. It's playable so I'll survive, but it would sure be better off with a straighter one.
Great for the price deadastronaut! I want another guitar to experiment and put together again. Here's mine just finished not that long ago. It looked like crap and not worth putting back together again when I got it.
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/Picture015.jpg)
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/Picture016.jpg)
Does anybody know cool circuits to throw in a guitar or could point me in the right direction to find good ones that work???
^cool looking guitar...thats a mad bridge/trem...
do a search for 'onboard effects'....that might show up something.. ;)
My pretties :P
(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee270/Laika_bucket/guitar/pair_large_web.jpg)
@laika: nice pretties..
btw nice name too ....poor little doggy...btw we had a spat of talking about laika a few weeks back.. :)
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=96549.msg841716#msg841716
behold my travel sized Les Paul studio my father built for me.
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hdr_mini_lp.jpg)
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/minilp/img_5900.jpg)
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/minilp/img_5883.jpg)
more info here http://diy-fever.com/guitars/mini-les-paul/
Cheers
wow...i love it...beautiful.. :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
Quote from: bancika on May 07, 2012, 07:25:41 AM
behold my travel sized Les Paul studio my father built for me.
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hdr_mini_lp.jpg)
That's a nice little guitar there.
How much would it take for you to sell your father to me? And how much to ship him to Sweden?
just say the word and I'm shipping him there...hell I'll come too :) Heard some great stuff about Swedish chicks :)
Quote from: bancika on May 07, 2012, 06:05:23 PM
Heard some great stuff about Swedish chicks :)
I have one, maybe we can trade :icon_eek:
Here's me and my strat
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541991_363920713654673_100001102433701_990626_1936374315_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553462_351032931610118_100001102433701_957957_2004189991_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185527_219365164776896_100001102433701_586807_1247691_n.jpg)
shameless self advertising!
My new guitar!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/IMG_1356.jpg)
My new guitar!
Nash T-63
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/41d504dd.jpg)
The body looks like styrofoam - and I have seen styrofoam in exactly that colour.
Quote from: amptramp on May 17, 2012, 11:01:08 PM
The body looks like styrofoam - and I have seen styrofoam in exactly that colour.
Dude, that's shell pink - one of the best custom colors Fender ever made.
Gabriel
its a girls guitar.. :icon_mrgreen: ;)
only joking, cool....
Ok, I figure it's about time I actually post pics of my fugly kids. They aren't girly-kids, but they both got buck teef and underbites. :icon_wink:
Here's them before a bath... loaded em up in the back of the pickup after this pic and got a 2fer1 washin' down the street.
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6729/kidz1.gif)
;D (ok, so they aren't that ugly...)
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7517/sam0175g.jpg)
(http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/8346/sam0166z.jpg)
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5707/ibanezc.gif)(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7156/deanzautograph.gif)
Stickers I made and donated for a Cheyenne Skatepark Art Show and Fund Raiser (plus several framed 8x10 prints of the Jolly Skater)
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9817/iscsp.gif)
Just got this puppy in the mail yesterday. It's so much more than I ever could have asked for. ;D
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7271219556_4502a1200d_b.jpg)
Damn... that thing looks broken, you better send it to me!
I'm fighting the urge to pull my pics of my plywood planks before the edit time is up. :icon_lol:
Those planks are great, the cool thing is I could probably have guessed they were yours without being told.
Our bass player had one of those Aluminium necked Kramers, if that's what it is, it sounded amazing, but it was a constant fight to stop the headstock taking chunks out of the stage.
Hey skull servant, aluminum neck bass?
My amp guy Gary Donovan just sold a bass exactly like that
Yeah it's a fretless Kramer 450B. Got it from a dude on a different forum, it plays a dream. And it hits lows that I never knew existed!
Quote from: skullservant on May 31, 2012, 08:56:42 PM
Yeah it's a fretless Kramer 450B. Got it from a dude on a different forum, it plays a dream. And it hits lows that I never knew existed!
Other than the fact that the neck always wants to dive towards the floor, and don't play it outside in the winter!!!
Gabriel
Old Kramers...nice!!! I love the 86-87 years (I know these are of the previous years...) got myself some I posted some pages ago...
These are all sitting in a shop near me, and could be mine! All reasonably priced too.
Anybody know their value? The shop has them listed very low. The one design I can't even find reference to on Kramer pages.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/photo-4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/photo1.jpg)
slightly ot:
stumbled upon this today: http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27 (http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27)
Quote from: artifus on June 11, 2012, 02:48:31 PM
slightly ot:
stumbled upon this today: http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27 (http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27)
Not often you see that many fugly guitars at the same place :icon_eek:
Quote from: artifus on June 11, 2012, 02:48:31 PM
slightly ot:
stumbled upon this today: http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27 (http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27)
:icon_eek: they are terrible...
I kind of liked the first fish one, but then he went folkart bananas. He's slowly selling them though.
I kinda like the gator lap steels (http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=75), though...
-- T. G. --
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 12, 2012, 02:43:32 AM
Quote from: artifus on June 11, 2012, 02:48:31 PM
slightly ot:
stumbled upon this today: http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27 (http://www.fishguitar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=27)
:icon_eek: they are terrible...
WHAT!!..... No Lefty Love ??? ::)
nope!. ;D
(http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f251/divinec/1c109ad9.jpg)
Warrants a better picture, but this is from our weekend session. 1964 ES-335 that lived under my girlfriends bed for a decade. She told me once "i have this guitar, it was my mom's"... I thought "oh that's nice" until one day curiosity got the better of me. "Let's see that guitar", it was like the scene in Pulp Fiction where they look in the case.
(http://www.morethings.com/fan/quentin_tarantino/pulp_fiction/pulp_fiction1170.jpg)
Quote from: Colonel Angus on June 26, 2012, 11:27:52 AM
it was like the scene in Pulp Fiction where they look in the case.
(http://www.morethings.com/fan/quentin_tarantino/pulp_fiction/pulp_fiction1170.jpg)
So that's what was in that case 8)
Well, it looks like I'll have another new guitar to show off next week. MF is selling two colors of the Squier Cyclone for $155. They gave me another 5% off pretty much just for asking. I couldn't say no. I'm addicted to cheap guitars. Too much effort to DIY, and too much fun to pass up.
It's my first black guitar, first humbucker/single coil combo guitar, first Squier, and first non-traditional shape (Strat, Tele, LP, etc) guitar. They're made in Indonesia as factory special runs. Apparently, they're pretty nice for the price. Fender string saddles, decent pickups and tuners, and a pearloid pickguard. 24.75" scale.
I'll post some pics when it arrives. :)
Mike
^ first black guitar...all mine are black, not by choice , just availability in lefty...even the cheapo ebay one i bought is bloody black.. :icon_rolleyes:
i'm going to experiment with painting it one day though...... :icon_cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDihEZdOTtY&feature=related
It must be hard to find a black guitar in outer space.
^^^ Lol
Quote from: Colonel Angus on June 26, 2012, 11:27:52 AM
Warrants a better picture, but this is from our weekend session. 1964 ES-335 that lived under my girlfriends bed for a decade. She told me once "i have this guitar, it was my mom's"... I thought "oh that's nice" until one day curiosity got the better of me.....
MARRY HER NOW!!
OOps, got another guitar yesterday.
Its a 70's Levin. 200kr/£20/$30 at a market. It was cheap, but damn it's another project because the soundboard struts need re-glueing ::)
It should sound beautiful when fixed up, and it was 10% of what they go for on ebay, with a gig bag and a Boss TU-70 forgotten in the pocket.
Didn't really need another project though.
Looks like this, but with some scratches round the sound hole from the shredder that didn't look after it.
(http://www.vintage-guitars.se/1978_Levin_LG_8_catalog.jpg)
Quote from: Skruffyhound on July 01, 2012, 05:59:16 AM
Its a 70's Levin. 200kr/£20/$30 at a market. It was cheap, but damn it's another project because the soundboard struts need re-glueing ::)
That's a nice find. SEK/NKR/DKR? Not that it matters that much they're almost the same converted to £ or $ and rounded for convenience, but it's nice to know for a Swede (the nationality not the vegetable).
DKK, I'm in København
Quote from: Skruffyhound on July 01, 2012, 04:32:17 PM
DKK, I'm in København
Oh well, at least you have a Swedish guitar now ;)
Yeah, life could be worse, it could have been Norwegian ;D
the ultimate punk guitar
(http://www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/959/1181614416/theultimatepunkguitar.png)
Compensating for someth.... er maybe not.
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on July 02, 2012, 08:19:15 PM
Compensating for someth.... er maybe not.
Hey, I could use that to compensate for my enormous...
... lack of guitar skills.
My custom RG570. I had the body custom made from a guy on ebay. He made it out of one peice of mahogany. I added the bevel on the lower horn on the back.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7500397038_fd0005e180_h.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7500401852_d23fea348a_b.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7500403376_2af6bfdee8_b.jpg)
^ classy....love that bevel idea....nice guitar man!... :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
Got my Squier Cyclone yesterday. Interesting.
(http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-1-112x150.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-1/) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-2-112x150.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-2/) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-3-150x112.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-3/)
The knobs were junk, so I swapped them out:
(http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-4-150x112.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-4/)
A strange paint line on the neck pocket...
(http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-5-150x112.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-5/)
...piqued my curiosity, so I took the whole thing apart, and found this paint chip, which appears to have come off the inside near where the bridge screws come through.
(http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-6-150x112.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-6/) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Squier-Cyclone-7-150x112.jpg) (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/new-guitar-day-squier-cyclone/squier-cyclone-7/)
Looks like the guitar was originally surf green, then painted white (primer?), and then painted black. Under a bright white light, the black appears to be dark green.
I'm going to do a full review soon. :)
Mike
That looks like body filler to me. I've considered it to re-level my neck. Also, might be there to make sure there's a solid surface for the neck to seat against to reduce the joint dampening. It would fill in the pores. Also, might just be to fill a f-up. ;D
Last night, pulled this out of the case where it's sat since two or three Christmas' back and it's still pretty much in tune with itself, tuning overall had dropped but it was last tuned during times of dry central heating and now it's hot and humid. Made it during the mid to late nineties. Engelmann Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back/sides and bridge, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, compensated bone nut and saddle, Schaller tuners. Based on the plan/drawing of a Romanillos which in turn was i believe, based on a Hauser. The French Polish has taken a beating and it doesn't play nice with pedals but all else is well and good. Time for a manicure and grind my rust off, the other home inhabitants are not going to miss the usual squealing feedback and paint peeling volume (according to them, "we can hear that when came around the corner at the end of the street").
Cheers
dave
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4527.jpg)(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4557.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4558.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4537.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4544.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4543.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4556.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4547.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4549.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4540.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_4561.jpg)
^ thats a beauty, homemade...amazing work!.. :icon_cool:
I'm amazed Dave. You are a talented man.
Thanks guys!
Just patient with a good library.
dave
Here's my Ibanez RG470 i swirled.
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC06132.jpg)
^ tasty....i have a strat copy i want to experiment with swirl on....one day.. :icon_cool:
i have a rg470 too... :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
Quote from: Earthscum on July 04, 2012, 08:31:19 PM
That looks like body filler to me. I've considered it to re-level my neck. Also, might be there to make sure there's a solid surface for the neck to seat against to reduce the joint dampening. It would fill in the pores. Also, might just be to fill a f-up. ;D
Yes, a pour filler of some sort. NOT the way to deal with a neck which isn't straight, though. Not even kind of. Actually, more of a good way to ruin a neck.
Gabriel
Pore filler, yeah I'll need it.
About 40 USD at the local flea market. Electronics almost in order (one position of the switch is dead) and the neck looks straight.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Fullshot.jpg)
If you wonder where the filler will go, here it is close up.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Nail.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Pups.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Jack.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Head.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Back.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/As%20bought/Halfanut.jpg)
^ wtf happened to that?......a rat?.... :icon_eek:
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 19, 2012, 05:00:08 AM
^ wtf happened to that?......a rat?.... :icon_eek:
I think it was the human equivalent in destructive force (at least to guitars, but I suspect also clothes and other stuff), a fifteen year old punk rocker wannabe :icon_rolleyes:
Just home from buying a chicken filled ox bone and some feeler guages to be repurposed into slot files. Wonder if I can use the chicken filling for the body ;D
;D
either way thats a strange shopping list... :D
Quote from: Perrow on August 19, 2012, 06:56:13 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 19, 2012, 05:00:08 AM
^ wtf happened to that?......a rat?.... :icon_eek:
I think it was the human equivalent in destructive force (at least to guitars, but I suspect also clothes and other stuff), a fifteen year old punk rocker wannabe :icon_rolleyes:
Just home from buying a chicken filled ox bone and some feeler guages to be repurposed into slot files. Wonder if I can use the chicken filling for the body ;D
And here I was thinking that TO-5 transistors were as much mojo as you could get...
Quote from: amptramp on August 19, 2012, 02:40:29 PM
Quote from: Perrow on August 19, 2012, 06:56:13 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 19, 2012, 05:00:08 AM
^ wtf happened to that?......a rat?.... :icon_eek:
I think it was the human equivalent in destructive force (at least to guitars, but I suspect also clothes and other stuff), a fifteen year old punk rocker wannabe :icon_rolleyes:
Just home from buying a chicken filled ox bone and some feeler guages to be repurposed into slot files. Wonder if I can use the chicken filling for the body ;D
And here I was thinking that TO-5 transistors were as much mojo as you could get...
are you joking...how bout this casing:
(http://www.luciferstrip.com/fuzz/teslagc511.jpg)
but honestly...the guitar...what the hell is that rusty nail there for?
Quote from: LucifersTrip on August 21, 2012, 03:31:53 PM
but honestly...the guitar...what the hell is that rusty nail there for?
No idea, but rest assured, it's not there any more.
The pickguard is cleaned as is the body. Already looks much better.
The bone nut is half way there. I want to string the guitar up and have a test drive before starting with the fretboard.
I'm gonna order new pick up covers, back cover, knobs and switch tip. Costs just a few dollars.
I forgot to post this here. My stringed instruments:
(http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/living-room-panorama-720x221.jpg)
Click to Enlarge (http://www.justonemorebuild.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/living-room-panorama.jpg)
:D
haha @ that nail in the behringer strat ! Its surprising what some people will do to a guitar.
Nice find for the price tho! I been thinking about picking up a cheap strat copy for the body because I have an extra neck from my strat.(I got a custom made cocobolo neck for my strat)
I want to either buy a cheap body or make my own so I can chamber the body for weight and tone. And cover with veneer.
Wanna see yours when its all done! :D should have a before and after!
Love that classical guitars wood work from earlier post I think from dave! beautiful!!!!
Mike You have awesome guitars! I love em and the living room area looks great.
Let me just say this I'm not trying to rain on your set up Ill just say a few things.
There's a lot of debate about hanging guitars in many fashions. No matter who you want to listen to, weather its ok or not just hear me out. The talk about putting stress on a neck from hanging or from a hook that mars the neck or the rope/string you have there that could leave a mark or indent on the headstock area Isn't a huge concern to me.
What is a concern to me when it comes to guitars/necks/wood is.... Humidity and hanging in an open room or even out on a stand isn't good. For years and years I never thought anything about it. I heard things about humidity and have had issues with my guitars necks over the years and never put 2 and 2 together. Until I purchased an Oval hole gypsy style guitar which I will say is a bit thinner then my other guitars. But after playing next to an electric heater one winter It warped my neck fast. About 10 minutes of playing 5 feet away from an electric heater. Caused a fret to pop up and slightly twist the neck. So I started reading and reading and then talking to a local guitar Luthier.
This is more apparent to people that live in cold areas in the winter or dry areas in general. furnaces basically create lots of dry air. But too much humidity is not good as well. I notice moving from upstairs in my house to downstairs the temp and humidity is way diff and my guitars respond almost instantly.
So basically what I'm saying is maybe the stress of hanging by the neck isn't the worst thing but sitting out all the time with changing temps and humidity is not great for any wood instrument. Just something to think about. I keep all my guitars in the cases when I'm not playing them and I rotate my case humidifier thru all the cases to keep levels around 50% + humidity.
So anyways sorry I don't mean to be a bummer I really do think it looks great and you have some wonderful guitars there! I just thought id mention it. Also I had this talk with the local guitar luthier and he suggested always keep em in the case. A few of my friends used to hang their guitars on their wall and they brought their guitars to me to fix their horrible action and dead frets. After fixing em up with a setup and leaving next to a humidifier for a few days I told em keep em in the case when your not playing it and they haven't had the same problems since. I use lemon oil often on my dark wood necks.
Maybe your room is temp/humidity stable and where you live it doesn't get cold like here in the Chicago area. Just something to keep in mind if you ever notice problems like your guitar just doesn't feel the same anymore.
I gotta take some new pics of my guitars and post em soon!
Thanks Mustachio. :)
I know there are tradeoffs with hanging vs. casing. Ultimately, I am willing to accept the possible problems in exchange for the ease of access. I suspect that hauling a guitar from gig to gig every weekend exposes it to greater swings in temperature and humidity than hanging on my wall. I've had some of these hanging for a few years now, and haven't had any problems. They even stay in tune pretty well.
I'm in Savannah, GA, but I'm originally from Chicagoland (south side!). The two climates are totally different. The temperature in Savannah has never been below 0F since they have been keeping records, and it rarely even drops below freezing. Our lowest average low is January, when it bottoms out at 39 degrees. We don't use our heat very much. We are considered subtropical, are built on marshes and swamp, and are about 40ft above sea level. Our humidity level rarely bottoms out, and we tend to condition when the humidity is high.
The guitars are hung with reinforced cotton rope meant for clothes lines. It's very soft, but still strong. It's hung from picture rail with the proper clips.
Now, the real concern: How can I convince you to ship me some Aurelio's pizza, some Pop's beef sandwiches, and a bag of cheese corn from Garrett's Popcorn? :P
Mike
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426854_4214888092051_487423662_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/376260_4214889452085_1687452319_n.jpg)
This as a gift from a good friend that was going to prison for a few years :icon_cry:
It's a 1982ish Hondo
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07637.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07640.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07639.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07638.jpg)
I cant find anything out about it.
If anyone else wants to help me find some info on it that would be awesome.
[Edit] I just found this. But its all i could find.
(http://www.guitar-museum.com/uploads/guitar/999/67223-3.jpg)
Here's the site i found it on: http://www.guitar-museum.com/guitar-67223-85ish-Hondo-780-Deluxe-Explorer-Copy
@ jmwreck
Love the colour-coded strings.
Quote from: amptramp on August 27, 2012, 02:38:15 PM
@ jmwreck
Love the colour-coded strings.
Yep, those are D'Addario strings, they did that when they stopped putting the strings in individual envelopes and started putting them all in a sealed pouch.
Quote from: amptramp on August 27, 2012, 02:38:15 PM
@ jmwreck
Love the colour-coded strings.
Quote from: wavley on August 27, 2012, 03:03:05 PM
Quote from: amptramp on August 27, 2012, 02:38:15 PM
@ jmwreck
Love the colour-coded strings.
Yep, those are D'Addario strings, they did that when they stopped putting the strings in individual envelopes and started putting them all in a sealed pouch.
thanks, those are the strings that came with the guitar when I bought it.
Beginning to look good. Scraped off the fretboard.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/Renovation%20in%20progress/Fretboard.jpg)
Polished the pickup covers too.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/Renovation%20in%20progress/Polished.jpg)
^ looking much better...
sand off behringer, and try a toner transfer on it... :icon_idea: :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 29, 2012, 12:23:07 PM
^ looking much better...
sand off behringer, and try a toner transfer on it... :icon_idea: :icon_cool:
I'm not ashamed to play a Behringer (if you can call what I do with guitars "playing").
Started leveling the frets last night with a home made tool, looks like it's coming along nicely. Having about $50 invested in this guitar it was still quite scary put a piece of sandpaper glued on a stick to the frets and start filing away :icon_eek: But, well, well, new frets are only a couple of dollars on Evilbay should I need them ::)
^ yeah fret dressing can be scary....only done it once.. :P
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 30, 2012, 05:06:06 AM
^ yeah fret dressing can be scary....only done it once.. :P
This is certainly the sort of guitar to start on, but yeah, scary none the less.
Proud to announce arrival of new baby: ;D
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/fv600.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/fv599.JPG) |
(Faith Venus)...a new sibling for the other twelve... ;)
I guess I should start to include some other family members:
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/rbm615.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/sbs627.JPG) |
Ibanez RBM-1 on the left (about 20 years old). Steinberger Spirit XT-25 on the right (only ~18 months).
New squeeze:
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr124/markeebee/37dea5dafdce11e1b3f322000a1e8899_7.jpg)
Nice! What model is what exactly?
J200 in the background?
My 1986 ibanez roadstar II 440 w/ dimarzio PAF in bridge
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/w3131GYv" />
My 2010 (factory 2nd) Epiphone Black Beauty Les Paul
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/A89adpUm" />
My 2007 Epiphone SG G-400
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/uDmhtByc" />
A work in progress, a epiphone gothic les Paul painted with a silverburst finish
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/MreztyEw" />
My Rondo music SX durian tele copy
It has a Fender Mexican tele bridge pickup and a salvaged vintage Gibson P90
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/LmOMfBsd" />
A Indonesian squire strat that got a head to toe makeover. New saddles, trem block, pickups, fret leveling and dress, neck him, string trees etc
<img src="http://is.im00.net/i/h/lNAdDu6c" />
Quote from: kurtlives on September 14, 2012, 07:34:45 PM
Nice! What model is what exactly?
J200 in the background?
Thanks!!
It's a 2003 6120DC. Made in Japan. I was thinking about getting a vintage one, but all the bods on the Gretsch forums unanimously steered me towards getting a MIJ. Surprised me.
J200 in the background, good spot!
My Behringer strat project has been on hold for a while, but yesterday I finished the nut, at least so much I could install it. It still needs some adjustments but I can do that in place.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Guitars/Behringer%20Strat/Renovation%20in%20progress/NutInstalled.jpg)
Just got this today! Its a Schecter C-1 E/A
So far its one of the nicest playing/sounding guitars I've had the pleasure of playing :D
(http://i1053.photobucket.com/albums/s479/MCMustachio/IMAG0047.jpg?t=1348530267)
Crappy pic ill post more with my other guitars later that are better quality.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/blacklespaul.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/whitelespaul.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/fenderboard.jpg)
^ Didnt have me fooled ;D I've had lighters like that before :icon_cool:
My Tele I (sort of) finished off a couple of weeks ago.
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/builds/gallery/tele2012.jpg)
That's Beautiful Brian! What types of wood are used ?
Quote from: Mustachio on October 01, 2012, 09:24:10 PM
That's Beautiful Brian! What types of wood are used ?
Thanks! For woods: pretty much all of them. Pine body with walnut top, and a mahogany neck.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on October 01, 2012, 07:34:12 PM
^ Didnt have me fooled ;D I've had lighters like that before :icon_cool:
I was wondering why Rob had suddenly switched to playing "righty"...
^ ;D....they look good if you squint....(they play eruption when lit btw)...but you probably knew that!.. :)
lovely guitar brian!... 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/CuG31.jpg)
Just an update. I'm finally done with this guitar, well maybe for the time being.
I found a trem arm and did learn how to put a Bazz Fuss in place of the Boost switch which wasn't really one anyways. ;D
Circuit under the switch, Battery under the tailpiece.
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/pics139.jpg)
Hi everybody, my recently finished build, lapsteel guitar experiment (just two beech doorstills glued together), main motivation was to have something to nail High Hopes solo maybe little better:
| (http://thmq.mysteria.cz/lapsteel/thumb/DSCN0897.JPG) (http://thmq.mysteria.cz/lapsteel/detail.htm?DSCN0897.JPG) | (http://thmq.mysteria.cz/lapsteel/thumb/DSCN0900.JPG) (http://thmq.mysteria.cz/lapsteel/detail.htm?DSCN0897.JPG) |
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Click pic for hi-res, full gallery (http://thmq.mysteria.cz/lapsteel/), audio demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSLgCWNTROs) (please note, it was first time I did play something in open tuning and on lapsteel, don't expect too much virtuosity there :icon_mrgreen:)
PF2013! T.
That's amazing Thomas, looks and sounds great, nice work.
Thanks, Ian! :)
Lovely Tomas
Thank you, Aston :)
Man great work on the lapsteel ! I love it and the delta blues ! Great and inspiring!
+1: nice work man... 8) 8) 8)
Thanks guys, I really appreciate it :)
I took a month long course with Sergei De Jonge back in 2001 and built this large body classical guitar from raw materials. It was the most work I had ever done, even for a long time after. Up at 6:30 am, sometimes in the shop until 1:00 am. It took about 6 hours to bend the first side and half that time for the next.
Bearclaw Spruce top which took almost a whole day to join, Rosewood back and sides, Ebony fretboard which was pretty hard to plane for a skinny guy in his early twenties, Mahogany neck which another class member had an allergic reaction to when cutting. The rosette is macassar ebony with layers of maple, rosewood,padauk and ebony. The top is finished with a french polish and the rest with nitro. Spraying nitro a few days in a row is sickening.
Yes, a string broke.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/8C55F412-2DD0-425F-8F45-4AB7BC9C9DCE-5460-0000044D6E30C0F7.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/14A6BAC0-F484-407A-B722-D406FA54C148-5460-0000044D871441B8.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/0C2745F0-4C72-467E-9785-A82CDF5417F8-5460-0000044D91865F3B.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/FE394848-47B9-48AD-8C26-CB42108E42AA-5460-0000044DA6AFB237.jpg)
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Wow. Plant a tree... write a book... build a guitar...
Beautiful piece of work.
Don't tell me it plays like shit, even if it's true, I don't want to know.
Fantastic job on the classical! (and very nice wood.) Can totally relate to the trials and tribulations...
Now when's the next one coming down the pipeline?
^ very cool, thats a lot of work, but the results look well worth it..very nice :icon_cool:
Thanks guys. It sounds amazing. It has that sweet midrange and volume I was hoping for.
@Davent, I would like to build more guitars in the future but getting the tool together will take me a while. It's a fun hobby, time consuming but worthwhile.
Quote from: NemoDat on October 17, 2012, 12:46:27 AM
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Love the gold top, that's the LP I'd have if getting another guitar wouldn't result in getting thrown out of the house!
New body (Warmoth Black Korina) for a Fender neck I've been playing on for over 20 years now. I'm in love with it already!
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/misc/IMAG0696.jpg)
Those reddish stripes in the grain almost make the body look laminated. Beautiful.
I'm not a fan of strats, but that smokey sunburst has my mouth watering. :o Fantastic work
I'm not a fan of.....of wait, yes I am.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/100_2689.jpg)
This seriously needs a "Like" button ^^^^^ (drooling over strats...)
Nice Brian!
Jeremy Beautiful classical! And the strats too love em!
Brian that custom strat is great I was going to get one of those wood pickgaurds for mine too! I have a '63 RI opac blonde with a custom cocobolo neck .
Is that a varitone on the strat with the chickenhead knob ?
Normally I wouldn't see the point of having more than one of the "same" guitar. But when you see family shots like these Strats and LPs, logic just goes out the window... Sweet little collections, both.
@Jeremy: cheesey question, but whch is your favourte neck?....maple v's rosewood?
ive always fancied a maple neck strat....(but with H S S)
I'm not Jeremy ;D but I wanna answer too! haha
I mainly only owned one main electric most of my life I've had a few random guitars float through my hands but for the most part my main player was a 1995-96 fender strat special opac blonde '62 reissue with all maple neck.
It was a low production guitar not many made from what I can tell. It was all '62 reissue american hardware except it had a humbucker in the bridge with a coil switch replacing the second tone control. that was factory.
I loved the maple neck very fast and smooth felt good overall and I played the heck out of it for years. About a year and a half ago I bought a custom made 1 piece cocobolo neck and I left it unfinished raw no nitro finish. I just lemon oil it up once in a while. Being raw and such a resonate wood It changed the sound of the guitar and the feel. I swear you can feel the notes vibrate under the finger in a much more pronounced way then my other guitars.
Its a much more raw feel and makes playing different but really nice for blues and feeling bends. Id like to try a V shape neck some time I hear the shape gives you nice extra thumb leverage on the back.
I can't say I prefer one over the other I'd say it depends on what I'm playing that day. I do like the look of exotic dark woods though and the feel of raw is a nice change. But overall maple is the fastest smoothest feeling neck I've played.
The humbucker in the bridge on the strat I thought I loved for years, but now I almost always keep it in single mode because it has way more high end and I want that high end to cut through a mix. The humbucker is maybe a db or 2 louder but its missing the high end a single coil has in that position, so the single cuts through the mix better for me.
I put my strat and my les paul copy up since I got my new (used) guitar a Schecter C-1 E/A . It has a similar scale neck to my selmer stype gypsy acoustic and it just makes playing 100x easier. I was always a strat person but I find myself wanting a tele lately.
Quote from: rousejeremy on January 11, 2013, 04:59:19 PM
I'm not a fan of.....of wait, yes I am.
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The blue one for the win!
I have a strat with a V shaped maple neck, and it's really nice. I find standard strat/tele necks a little too skinny, so the V is a nice inbetweener if a boat neck is too large.
I made this a few years ago and forgot to post it.
American tele body (Flat Black), Japanese tele neck. Bridge is a Wilkinson, with the intonatable saddles. It's a great bridge because you can go through body with the strings, or do a top loader. Pick up is a Duncan Broadcaster.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/DSC01668.jpg)
Shes a beauty! ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on January 14, 2013, 10:19:34 AM
@Jeremy: cheesey question, but whch is your favourte neck?....maple v's rosewood?
ive always fancied a maple neck strat....(but with H S S)
I like them both, I just happen to have owned more maple fretboards for some reason. It's all about looking the era to me. I don't hear or feel a difference even though some people swear they can.
My favorite strats are the Mary Kaye 62 RI and the Masterbuilt 54 RI's, but I think my next purchase might be a rosewood board Eric Johnson signature. I love his guitars but hate the pickups in them. I have no idea why they sound so bright and wimpy when his clean tone is so fat and midrangey on recordings.
If I had the money for just a COUPLE of the beauties within these pages........
I don't though, so it's budget, budget, budget!
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL721/13498163/24136710/405414796.jpg)
I bet the combined worth wouldn't even buy a second-hand USA strat.... lol
They do me fine though, and I'm more than happy with the way they play/sound, and that's all that matters at the end of the day!
Quote from: weasle76 on January 25, 2013, 03:32:35 PM
They do me fine though, and I'm more than happy with the way they play/sound, and that's all that matters at the end of the day!
^ exactly, if they play good, sound good, then great!!!.ive played plenty of copies that are really good... 8)
My two favorite guitars.
Took this tonight after a restring and a setup, got to keep them looking and sounding sharp!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/J45andES-335.jpg)
Looking back at some of these recent pictures featuring multiple axes, it reminds me of some of the pictures taken by our drummer at gigs...
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Always reminds me of a music shop when we play live. ;D
(BTW, none of these are mine. I travel "lite" these days - one bass is plenty.)
Kurt I love that Gibson acoustic ! What model and year is it ?
Quote from: Mustachio on April 04, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Kurt I love that Gibson acoustic ! What model and year is it ?
Fairly new J-45, from the looks of it. Gotta watch out for J-45's. The good ones will break your heart, `cause they wreak you for most other guitars; the bad ones will break your heart `cause they are so bad, and you know it could have been so much better.
Gabriel
Quote from: Mustachio on April 04, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
Kurt I love that Gibson acoustic ! What model and year is it ?
I believe its a 2010 (I forget) J-45 True Vintage. It's a recreation of the Banner era Gibson guitars (1942-1945). Amazing guitar, I just love it.
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/112164IMG1631.jpg) (http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=112164IMG1631.jpg)
please don't mind the sofa ::)
The Horses (blue 66, green 72)
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The Cats(92 with Novak pickups, 05 Custom Baritone)
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The SG-1
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cool collection there wavely... 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 09, 2013, 12:16:21 PM
cool collection there wavely... 8)
Thanks man, those aren't all my axes but they're pretty much the only ones that I play other than my Blueridge BR-240 acoustic which I LOVE.
My current weapon of choice, Reverend Double Agent II. Have bought guitars costing well over double what I paid for this (£550 new) but this one has trounced them all, really great quality and sound for the price!
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Quote from: wavley on April 09, 2013, 12:05:06 PM
The SG-1
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Nice collection but how's that pickup in the SG?
Quote from: Resynthesis on April 11, 2013, 11:22:19 PM
Quote from: wavley on April 09, 2013, 12:05:06 PM
The SG-1
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Nice collection but how's that pickup in the SG?
I like it a lot, but as you can see I'm not really a Gibson guy so your mileage may vary. It's basically a Firebird mini-humbucker with a plastic cover. It's a really great guitar for playing rock and roll.
Quote from: wavley on April 12, 2013, 09:55:42 AM
Quote from: Resynthesis on April 11, 2013, 11:22:19 PM
Nice collection but how's that pickup in the SG?
I like it a lot, but as you can see I'm not really a Gibson guy so your mileage may vary. It's basically a Firebird mini-humbucker with a plastic cover. It's a really great guitar for playing rock and roll.
Aha, I knew a bloke who had a Firebird PU on a tele and that rocked. I'll have to keep an eye out
'69 gold top, recent recording session. This June marks twenty years that I have owned this guitar, I guess the good ones stay with you....
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8667848489_392a4245a6_z.jpg)
Pinecaster Esquire, from salvaged pine, ten piece quartersawn, with a $1 pickguard from the Goodwill....
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Wow that's great. I'm going to have to steal that idea when I make a tele. ;)
Looks great. Did you build that Mac? I heard Pine is tough to work with.
Great tele, I have nothing but love for teles.
Thanks!
The record pickguard is certainly not my idea, fellers over at the tele forum have been doing this for a while.
The body is made from the ehawley drawing from the tele forum, the neck is actually from guitarfetish (for a standard neck its cheaper to buy a finished one from China than to buy the truss rod, wood, and the frets!) It's a softer maple, definitely not rock maple....
The recommendation with pine is to block sand the end grain, due to the differences in hardness between the summer and winter grain (yellow vs. brown grain)....
Love the tele pickguard. 8)
I fancied something a little different for my P-Bass, so I got one of those clear acrylic jobs and filled it with various bills from around the world. Not as expensive as it sounds: most were defunct currencies that moved to Euros... The other was a US Dollar. I really ought to take a picture and post it...
@mac: cool idea on the pickguard..nice build too. 8)
@marc: please do... :)
Quote from: deadastronaut on May 28, 2013, 05:45:59 AM
@marc: please do... :)
You asked so nicely. :icon_biggrin:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/pb218.JPG)
Nice
Great jobs on the pickguards guys, very nicely done!
Quote from: bluebunny on May 28, 2013, 04:48:19 PM
You asked so nicely. :icon_biggrin:
QuoteAccording to Title 18, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code, which sets out crimes related to coins and currency, anyone who "alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens" coins can face fines or prison time.
Source (http://www.livescience.com/34286-legal-or-illegal-to-destroy-coins-paper-money.html)
yeah looks cool.. 8)
now pack your bag your off to guantanemo bay for a holiday... ... :D
Quote from: Perrow on May 29, 2013, 05:19:44 AM
QuoteAccording to Title 18, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code, which sets out crimes related to coins and currency, anyone who "alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens" coins can face fines or prison time.
Aw! Spoil my fun! :-\
Just as well I don't live in the US! :icon_twisted:
Quote from: deadastronaut on May 29, 2013, 06:27:15 AM
now pack your bag your off to guantanemo bay for a holiday... ... :D
I hear the weather's great this time of year... ;D
Quote from: bluebunny on May 29, 2013, 10:52:44 AM
Just as well I don't live in the US! :icon_twisted:
P*ss them off enough and that won't help :icon_eek:
Quote from: Mac Walker on April 21, 2013, 12:01:39 PM
'69 gold top, recent recording session. This June marks twenty years that I have owned this guitar, I guess the good ones stay with you....
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8667848489_392a4245a6_z.jpg)
drooling....
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/yjmfury2013.jpg)
How dare you mention the "Y" word......;D
I layed one of my guitars in the grass today and took this photo. It's a 2004 Fender Standard Stratocaster (Satin Midnight Blue) with Seymour Duncan YJM Fury pickups I installed (closeup in my previous post) and the neck has been custom scalloped by Dean Cascione.
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/yjm_fury_guitar_800x450.jpg)
^ Is that scalloping asymetric (deeper on the higher strings than the low)? Any chance of a close-up, or even dimensions (top of fret to bottom of scallop)?
Is the truss rod single acting (curved inside the neck, skunk stripe on back), or dual acting?
How do you like it, and have you played other scalloped necks?
Quote from: Mac Walker on June 07, 2013, 12:23:51 PM
^ Is that scalloping asymetric (deeper on the higher strings than the low)? Any chance of a close-up, or even dimensions (top of fret to bottom of scallop)? Is the truss rod single acting (curved inside the neck, skunk stripe on back), or dual acting? How do you like it, and have you played other scalloped necks?
I think the scallops are the same depth along the neck. They just touch the little fret marker dots on the side. The back of the neck has a skunk stripe. It's a Standard $400 Strat, made in Mexico. This was the first scalloped neck I had played on. Dean Cascione (neoclassical guitarist and custom guitar maker from the Boston, MA area) did the scallop job for me. At first I resisted for a long time because I didn't know if I would like it and didn't want to ruin my first real Fender Strat. But I finally gave in and as a favor he did it 'pro bono' since we've helped each other out for a long time. Very nice guy. What I like about scalloped necks is you do have better control or grip with your fingers on the strings and doing bend vibrato is much smoother since there is no wood friction. Since then I bought a mint condition used Yngwie Malmsteen signature Strat from him. I love them both but getting back into my Satin Midnight Blue Strat with the hum-free YJM Fury pickups I put in last week. Before the pickup upgrade I used to hate the hum so I used the Yngwie Strat more. Now it's back to the other way around!
Cool, thanks for the info! I've never played a scalloped neck, I think I'm going to try this on a cheapie.....
I had a couple scalloped neck guitarists back in my shred days. I think I prefer not feeling the fretboard under my fingers. I'd like to try one again sometime, I bet it makes pedal steel type bends a lot easier since I use 11's.
never tried a scallop neck, but my only concern with a very deep scallop would be increased fret wear maybe.......just thinking aloud.
@steve: re hum: haven't you shielded the strat guts with copper?..
i decided i was bored with black guitars..so as a long weekend project i took this old black crapocaster and butchered it for the better and painted it white/primer+ clearcoats.. 8)...
ive set it up really nice now, adjusted the neck truss rod/action/ replaced the crappy trem with a floyd / ..plays awesome now, stays in tune better too even with abuse.... :icon_twisted:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/white2.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/white1.jpg)
d'Astro, I'm afraid the police will come and take that guitar from you, your left handed and thus only allowed to own black guitars ;D
^ exactly...all my lefties are black...1990 gibson les paul standard , jackson rr1, ibanez rg470..... ::)
i thought i'd dip my toe into the world of anti black by going with white first... ;D
still got a black pup though...just to be safe. ;)
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 09, 2013, 01:34:39 PM@steve: re hum: haven't you shielded the strat guts with copper?
Nope. I was going to shield the cavity but a couple years ago got a 2003 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red) and then didn't play my Satin Midnight Blue Strat much anymore. Now after replacing my pickups with YJM Fury's I haven't touched the Yngwie Strat since! I'm having a love affair again with my Midnight Mistress <3
ahh i see, out with the old and in with the new .cool. 8)
Ahem...
Quote from: Hexjibber on June 09, 2013, 05:00:32 PM
Meathead Deluxe clone
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OOPS! :icon_redface:
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on June 09, 2013, 05:06:51 PM
OOPS! :icon_redface:
Doh! Not sure how I managed that! :S
NO PEDALS ALLOWED IN HERE....
;D :D ;D ;)
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 09, 2013, 01:34:39 PM
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@deadastro
What kind of humbucker you got in there? It almost looks like the Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine edition
I have those in my Ibanez and they are friggin' SWEET! Great tone and they can sustain a note forever ;D
no idea man, i was given it with a load of bits n pieces...its around 16k. thats all i know..no name on it etc..
but yeah it kicks butt...i don't know how guys use single coils for rock stuff...its always got to be a bucker for me for that bit of bite n grit. :icon_twisted:
@deadastro
Regardless of the electronics... that is one SWEET looking axe! :icon_cool:
I especially love the Kramer-style headstock. Gives it a retro look until you get down to the body which looks almost futuristic :icon_twisted:
cheers man, yeah looks and plays sweet now....i like the neck style too.
i daren't say what make it really is/was... :icon_redface: ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 10, 2013, 09:25:12 AM
i daren't say what make it really is/was... :icon_redface: ;D
Oh, go on! I fessed up to a
Kay "Rifle" guitar! :D
Just got this as a project:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg.html)
Going to need a lot of work!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg.html)
Quote from: tiges_ tendres on June 11, 2013, 07:28:42 PM
Going to need a lot of work!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg.html)
That's the fun and oh so rewarding kind of work... great potential there!
dave
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Been playing on this one for a couple of months now. Jazz sd designed pups, really solid sounding. I decided to leave it natural blonde because it sounds so good and I don't want to ruin that
Quote from: tiges_ tendres on June 11, 2013, 07:28:42 PM
Just got this as a project:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg.html)
Going to need a lot of work!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg.html)
What's the story with this? Did squier ever make a musicmaster and I missed it?
That thing will be awesome when you're done!!!
A couple of pages back and you can see my love for that body shape.
tidy your rooms guys... ;D
must be a fender owner thing... ;)
I don't own a Fender and I have two rooms and a basement that are worse than that.
Quote from: wavley on June 12, 2013, 12:44:51 PM
Quote from: tiges_ tendres on June 11, 2013, 07:28:42 PM
Just got this as a project:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps93e54c23.jpg.html)
Going to need a lot of work!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps14f0ae0b.jpg.html)
What's the story with this? Did squier ever make a musicmaster and I missed it?
That thing will be awesome when you're done!!!
A couple of pages back and you can see my love for that body shape.
It's a Squier neck, stuffed into an aftermarket musicmaster/duosonic body.
The neck is a regular 25.5" scale, which is why the bridge isn't butted up against the pickguard.
not a good fit in the neck pocket:
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Not a straight fit at all
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps5b1ccf7c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps5b1ccf7c.jpg.html)
Here's a selection of screws that were holding down the pickguard
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Didnt even sand off the router marks
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Just sprayed right over unsanded wood
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/tenderstems/Musicmaster/image_zps3b8ce123.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/tenderstems/media/Musicmaster/image_zps3b8ce123.jpg.html)
As for the tidyness of my garage. you can talk to my wife about why we need to have 4 strollers for two children.
^ someones had a right go at that haven't they... :)
still a cool project though, with a bit of work.. 8).
: you could have races in the strollers.. ;D
Yikes! It still looks like a fun project.
Are you going to find a 24 inch neck? I'm VERY fond of short scale Fenders.
Do you know where the previous owner got the body? I'm guessing it was inexpensive if it hadn't been sanded and ended up with a squier neck. I would be interested in such a thing as a tinkering project.
Quote from: wavley on June 14, 2013, 09:34:26 AM
Yikes! It still looks like a fun project.
Are you going to find a 24 inch neck? I'm VERY fond of short scale Fenders.
Do you know where the previous owner got the body? I'm guessing it was inexpensive if it hadn't been sanded and ended up with a squier neck. I would be interested in such a thing as a tinkering project.
I think I found the guy that made the body. He posts over at Reranch, but was making bodies for guys over at the Shortscale forums. He asked me to take pictures once it was stripped because he takes pictures of all the guitars he sells, so he would be able to tell me more about it if he had made it.
I am trying to find a 22" scale neck. But I've only found vintage ones so far that were expensive, and wrecked!
Quote from: tiges_ tendres on June 14, 2013, 12:32:41 PM
Quote from: wavley on June 14, 2013, 09:34:26 AM
Yikes! It still looks like a fun project.
Are you going to find a 24 inch neck? I'm VERY fond of short scale Fenders.
Do you know where the previous owner got the body? I'm guessing it was inexpensive if it hadn't been sanded and ended up with a squier neck. I would be interested in such a thing as a tinkering project.
I think I found the guy that made the body. He posts over at Reranch, but was making bodies for guys over at the Shortscale forums. He asked me to take pictures once it was stripped because he takes pictures of all the guitars he sells, so he would be able to tell me more about it if he had made it.
I am trying to find a 22" scale neck. But I've only found vintage ones so far that were expensive, and wrecked!
Ahh, the elusive 22" neck. I've only ever actually seen/played one Duo Sonic that had one, I should have bought that thing.
Good luck!
Part of the family.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img22/7161/dscf4181large.jpg)
^ you should qualify for 'community funding'' with a nice example of 'diversity' in that collection. 8)
Nice guitars guys. Jelous now and feeling a bout of G.A.S again :)
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on July 22, 2013, 12:00:52 AM
Do you have a closer picture of it? I'm sorry, I have always wanted a JEM. My dream guitar. Here's me swirling my RG470.
Yup, but before I put on the multi-color Sperzels, and JEM knob kit. These are from just after I finished it.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez1.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez1.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez2.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez2.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez4.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez4.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez5.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez5.jpg.html)
The original body received a fabric treatment, and reverse headstock.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez_material_actual1.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez_material_actual1.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez_material_trem1.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez_material_trem1.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Ibanez_material.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Ibanez_material.jpg.html)
This one now sports Bill Lawrence pup's.
The whole family.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Rig006.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Rig006.jpg.html)
(http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fry_drooling.gif)
@digi2t
Nice jem paint job. You don't see to many that look that good. What kind of neck are you using on the other RG?
Quote from: paulyy on July 23, 2013, 09:04:41 AM
@digi2t
Nice jem paint job. You don't see to many that look that good. What kind of neck are you using on the other RG?
Just a no name neck that I picked up off Ebay. I really wanted a reverse, I liked the inlay, and it wasn`t very expensive. Of course, «it wasn`t very expensive» translates into reworking the profile and frets to my liking. I didn`t mind though, it works for me.
Quote from: digi2t on July 22, 2013, 06:32:58 AM
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/Rig006.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/Rig006.jpg.html)
The tuners on that swirl are scrambled, here you go.
(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/29/fe/038de03ae7a0d6f6e61e2210.L.jpg)
Looks like only the D-string tuner is in the right place.
HA - You assume standard tuning!
:icon_wink:
Quote from: mistahead on July 24, 2013, 02:43:48 AM
HA - You assume standard tuning!
:icon_wink:
LOL, well I thought that I could at least assume standard string placement :icon_eek:
Actually, if I was a southpaw, I would be a lot closer.
^ well you are 'half a southpaw' with the R.G.. ;)
We need more fiddles...
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAxNzQuanBn_zps0fefe688.jpg)
A Squire Bullet Stratocaster. I replaced a few things as you can see. Pickups might be replaced, too.
^ I'm a sucker for a cream strat!
But my latest squeeze s the polar opposite:
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/gibosemi.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/gibosemiheadstock.jpg)
Wow! Love that semi hollow paul! beautiful!
Love the strat too , I need to get a new trem for mine some time, is that one you got there a mighty mite ? It looks real nice with the gold on creme!
My Nash Telecaster
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/73B4A1CC-BD46-47A9-A730-2F43281A5862-2485-00000457CFB351DD_zps8f37cc20.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/73B4A1CC-BD46-47A9-A730-2F43281A5862-2485-00000457CFB351DD_zps8f37cc20.jpg.html)
Pretty in Pink? ;D
subbin
Like I stated in a previous post, I have just replaced some of the stock things in/on my Squire with these:
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAxNzcuanBn_zps567257c2.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAxODIuanBn_zpsfceb814a.jpg)
The result is quite good, I think:
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAxODMuanBn_zps88526005.jpg)
The stock single-coils weren't bad, just a bit too generic sounding. The new ones are way more "in your face, electric blues" sounding.
a perfect match for a Deluxe Reverb; it may be a DIY clone, but it's still the Real Deal.
Here's my other fiddle: a J&D Brothers thing with pots, knobs, wiring, caps, switches, pickups, straplocks and nut replaced with better things.
Added proper copper-foil shielding to it too. I cut my fingers while applying the foil; painfull. :icon_redface: :icon_lol:
The new humbuckers are a pair of Tonerider Rocksong. They are damn good. Buyn them.
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAxODUuanBn_zpsdc86f62a.jpg)
Here are mine:
This is a Vintage V6 strat copy. Probably the best cheap guitar you can get. IMO better than Squiers and can give some lower-end Mex Fenders a run for their money. It hummed quite a lot but I've shielded it properly with conductive paint and copper pickguard shield and now it's dead quiet. Obviously apart from the inevitable single coil hum in some situations. Modded the guitar with exchanging volume pot to 1Meg to make it even brighter, wiring a master tone and adding a killswitch in a place of unused tone.
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2dvmjo0.jpg)
And now that's my fave but it's unfortunately back home in Poland and I'm UK based now. It's a crazy, early sixties axe straight from Czechoslovakia! Jolana Star V. Got it for about a tenner but spent many times that getting it to a playable condition that is swapping pots, tuners and getting new frets. It's a short scale 24" with a really thin neck, thinnest one I've played, probably around 39mm at the nut. Sounds crazy bright and trebly and you can hear all the metal parts (probably truss rod included) rattling when playing. Kinda cool if you ask me but that's an acquired taste. Oh, and Jaguar-style tremolo/floating bridge as a bonus!
(http://i40.tinypic.com/11r645u.jpg)
tjdracz
nice looking!
igerup
i'd love to hear an audio sample of those tonerider pickups
cheers!
The whole fam-damily: (Minus a couple of ukes)
(http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad195/woodward88/d4daf41c-8afd-4739-9c59-db9a5e7b35f9_zps0363e1e0.jpg)
And my main squeeze:
(http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad195/woodward88/06e2487d-3ae6-4adf-9ad1-71d450a0d0b0_zpsa60c662e.jpg)
(http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad195/woodward88/c2741801-a14b-4989-b850-95db5c579464_zps5ceff084.jpg)
Sorry for the grainy photos, didn't feel like digging out the real camera.
#11 and #12 - Tele's
Finish on #11 is hammerite paint, because I'm lazy and the body was a failed pine oxidation experiment gone awry.
Finish on #12 is watco danish oil, finished off with beeswax.
Both of the necks are raw wood with beeswax applied with a hairdryer.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9208944137_fee98f9ff5_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/9211729536_61d2b832bf_z.jpg)
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/10230919945_54be8e84c0_z.jpg)
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/10230927355_3a7a26581b_z.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3749/10230941886_a6de7d0fec_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/10231033673_7e6f0f1fbc_z.jpg)
Really like number 12 there.
+1 on number 12...nice bit of wood. 8)
#12, agreed, nice piece of wood but... the body shape and single pickup of #11 does it for me.
This is my main guitar - Squire Affinity Tele, with GFS NeoVin noiseless pups:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/10106559236_2ef5c63dc6.jpg)
And this is a project guitar I put together from parts, changed the colour from black to surf-green (actually I changed the neck, and the new one has abelone inlays.. but haven't taken a photo yet, I also have some H90 pups on order for it):
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/8813966617_63883f40e1.jpg)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/2E7F0AF1-2FAE-49EC-B336-85B2558E35D6-565-000000E6C131A512_zps4f6d1c4b.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/2E7F0AF1-2FAE-49EC-B336-85B2558E35D6-565-000000E6C131A512_zps4f6d1c4b.jpg.html)
jeremy....
lifesize poster material
:icon_biggrin:
:icon_mrgreen:
I bought that thing for $400 when I was a kid and it's still the best guitar I've owned, mostly because it stays in tune!
great colour..., paisley, right?
Awesome work guys....so much delicious guitar stuff on this thread.....I wanna share
I built this out of walnut and some pine for the back plate....Hand carved hollow body....The back looks like it came off a loading palette so Ill save myself the embarrassment :icon_redface:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/IMG550.jpg)(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/IMG551.jpg)
And i did some inlaying for the headstock....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/IMG552.jpg)
sweet..^
i'm in the process of making an 85% scale SG -esque lefty body...with just a hammer/chisel/and rasp file.. ;D
it started life as a church pew....ive got the body shaped, pocket cut, bolted the neck on to test with both E's...lines up nice, and intonation is bang on.
but don't be embarrassed...mine will be mass embarrassing for sure... :icon_redface: :icon_redface: :icon_redface:
if i ever show it of course... :)..but as long as it works i'll be using it for holidays/camping etc..
hammer chisel rasp file is really all you need...and a ton of elbow grease+sandpaper for days....there's something really awesome about building something from the ground up like that. I really hope you post it! i'm sure it will be awesome!
and i'm sure god isn't happy about you taking the church pew!....lol.....that is awesome re purposing of materials!
yeah bit of recycling, ive had the lump of wood for ages.., i'm sure god won't give a monkeys...he's way too busy having a laugh.. :icon_twisted:
Quote from: deadastronaut on October 27, 2013, 02:08:14 PM
sweet..^
i'm in the process of making an 85% scale SG -esque lefty body...with just a hammer/chisel/and rasp file.. ;D
it started life as a church pew....ive got the body shaped, pocket cut, bolted the neck on to test with both E's...lines up nice, and intonation is bang on.
but don't be embarrassed...mine will be mass embarrassing for sure... :icon_redface: :icon_redface: :icon_redface:
if i ever show it of course... :)..but as long as it works i'll be using it for holidays/camping etc..
I kind of love the idea of a guitar made out of a church pew... I would totaly play that at my church! ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on October 27, 2013, 02:08:14 PM
sweet..^
i'm in the process of making an 85% scale SG -esque lefty body...with just a hammer/chisel/and rasp file.. ;D
it started life as a church pew....ive got the body shaped, pocket cut, bolted the neck on to test with both E's...lines up nice, and intonation is bang on.
but don't be embarrassed...mine will be mass embarrassing for sure... :icon_redface: :icon_redface: :icon_redface:
if i ever show it of course... :)..but as long as it works i'll be using it for holidays/camping etc..
Pictures or it didn't happen ;)
Would love to see it, my hands are itching to build a guitar, but I don't have a place to do it. Just found out there's a place not too far away that sells lumber that would fit a guitar project. If you're not into pine casters finding timber in Sweden will be a problem :(
ps. That hollow body looks awesome.
the 'BODGE' guitar project... :D
you don't need a 'place', i have a vise outside my front door,and a living room table....thats my entire workshop.. ;D
heres what i started with..i printed out an 85% size SG, then sculpted it to more how i would like it..
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/wood.jpg)
heres my ''workshop'' ;D...and mrs astro's 'garden'
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/myworkshop.jpg)
and after cutting, rasping..
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/guitarvise.jpg)
since these pics were taken, i'm waiting on a lefty locking nut + humbucker, ..the neck is bolted on for now, and lines up nice, intonation bang on,
the scratch plate will be made of polished copper clad pcb board , as maplins only charged me for one A4 board instead of two..ha ha...revenge is sweet.. :icon_twisted:
TOOLS: chisel/hammer/rasp file/straight edge ruler/pen/arms like popeyes sister in law. :icon_mrgreen:
...to be continued.......
That looks real purdy, Rob.
Quote from: deadastronaut on October 28, 2013, 05:21:18 AM
the 'BODGE' guitar project...
Hmmm... 'BODGE' - interesting tuning. Makes a change from EADGBE or DADGAD. :D
Quote from: deadastronaut on October 28, 2013, 05:21:18 AM
maplins only charged me for one A4 board instead of two..ha ha...
I went into Maplins the other week and bought one of their cheapo piezo drivers - £9.99. Handed over my crisp tenner to the geeky teen at the till. His adolescent geek brain then went into unexplained meltdown, he hesitated giving me back my penny change, and muttered something about being a twat for not giving me the correct change from a twenty...
And then proceeded to fetch an extra tenner from the till. :icon_eek: Probably the one I'd given him a few seconds earlier.
Me: "Thank you. Bye!" :icon_biggrin:
Ha ha, those craplin employees are brilliant...we need more like him. :icon_biggrin:
Yeah, excellent "investment opportunity". ;D You'll have to hike all the way to Maidenhead to experience this particular specimen.
Got this 'new' 1943 Gibson LG-2 (center) the other day so I took a pic of all my Gibson acoustics ( :icon_eek:) together.
Happy Holidays! ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCN0262.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kurtlives/media/DSCN0262.jpg.html)
Quote from: kurtlives on December 16, 2013, 06:17:40 PM
Got this 'new' 1943 Gibson LG-2 (center) the other day so I took a pic of all my Gibson acoustics ( :icon_eek:) together.
Happy Holidays! ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/DSCN0262.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kurtlives/media/DSCN0262.jpg.html)
Hey, I picked up an LG-2 earlier this year as well. Mine needs some work, though. I still haven't decided who I am going to trust with it.
Ahh I do remember you posting about it (was it a LG-1 or LG-2?). Yours is a 50's iirc, yeah? I posted about the guitar at BYOC if you're interested...
(http://i.imgur.com/VGz6FY6l.jpg)
The little one is my latest purchaes, a Hoefner. It was $150 and is a bit crap, but convenient when you're playing and fiddling with a circuit at the same time.
Edit
oops posted in the wrong section sorry guys :)
excuse the blur. repainted pick guard + that piece of plastic at the top of the neck on the mini hoefner:
(http://i.imgur.com/9WcYVSx.png)
At first glance I thought ^^ was a lap steel. :)
I guess Daddy has been VERY good this year!!!
(http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n541/redmangreg/1996Strat_zps99d217b2.jpg)
1996 American Strat. Practically MINT!!! Sounds FANTASTIC!!!
Nice, another lefty 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 26, 2013, 07:01:30 AM
Nice, another lefty 8)
Yep ;)
I cannot believe the condition of this thing! It is 17 years old and it looks like it just came out of the factory! :icon_eek:
Beautiful axe, Greg. Hope you wear the frets off of it. :icon_mrgreen:
Are you sure it's a leftie? It's not black.
Quote from: Perrow on December 27, 2013, 10:25:15 AM
Are you sure it's a leftie? It's not black.
Ha!
Lefty confirmed! Still haven't had good quality time to play. Recovering from a bug that I caught Christmas night :'(
On the up side... I got Rocksmith 2014 along with it. I guess the wife thinks I need to learn to ACTUALLY play something worthy of this fine instrument! ::)
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on December 27, 2013, 11:05:13 AM
On the up side... I got Rocksmith 2014 along with it. I guess the wife thinks I need to learn to ACTUALLY play something worthy of this fine instrument! ::)
Oh Yeah!!! Those frets are coming down! Session Mode! Session Mode! SESSION MODE!!! :icon_twisted:
*edit* I hope you are feeling better.
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on December 25, 2013, 01:28:00 PM
I guess Daddy has been VERY good this year!!!
(http://i1139.photobucket.com/albums/n541/redmangreg/1996Strat_zps99d217b2.jpg)
1996 American Strat. Practically MINT!!! Sounds FANTASTIC!!!
Very Nice!!
I was also a good boy:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1767893/20131228-IMAG1795.jpg)
2011 MIM Telecaster -also mint (the guy had as a backup, so it's hardly been played)
I'm going to put a vintage-style 3-barrel bridge, and probably swap out the pickups.. and give it a black pickguard.
:'(
i must have been really naughty this year...i got naff all...whimper whimper...
i did get a rare 1978 print book i was after though...which apparently was pricey..
ill have to be better behaved next year i guess.. ???
Quote from: Mac Walker on May 26, 2013, 12:57:31 PM
Pinecaster Esquire, from salvaged pine, ten piece quartersawn, with a $1 pickguard from the Goodwill....
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3801/8842236098_d7b977a965_c.jpg)
Older pic, but I just saw this - beautiful! I'm soo nicking that pickguard idea - did you know SPAR means pine in Dutch? If you didn't, consider my mind thoroughly blown ;P
My little friends:
(http://home.iprimus.com.au/dwright01/images/gits_small.JPG)
1968 Yamaha SA15 (with a pair of TV Jones dropped in it), 197-something Ibanez 2384 Tele Thinline copy (with Super 58s dropped in it), and a... shamisen.
My hongkong reverse explorer.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img706/2087/0x7s.jpg)
I bought it after rebuilding a Peavey VTX that a buddy was tossing out. Since I had a guitar amp, i figured i would find a cheap guitar on ebay.
It had a god awfully wired harness. I mean, some crap! I put in some C and k pots, threw in two Guitar Fetish p90s. The toggle cap is outta my junk stash. I seen that Bucket-head feller with that stutter switch, so I got a chrome button from Mammoth.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img849/2998/lwj5.jpg)
Dig the violin headstock. Put some knockoff locking tuners in there!
(http://imageshack.us/a/img716/7892/2785.jpg)
Lap-steel I built for my lil' girl.sorta.
The "Body" was an aolean wind harp I snagged for 10 bucks at the thrift store.
It had the pegs already installed, but I had to moove 'em in closer to fit under the pole piecedThe electronics, bridge/pickup jack/plate came from another good will find. a kiddie electric I got for 8 bucks!(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/577/pm4j.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/g1pm4jj)
A pic with my "ruby"amp!
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/829/8oq8.jpg) (https://imageshack.com/i/n18oq8j)
Well, a new job means some new guitars.
Cabronita Telecaster
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/AEF2976E-72E4-4F9E-8782-3EA4542674B4_zpsrdtkgnic.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/AEF2976E-72E4-4F9E-8782-3EA4542674B4_zpsrdtkgnic.jpg.html)
JHS Summer of Love Strat. I tried painting a guitar like this myself, but this one is much better.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/4F9BC9F3-88ED-46B6-8C6A-6AE4F26C4B4F_zps1do46bw0.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/4F9BC9F3-88ED-46B6-8C6A-6AE4F26C4B4F_zps1do46bw0.jpg.html)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/99A4F889-FFA9-4E8B-9136-EDDCE527C7F9_zpsigj7w47i.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/99A4F889-FFA9-4E8B-9136-EDDCE527C7F9_zpsigj7w47i.jpg.html)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/CAA26C15-A463-49EF-939D-BAABC997319D_zpsxzcfn3gj.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/CAA26C15-A463-49EF-939D-BAABC997319D_zpsxzcfn3gj.jpg.html)
love the Tele...
Quote from: rousejeremy on January 20, 2014, 08:49:38 PM
Well, a new job means some new guitars.
Ha ha! That ol' trick... :icon_wink:
(Nice tele, btw.)
Quote from: therealfindo on January 21, 2014, 03:55:22 AM
love the Tele...
I love it too. I'm going to order a TV Jones Bridge plate with brass saddles for it. I just hope it lines up with the routing.
Yam Pacifica. E-bay find for $100. PO had painted it a nasty flat dark red. I added the groovy and far out hand painting. Had been listening to a lot of old psychedelic stuff at the time. Plays well and sounds good. Need to find a whammy bar to fit it still though.
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r659/ShoemanGB/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2066_zpse643ab44.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/ShoemanGB/media/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2066_zpse643ab44.jpg.html)
What the heck.. My Epi Junior. GF P-90. Bling from the local auto parts store, a bead shop (wife's hobby) and collar brass from a cop supply shop. The bit on the pickguard is the rim of a . .357 mag I cut down.
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r659/ShoemanGB/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2056_zps94174034.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/ShoemanGB/media/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2056_zps94174034.jpg.html)
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r659/ShoemanGB/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2060_zps561af7a5.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/ShoemanGB/media/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_2060_zps561af7a5.jpg.html)
^ mad bridge on that.. 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/T36Kvpa.jpg)
More pics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.191995321010724.1073741832.102428353300755&type=1&l=8ee583519d
Great FiveseveN, i like it.
Mich P.
Quote from: Shoeman on January 27, 2014, 06:11:24 PM
The bit on the pickguard is the rim of a . .357 mag I cut down.
Oh yeaaa :D Just what I like. Now all you need is some of my shotgun shell knobs.
Quote from: FiveseveN on January 28, 2014, 01:11:57 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/T36Kvpa.jpg)
Brilliant! :icon_cool:
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on January 29, 2014, 12:40:22 PM
Quote from: Shoeman on January 27, 2014, 06:11:24 PM
The bit on the pickguard is the rim of a . .357 mag I cut down.
Oh yeaaa :D Just what I like. Now all you need is some of my shotgun shell knobs.
Great minds think alike! I have a vintage vibe Tele with a selector knob I made out of a 158gr FMJRN bullet ( I load my own ammo) and another Tele I call the TeleBlaster that my brothers made for me when I turned 50 last year that has 12ga knobs, .38 brass selector knob, and the string tree is a .45ACP rim. Pickguard is cold blued steel. It's walnut, weighs a ton, but plays and sounds great. It's not shown in the picture but I made a strap for out from my old Service Rifle sling (I also used to shoot Highpower Rifle competitions) to complete the look. I like my hobbies loud and/or dangerous I guess. I also used to roadrace motorcycles :icon_biggrin:
(http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/r659/ShoemanGB/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_0561_zps4dd4bbe2.jpg) (http://s1360.photobucket.com/user/ShoemanGB/media/Amps%20Pedals%20Guitars/IMG_0561_zps4dd4bbe2.jpg.html)
Nice!
What are those pick-ups?
Monster magnets!
Sorry. Gotta say it. Mike + Geoff = (shooting) match made in heaven!
You kids have fun, y'hear! ;D
*edit* BTW Beautiful body grain. Hope it plays as nice as it looks.
Quote from: Shoeman on January 29, 2014, 05:56:52 PM
Great minds think alike! I have a vintage vibe Tele with a selector knob I made out of a 158gr FMJRN bullet ( I load my own ammo) and another Tele I call the TeleBlaster that my brothers made for me when I turned 50 last year that has 12ga knobs, .38 brass selector knob, and the string tree is a .45ACP rim. Pickguard is cold blued steel. It's walnut, weighs a ton, but plays and sounds great. It's not shown in the picture but I made a strap for out from my old Service Rifle sling (I also used to shoot Highpower Rifle competitions) to complete the look. I like my hobbies loud and/or dangerous I guess. I also used to roadrace motorcycles :icon_biggrin:
Nice!!! On my main guitar I have 12 gauge knobs, .22LR selector, 30-30 killswitch button, and a 30-30 trem arm.
Quote from: Tony Forestiere on January 29, 2014, 06:45:11 PM
Sorry. Gotta say it. Mike + Geoff = (shooting) match made in heaven!
You kids have fun, y'hear! ;D
We had fun at our last shooting match:
(http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss315/wieleba/gunguys.jpg)
Which one are you?
Quote from: therealfindo on December 28, 2013, 04:05:49 AM
I'm going to put a vintage-style 3-barrel bridge, and probably swap out the pickups.. and give it a black pickguard.
Wow-looks like Santa had us down for the same thing!
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/D513B985-B7B1-4DC0-B711-217238CF9CB3.jpg)
I also plan to I upgrade the bridge and pickups. I got mine new and the nut barely had any grooves in it and it really needed a professional setup. Once those things were done, it is now playable, but I'm having a little buyers remorse. I bought it because I wasn't happy with my Chinese Squire Affnity Tele shown below. While I was waiting for the MIM Tele, I worked on the Squire. By the time the MIM arrived, the Squire was playing really well. It still feels, plays, and sounds better than the much more expensive MIM! Maybe the pickups and bridge will fix things.
Here's the Squire. I replaced the bridge, pickups, pots (push pull switches for the split humbuckers), pickup selector switch, and added a Tillman preamp and a bypass switch.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/4726301E-0DBE-4700-ACD5-F3A65ECAA222.jpg)
This is my Japanese HM Strat from the early 90's. It's a great playing and sounding guitar.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/0719FEF0-8E80-402F-8E0A-7184B13F96E9.jpg)
This is my Hamer Velocity 25 Bass. It sounds and plays pretty good.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/82CC220D-57D3-4CFC-B141-DDE179619E00.jpg)
This is my Taylor Acoustic. It has a very deep resonant sound. This is from the early 90s when they still made everything from solid wood.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/805D1B21-2FC0-48A0-BE5A-29C8B0E61CF5.jpg)
Here's my Martin 12 String. It's a great sounding guitar. Martin put all of the value into the neck and body and left off the frills such as binding and inlays to keep the cost down. I added the inlays. They're actually very thin vinyl stick-ons, but the look pretty real and dress it up nicely.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/D2F5CD14-6119-4711-905D-1C6E106488A8.jpg)
Finished this guy today.
Was given to me with just the neck and the body.
Routed the neck pickup cavity for the humbucker route, Phat Cat in the neck. Squier Fat Tele pickup in the bridge. Wilkinson bridge with brass compensated saddles, no tone control. MIM Tele neck. The guy who originally had the body epoxied it before he stained it, so that's why its got all the weird cool marks on it. Plays pretty well. Could use a fret job, but I'm not going to complain too hard.
(http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/eeb04aa88ac611e388c40a7c01487bce_8.jpg)
Nice job! I've got the same Wilkinson bridge on the black Squire above. I think it enhances the tone better than the original Squire bridge. I also drilled through the body and added string ferrules which I think also helped. Are your strings attached at the bridge or through the body?
I did the same and drilled through the body! Just something that lets me sleep easy at night knowing there isn't a ton of tension on the top of the bridge haha
You probably did a better job than I did. The body didn't fit on my drill press. I free handed the drilling from the top side and the drill must have not been perpendicular to the body. From the back the holes are not evenly spaced or aligned. I also had a small bit of cracked finish around a couple of holes. I ended up buying a blank chrome control plate and mounting it over the holes in the back. It looks great as long as the plate is in place. ;)
I don't even have a drill press. Did the exact same thing you did. They aligned fairly well but I did have two that got kind of close together. Ended up just sanding down one of the string ferrules on the back to make it fit, worked out just fine haha
^'til Santa came through with a real drill press i made do with a stand like this (non-pivoting), still pull it out to use where the drill press doesn't have the reach or where work can't be taken to the press, works great.
(http://images.rockler.com/rockler/images/46441-04-200.jpg)
Quote from: Jdansti on January 30, 2014, 12:53:33 AM
Quote from: therealfindo on December 28, 2013, 04:05:49 AM
I'm going to put a vintage-style 3-barrel bridge, and probably swap out the pickups.. and give it a black pickguard.
Wow-looks like Santa had us down for the same thing!
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/D513B985-B7B1-4DC0-B711-217238CF9CB3.jpg)
I also plan to I upgrade the bridge and pickups. I got mine new and the nut barely had any grooves in it and it really needed a professional setup. Once those things were done, it is now playable, but I'm having a little buyers remorse. I bought it because I wasn't happy with my Chinese Squire Affnity Tele shown below. While I was waiting for the MIM Tele, I worked on the Squire. By the time the MIM arrived, the Squire was playing really well. It still feels, plays, and sounds better than the much more expensive MIM! Maybe the pickups and bridge will fix things.
Here's the Squire. I replaced the bridge, pickups, pots (push pull switches for the split humbuckers), pickup selector switch, and added a Tillman preamp and a bypass switch.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/4726301E-0DBE-4700-ACD5-F3A65ECAA222.jpg)
Hey, nice!
I also have a squire affintiy.. butter-blonde. I put a 6-saddle GFS bridge on, and some GFS Neovins with some nice caps for tone and treble-bleed which was a huge improvement, and the action is really nice after getting the frets professionally done. At first, when I got the MIM, I wasn't sold on the hotter pickups, but I really like them now (I had thought of putting some Keystones in, and still might try them) I will put a wilkonson 3-barrel bridge on as well, when these strings need replacing ;) At that point I'll take it in to the tech to get the frets done and see if can get the action a fraction lower. I like that they're both different guitars. The aquire has lots more 'spank' and is fun to play chords on, but the string spacing is too small.. the MIM feels like a serious guitar, and is nicer for lead, and has a bit more body to the sound.
(http://distilleryimage9.ak.instagram.com/48a5617a708b11e3a0d012d37dc11815_8.jpg)
Nice guitars! I agree with your review of the differences between the Squire and MIM.
When I replaced the bridge on the Squire with the Wilkinson bridge, it was a little shorter and the old screw holes were visible. I found some little black plastic plugs at the hardware store to cover the holes.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/AE48765A-9DD8-46AB-8D73-7DFB1B73359F.jpg)
Here's the blank plate I used to cover the ugly sting holes.
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/3AF4C49E-E6EA-437B-8B5D-CBD344F5D398.jpg)
oh, you converted it to string-through as well.. I"m not game to try that :D
The six-saddle bridge I got from GFS covered the old holes..
#13, almost finished. First attempt at a semi-hollow body. I bought a CNC machine over a year ago but haven't had much time to learn how to use it.
Anyway this is eventually going to get something else for the bridge, a humbucker or maybe something a little fatter than a normal single coil tele bridge (any recommendations?). Still thinking of other things I can do, I know it really needs a neck pickup, but whatever....
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7352/12241115795_6d40290002_b.jpg)
Necks in process
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7296/12241100075_52367b6182_b.jpg)
Quote from: Mac Walker on February 03, 2014, 10:44:15 PM
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7352/12241115795_6d40290002_b.jpg)
First attempt? I don't think you need too much more practise - that looks great! :D What's the finish?
^ Thanks, the paint is Rustoleum hammered, copper color...
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7803636928_8fd1e612f7_z.jpg)
^I was thinking it was something like a lacewood top, that looks fantastic, top to bottom!
That body shape cries out for a P90.
dave
Quote from: Mac Walker on February 04, 2014, 12:21:15 PM
^ Thanks, the paint is Rustoleum hammered, copper color...
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8283/7803636928_8fd1e612f7_z.jpg)
BEST PAINT EVER!!!
I use Rustoleum Hammered paints all the time. Although, I often do not get the excellent Hammered look like Lyons gets, I love that it sprays on easily and, most of all, dries VERY quickly! ;)
Wow, Guitar pics thread! These are my beauties, Hellraiser is bought just recently.
(http://s27.postimg.org/6kt74uyc3/IMG_5872.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
Nice classic black!
By the way, guys, LP on the left is a little bit modified. I shielded the cavities of body, replaced stock wires (or whatever it was - puny piece of crap) with silverplated military stock wire and swapped cermic caps (another piece of ...I dunno how to name it without using faul language) with PIO k40y-9 caps - so it is some kind of DIY, I guess. :icon_lol:
Hellraiser is next for surgery - the guts are not too impressive, stupid bunch of wires....
Pbass with dimarzio split p pups jazz neck, hip shot, and a wudtone finish
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/upy6ysu8.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/uda2u6am.jpg)
My homemade beauty
(http://s26.postimg.org/664cdmzjd/DSC03849.jpg)
(http://s26.postimg.org/8byn852zt/DSC03847.jpg)
Nice... the front reminds me of Colin McCahon's paintings :)
Were that scratches done by your ex? :p
^ :D
Quote from: Will.mendil on March 08, 2014, 07:06:24 AM
Were that scratches done by your ex? :p
Not unless "Nirvana" is Albanian/Shqip for b@st@rd! ;D
Didn't like the big box of the GK-2A stuck on top of the guitar, so I took it apart, and embedded it into my Dillion Explorer. It was quite the task, which also involved reversing the wiring of the pickup, so as to have the wire going down, instead of coming up.
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer001.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer001.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer002.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer002.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer003.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer003.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer004.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer004.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer005.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer005.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer006.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer006.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer007.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer007.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer007.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer007.jpg.html)
(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/digi2t/GK2A_Explorer009.jpg) (http://s214.photobucket.com/user/digi2t/media/GK2A_Explorer009.jpg.html)
I also recently updated the bridge, with a Babicz full contact bridge. Amazing piece of engineering.
(http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/231161161802_1_0_1/1000x1000.jpg)
Awesome mods on that Dillion. Love it. And the stock pickups looks so amazing too.
^^Holy Frankenstein! :)
Quote from: Greenmachine on March 15, 2014, 12:05:04 AM
Awesome mods on that Dillion. Love it. And the stock pickups looks so amazing too.
Those aren't the stock pups. They're GFS Dream 180's. Excellent pups, I can't say enough good things about them. They cover a nice range of sonic territory. Not as flexible as the Bill Lawrence XL's, but impressive nonetheless. They're wired with coil cut switches, and there's the mandatory treble bleed mod. They're nice and jangly clean, and can just scream when dirty.
I play through a stereo rig, so having a nice distortion on one side, and the synth on the other, I can create some wonderfully expressive tones with this bad boy.
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/e9bf30a7f6c57f7ef94fb63da5ec6697/tumblr_n2srp9DFE51r1qbzzo1_1280.png)
My Hoefner Shorty was so boring, so i redid it a bit
A few weeks ago I snagged a mint condition Ovation CDX44 in ruby red burst from a local Craigslist ad. I mean it's 100% perfect and looks brand new out of the box. The guy who sold it to me had bought himself all this stuff with it several years ago - a TKL Ovation logo hard canvas covered case, On-Stage stand, premium black leather strap, Dunlop cleaning cloth, extra set of D'Addario bronze strings - and says he tried playing it for an hour or so and decided he's never going to be a guitar player and put it away in his closet, LOL. I shouldn't laugh because I got the whole bundle for $425. I think it was well worth it. I love this guitar and it inspired me to play more than I did. It has a medium depth bowl and it doesn't really slip off my lap, although I wear the strap with it because I'm used to doing that even with my two Stratocasters when practicing sitting down. Any here's a photo of me and my Ovation that I took today. I apologize for the serious face. I don't really have that rock star look I guess ;)
(http://home.comcast.net/~snmavronis/ovation-cdx44-april-3-2014-450x800.jpg)
Nice guitar-beautiful!
>I apologize for the serious face. I don't really have that rock star look I guess
I don't know. You have look like a pretty wild guy! ;)
my Lo-Fi modified Aria Diamond 1803T (cardboard PG, old noisey Teisco pickup, no controls, tuned in Drop C)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/1463986_4892487169493_1290881314_n.jpg)
Diggin' that lofi ;D Nice!
Quote from: Mac Walker on February 03, 2014, 10:44:15 PM
#13, almost finished. First attempt at a semi-hollow body. I bought a CNC machine over a year ago but haven't had much time to learn how to use it.
Anyway this is eventually going to get something else for the bridge, a humbucker or maybe something a little fatter than a normal single coil tele bridge (any recommendations?). Still thinking of other things I can do, I know it really needs a neck pickup, but...
You did all of it? Cool! As for the pickups I can only recommend what I personally love most. The Seth lovers ! I got them in gold on my lp and they are one of the best sounding pickups I have used. I have to be honest though. I only know Seymour Duncan since my guitar teacher (who built his own guitars) only swore by SD so I could test them now and then when he had a new model and they all sounded great. Depending on the style you want to play. The lovers are more rock blues oriented. voila
http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/humbucker/vintage-output/sh55_seth_lover/
After years of making experimental musical instruments my ideas of how a guitar could be changed a little. The body shape is copied from something or other and before the current neck, which is an ol' Ibanez 6 a side with wood added and holes filled, it had a shorter scale one which was pretty crap but the truss rod snaped so on went this one after cutting the end off to make it suit the bridge position.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/q82/s720x720/10270301_10152371671249288_1069166064503799729_n.jpg)
The bodies Fijian Kauri and kinda sculpted and maybe soon, though most probably later, I'm gonna burn in a design 'cause I built a wood burner from one of my ol' solid state amps PT by rewinding it with wall wire down to about 2.5V, but mucho amps, and built a dimmer to heat the tip of nichrome.
And the pickguard is clear acrylic with the back etched with a dremel.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/p180x540/10154989_10152371671164288_7240546978543639570_n.jpg)
And the bridge pickup, in a wooden shell, is an ol' ibanez copy gibson single... can't remember what we call them... pups?
I guess I like Epiphones... seems I am collecting them (left to right):
Epiphone Dot archtop, Epiphone Les Paul Studio, Epiphone SG Goth w/EMG 81/85's, Epiphone Less Paul Bull's Eye Custom, and Applause electro/acoustic round-back.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/Guitars_zps67da8a0c.jpg)
I bet that plasma spiral adds some sick toan to your amp :icon_mrgreen:
I actually modded the amp-- it has blue lights in it, and a blue jewel. Suprised you didn't notice the Bettie Page lunchbox and action figure in the bottom right.
Pic for you Mike:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/VK-Lights_zps89de7152.jpg)
Actually changing the jewel color is a PITA. You have to take the amp all apart to get to the LED on the circuit board.... I obviously have a problem with leaving things "stock." MC
My first at home electric build, a non-reverse Firebird copy.
(https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1920464_289704187859777_3581359738306899478_n.jpg)
Quote from: SonicVI on April 23, 2014, 06:13:49 PM
My first at home electric build, a non-reverse Firebird copy.
(https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1920464_289704187859777_3581359738306899478_n.jpg)
Did you cut the pickguard by yourself ?
Quote from: seadi123 on April 23, 2014, 07:15:06 PM
Quote from: SonicVI on April 23, 2014, 06:13:49 PM
My first at home electric build, a non-reverse Firebird copy.
(https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1920464_289704187859777_3581359738306899478_n.jpg)
Did you cut the pickguard by yourself ?
yep
It really looks awesome !!! Do you think i can cut one with a regular electric saw ? (like this) (http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/202621856/power_tools_electric_jig_saw.jpg)
ps. i also have one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16170.jpg) . Does it do the job ?
Quote from: seadi123 on April 23, 2014, 09:23:08 PM
It really looks awesome !!! Do you think i can cut one with a regular electric saw ? (like this) (http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/202621856/power_tools_electric_jig_saw.jpg)
ps. i also have one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16170.jpg) . Does it do the job ?
No, you need a router table with a template and bearing bits if you want it to look good and have a bevel.
Quote from: italianguy63 on April 23, 2014, 06:39:41 AM
Pic for you Mike:
I think we might be long lost brothers or something...... :icon_eek:
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC09112_zps73e514ea.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC09111_zps32863a7a.jpg)
No F-ing way!! Plasma spiral and all. Crazy. :icon_cool:
Do you have a Bettie Page lunch box or action figure?! ROFL.
Quote from: italianguy63 on April 24, 2014, 03:25:06 AM
Do you have a Bettie Page lunch box or action figure?! ROFL.
NO WAY! I have a Betty Page blow up doll........ :icon_mrgreen: :icon_lol:
I am sure it is much to the chagrin of several members of this forum that you have been cloned by aliens. :D
A couple of mine.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Guitars/100_3766.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Guitars/LPSP014_zps92751a2b.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Guitars/LesPaulJunior003cr.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Guitars/GibsonSG004.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/avmusician/Midtown/100_3770.jpg)
Quote from: SonicVI on April 23, 2014, 09:29:44 PM
Quote from: seadi123 on April 23, 2014, 09:23:08 PM
It really looks awesome !!! Do you think i can cut one with a regular electric saw ? (like this) (http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/202621856/power_tools_electric_jig_saw.jpg)
ps. i also have one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16170.jpg) . Does it do the job ?
No, you need a router table with a template and bearing bits if you want it to look good and have a bevel.
Actually, it depends how good you are with tools. I did this (my customized Squier '51) with a jig saw, a coping saw, a file, a drill, and patience:
(http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z460/GGBB1/Squier%2051%20Project/GGBBSquier51-2.jpg~original) (http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/GGBB1/library/Squier%2051%20Project?sort=4&page=1)
This was originally a strat blank. I had to do the pickup holes, square off the neck pocket, enlarge the bridge cutout, cut the bottom off, and drill and bevel the screw holes. I made a template from the existing pickguard and layed that over a strat pickguard template to mark the pickup and screw holes and neck pocket, then ran a straight line across the bottom and hand rounded the corners. Once cut to rough size, I used a hand file to finish the cuts and bevel the bottom cut to match the existing outside bevel. The beveling was actually the easiest part. Pickguard material is soft enough that it is easy to work with hand tools. These pics aren't that close-up, but you wouldn't know this was hand-done, and I'm no professional, nor had I ever done anything like this before. You just need patience and a good eye.
EDIT: Also had to make the notch for the control plate!
Quote from: GGBB on April 24, 2014, 11:26:01 AM
Quote from: SonicVI on April 23, 2014, 09:29:44 PM
Quote from: seadi123 on April 23, 2014, 09:23:08 PM
It really looks awesome !!! Do you think i can cut one with a regular electric saw ? (like this) (http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/202621856/power_tools_electric_jig_saw.jpg)
ps. i also have one of these (http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16170.jpg) . Does it do the job ?
No, you need a router table with a template and bearing bits if you want it to look good and have a bevel.
Actually, it depends how good you are with tools. I did this (my customized Squier '51) with a jig saw, a coping saw, a file, a drill, and patience:
(http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z460/GGBB1/Squier%2051%20Project/GGBBSquier51-2.jpg~original) (http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/GGBB1/library/Squier%2051%20Project?sort=4&page=1)
This was originally a strat blank. I had to do the pickup holes, square off the neck pocket, enlarge the bridge cutout, cut the bottom off, and drill and bevel the screw holes. I made a template from the existing pickguard and layed that over a strat pickguard template to mark the pickup and screw holes and neck pocket, then ran a straight line across the bottom and hand rounded the corners. Once cut to rough size, I used a hand file to finish the cuts and bevel the bottom cut to match the existing outside bevel. The beveling was actually the easiest part. Pickguard material is soft enough that it is easy to work with hand tools. These pics aren't that close-up, but you wouldn't know this was hand-done, and I'm no professional, nor had I ever done anything like this before. You just need patience and a good eye.
Now that's unique :)
That came out great Gord, never be overstated how important patience is to getting excellent results!
GFS pickups? I've a couple beat up 51's using a variety of their pickups and tuners.
dave
Great collection Gary :D
Quote from: davent on April 24, 2014, 02:38:32 PM
That came out great Gord, never be overstated how important patience is to getting excellent results!
GFS pickups? I've a couple beat up 51's using a variety of their pickups and tuners.
dave
Thanks Dave. A lot of 51 modders use GFS pickups but no, I'm too cheap even for GFS. :icon_redface: They're a Mexican Tele neck pickup I picked up from Craigslist ($25 inc. bridge p/u) and a Gibson P94-T that was originally in an Ibanez jazz box I also bought used (put the original Custom 58 back where it belonged). I lucked out - they make a great combination - love this guitar.
Quote from: SonicVI on April 23, 2014, 06:13:49 PM
My first at home electric build, a non-reverse Firebird copy.
(https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1920464_289704187859777_3581359738306899478_n.jpg)
Congrats! That's fantastic work.
= My DIY GUITAR =
(https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1.0-9/155977_483786351661175_2020900375_n.jpg)
My new guitar :D
(http://s14.postimg.org/4lneon7wh/10317811_687593331300735_3327962471883627540_o.jpg)
My lead guitarist had been complaining about the tone of his Mexican strat, so I beefed it up a little with three humbuckers. I also took out the 5-way selector in favor of three ON-OFF switches so he can have any pickup combination he wants. I was going to add phase switching, but he couldn't tell the difference so I left it out :P
(http://i.imgur.com/cmqR6cy.png)
Cool idea!
Nice job, Nathan. I hope it wasn't you who took that huge ding out the side! :D
I finally bought me a bass-guitar. It appeared for sale on a local musicians Facebook group during my morning coffee. It was cheaper than my fulltone '69 and decided I wanted it in a split second.
The guy told me he had never before sold anything so quickly, as he posted it less than a minute ago. There is something about Firebirds and Thunderbirds that really appeals to me, and this one had just the right color, much more subtle dark tobacco sunburst that the brighter sunburst finishes on other Epiphone Thunderbird IV-pro's I've seen.
The electronics where missing so I restored that and put flat-wounds on it. I think it would look better with white pick-guard and chrome hardware and pickups, and have the gold version of these knobs on it, but may just lookout for another cheap Thunderbird that already has this.
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y461/Liquitone/Instruments/S6000971_zpse0b39511.jpg) (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/Liquitone/media/Instruments/S6000971_zpse0b39511.jpg.html)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y461/Liquitone/Instruments/S6000970_zps4c9798d8.jpg) (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/Liquitone/media/Instruments/S6000970_zps4c9798d8.jpg.html)
Quote from: bluebunny on June 03, 2014, 03:28:54 AM
Nice job, Nathan. I hope it wasn't you who took that huge ding out the side! :D
Nope, that was him ;D However when I was boring out the space for the humbuckers I put about a 1/4" hole straight through the back :icon_eek: needless to say I did that job for free, didn't even charge him for parts.
Pics of my first DIY guitar. Yes, it is a kit from Cozart (made in China?) but it's surprisingly good quality.
Body is basswood and necks are maple. The guitar is a bit heavy, but that was expected.
The only electric/metal parts that came with the kit that I didn't replace
were the frets, trussrods, bridges/tailpiees, wiring, switches and jackplate.
I sprayed on about eight layers of nitro. No wax polishing done yet. Wetsanding done only on the back of the necks, so far. Had to be careful with that; nitro is very, very thin.
The fretends needed some serious filing to feel comfortable; but that's not really surprising. When massproduced, more expensive fiddles from wellknown brands have sharp fretends
we can't really expect affordable kits to have smooth ones, can we?
Locking tuners by Jinho; a Korean brand made in the same factory as Wilkinson hardware, so they are good quality.
The black nut is graphite (probably a bit on the soft side, materialwise) the other nut is Tusq. One humbucker (the black one) is from
Stewart-McDonald with added coiltap switch, the other three are noname but very good sounding taken from other guitars. Potentiometers are 500 K log
Alpha with 22 nF tone caps. There's a Switchcraft output jack, too. It feels great to play; the 12-string neck is wider than the 6-string (only by 5 millimeters, but that makes a huge difference).
Fretboard radius is 12" I guess. I don't really know, there's no info about that over on the Cozart Ebay shop. But it feels exactly like my Les Paul, which has a 12" radius so my guess is probably right.
The necks are not glue-in but screw-in; I don't really think that's a bad thing. It took about a week to complete the guitar; what with letting the nitro dry properly between each spraying.
It was great fun and I'm dead set on making one or two more guitars. Not another double neck, though. It's got to be a Flying V.
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAyNDcuanBn_zps73810417.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAyNDkuanBn_zpsb7cad525.jpg)
Pics of my new semi-hollow body guitar. It's a Harley Benton (inhouse (made in China?) brand of German mega-seller Thomann) E35.
It sounds and feels great. The only post-purcahse modifications I did to it were:
1: replacing the potentiometers with 500 K log Alpha + 22 nF tone caps
2: replacing the plastic nut with a graphite one.
3: replacing the noname humbuckers (I put them in the above double neck fiddle) with vintage style 10 Kohm mini-humbuckers. Man, are they awesome!
4: replacing the one! (really, there was only one) :icon_lol: strapbutton with two Schaller Straplock-type ones.
Having only one strapbutton on a slightly neck-heavy guitar is a bit awkward, I guess. :icon_lol:
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAyNDIuanBn_zpsad55b086.jpg)
(http://i776.photobucket.com/albums/yy46/igerup/guitars/utf-8BQ0FNMDAyNDMuanBn_zps83c79a42.jpg)
Yeah, that's my pedalboard in the background. Two laptopstands taped together side by side.
Here's some pics of my 1st attempt at a DIY. It's a partscaster that started life as a 60's Classic Vibe body. It's about 60% Squire, and 40% Strat.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/SRVBody_zpsae841525.jpg)
"Bullet" neck, ended up being nice quality and straight. Rosewood/maple. I re-decaled it and upgraded to some cool pearl machines.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/SRVNeck_zps7ecb7447.jpg)
Inside it has 50's style wiring, with high quality Bournes pots / 5-way, orange drop, and pullback wiring. Strat Alnico 5 PUPs.
Gold trim off a Mary Kaye Strat. Strat import (RH) Gold Trem, upgraded to big block steel. SRV bits for the look.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/SRV_zpsc2ab12c3.jpg)
MC
A buddy of mine sets of Stats. He set the neck, saddles, trem, and did the fret work. It is a solid guitar at the right price.
MC
Nice one italianguy63!
I was really surprised how good these Classic Vibes are for the money, even the pickups are very good. I bought the same 60's sunburst 3 years ago and I absolutely love it. The finish chips off quite easily, but I don't mind that, plus I like the thin finish. The necks also feels pretty good, and I like the vintage tuners. It also stays in tune pretty well, even with heavy tremolo abuse.
Only downsides maybe are the stock pots and thinner and lighter tremolo block, but I've replaced those. (I did notice an improvement in sound with the heavier Fender tremolo block). oh, and the stock pickguard has a very ugly raster-printed tortoise pattern, but I see you also improved that.
Yeah-- I did a bunch of upgrades. The Squire electrics were cheap-- fixed that. Didn't have a neck when I got it. The body has a thick finish on mine, but it did have one (not noticable) chip where the neck affixes-- it's a polyester finish I think. I swapped the trem for a gold Strat. MIM one-- I used the 40mm steel big block from GFS-- nice add. In all it is a pretty sweet guitar. A "real" Strat like this would be 3 to 5 times the cost, and not much better actually.
Yeah, it's very good out of the package, but also a very affordable way of making a great guitar with upgrades indeed. The body on mine is 2-pieces of alder and it's very light and resonant, no comparison to my other Squier, And I'm not ashamed wearing it in company of real Fender owners. I'm keeping mine sunburst, but planning to collect others and give them a nice nitro finish. I'm afraid others have picked up on it though, because the prices on the 2nd hand market aren't that much lower than the retail prices.
Here you can see how ugly the stock pickguard is compared to an allparts, and how thin the finish on mine is. It's indeed a polyester finish.
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y461/Liquitone/Instruments/S6000082_zpsa17ff4b7.jpg) (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/Liquitone/media/Instruments/S6000082_zpsa17ff4b7.jpg.html)
(http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y461/Liquitone/Instruments/S6000083_zps65496dde.jpg) (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/Liquitone/media/Instruments/S6000083_zps65496dde.jpg.html)
Yep! 2-piece alder. It is also thicker than a typical squire, but still not as thick as real Strat. My pickgaurd was a Fender brand mother of pearl. Still had the protective film on it, but did not go with the "program." (It's for sale!, the pickgaurd). I think my biggest gripe was the cheesy pots and switch. But, that was easily remedied. If you have not tried Bournes pots-- they have brass bushings and super heavy duty and smooth. But, the mounting hole is slightly larger, and the shaft requires an extra jam nut behind to make them sit at the right height. BTW your finish won't chip like that if you don't use your axe for target practice with your air-rifle. :icon_biggrin: MC
Haha! It was mainly the little treblebooster attached to the guitar strap causing the damage, which is a lot cheaper than a custom relic job.
Those heavy duty bourns pots are what I put in mine as well! I may have interest in that mother of pearl pick-guard, it will probably look better on a classic vibe I'm planning to finish in Surf Green than on the sunburst.
I'll take any reasonable offer. I don't need it. I also have some other sundrie extra parts I don't need. I have a nice USA gold trem too (didn't fit the classic vibe! :icon_rolleyes:)-- PM me if interested. Extra chrome Squire trem and tuners too... not worth much.
(http://31.media.tumblr.com/8466183dc6bb87698e66f0439245cee6/tumblr_n7thyxZ8hF1qlg5mro3_500.jpg)
(http://37.media.tumblr.com/a3ac7f871a27adf98c63c5792560ab80/tumblr_n7thyxZ8hF1qlg5mro1_500.jpg)
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Just got this in the mail yesterday!
Loving it so far...
My Epiphone Crestwood inspired build. Honduran mahogany body and neck, amazon rosewood fingerboard with oval celluloid inlays and binding, cherry nitro finish, ebony headstock overlay, original 60's Epiphone trem, tone pros bridge, 2 mini-humbuckers and one Firebird mini-humbucker (homemade), 6 way pickup switch.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/10363790_10152224534424543_3091719013681901077_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/10175004_10152224534489543_5485338415397581824_n.jpg)
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Quote from: SonicVI on June 29, 2014, 09:48:05 PM
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That wood tail piece makes the whole guitar! ;D :icon_cool:
I finished this one up last night.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10445982_950850968275209_5666471109207078717_n.jpg?oh=6580383d022561ddc80475577f1eaace&oe=548CF490&__gda__=1421575244_5e7b3254af53fd0141709367166e204a)
Made a matching booster pedal to match too!
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10649945_592297000801_7650248751636408886_n.jpg?oh=dfb5687cc65579c10b62338d8aca1d81&oe=549B4636&__gda__=1419086923_7149ffa399986d3089d04ab490b17354)
I made this while away from home renovating a house in Grafton and living in the shed for three months.
(http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/dgisaac1/Audio/IMAG0841_zpscdbd1790.jpg)
Single string "Diddley bow"made from scrap. neck and bridge PU and Truss rod!
Converted the $2 tip radio for 9v battery and gave it all to the neighbour.
^Cool! Was the neck once a paddle?
Here's the family:
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B9rgHFTgs6MDMDBKUGtjcUxwU0E)
Fender Telecaster HSS, Gretsch G5422TDC, Godin Richmond Dorchester, Ibanez Jet King 3, and a Fender Mustang III V2 amp.
Here's the smaller family (Older picture) but with my acoustic and my pedals:
(http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B9rgHFTgs6MDbDZnUC1MUUo0Wms)
Alvarez spruce-top acoustic. Pedals are a transistor buffer, Fuzz Face, Easyvibe (Univibe clone), bufferless Tube Screamer, and Neutron Auto-wah (Mutron III clone). Plus two pedals from my amp.
The acoustic doesn't hang out with the pedals very much.
Fixed it. Image permissions were wonky on Google Drive. All better now.
Good looking family for sure :)
Quote from: poojalooba_cow on October 28, 2014, 10:00:44 PM
The acoustic doesn't hang out with the pedals very much.
Even when I play an acoustic gig I refuse to do so without at least a couple pedals, namely buffer, delay, reverb, and my Ditto looper 8)
''The acoustic doesn't hang out with the pedals very much.''
that' why he has a sad face.. :)
Quote from: deadastronaut on October 30, 2014, 03:36:22 AM
that' why he has a sad face.. :)
I'm filling up! :icon_cry: :icon_cry: :icon_cry:
Anyway, nice family snaps.
i bit a serious bullet and against all advice and research i went ahead and bought........i'm embarrassed to say.... :icon_redface:
erm..... :icon_redface:.......a lefty.........7 string.................chibanez.....don't laugh ;D.... (just waiting on delivery)..
but for £160.00 i thought what the heck....i was going to get a lefty 7 string kit to build my own for the same price..
so thought , sod it, i'll get it built and then do the inevitable tweaking/modding....if the trem (which is highly likely) is crap i'll just lock it off..
we'll see, should arrive in 2 weeks -ish......detuned doom coming up....been after a 7 string lefty for years...
very excited...this is the actual pics of it the guy sent.....(hope his guitar making skills are better than his camera ::))
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/my7string.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/my7string2.jpg)
when it arrives , i'll do a report... :)
Nice Rob. I am currently another lefty in the world in search of a new guitar :-\
Six string in my case...
I met a gentleman at my work who informed me that I have been pronouncing "Ibanez" wrong my entire life. He assured me it was pronounced ee-bah-nyez because "it's a Spanish company." I didn't want to be the one to tell him :P
They did take the name from Salvador Ibáñez, whose guitars they were importing from Spain 80 years ago. And the Japanese pronunciation is way different again!
Nice find rob looks like a great guitar!
Man I been thinking about getting/making something with a floyd rose style trem for a few years. I've never owned a floyd and I can't even remember the last time I played a guitar with one. They look fun! And I had locked down the trem on my old strat years ago so no dive bombs for me. But I find myself wanting to use a nice locking trem and do some light wobbles in my rythem for those cool old jazzy sounds.
Your a beast of a guitarist , can't wait to hear you with an extra low string :icon_twisted:
Nice guitar deadastronaut (not pictures :icon_mrgreen:) hope you´ve bought a decent piece of guitar!! My friend bought some weeks ago a Chibson Les Paul. Pickups and electronics are quite crapy (he rebuilt the whole thing and made the split coil mod... and also waxed pickups). Aparently it´s an awesome guitar, but when paying more attention you see clearly that is cheap for evident reasons: bindings problems, inlays poorly placed, had to polish some frets... all you know by reviews that brings a chibson... but, well, for the price you can always look cool in pics!! :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:.
Now that it´s been "corrected" is a nice guitar and sounds quite consistent.
Ibanez affair: man, I´m spanish and I can assure that man that it´s not a spanish company :icon_lol: :icon_lol:... here you can find nice classic guitars and wonderful flamenco guitars, but no electric guitars produced in factories like Gibson or Fender. Obviously there are small builders that build incredible guitars... but ibanez it´s not one of them ;D.
Indeed Ibañez was a famous classical guitar builder many years ago.
Also I can show you another ibanez very famous among children :D :D:
http://www.mortadeloyfilemon.com/ibanez/index.asp
Of course, he neither builds guitars :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Pro-Tip for your Chibanez, Rob H. The pickups will likely be shatpank. A quick upgrade would be to install a couple of EMG-type preamps to convert them to actives. I have built 4 of these so far with great results each time.
http://www.paulinthelab.com/2012/04/emg-active-preamp-for-8185-pickups.html#comment-form (http://www.paulinthelab.com/2012/04/emg-active-preamp-for-8185-pickups.html#comment-form)
If you are making two, sandwich them back to back with a bit of foam between them - you can then common up the 9V and Gnd with a couple of wee link wires.
Anyway, my weapon of choice has a string missing compared to all the ones here. Pedulla Rapture RB5. My god it's an amazing bass. If I find a second in the country I'll be all over it. :icon_lol:
(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/t31.0-8/1278961_10153442045360122_368275728_o.jpg)
I miss that Acoustic 220 :icon_cry:
Wrong section...
Couldn't be bothered cropping the image. :'( Just cover the left part of the image with your hand and gasp at the bass. :icon_lol:
This is not my guitar (the owner is in fact a billionaire) but I think this is the right topic to post it. Lo and behold, The Red Queen:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Red-Queen-Guitar/219920691398532
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/The_Red_Queen_and_5_Steps_to_a_Lutherie_Career
(https://blog.etsy.com/en/files/2013/04/karen_brown_randy_parsons_guitars.jpg)
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/20/0f/5c/200f5c29f68b5208e692fb834a4b7cbd.jpg)
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/c9/c0/69/c9c0696f5ca15246b3b273be01d3533c.jpg)
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8070/8159092147_e40ac9a70a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/dqZtQx)UltimateAcousticGuitar (https://flic.kr/p/dqZtQx) by peckhammer (https://www.flickr.com/people/87589747@N00/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8165206310_4fab78682c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/drwPn9)The Red Queen Guitar (https://flic.kr/p/drwPn9) by peckhammer (https://www.flickr.com/people/87589747@N00/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7126/8167563902_1828ce46ab_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/drJUch)The Red Queen Guitar Neck (https://flic.kr/p/drJUch) by peckhammer (https://www.flickr.com/people/87589747@N00/), on Flickr
^ :icon_eek: ivory frets...
cheers guys,
@jim: cheers man, yeah i love a floyd trem, i never got on with strat style trems, no matter what i did,
even on my crapocaster i stuck a cheap knock off floyd on it, locked it off , swapped the crappy slidey nut for a locking nut...
never goes out at all, and i abuse the f.. out it,
i think everyone should have a guitar they don't really give a toss about.... knocking, leaning, scratching etc etc...
its funny, the cheapo guitars you don't have to be 'precious' with i find are always the most used/comfortable/and go on for years with no hag...
i take mine camping, it suffers overnight damp, gets left in the sun, covered in smoke , dropped, covered in beer...
abused by 'can i have a go'ers ' (until they realise its a lefty ) but its always bang on... 8)...long live the non-respecto guitar.. :icon_twisted:
here she is just after painting/modding...its a sh*tto old encore...have swapped the hummer now for a white open one, (bit more bite)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/white2.jpg)
I hope you don't plan on abusing that one, DA. It might be simple or even plain in appearance, but I think it's beautiful. Nice work!
that is my abused one... :)
still looks and plays nice..
My new slab of stringed joy! It's an Electrical Guitar Company DC Standard with a few custom bits and bobs on. All aluminium, all the time! Sounds fantastic, so much depth and body but attack and clarity as well, for me it's the best blend of a Les Paul and Tele and works great with my low tuning (Bb standard). I was apprehensive after waiting a fair while for it but it genuinely has surpassed my expectations, I bloody love it!
Anyway here's a random collection of pics;
(https://38.media.tumblr.com/5996439b54536fa7135bb48107791de4/tumblr_nem340GKKO1s7epwwo1_500.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42206482/EGC%202.jpg)
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(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42206482/EGC%204.JPG)
Put some new knobs on;
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Bb :icon_eek: (what gauge?)
love the headstock on that... 8)
expecting my 7 string today.. ..he said not very patiently... :-\
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 21, 2014, 11:17:34 AM
Bb :icon_eek: (what gauge?)
love the headstock on that... 8)
expecting my 7 string today.. ..he said not very patiently... :-\
I use a 7 string set without the high E so it's 13-60 basically, I like a fairly high tension though so wouldn't necessarily have to have them that heavy.
Hope you enjoy your 7 string dude, plug in and doom out! \m/ :icon_evil: \m/
13.. :icon_eek:
you must have fingers of steel....
(delivery up to 5:30...so am sweating... :icon_twisted:)
i guess i'll have to do some string gauge ...erm gauging..to see what i like,
i use 9-42 on 6 string so....hmmmm.....
ITS HERE!!!!!!! :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Hexjibber on November 21, 2014, 11:31:16 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 21, 2014, 11:17:34 AM
Bb :icon_eek: (what gauge?)
love the headstock on that... 8)
expecting my 7 string today.. ..he said not very patiently... :-\
I use a 7 string set without the high E so it's 13-60 basically, I like a fairly high tension though so wouldn't necessarily have to have them that heavy.
Hope you enjoy your 7 string dude, plug in and doom out! \m/ :icon_evil: \m/
Nice! I didn't know there was anybody making the Travis Bean-ish guitars these days. That's a really cool guitar.
I used D'Addario Chromes 13-56 on my jaguar and mustangs. The jag is DADGCF low to high sometimes the low dropped to C with a capo on the first fret, the 72 mustang is basically my backup for that guitar and my 66 mustang is CGDACF. If I could find a flatwound (that aren't $25 Thomastiks, even though they're great strings) set with a 60 on the bottom I would be so much happier!
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 21, 2014, 11:46:56 AM
ITS HERE!!!!!!! :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
Photos, or it didn't happen! :D
GOt a Cervantes Milenia PE a month or so ago. It's based on a design by Thomas Humphrey with a raised fingerboard and lattice bracing.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/10383532_10154827758425601_4625086566653046019_n_zps4d538ba5.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/10383532_10154827758425601_4625086566653046019_n_zps4d538ba5.jpg.html)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/1604454_10154827758605601_4852948324712272889_n_zpsa71877f0.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/1604454_10154827758605601_4852948324712272889_n_zpsa71877f0.jpg.html)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/1620979_10154827759485601_405137082417184977_n_zpse4edc878.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/1620979_10154827759485601_405137082417184977_n_zpse4edc878.jpg.html)
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/10553537_10154827760090601_9178260847652065554_n_zpsfa598c21.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/10553537_10154827760090601_9178260847652065554_n_zpsfa598c21.jpg.html)
Looks really nice Jeremy! Does it have a radiused fretboard, the saddle looks to be radiused?
And where you been hiding, long time gone?
dave
I have been away a while eh? I never knew how much time a full time job requires. It's like 1/3 of my life is gone. At least I like what I'm doing.
The fret board isn't radiused, but the saddle is a bit. I dig the 12 hole bridge. Fun to restring.
A Partscaster I put together
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/20141212_224538_zpsvxtxsiqu.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/20141212_224538_zpsvxtxsiqu.jpg.html)
And another.
(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/rouejeremy/20141204_194816_zpsaudhh4sp.jpg) (http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/rouejeremy/media/20141204_194816_zpsaudhh4sp.jpg.html)
Very nice, Jeremy.
Here's a placeholder for the 50th birthday present I ordered yeaterday:
(http://schneeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blank.jpg)
Went and visited Martin Petersen (http://www.seibass.com) in Camden and spent a joyous four hours picking out some gorgeous woods. Now I just have to be very patient and wait many months for the thing to be finished...
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 20, 2014, 06:57:27 AM
i take mine camping, it suffers overnight damp, gets left in the sun, covered in smoke , dropped, covered in beer...
abused by 'can i have a go'ers ' (until they realise its a lefty ) but its always bang on...
I use cheapies too and I acutally love loaning them to people and seeing what kind of tones they get out of my rig, not to mention the abuse they give it, wears it "in" more than I can, I like natuarally abused guitar, none of that fake relic stuff for me
Quote from: MovingInSloMo on December 14, 2014, 04:29:29 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 20, 2014, 06:57:27 AM
i take mine camping, it suffers overnight damp, gets left in the sun, covered in smoke , dropped, covered in beer...
abused by 'can i have a go'ers ' (until they realise its a lefty ) but its always bang on...
none of that fake relic stuff for me
yeah that's just weird.. i don't get it... ???
@jeremy, have you learnt those new bass tunes yet.. ;D
Rob, why haven't we seen your new toy yet? ??? Admittedly confused.
^ok, here ya go...
my new 7 string bitch. :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
i took the risk for £150.00 to get a chinese (chibanez) guy to make me this, (he even offered to do it any colour too :icon_cool:) but i just wanted him to concentrate on getting it just built nice, without the fannying around of colours etc...
and he has done a fantastic job on it, the neck is perfect, frets , everything is pukka!...
the trem i have locked off, as its obviously not a floyd, but remarkably good for a knock off..
all the pups are pretty cool, (however i managed to get a 7 string ibanez bridge pup from a guy breaking one for parts for £20.00 :icon_cool:)
so she will have a little operation later today, and she will bite that bit more... :icon_twisted:
paint, abalone, banding , finish etc..perfecto....i'm a very happy bunny indeed...
man its lovely hhaving that low end B for doom etc, but its just great adding bass notes to chords when clean too, a very FULL sound ..
so my report is..absolutely well worth the risk. 8)
(i had to pay £34.00 to customs, but f... it, so in total this baby cost £184.00 all in... (+£20.00 for a great pup)
and here she is.. (moody phone pics)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_011.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_010.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_009.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_005.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_004.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_003.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_002.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/WP_20141218_001.jpg)
i wish i'd gone for pink now.. :D ;)
N. I. C. E.
yeah man...i love it. 8)
after today's surgery she'll be 100%,
they must not be used to making lefties, my vol control is normal, but the tone is backwards..
but i shall be flipping my vol backwards too..its just better for pinky use for faux trems , swells etc..(i prefer to push than pull)
Looks fast, sleek.
I mentioned some time back somewhere that I was working on a guitar... it has been just a biatch. I think I have been working on it since about Sept.. I am currently rewiring it for the 3rd time. I made the mistake of asking an "expert" to help me with it-- and it got totally messed up. It is back on my bench today getting completely redone. Hopefully, I can finally make it work, I can restring it, and post some pics. It is a sweet blues guitar that was very low budget, but extremely good sounding.
Have you ever had one of those projects that EVERYTHING has gone wrong twice? Plus, every part I have tried to order has been out-of-stock causing big delays?
Edit-- got the wiring done. I think it is finally licked. It is nice not to have spaghetti hanging out of the F-holes anymore... >:(
MC
OK, after much a-do, and quite a struggle. It is complete. (I'll call it complete because I still have an issue with one of the tuner locks)-- will it ever end?!
Anyway-- I went on this quest to build a great blues guitar cheaply. Success!!
This started as the best bargain ever. I picked up this mint Epiphone "worn brown" hollow-body at a swap meet for $110! Edit: I probably got it so cheaply because the truss rod was not right, and the action was all out of whack.
I added a black Bigsby (B700) trem, black roller bridge, locking tuners, Epi "E" truss rod cover, black switch, black metal Fender knobs, black input jack, black screws. and black tailpiece plugs.
Black Guitar Fetish "Mean 90" PUPs. Awesome BTW.
New shielded wire. CTS 500K-A volume, CTS 500K-B tone, .022uf Orange Drop tone cap, and "Black Beauty" 10 ga. strings....
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/EpiWB_zpsd526874d.jpg)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/EpiWB_Body_zps8a674c79.jpg)
Woot!
MC
Beautifully done!
John-- I just LOVE the look... MC
That's one sweet guitar, Mark. Normally not a fan of Bigsbys, but it really suits that guitar.
Thanks Marc. I have an Epi Dot like this (red) with H-buckers. 1st guitar I ever bought. I wanted one with P-90's and a Bigsby. When I saw this WB Epi-- the inspiration light came on.
I decided I was finally sick of my guitar (the one in my avatar there) as it is worlds below the rest of my gear. It's a Xaviere XV-510, for those that are familiar with Guitarfetish.com's house brand. It's a fantastic guitar for the money, and they look gorgeous, but they're still Chinese mass-produced knock-offs. I put covers on the pickups, changed out all the hardware, added a neck inlay decal, tried to make it look as classy as possible, but it still doesn't sound or play like I want it to. I have about a dozen lovely pedals (mostly my own builds) that I play with live, and I have a beautiful hand-wired boutique amp that I play through, so I have been getting sick of apologizing for my guitar.
Today, that changed. I have always been a HUGE fan of Les Pauls (thus the Chinese clone) but they have always been out of my budget, especially considering that I like upgrading things (hardware, pickups, etc). But today I found a Gibson USA Les Paul studio body and neck for $350 and I jumped on it. I was also able to snag a pair of Gibson Dirty Fingers humbuckers (my favorites ;D) pretty cheap, and with the addition of some other hardware I should have an amazing guitar that will hopefully be gracing this thread in a week or two. Until then, this is what my guitar looks like:
(http://i.imgur.com/O5VtmjN.jpg)
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 09, 2015, 01:05:39 AM
Until then, this is what my guitar looks like
Looks great already, Nathan. Keep us updated!
My babies
(http://i.imgur.com/t2Pju54.jpg)
Nevermind the board ;-)
Quote from: Schizo910 on February 12, 2015, 06:10:29 AM
My babies
(http://i.imgur.com/t2Pju54.jpg)
Nevermind the board ;-)
You have succeeded in making me jealous.
That silver Gretsch tho :icon_eek:
Franken TELE!
Having mad pedal skills, I decided to build an axe to my specs.
The body was from an amature luthier out of Ky.
He was trying his hand at bodys and i picked up this sycamore with walnut top for 90 bucks.
The crack is superficial, hence the frankentele name. The red stripe id padduk,
The hardware is fender stuff from ebay.
The bridge is a ghoto and the tuners locking hipshots.
The neck is a Rio grande Dirty Harry and the bridge is a FatCat p90 from SD.
I had a limdlee fralin in the rear, but twas twangy to the extreeme.
The neck is a mighty Mite, hand selected for me from Anthill music in Fla.
She sings!(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t447/mikewford/DSCI0002_zpse8f7b235.jpg)
(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t447/mikewford/DSCI0001_zps5c518e0b.jpg)
(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t447/mikewford/DSCI0004_zps8e2e7847.jpg)
(http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t447/mikewford/DSCI0003_zpsd61e3c25.jpg)
Very nice. :)
I'll play as I've moved a few guitars out and a few guitars in in the past few months.
1994 Les Paul Junior Special - I passed on one of these about a decade ago and have regretted it ever since. Well used, but sounds great.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars/LesPaulJuniorSpecial1_zps809fdb1e.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars/LesPaulJuniorSpecial1_zps809fdb1e.jpg.html)
2001 57 Reissue - Got this from a friend. I've wanted it for a while as it's a great sounding 8lb Goldtop. I sold my Black Standard because of this.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars/Goldtop1_zpsf6eda4ee.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars/Goldtop1_zpsf6eda4ee.jpg.html)
Partscaster - Got this in trade for some pedals. It's actually a super cool, sort-of-tele. It's got a chambered mahogany body with a maple cap. Nice hardware too; lollar pickups and glendale bridge/saddles and sperzel tuners. Body is Warmoth and neck is USA custom guitars.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele1_zpsaaaf47ab.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele1_zpsaaaf47ab.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele2_zpsf88e4efa.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele2_zpsf88e4efa.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on February 17, 2015, 01:02:44 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele1_zpsaaaf47ab.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele1_zpsaaaf47ab.jpg.html)
I will love Les Pauls until the day I die, but I think an opaque top, even the classic gold top, is unfair because it robs you of the opportunity to see wood like this. All great looking guitars, but I especially love the finish on that tele. Is that birdseye maple on the neck?
Jealous..... :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 17, 2015, 09:38:26 AM
I will love Les Pauls until the day I die, but I think an opaque top, even the classic gold top, is unfair because it robs you of the opportunity to see wood like this. All great looking guitars, but I especially love the finish on that tele. Is that birdseye maple on the neck?
Jealous..... :icon_mrgreen:
I tend to like flametop Les Pauls as well, but this one is special to me because of how it sounds and the fact that it is freakishly light. At sound point, I'll probably get a flame top; hopefully it sounds as good.
The neck on that tele is sort of an odd combo of flame and birdseye. It's not the most figured neck I've ever seen, but it's still very pretty to me.
From this angle, you can see the bit of flame. From the other angle, the birdseye is more obvious.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele3_zpse60e8a60.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele3_zpse60e8a60.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on February 17, 2015, 09:42:10 AM
From this angle, you can see the bit of flame. From the other angle, the birdseye is more obvious.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele3_zpse60e8a60.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitars%20-%20Other/JimsTele3_zpse60e8a60.jpg.html)
Whoa. :icon_eek: It's like a completely different neck!
Great guitars everyone! I can't wait til I have something worthy of posting on this thread (Is it for any guitar or mainly guitar builds?)
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 17, 2015, 10:16:43 AM
Great guitars everyone! I can't wait til I have something worthy of posting on this thread (Is it for any guitar or mainly guitar builds?)
Any guitar :) If it's a guitar, looks like a guitar, or can be argued to have guitar-like properties, we want to see it ;D
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 17, 2015, 10:20:44 AM
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 17, 2015, 10:16:43 AM
Great guitars everyone! I can't wait til I have something worthy of posting on this thread (Is it for any guitar or mainly guitar builds?)
Any guitar :) If it's a guitar, looks like a guitar, or can be argued to have guitar-like properties, we want to see it ;D
I'll be posting a few pics later then. ;D
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 17, 2015, 09:56:49 AM
Whoa. :icon_eek: It's like a completely different neck!
Yeah, it's kind of awesomely funky that way. I love the look of it. I may have it shaved down a bit as it's currently a bit thicker than I usually play. For now I am playing it as is.
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 17, 2015, 10:20:44 AM
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 17, 2015, 10:16:43 AM
Great guitars everyone! I can't wait til I have something worthy of posting on this thread (Is it for any guitar or mainly guitar builds?)
Any guitar :) If it's a guitar, looks like a guitar, or can be argued to have guitar-like properties, we want to see it ;D
Totally agree. I like looking at guitars of all types.
I should take some new pics of some of my older and favorite guitars. I just never get around to it.
My Axes. The one on the right is a Fender MIM strat and my baby. The one on the left is a squire I picked up recently for the fun of modding/upgrading and as a challenge to see how good I can get a piece of chinese driftwood to sound :icon_twisted:
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/B2B88E4D-439A-4284-8795-03EABDDB7A18_zpstqqnddtn.jpg)
This is what started it all... When I first got the guitar it was kind of noisy so I decided I wanted to change out the pups. The first time I fired up a soldering iron, I replaced the bridge pickup with a seymour duncan hot rails.
Then I got a Lace Sensor gold off of Ebay to put in the neck, then a Dimarzio something or other for the middle pup. Then I got a push pull pot so I can have the option of neck/bridge combo
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/Mobile%20Uploads/08918104-D069-429F-A69B-4195B945F58D_zpsazsifpji.jpg)
I've done some work on the squier already, I replaced the god awful tuning machines, adjusted the truss rod, and added a switch to have the bridge/neck and bridge/mid/neck combo. I have a whole new pickguard, pots, and switch that I'm going to wire up and swap in (hopefully a set of new pups too). I got the tuners from Guitar Fetish and they are a vast improvement in looks and functionality.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/3EBF1641-A039-48FF-AE5A-478F7C5ED52D_zpsj2kzupxf.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/116CAA45-2D0B-4ED9-96A1-938ADF8C5322_zpsohox5tsr.jpg)
LOVE the pickup selection on the MIM! Really sweet looking guitar 8) Also, the Squier Affinity strat was my first electric guitar ever, and they can be made into decent guitars. That's the main thing I love about a strat-style body, super easy to mod. By the time I sold it my strat had 5 single coil pickups and I added a couple extra switches so you could turn on all 5 pickups at the same time. It was a BEAST :icon_eek:
UPDATE: So my new guitar body/neck arrived Tuesday, and I got to work filling it in, unfortunately I forgot to take two things into account: 1) This is my first USA made guitar so I forgot that metric threaded hardware won't fit; 2) The pickups have the same size ring, which means either the bridge ring will be too low or the neck ring will be too high. In this case it's the latter.
So I've ordered properly threaded posts for the bridge and tailpiece and a neck-height pickup ring, and I should have a finished guitar by Saturday :) But everything else has been put in and it's all wired up, so I figured I'd share the progress.....
(http://i.imgur.com/uRTfvOD.jpg)
WAAAAAAAYY more pictures to come later ;D
Nathan-- that is coming out NICE! MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 13, 2015, 02:45:20 AM
Nathan-- that is coming out NICE! MC
Thanks :) It's actually done now, I just keep forgetting to put up the pictures :P The only thing that would make this guitar more perfect for me is if I actually had time to play it ::)
(http://i.imgur.com/TZGgdDJ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/3LQqvQe.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Q3JVHVw.jpg)
Give it to me, Nathan. I'll play it. I promise. ;D
Nice job. The gold parts go really well with the wood. :icon_cool:
Quote from: bluebunny on March 13, 2015, 11:52:47 AM
Give it to me, Nathan. I'll play it. I promise. ;D
I've had a few offers like that :P Hopefully when school lets out I'll be able to get some playing in and maybe even get back to work on my solo album 8)
Quote from: bluebunny on March 13, 2015, 11:52:47 AM
Nice job. The gold parts go really well with the wood. :icon_cool:
Thanks ;D All my friends swore chrome hardware would look better but I disagreed.
Quote from: vigilante397 on March 13, 2015, 05:44:05 PM
All my friends swore chrome hardware would look better but I disagreed.
I agree with your friends, but it's still a damn nice looking guitar.
I took these pics for another forum, but they fit here too, so... This is all of my currently functional electrics except for the LP that has been living at my dad's studio, the low-strung Strat that was retired when I got the actual baritone, and the shortscale Peavey with Wolverine on it that my kid thinks is his.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/ashcatlt/guitar%20wall%201_zpsudrtt0g0.jpg)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/ashcatlt/guitar%20wall%202_zps38eoscxe.jpg)
The hooks were $0.47 a piece at the local hardware store and the 2x4s were free.
Cool, yep i use tool holders for my guitars too...
my mate gave me some proper hangers, but my el cheapo ones are perfect...and much better.
Nathan-- are those tuners "glow in the dark" type plastic. Just kidding!!! Reminds me of Creepy Krawlers from my childhood. (BTW a great toy that has since been banned).
I had to get a few gold truss screws recently for my ZW Les Paul. What a PITA. If anybody needs any, let me know, I have about 100 extra!
The gold looks good on the wood. Especially with the gold Gibson logo. Now you need brass frets.
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 15, 2015, 06:27:48 AM
Nathan-- are those tuners "glow in the dark" type plastic. Just kidding!!! Reminds me of Creepy Krawlers from my childhood. (BTW a great toy that has since been banned).
I remember playing with those and breathing the plastic vapors!
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 15, 2015, 06:27:48 AM
Nathan-- are those tuners "glow in the dark" type plastic
You're not the first person to ask that :P I went with those tuners because they were the classic Gibson type, but unfortunately glowing in the dark was not on Gibson's priority list there.
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 15, 2015, 06:27:48 AM
The gold looks good on the wood. Especially with the gold Gibson logo. Now you need brass frets.
Thanks :) I still think I made the right decision there. I didn't even think about brass frets, unfortunately that would be WAY more work than it's worth :P
i have the same 'greeny' tuners on my black 1990 gibson les paul standard.. :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 15, 2015, 04:11:52 PM
i have the same 'greeny' tuners :icon_cool:
I've heard they are especially made from teeth of folks in the appalachian mountain chain. (I am going to get soooo flamed.)
:icon_mrgreen: Too bad this emoticon doesn't have the color reversed. :P
MC
:icon_mrgreen:
da da daa daa daaaaaaa....de de dee dee deeeeee....
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 15, 2015, 04:55:02 PM
:icon_mrgreen:
da da daa daa daaaaaaa....de de dee dee deeeeee....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzWdKKu8&feature=player_detailpage
My current stable-
Squier Bronco, Bass VI project, White-on-white Bass VI, and half of my pedal setup
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11006448_1058481560845677_8189929215832148719_n.jpg?oh=a1d855dfc8d7dcdd3afd5e8f32802098&oe=55860296&__gda__=1434465705_235e873877e4d3177078adc46d29b1f2)
Homebrew guitar using all reclaimed woods. 30.327" scale length, non adjustable truss rod.
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SX Pirate Bass. Except for having snapped the headstock off twice, a pretty decent piece of kit for the $50 I paid for it including hardshell case.
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I love offset guitars, in case you couldn't tell.
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I love offset guitars, in case you couldn't tell.
and paintings... :icon_mrgreen:
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Quote from: deadastronaut on March 15, 2015, 04:11:52 PM
i have the same 'greeny' tuners :icon_cool:
I've heard they are especially made from teeth of folks in the appalachian mountain chain. (I am going to get soooo flamed.)
:icon_mrgreen: Too bad this emoticon doesn't have the color reversed. :P
MC
Maybe not, I live in Appalachia and I can confirm that this is actually true, it's a major source of income around here... especially since the meth heads and pillbillies started becoming a major portion of the population. Basically, you can find them along the road wherever shirtless walking guys can be found (mostly between the holler and the liquor store) and in parking lots rattling around in the helmets of folks riding liquorcycles (scooters that folks switch to because you don't need a driver's license to ride one after it's been taken away for too many DUI's). If you're brave, then you can find them along the trails to meth labs and shine stills.
As you would suspect in a DIY forum my guitars are anything but stock. I build parts casters from hand selected pieces gathered, traded for and bought over the years. The Blues strat is my #1 and has all the best of anythign I could find including an authentic .015 bumblebee , speed dials , old hot rails (not the new plastic coated ones), my toggle switch/tele/lp set up, 50's style 8-hole pickguard and the abalone inlays which do myself. I do golden age harnesses and custom wood working on guitars ( how I got involved with pedals, and if my math and physics were good enough amp building..maybe one day ..maybe a noisy cricket :) - these guitars also have the locking open geared tuners on them which I love seeing the mechanical gears right out in the open ..no case :)
both are MIM - MIM are so good for the money it caused me to just sell the MIA tele and strat I had as you cannot tell the difference at all. People say they can , but owning fenders for 30+ years I say its hogwash. Oh yeah, another cosmetic touch on #1 is no string tree, or string tree hole, the tuners are staggered as well as open geared ;D
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#2
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when I restring my guitar I will give a gut shot of it _ here is a preview - 1950's bumblebee on a 500K pot for my hotrails :
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Quote from: ashcat_lt on March 13, 2015, 08:30:44 PM
The hooks were $0.47 a piece at the local hardware store and the 2x4s were free.
I'd be careful with those hooks. If they are coated in the wrong type of plastic, it can react with the lacquer finish on your guitars, and it is very tough to touch up the damage convincingly because it can damage the color (if it gets too bad).
Gabriel
I Found this Fender Modern Player Jaguar Bass for very little money at a pawnshop and thought it would be a nice project;
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I refinished the body with daphne blue nitro finish, routed the body and adapted the scratch-plate for the extra electronics.
It has a Rangemaster circuit with OC45 transistor adapted for bass (bigger input- and output-caps) which adds a wonderfull liveliness to its sound.
Upper control plate switches between only neck pickup (Seymour Duncan SPB-1 P-Bass pickup) with dedicated volume and tone, or both pickups with dedicated vol, mix and tone (on the jack control-plate)
Lower control-plate has bypass, power and input-cap (2uf/0.1uF) switches for the boost circuit.
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Daphne blue is such an odd colour. It seems to change a lot depending on the light. It almost looks surf green in artificial light, bright saturated blue on photos and a soft blue with a hint of green in daylight. I wasn't sure how it would look with the maple neck and black block inlays but I think it turned out great.
That did turn out great! So retro-futuristic, straight out of The Jetsons if you're familiar with old North American Saturday morning TV cartoons.
Beautiful results!
dave
Thanks! Yeah , The Jetsons was broadcasted here in the Netherlands too. Perhaps that's where my love for retro futuristic design comes from. My inspiration where mainly the guitar version of the Jaguar and a daphne blue /maple neck 50's stratocaster. It's odd the Jaguar Bass didn't exist till 2007, as the design makes perfect sense when you see it.
Wow! :icon_eek: I was hooked on the first picture (always liked the look of the Jag basses). But I wasn't prepared for the reveal! Stunning work and beautiful bass.
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Quote from: bluebunny on April 15, 2015, 02:46:46 PM
Wow! :icon_eek: I was hooked on the first picture (always liked the look of the Jag basses). But I wasn't prepared for the reveal! Stunning work and beautiful bass.
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I love Kay's work!! +100
MC
Thanks guys! Yeah I have a thing for Jags too. Never thought my first Fender Jag would be a bass instead of a guitar, but running into the thing on sale for 180 euro's I just couldn't walk out of the pawnshop without it.
Now I'm spending my days lurking on offsetguitars.com and really craving for a Jaguar guitar.
The only thing that bugged me while working on the body was the upper horn, which is a bit longer than on the guitar model, probably for balance. But I think it actually disturbs the balance of the design.
I have considered reshaping it, but with the lack of good tools I was afraid of messing it up so left it the way it is.
Kay - looks fantastic to me just the way is. I've never liked Jags until I saw yours. If you're unhappy with it I'm guessing you could find a few takers!
That bass looks like it would fit on a boat with an old Mercury engine :icon_mrgreen:
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After years of working on this (School really gets in the way of things) hand carved Maple top/neck, Poplar sides/back, fanned fretboard with inlays...the works.....So much elbow grease......
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awesome work guys. I love that blue!
Noobamp - that is incredible work!
thanks a ton man!
Noobamp, just saw this, stunning work, blood sweat and tears! How do you like the fanned fingerboard? Slot it yourself or able to source a preslotted.
dave
@Davent: thanks for the kind words!
Its all done by hand. the slots were done with a thinned out coping saw blade and a Lo-o-o-o-t of care. the fretboard plays very well, but after 15 years of regular parallel frets, it does make some chords a little odd. in theory, it should allow for a more ergonomic feel to the fretboard, but muscle memory wins out in the end. honestly its a very minor change to get used to, but you get the much greater benefits of better string tension feel, more snappy lows and creamy highs. everybody wins!
I upgraded to some name-brand stuff this summer:
http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B9rgHFTgs6MDdUZ2N1pqa283VEU (http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B9rgHFTgs6MDdUZ2N1pqa283VEU)
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American "Special" strat and a 2015 Les Paul Traditional.
However, in true DIY-er fashion, I immediately voided the warranty on the Les Paul the day after I purchased it by taking the entire thing apart and then wiring it for output loading rather than coil loading tone controls. The strat is a partscaster that I assembled - American Special neck, Highway One nitro body, and Texas Special pickups that I've wired to include the bridge pickup with the second tone control. Because of the nitro body on the strat, I've been beating it up and throwing it around during band practice to "encourage" faster relicing. I won't take any sandpaper to it or anything to make it a fake relic job, but I'll abuse and mistreat it until it's in the condition I want it.
Just picked up this Bookmatched Blackwood to take for a freind.
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Air dried it should come up great!
I gave the blackwood a bit more of a sand, and picked up some other Tasmanian guitar timber
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Some Sasafras
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Blotched Sasaras
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Scribbled Sasafras
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And one piece of Maple
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Cheers Dave
that is going to be gorgeous once you pop the grain and oil it!!! man im drooling already
Finished this mustang..
Not as fancy as many of yours, not having access or talent in woodworking all that much..
Part warmoth, part stuff found elsewhere. Body was entirely finished by hand. A couple small blemishes and bits where I ate through the lacquer a bit, but I'm happy how it looks! Pickups are seymour duncan pearly gates, have the mini switches setup to toggle between parallel, series and single coil, and did some hack drill-press routing to add the pickup selector toggle!
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Meet Paula (75 Gibson Les Paul Triumph); Gertrude (82 Gibson Victory Standard); Betty (78 Gibson RD Artist); Lucy (65 Gibson EB3; restored); JLo (80 Gibson Sonex Custom; modified); and Maude laying down front (60s Harmony; originally acoustic).
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Quote from: Granny Gremlin on November 07, 2015, 10:38:00 PM
Meet Paula (75 Gibson Les Paul Triumph); Gertrude (82 Gibson Victory Standard); Betty (78 Gibson RD Artist); Lucy (65 Gibson EB3; restored); JLo (80 Gibson Sonex Custom; modified); and Maude laying down front (60s Harmony; originally acoustic).
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Gibson, Gibson, and more Gibson. I see we have similar (pronounced 'excellent') taste in guitars 8)
2003 LP Studio limited edition flip flop blue teal (the colour changes depending on the viewing angle); 2011 SG standard ebony.
And my non-diy boss pedalboard which hardly ever sees any use at all these days!
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Quote from: vigilante397 on November 07, 2015, 10:42:18 PM
Quote from: Granny Gremlin on November 07, 2015, 10:38:00 PM
Meet Paula (75 Gibson Les Paul Triumph); Gertrude (82 Gibson Victory Standard); Betty (78 Gibson RD Artist); Lucy (65 Gibson EB3; restored); JLo (80 Gibson Sonex Custom; modified); and Maude laying down front (60s Harmony; originally acoustic).
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Gibson, Gibson, and more Gibson. I see we have similar (pronounced 'excellent') taste in guitars 8)
Life is not fair. I hate you.
:(
Quote from: vigilante397 on November 07, 2015, 10:42:18 PM
Gibson, Gibson, and more Gibson. I see we have similar (pronounced 'excellent') taste in guitars 8)
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There are other things I'd be interested in, but either my studio partner has them (and I can therefore use them) or I can't afford a good one. Most of these I got silly deals on (the EB3 cost me US$300, but came to me stripped naked with all the remaining hardware in a plastic bag; no bridge). The rest were pre-children purchases.
Quote from: bloxstompboxes on November 08, 2015, 08:33:22 AM
Life is not fair. I hate you.
:(
Yeah, sorry. Though I must say it took me years to accumulate these, and I had to work for it. I pretty much spent a few years trawling ebay daily and living on a Gibson Bass fan board. Took a bunch of elbow grease to fix most of them up. Deals abound; you just gotta be really patient. I haven't bought a new axe in years (can't justify it having all these already... though I could do with something single coily ... and a 12er ... and not enough spare change for anything I'd really want).
If you really wanna hate somebody - good thing there's no pic of my studio partner's collection (luckily I get to help him curate it now - so glad I convinced him to sell the PRS and get a Ric).
The 82 Gibson Victory Standard looks interesting.
I googled it and have a question if I understand how the pickups are built.
Is the pickup like a P bass having two coils, each coil for two strings?
Quote from: cloudscapes on November 07, 2015, 08:07:21 PM
Finished this mustang..
Not as fancy as many of yours, not having access or talent in woodworking all that much..
Part warmoth, part stuff found elsewhere. Body was entirely finished by hand. A couple small blemishes and bits where I ate through the lacquer a bit, but I'm happy how it looks! Pickups are seymour duncan pearly gates, have the mini switches setup to toggle between parallel, series and single coil, and did some hack drill-press routing to add the pickup selector toggle!
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Nice!
Quote from: Gus on November 08, 2015, 11:33:20 AM
The 82 Gibson Victory Standard looks interesting.
I googled it and have a question if I understand how the pickups are built.
Is the pickup like a P bass having two coils, each coil for two strings?
Actually yes. But the coils are butt-ended in a straight line vs staggered/offset like a P (they just angled the pup).
It sounds very much like a P, but better in my opinion (growlier and more balls). Much heavier though (all maple). Wonderful neck (shallow but widish), brass nut (open notes sound amazing), and great upper fret access which I have used well. No neck dive but the 4 inline tuners + angled headstock (like a TBird) makes these hard to find a case for.
The best single point resource for info on the Victory series (or any Gibson bass) is FlyGuitars: http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/Victory.php
Don't pay a penny more than US$800 for one in good condition (maybe if dead mint and rare finish - like black with matching neck; most were red or silvergreen like mine, with natural neck) but you should be able to score one cheaper than that easy. There's plenty of them around on ebay etc (see the bass player in Marty McFly's band when they're trying out for the talent show in the beginning of Back To The Future).
My 2003 LP Studio flip-flop blue teal. They only made this in the 2002/3 model years if I recall correctly. The paint job was a collaboration with BASF. It changes colour depending on the viewing angle; blue teal to a more green kind of colour.
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QuoteFinished this mustang...
... And this is a nice instrument : I like that Green Translucent color 8)
Green is also the color that I chose for my Danelectro DC59 Custom :
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This is an evocation, a one-of-a-kind lefty modern tribute to the famous Danelectro DC59 guitar...
Not a real Dano product, indeed !I am responsible for the idea, design and electronics, and the construction is the work of a good friend skillfull-amateur-luthier.
Specs :
- Solid body is made from maple centre and alder wings.
- Color is automotive paint and coating "Alfa-Romeo Minerva Verde".
- Neck is glued one-piece maple, with rosewood fingerboard, double-action truss rod, jumbo-medium frets, TUSQ XL PQL-6060-L0 antifriction nut.
- Tremolo is Duesenberg-made "Super Tremola" model.
- Roller bridge is from TonePros.
- tuners are Grover Midsize.
- 3 pickups : 2x Gretsch HS FilterTrons + 1x Artec "Lipstick" AlNiCo.
- 5-position selector for Strat-style operation.
- Additional switch for Middle to Neck+Bridge shift in postion 3 of the selector.
- 1 master volume with treble bleeder.
- 1 master tone.
- Scale = 24"3/4
This guitar proves to be a successful design in terms of ergonomy - at least for me :
- the guitar is rock-stable, doesn't have any erratic movements when you play or release your hands from the instrument.
- the mass balance between body and neck is perfect.
- the weight is not premium but stays reasonable at 3.9kg.
- the instrument is comfortable and easy to play, everything is on hand.
The sound is a cutting through the mix combination between a Gretsch, a Strat and a Danelectro...
A very pleasing surprise !
A+!
That is super Bruno, gorgeous, looks to be very versatile.
Hope everything is well where you are!
dave
Thanks Dave !
Yes, my pal Fred and I were surprised by the qualities of this guitar.
Unlike the original Danelectro guitars, we opted for a glued neck :
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A+!
Bruno - that is a stunning guitar! Too bad it's left handed ;D
Quote from: peterg on December 04, 2015, 06:41:46 PM
Bruno - that is a stunning guitar! Too bad it's left handed ;D
That's okay, I'm sure Rob will love it ;D
Quote from: vigilante397 on December 05, 2015, 03:06:59 AM
Quote from: peterg on December 04, 2015, 06:41:46 PM
Bruno - that is a stunning guitar! Too bad it's left handed ;D
That's okay, I'm sure Rob will love it ;D
Thank you guys ! And sorry for the Righty Players, who have much more chances to find spessss guitars than us Lefties...
Is Rob = deadastronaut ? I've been off the forum too long, I don't remember but I guess...
A+!
Some quick samples of my Danelectro DC59 Custom, to have an idea of its sounds :
Clean tone, Fender SF 1978 Deluxe-Reverb :
https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0003-dc59cmv-clean3mp3 (https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0003-dc59cmv-clean3mp3)
https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0002-dc59cmv-clean2mp3 (https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0002-dc59cmv-clean2mp3)
Distorted tone, Roland MicroCube :
https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0006-dc59cmv-pincroc3mp3 (https://soundcloud.com/tubelectron/r05-0006-dc59cmv-pincroc3mp3)
I missed to record some bluesy tones, sorry...
Recorded with a Roland R-05 digital recorder.
Enjoy !
A+!
Quote from: tubelectron on December 05, 2015, 12:21:25 PM
Is Rob = deadastronaut ?
Of course. Are there any other famous lefties?? ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on December 06, 2015, 04:24:00 PM
Quote from: tubelectron on December 05, 2015, 12:21:25 PM
Is Rob = deadastronaut ?
Of course. Are there any other famous lefties?? ;)
of course there are, lol. I know you're joking.:
http://www.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/famous-left-handed-guitarists-1003-2012.aspx
i just read that whilst cracking a beer open...^
''The downside? Lefties are apparently three-times more likely to suffer from alcoholism''
busted...hic... :o..
nice lefty bruno.. 8)..fancy a drink?..hic ;D
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Not strictly a guitar but what the hell, only learnt a few chords so far but already a lot of fun.
^ 8) tempted to get one of those myself...i see them everywhere now,
even in charity shops..
I bought my first a while back. Within a few scant months (or less) I had four. Uke GAS... :icon_redface: :icon_rolleyes:
This is a five string tele bass I made for a friend, the motivation was a bunch of spare parts left over from upgrades....hence the jazz bass pickups. Has a unique sound due to the slightly shifted neck pickup...
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That's really sharp Mac, great job!
dave
Thanks, it took me about six months to build, even after buying the neck, lol
Man, I'm so m so jealous, that's an awesome looking bass.
Quote from: Mac Walker on February 03, 2016, 06:15:35 PM
This is a five string tele bass...
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Tele?
Yeah, some of the earliest basses from Fender had a tele headstock.....with a P bass body. I just copied the pickguard
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@mac: nice, is the pickguard laser cut?....
i'd like to make one for a project..
The pickguard was cut using a CNC machine, with a 1/8" bit. I found the pdf online somewhere and modified it for the five string neck width, the toughest part was fitting the neck pocket.
The pdf was modified to a dxf using inkscape (sometimes it works, sometimes not, depends on the version of the pdf), I can send you the files if you want. Although.......I would be willing to bet it would not be a good fit to any stock fender product as I scaled it back a few mm, mainly because the body blank I had was a bit undersized (there is a difference in size between the American standard and some of the other P bass body sizes).
My new baby got an outing last night:
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That burl maple just takes the coloured lights brilliantly! 8)
Nice design and look for your custom 5-string Telecaster Bass, Mac Walker 8)
Congratulations...
A+!
My pride and joy Noyce Eagle (Australian make) This guitar was a competition prize back in 1985. It is the first Noyce Eagle ever made and it's design and build was documented in a magazine called 'Sonics' through late 1984 to early 1985. It has a few scars but is in decent condition. I also own a Travis Bean Artist and a Chinese built Hagstrom Viking.
Details:
Huon Pine body (Tasmanian wood), Rosewood/Maple/Rosewood neck, Rosewood fretboard, 640mm scale with 22 frets and EMG S active pickups.
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Quote from: Buildtestrepeat on May 07, 2016, 09:08:53 PM
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Really good looking guitar, especially digging the wood on that neck 8)
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 08, 2016, 01:54:58 PM
Really good looking guitar, especially digging the wood on that neck 8)
Yes, i really like the low luster finish too, very stealth looking, i'm not into bright and shiny.
On the neck is light colour of the center piece of rosewood just way the light is playing on it or is there another piece of wood in there?
dave
Quote from: davent on May 08, 2016, 06:59:05 PM
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 08, 2016, 01:54:58 PM
Really good looking guitar, especially digging the wood on that neck 8)
Yes, i really like the low luster finish too, very stealth looking, i'm not into bright and shiny.
On the neck is light colour of the center piece of rosewood just way the light is playing on it or is there another piece of wood in there?
dave
Yup, it's a reflection. I've always liked the matt black look. After 30 odd years it's not as black or as matt as it used to be though.
Nashville Strat kit from BYOguitars:
All are standard parts with the kit except for upgrading the body from 3 pieces to 2 pieces. It's swamp ash and relatively blemish free. It's finished with about 6 coats of Tru-oil - Very easy to work with. The next cavity was a little too wide but veneer edging took care of that.
The neck that came with the kit is from Mighty Mite. It needed some fret edge filing but otherwise was in good shape straight from the box.
The pickups are BYO's own and sound great.
Hardware is as I expected - not top grade but ok.
I redid the control plate wiring - it was horrific.
Overall it's a good kit and was a good introduction to guitar building.
If you are interested in building a guitar from a kit PM me and I'll provide further info on BYOguitars.
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=52562&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=52559&g2_serialNumber=2)
peterg has a strat that sounds like a tele (very good looking build, by the way), I have a tele that sounds like a Les Paul :P It's not quite finished (waiting on the pickguard) but it's close :) Thinline tele build with an unknown body from Reverb and a "trickedoutguitar" maple neck (LOVE their necks!). Pickups are a Gibson 498T in the bridge (don't judge me) and a Mexican Fender tele pickup in the neck. Features a coil tap on the bridge and a killswitch, because why not? ;D I'll post more pictures when I get the pickguard in and have it officially put together 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/mSIFYNd.jpg)
My newly refinished Squier Strat. Over the last 15 years I've owned it we changed a lot - kinman and dimarzio pickups, grover tuners, jumbo frets, 12" fret radius, scalloped fingarboard and now refinished in sonic blue (used to be ugly metallic purple).
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/squier_refinish/SAM_3928.jpg)
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/squier_refinish/SAM_3920.jpg)
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Excellent paint job there Brani. Like it a lot!
thanks. I can't take credit for the paint job, I just took the disassembled body to a local car paint shop, gave them the original Cadillac Sonic Blue paint code and they did the rest. I just aged the covers and knobs, goes better with blue than plain white.
Beautiful color for the strat.
A shredder in disguise.
Indeed. It used to be a not-so-good guitar with crappy pickups, useless tremolo, slightly twisted neck. Now it's very comfortable to play and sounds great.
Cheers
Got bored a while back and decided to take an old strat copy i had and Frankenstein it into something strange. Shaved down the cutaways and did some routing, painted it seafoam green, wired up a few switches and pots and added 2 fender custom shop 65 jaguar pickups and it sounds great. Only wish i knew what i was doing when i did it since the wiring was poor (right before i learned to solder properly) and the paint didn't come out very well. Might revisit it and redo the horrendous wiring and add better tuners, then maybe i might have something great ill actually use.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/193x343q90/921/X5rAuI.jpg)
Fog, the picture makes it look like a miniature guitar :o
Ya its quite the small guitar. almost like a miniature jaguar. Light and surprisingly comfortable to play!
I like the reshape. All looks good in the picture!
dave
I was thinking about getting rid of this guy for a bit, but my better judgement won out and I remembered it's my favorite strat I've ever played. Warmoth solid swamp ash body (superheavy!) with an AllParts 1-piece maple neck (also somewhat heavy) and a Fender high-mass bridge (also heavy). Loaded up with GFS Li'l Killer rail humbuckers, and the result is a Strat very much resembling the feel and sound of a Les Paul :P Though I did coil tap each pickup separately, so I can run all humbuckers, all single coils, or any combination of the two. Behind my Les Paul this is my 2nd favorite guitar right now ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/nHU1iGK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/CSqqcV8.jpg)
Seriously, this neck is like playing melted butter.
(http://i.imgur.com/pIK9vQP.jpg)
looks great...
ive installed 2 of those humbuckers on my crapocaster...sounds nice. 8)
Treated myself to this just before Crimbo:
(not my photos)
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Still trying to work out a tuning that suits me. The body is engraved bronze-coated brass, btw. Weighs a bloody tonne for an acoustic instrument! :o
Quote from: bluebunny on January 23, 2017, 09:16:09 AM
Still trying to work out a tuning that suits me...
I think you'll stick to it literally ... if you just let it outside for a couple of hours
:icon_mrgreen:
Really nice Marc. Tried a six stringer recently, decided I'd never be able to play it coz it's too damn loud! Nice though
Finished after over 2 years of work and stalling. Very happy with results.
for more info http://diy-fever.com/guitars/kotzen-travelcaster/
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/travelcaster/SAM_4488.jpg)
(http://diy-fever.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/travelcaster/SAM_4442.jpg)
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BEAUTIFUL! yes, caps lock on. :icon_redface:
Seconded . AWESOME!
This is my new guitar that got delivered January 20, 2017. It was built for me by neoclassic shred guitarist and my friend Dean Cascione of DC Custom Guitars USA. Here is composite photo of the front and back in the case. I absolutely love it.
(https://soeceg.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y3m6wjf6RrgswTrvec2gjGEe8DNTC0m3HvqoLo5fea10V1lE1z2HeatvAf_E2yOKC2YfWeZKhGjkNqhx7dMVBYFEgNEa4b37WgOinwEfYgx4bbGez4rUBysOWWvf1dKwtP_aL3cjYXtnYat3yHPTOMslt0_5y0x15s0GpWIPdYyc6s?width=960&height=662&cropmode=none)
My DC Custom Guitars Guitar specs : - 25.5" scale - Yngwie J Malmsteen style scalloped fretboard - 9.5" radius - Birdseye maple 1 pc neck shank - Medium C profile - Dunlop 6000 frets - Reverse headstock - Hipshot graduated locking tuners - Dual acting trussrod at heel - Real shell abalone inlays - 5A quilted maple top over basswood DC Custom body - 4 bolt heel with DC personalized etched neckplate - Rear Charvel style electronics cavity route - SS pickup configuration - Vintage tremolo route - Wilkinson steel block tremolo with offset drilled sustain block for improved intonation and push in tremolo arm - Floyd Rose noiseless tremolo springs - Side input jack - 3 way toggle - 1 volume Seymour Duncan YJM high-speed volume pot - Copper grounding backplane - Aluminum cavity cover - GuitarHeads mini rail pickups wound to Dean's specifications - All black hardware - Thin nitrocellulose finish - SIT Power Steel 9-46 strings - Fender tweed guitar case
These closeups were sent to me before shipment and include his watermarks:
(https://socdhw.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y3m7x5fVS-ytsze80GplLDH-JpBVjJ2b5VdT4yVP5zmDJjw6ZmiFAbsuSiRJrHYd7rWfnmvWdAK9bNI5RrCRtGiS2HTmzUCg0f5BhjaFLy4uvjd8aFLhYLnwxSKArsB3htOoSL_z_X1hRnytT9plTMkhPS4Ws3ZYLjKJGHjLzr-Ckg?width=960&height=540&cropmode=none)
(https://soe4pw.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y3mdO9Qx7pUn7rZWgycE6KHsl8D2tUTrgsKoOX22vRn86gWMP1BQ-IutA-HRC9hcznkHHWP23MU_2RI0WKqmBVOSPZG8TM7Gm5BkLoQ6pXPVIIl8nNe9cBwsa6OufZo1DFa4R7QBT8nh02Fn-Mnk09K1Me8X95lDsfOfvwwurUdwOI?width=960&height=540&cropmode=none)
(https://sofgiq.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y3muObWvQ3Gj4t6GbMYN0pBp4dyf-zUVcYTRyTjzo0GudyCROEtsNqLCeD6b7_BNCL8cXFIQ3lRe1x6cGtyhnMR8a9GizWHnIr6obXvrOr-8-5GYTbH6gJvcttSt8-MPF3vFarIziLZ5YuKbY09-stkwqup6flsJdpP1cgOLtgHdXo?width=960&height=540&cropmode=none)
If you don't mind my asking...what would one of these set you back?
Quote from: rutabaga bob on February 02, 2017, 02:14:44 PM
If you don't mind my asking...what would one of these set you back?
Save your pennies. Dean said in general one of his guitar builds to these specs for customers run $3K. I paid along the way over the 5 months it took to complete it. He's building many guitars and doing guitar mods at the same time. I didn't mind since I broke my left hand (fractured pinky needing surgery and hand sprain) on July 29, 2016 and couldn't even begin to play guitar again until December. This was my reward for all the therapy pain and suffering - wifey approved!
Thanks, Steve! Just mere curiosity...not only is a guitar like this WAY above my skill-grade, but I'd probably be too scared to play it - worried about messing it up. I just got a used Oscar Schmidt OE-30 for $150...that's good enough for an old twanger like me. The only other guitar I have considered is a Tele-style, but I want a hard V neck-shape.
Being a shred guy, are you a Joe Stump fan?
Quote from: rutabaga bob on February 02, 2017, 02:40:10 PM
Thanks, Steve! Just mere curiosity...not only is a guitar like this WAY above my skill-grade, but I'd probably be too scared to play it - worried about messing it up.
Being a shred guy, are you a Joe Stump fan?
I'm paranoid it will get its first scratch or ding. I want to keep it in the case and my wife wants it on display in the stand - right under her heavy German coo-coo clock!
Yes I like Joe Stump's music. I met him twice at shows during 2016. He's a nice guy who comes up and talks to you like a regular human being. I like neoclassic rock being a big time Yngwie Malmsteen music fan.
Tell her okay, you'll leave it there - if you can bolt the clock to the wall-studs with heavy L-brackets! :icon_mrgreen:
nice axe steve,
with these scallops is it easy to bend when you dont want it to?.
e.g. finger pressure etc...i had a go on a righty, upside down, and if i held a chord
i could bend it by just slightly squeezing...kinda put me off the idea.
Quote from: deadastronaut on February 03, 2017, 05:34:16 AM
nice axe steve,
with these scallops is it easy to bend when you dont want it to?.
e.g. finger pressure etc...i had a go on a righty, upside down, and if i held a chord
i could bend it by just slightly squeezing...kinda put me off the idea.
yes, you need to improve left hand control with a scalloped neck. But it's worth it, gives much more freedom and besides, squeezing the neck tight in your hand won't help with anything. You'll fatigue more and it will slow you down.
Quote from: bancika on February 03, 2017, 06:09:21 AM
you need to improve left hand control with a scalloped neck. But it's worth it, gives much more freedom and besides, squeezing the neck tight in your hand won't help with anything. You'll fatigue more and it will slow you down.
I agree. I had my 2007 MIM Strat neck scalloped by the same guy before. At first it felt strange like my fingers were walking on a high wire. But I realized it's the frets that matter to sound the notes and your fingers aren't supposed to be pushing the strings down to the wood because you'll detune. So I quickly developed a lighter touch, just enough to sound the note. Your hand don't get as tired and you get more control over string grip with your fingertips, especially when bending and vibrato.
Nice ace Steve...
I got one similar, not scalloped though, since she has "acoustic" and MIDI outs:
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Now ready for blue version...
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Quote from: Fender3D on February 04, 2017, 11:52:00 AM
Nice ace Steve... I got one similar, not scalloped though, since she has "acoustic" and MIDI outs:
Wow that looks ready for the science lab! Very nice. :)
And now for something completely different :P This is my new favorite guitar in the world. Not just my favorite guitar I have ever owned, but my favorite guitar I have ever played. It's a 2003 Gibson ES-333 in faded brown which I buffed to a mild-gloss finish, threw on gold hardware, and put in some Gibson Dirty Finger pickups. It cost me as much as all my other electric guitars put together, but I absolutely adore it.
(http://i.imgur.com/dVvavi2.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/SyiCcOa.jpg)
Very nice, Nathan!
(http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/jdansti/0A5CE807-B8FF-4D1B-A772-15E5409A7740.jpg)
I'll be saying goodbye to this one soon. Serial #213. :'(
(http://i.imgur.com/LKCGCCZl.jpg)
Yeah, Nathan! I love those semi-hollows, too!
Quote from: Jdansti on February 05, 2017, 01:45:44 AM
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I must be a happy bunny then! :)
I took my new DC Custom Guitars shred machine outside for some rays. I call this baby "Sunrazor" named after one of my favorite Dean Cascione songs. He did such a great job with this amazing one of a kind build for me. Oh, one mod I did over the past weekend was add a Graph Tech Black Sleek Tusq XL String Tree to the E & A strings. I was nervous about hand drilling a hole into the birdseye maple headstock but it turned out pretty good. \m/
(https://emwprq.dm2304.livefilestore.com/y3mM9Khg_ibTgM_VlGoXa2V5qNX0tuKMdrNaWU17FJm-_s7FPmC5Ph2tmq91XfDPZ2tsscl_WPAC3oM7DYp-BlFwTDTq_VauPbOPHQKhkIhtUI3OYJ0ZQu2SFA9ttrl3XgVyFy4kwFl-BAClD3z-gyzCWe5W0ynshWDnRFRgYdzTw8?width=1024&height=381&cropmode=none)
In the Vintage Look category...
(http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/866376P1020235.jpg)
A+!
yay another lefty^.... 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 12, 2017, 06:32:19 AM
yay another lefty^.... 8)
Yes, Rob :icon_mrgreen:... Thanks !
A+!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2820/33448035583_988195dae9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SXFVEF)My yin-yang (https://flic.kr/p/SXFVEF) by bancika (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bancika/), on Flickr
Mmm . Nice
+1, love those inlays..really pop. 8)
Quote from: bancika on April 25, 2017, 04:25:40 AM
My yin-yang (https://flic.kr/p/SXFVEF) by bancika (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bancika/), on Flickr
This one might be more impressive:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bancika/32983212040/ (https://www.flickr.com/photos/bancika/32983212040/)
How did you do that?
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Gabriel
:icon_cool: talk to me about that bridge pick-up thingy
Quote from: Philthy on May 17, 2017, 11:15:21 PM
:icon_cool: talk to me about that bridge pick-up thingy
It's a Lollar string through lap steel picture. It's based on the pickups on old Supro lap steels, but it is also (along with the gold foil neck pickup) the bridge pickup on Ry Cooder's main electric guitar. It isn't even kind of a copy of the Coodercaster, but it was an influence. The pickups sound great, but it is a freaking pain in the ass. With the bridge pickup, the strings need to be quite precisely in the middle of the (rather narrow) space between the top plate and the coils. And the neck pickup is mounted directly to the top. Basically, the only way to adjust the pickup height is to change the neck angle. It sounds great, though.
Gabriel
thanks, I learnt something today.
must be tricky to palm mute!
Quote from: Philthy on May 18, 2017, 10:56:23 PM
thanks, I learnt something today.
must be tricky to palm mute!
Surprisingly, it's not. The high E string is a bit tricky, muting the low E causes the corner of the pickup to kind of dig into your hand, and it'll take some practice to be completely facile with it, but really it works pretty well. Plam behind the pickup, pick in front. It IS a bit different, but it's not that hard. And it really isn't a metal guitar, so I'm not going to be doing much low E chuging. The middle strings are no issue at all, and that's where I'll probably spend most of my time.
Gabriel
Started a new project today... a custom request. Will be a little while before it is done though. MC
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Oh, you tease! :)
I like where it's going already 8)
Actually, the customer's request is odd to me.. not something I would personally do! We'll see how it turns out. But it will be a stripped down Esquire, single pickup Tele.
Alder?
Actually "European Linden"
So, basically basswood?
Quote from: thermionix on August 04, 2017, 03:01:28 PM
I'm familiar with African Limba.
Basically Linden is Basswood. Has good tonal qualities for a Tele. Customer wanted a light guitar, so Linden was a good choice, as well as the "smuggler" hollowed out body.
Getting started... this is going to be a Cadillac Sedan DeVille vs. a Chevy Corvette!
(https://s21.postimg.org/523s0de3n/Telecasters.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/523s0de3n/)
Quote from: italianguy63 on August 04, 2017, 06:25:53 AM
Started a new project today... a custom request. Will be a little while before it is done though. MC
(https://s1.postimg.org/p3p94qzcr/s-l500.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/p3p94qzcr/)
Customer wanted a natural finish.. (basically bare wood). Talked him into an oil finish. I am using "Tru-Oil" gun stock oil for the 1st time.. Really cool stuff! On coat 6 of the finish.. about 1/2 way done (with the finish)... looks nice.
A good while ago, I popped an under saddle piezo into my old Yamaha classical. Output goes straight into the amp and sounds brilliant. Until that is, the wires break. Problem is that the wires are just too long inside, move around and finally give way. Also, I hate the noise of them flapping against the sides so I plan to shorten them.
That's the easy bit but there will always have to be some slack created when the jack is re inserted so I'd like to tape the last bit to the sides. Question is, just how would I do that? My arms are too big to fit through the sound hole and I struggle enough to get that darned nut back on the jack
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QuoteMy arms are too big to fit through the sound hole
Wife? Kids?
Wife's arms too big, kids too. Grandchildren maybe. Next time they're round I'll test them. Hadn't thought of that. :icon_redface:
Quote from: stallik on January 21, 2018, 12:23:28 PM
A good while ago, I popped an under saddle piezo into my old Yamaha classical. Output goes straight into the amp and sounds brilliant. Until that is, the wires break. Problem is that the wires are just too long inside, move around and finally give way. Also, I hate the noise of them flapping against the sides so I plan to shorten them.
That's the easy bit but there will always have to be some slack created when the jack is re inserted so I'd like to tape the last bit to the sides. Question is, just how would I do that? My arms are too big to fit through the sound hole and I struggle enough to get that darned nut back on the jack
(http://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/yamahaguts.png)
Most pickups come with two or three wire clips. You don't need to get them in super deep, just enough to hold the wires in place.
Gabriel
This PU was salvaged from an old broken Giannini. Will search for clips. Ta
A couple partcasters I put together. The first is really nice to play. Light, thin body. Took a bit of work fitting the electronics. It's very open and bright.
The second is nicer looking, walnut over pine. It's a bit dull sounding. Open high strings don't ring so well. But I'm glad to have it.
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/r270/28059154_10215383589081170_2562005965800917882_n.jpg?oh=18a81be8aed9b5bf2589ce625b44b1ee&oe=5B094ED0)
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They both look nice to me. I've got a dull, pretty tele. Crank the gain right up and it's the go to guitar....
Gah, you can't keep doing this to me! :-[ I've never been a fan of the Tele sound, but I LOVE the Tele look and occasionally catch myself looking at parts to put one together...
Really great looking builds though, for reals 8)
Very nice Ts. Someone needs to shame me relentlessly into building my Frankentele. I've only had all the parts sitting ready and waiting for about ten years. :icon_rolleyes:
I have another telebody made from cedar. Working on it's clear coat. ALso two strats about ready to put together.
Telecaster are the easiest builds I think. There are lots of cheap bodies sold on Ebay. Many building from random junk wood. Around $50-$100. Hardware and neck is where you have to spend some money. $100 for the neck, $100 minimum for average pickups. And another $150 for decent hardware, electronics and tuners. Not to mention finishing supplies. This is using a seller like Stewmac who are great but expensive. Often much more money than say a Squire or something. And you have to know what you're doing.
Both those guitars required me to cut some body to fit things. The top one in a thin body so I had to dremel out enough wood to fit the tele switch. And work the jack route some. I also cut out to fit the neck pickup.
The bottom walnut over pine one seemed to have been cut to fit a strat neck. More curved pocket. I had a tele neck so I went ahead and used a dremel to fit it best I could. First time doing such things. Glad it worked out.
Easily as addicting as pedal building which I havn't done so in a long time.
Quote from: bluebunny on February 25, 2018, 07:08:12 AM
Very nice Ts. Someone needs to shame me relentlessly into building my Frankentele. I've only had all the parts sitting ready and waiting for about ten years. :icon_rolleyes:
Only another 10 to wait before you can build a genuine vintage guitar :)
Just imagine how you'll feel if you finally put it together and it sounds fantastic. All that time wasted not being able to play it....
Quote from: stallik on February 25, 2018, 12:23:02 PM
Only another 10 to wait before you can build a genuine vintage guitar :)
The way I'm organised, it'll be a bloody antique by the time I build it. ;D
Anyway, nice start, Kevin - thanks. Keep going. The shame is building up!
quick question for guitar builders..
i'm building a lefty strat from new parts ive been collecting...
i want 2 volumes, 1 tone..
some seem to have 250k for vol...some have 500k...
should i go with 500k and log or lin?
and why? cheers guys... 8)
I think you want 250K-A in all 3 slots... MC
cheers mark.... 8)
Stock stratocasters equipped with single coils use 250K log.
You may use 500K for a brighter tone or if mounting a humbucker.
Long story short:
the higher the pot's resistance, the brighter the tone.
cheers federico, yeah im going with HSS (middle s will be a dummy.) 2 way switch.
so 550k for hummer
250k for the bridge...
cheers .
Why the dummy?
Quote from: bluebunny on February 25, 2018, 04:25:41 PM
Quote from: stallik on February 25, 2018, 12:23:02 PM
Only another 10 to wait before you can build a genuine vintage guitar :)
The way I'm organised, it'll be a bloody antique by the time I build it. ;D
Anyway, nice start, Kevin - thanks. Keep going. The shame is building up!
Hey Marc, how's progress?
''dummy''
just for experimental purposes...in future maybe...
plus i have a new hss plate....on the subject, being a lefty is a pain when it comes to choice
of hss scratchplates...black or white... :(
Quote from: stallik on March 17, 2018, 04:12:52 PM
Hey Marc, how's progress?
Hang on, "progress"... Lemme grab a dictionary... :icon_twisted:
OK, so the shame is definitely progressing! Not sure about the build just yet... :icon_rolleyes:
Hmm. You just know I'm not going to let this one go.... :icon_evil:
Keep going, Kev. You're doing a fine job! If the nag-line wasn't "build the freakin' guitar, already!", we could be married! ;D
My EKO acoustic 19?? , 1978 Avon Les Paul copy , 2017 USA Strat Special , Peavey Millenium BXP Bass . And peddal board .
(https://s10.postimg.org/c8sstfns5/Les_Guitars_1280x1207.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/c8sstfns5/)
My sons 1983 Yamaha SG300 , Gibson SG special 2005 ish , 2007 ish Jackson DKMG dinkey , 1989 RG560 . Peavey bass is mine .
(https://s10.postimg.org/mwwjryd39/James_Guitars.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/mwwjryd39/)
Aria Flying V That i owned for a few years sold it around 1987 .Had a red Westone Spectrum SX around the same time which i sold around 1989 .
(https://s10.postimg.org/whg6f6a8l/DSC02751.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/whg6f6a8l/)
My Garage where my son practiced with his school band date 2004 or 2005 .Forgot i had that Strat copy which went to a car boot sale shortley after this picture .Drums were also my sons but recently sold .Marshall MG100 is my brothers but i still have the Ashdown Fallen Angel 60 DSP Valve Head and i made the cab it stands on loaded with 2 G12H100 Celestion,s .
(https://s10.postimg.org/bi02nsb5x/20171204_114125.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/bi02nsb5x/)
I played Guitar in a band 1984 to 1986 then played keyboard in a girly music band during 1987 and still tickle the ivories accasionally on these 2 .
(https://s10.postimg.org/f2vy6u7xx/Keyboards.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/f2vy6u7xx/)
She's my eternal love:
(https://i.imgur.com/M8KZB06l.jpg)
Some of you may have seen this guitar in my "Should it stay or should it go?" thread, and I decided it would stay. I put it back to the mirror pickguard and rail humbuckers so I love the sound of it again, but I still thought the look needed a little something. So 11 hours with my laser engraver later it now has the text of a Mongolian poem entitled "The Frightened Rabbit" written in Mongolian old script.
(https://i.imgur.com/vGlB5Sg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/HbdGQvP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/1gTFZRT.jpg)
And a close-up:
(https://i.imgur.com/U4HX5mN.jpg)
That's very cool, Nathan, although I can't say I approve of frightening rabbits...
Quote from: bluebunny on May 21, 2018, 02:53:28 AM
I can't say I approve of frightening rabbits...
To be fair frightened probably isn't the best translation of the word аймхай. It's like timid, or cowardly, easily frightened. Something like that :P
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 21, 2018, 03:12:39 PM
Quote from: bluebunny on May 21, 2018, 02:53:28 AM
I can't say I approve of frightening rabbits...
To be fair frightened probably isn't the best translation of the word аймхай. It's like timid, or cowardly, easily frightened. Something like that :P
Frightened by that crack in the pick-guard. You should fix that!!
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 21, 2018, 03:40:21 PM
Frightened by that crack in the pick-guard. You should fix that!!
I didn't like to say anything about that. Feeling a little аймхай, perhaps... ;)
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 21, 2018, 03:40:21 PM
Frightened by that crack in the pick-guard. You should fix that!!
I thought about it. A replacement pickguard would be like $10 from the bay. I'm just not $10 worth of bothered by it yet :P
I'm most impressed that you read Mongolian. I have difficulty with English. And that's my only language
Quote from: stallik on May 21, 2018, 06:08:19 PM
I'm most impressed that you read Mongolian.
You think that's impressive, just wait till you hear me speak it ;) They use Cyrillic now so it's a lot easier to read. The old script has become more of an art form, kind of like calligraphy is in English. So for fairly obvious reasons my Mongolian guutarist friends went absolutely NUTS when I posted these pictures on facebook ;D
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 21, 2018, 06:03:55 PM
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 21, 2018, 03:40:21 PM
Frightened by that crack in the pick-guard. You should fix that!!
I thought about it. A replacement pickguard would be like $10 from the bay. I'm just not $10 worth of bothered by it yet :P
It's too pretty of a guitar not to fix!
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 22, 2018, 04:58:30 AM
It's too pretty of a guitar not to fix!
Fine :P New pickguard has been ordered (from China).
(https://i.imgur.com/NMI5Lvl.jpg)
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 22, 2018, 09:28:33 AM
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 22, 2018, 04:58:30 AM
It's too pretty of a guitar not to fix!
Fine :P New pickguard has been ordered (from China).
(https://i.imgur.com/NMI5Lvl.jpg)
Get back with us in a couple months.
LOL
Quote from: vigilante397 on May 22, 2018, 09:28:33 AM
Fine :P New pickguard has been ordered (from China).
TBH, you could have got away with just a bit of photoshopping... ;D
Here you go:
(https://i.imgur.com/T7r8ux1.jpg) :icon_biggrin:
Heh heh. Nathan's fast becoming the Photoshop king without lifting a finger
Quote from: bluebunny on May 22, 2018, 04:18:24 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/T7r8ux1.jpg) :icon_biggrin:
Perfect, thanks! Now I can cancel my order ;D
Just to wake up that topic Pictures (guitars)... Here are mine - sorry, all Lefties :icon_confused: :icon_mrgreen:
The Gretsch section :
(https://img2.lght.pics/PLyn.jpg)
The Others section :
(https://img2.lght.pics/PLyg.jpg)
The Transformers section :
(https://img.lght.pics/Dv5t.jpg)
The latest one to date :
(https://img.lght.pics/Dt2F.jpg)
A+!
yay lefty heaven..... 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 28, 2018, 06:40:42 PM
yay lefty heaven..... 8) 8) 8)
Thanks Rob "deadastronaut" ;)... I don't remember :icon_confused: : are you also a LH player ?
A+!
yup... 8) 8) 8)
That Dano has been nicely Gretsched out, too. BTW, how do you like those H-Bs?
Picked this RGX421D up off Gumtree the other week for $100AUD.
It's keeping my SG good company.
(https://i.postimg.cc/nCCnC0Ch/EAC53-C53-E918-4-C9-E-B6-EE-C7-E2-D6-AF5471.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nCCnC0Ch)
There was a time when I was far more into guitars than pedals, but these days I'm down to a couple of basses I built myself, a guitar I built myself, a Westone Thunder 1-A that someone found in a skip, an old Charvette that I'm still mucking about with and a Yamaha APX700 acoustic.
Here are some pics:
(http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/pics/basstwo.jpg)
(http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/cover.jpg)
(http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/pics/T1P90.jpg)
I've also got a Rickenbacker 330 here that used to be mine - I sold it to a friend but since then it's spent most of the time here despite my encouraging him to take it away
(http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/pics/330.jpg)
Quote from: Ben N on March 31, 2019, 09:00:22 AM
That Dano has been nicely Gretsched out, too. BTW, how do you like those H-Bs?
Those Danelectro are one-of-a-kind Lefty Tributes without any regular existence... The Green has been built from scratch et the Orange was a derelict hollowbody saved from trash.
And yes, those Harley Benton MS60LH-VW are very well built, and once set up correctly they play flawlessly. These guitars were sold dead cheap 2nd hand like new and unused, because as is they were unplayable and in need of serious set-up and modifications.
A few days ago, I bought a JA60LH-OW 2nd Hand too... Dead cheap too... I'm waiting for her delivery in the days to come.
(https://img.lght.pics/zx37.jpg)
Those guitars are interesting and reliable modding platforms.
A+!
(https://kuvaton.com/kuvei/kitarapaatti.jpg)
Nice vid. I don't think I'd go floating my Maton in water, but I'm no rich hipster.
Very old photo but I still have it. Limited edition 2007 Fender Palo Escrito Telecaster.
(https://i.postimg.cc/vm3Zhy6V/tele.jpg)
But what I mostly play is my newish, very cheap (£109 discounted!!) Squier Mustang
(https://i.postimg.cc/MHyTyQ0W/mustang.png)
I have all the parts I need to make five or six pedals, so of course I recently spent an afternoon putting a couple of pickups in a guitar :)
The guitar had a single P90 squeezed into the bridge humbucker rout which I didn't want to take out, so I ordered a pair of very cheap mini humbuckers from China (eBay) and currently there's a 3 way switch for bridge and neck pickups and an on/off toggle for the middle. That means that I can have all three on at once but not the middle pickup on its own.
(http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/pics/Thunder1A.jpg)
I've started taking old, beat up guitars and doing whatever I can to make them presentable, fully functional and very playable.
I'm trying to hone my skills a bit before going on a guitar building course. When each one is finished, I'll eBay them, buy another, repeat.
First up is an old Stagg Jag alike. Evicted the spiders, electrics rewired, frets polished, nut recut, full setup. Plays extremely well with a low action and sound like - well, an old Stagg Jag. Hoping for around £40 on the bay to keep costs neutral. Sad to say, this is fun
(http://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/SJ1combo.jpg)
Few pics of my latest build - a guitar heavily inspired by Ibanez JPM. I initially did JPM-style graphics with candy apple red finish but after a month it all cracked, so we had to strip it and refinish it, this time at a local auto body shop, using Porsche Acid Green Paint.
Here's few images of the JPM graphic, while it lasted :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVHFFPKy/SAM-1918.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVHFFPKy)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZW525vJY/SAM-1933.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ZW525vJY)
And once it's all finished
(https://i.postimg.cc/QKKvs2DQ/SAM-9544.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QKKvs2DQ)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ygdwpJrr/SAM-9545.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ygdwpJrr)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xqXwKzmX/SAM-9567.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xqXwKzmX)
(https://i.postimg.cc/S2vHByBQ/SAM-9577.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/S2vHByBQ)
(https://i.postimg.cc/mhK0Vg38/SAM-9583.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mhK0Vg38)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Hrk4yQJK/SAM-0165.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Hrk4yQJK)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bGGx6p99/SAM-0181.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bGGx6p99)
And one with me posing with it :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Z9VrK0Km/SAM-9972-2-Edit-Edit-2-Edit.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Z9VrK0Km)
Working on this one currently. Was unsure of which pickups(s) to add to the Seymour Duncan supplied with the guitar so I thought I'd run some tests making cardboard scratchplates. The poles of this DiMarzio were the wrong spacing so I had to angle it. Sounds great but gets in the way of my fingers a bit. Maybe that's why they're usually straight at the neck?
Had to design the scratchplate myself with only an outline from the old, homemade one which came with the guitar. It only fits correctly because of the dozens of paper templates I made first. Next is a HSS version... and the final one will be black
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/prs.jpg)
cool ,i love doing up old cheapos too, and making them play nice.....many happy friends who love them now... 8)
I got 6 for £90 on fleaBay. Should make my money back on 5 but this one's going nowhere. Don't tell the missus ;)
Quote from: stallik on March 21, 2020, 02:41:26 PM
I've started taking old, beat up guitars and doing whatever I can to make them presentable, fully functional and very playable.
I'm trying to hone my skills a bit before going on a guitar building course. When each one is finished, I'll eBay them, buy another, repeat.
First up is an old Stagg Jag alike. Evicted the spiders, electrics rewired, frets polished, nut recut, full setup. Plays extremely well with a low action and sound like - well, an old Stagg Jag. Hoping for around £40 on the bay to keep costs neutral. Sad to say, this is fun
(http://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/SJ1combo.jpg)
More like the soul of a Strat stuck in the body of a Jag.
Quote from: stallik on March 24, 2020, 12:43:56 PM
I got 6 for £90 on fleaBay. Should make my money back on 5 but this one's going nowhere. Don't tell the missus ;)
result, i still have my bitsocaster i got for 30quid off ebay, added a full size humbucker, and 2 hot rails buckers,
and though i have a gibson les paul, and ibanez rg470, and a jackson rr1, the cheapo is the one i play the most.
its nice to mod it, and not be precious about it...its setup really nice ... 8)
im always on the look out for cheap old lefties...as long as they have the heavy bodies....the light weight bodies are just naff....feels too light.
This is getting addictive. Never worked on an acoustic before and this one from the same batch had neck & fret problems as well as a massive belly on it which took a week to level out. Action now reduced from 16mm to 2.6 at 12th fret so it plays well again. Got my last set of D'Addario 10's on it and a cut down chopstick as a temp replacement for the missing peg. Looks pretty though - Chinese Fender
Now feeling naked - no spare strings, can't get to a guitar store even if they were open and Amazon are reporting earliest delivery 21st of next month!
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/FenderAcoustic.jpg)
I wish my belly would level out within a week. :icon_rolleyes:
Lovely looking guitar, Kevin. :icon_cool: So you're after strings? Lots of places out there that I'm happy to recommend. I assume they're still doing ordering online.
I received a notice Friday from Strings and Beyond, free international shipping until March 27, no code needed. Been getting my strings here for a number of years.
https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/
dave
Thanks guys - just found strings direct in the UK. I'm stupidly fussy where i get my string since receiving the motherload of fakes - and my were they bad!
Time to give online a try again..
Strings Direct is probably where the majority of my strings come from, including the non-guitar ones.
Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR/image1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb/image2-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb)
^ lovely, ive always liked the ibanez prestige which go for ridiculous prices these days....basically a les paul with 2 cutaways
but i have a 1990 les paul anyway.... 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 14, 2020, 04:56:01 AM
but i have a 1990 les paul anyway.... 8)
And you dare to declare it in such a cold blooded mannerism..?? :icon_evil: :icon_mrgreen:
yes...whoooooarghhhhhhh.... :icon_twisted:
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 13, 2020, 03:23:24 PM
Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR/image1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb/image2-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb)
Jeremy, do you happen to know which model number that is? I've got an AS120 in a cherry finish, also gorgeous, but suffers from a bit of twist in the neck.
NGD for me this past weekend - finally finished a Warmoth Telecaster build:
(https://i.postimg.cc/SJY000Fg/IMG-20200519-171720191-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SJY000Fg)
Nice. How did you wire the switch and pickups?
5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.
Switch gives:
neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge
The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.
Quote from: Ben N on April 30, 2020, 07:31:29 AM
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 13, 2020, 03:23:24 PM
Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.
(https://i.postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR/image1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jCPkqyMR)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb/image2-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bdpFJsWb)
Jeremy, do you happen to know which model number that is? I've got an AS120 in a cherry finish, also gorgeous, but suffers from a bit of twist in the neck.
This is a 1981 AS200.
My experience with Ibanez over the last few years has been what you describe. A LOT of them develop the thing where they are back bowed from the first to fifth frets and front bowed the rest of the way.
Quote from: GGBB on May 22, 2020, 05:47:13 PM
5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.
Switch gives:
neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge
The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.
That is cool
Something that has been up on the blue guitar site for years 90's IIRC . I built a thinline tele using this wiring a little different order. Series and one pickup inverted is cool. I used a Yamaha switch IIRC I don't rememebr if the super switch was available at the time of the build.
https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif (https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif)
On the list is the L6 6 way switching for two pickups have you looked at that? I believe the guitar world has overlooked it.
Update of the stock - sorry, all Lefties or converted ??? :
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2020/05/29//SFJEJb-guitar-gallery-24-04-2020.jpg)
A+!
Quote from: Gus on June 23, 2020, 09:50:45 AM
Quote from: GGBB on May 22, 2020, 05:47:13 PM
5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.
Switch gives:
neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge
The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.
That is cool
Something that has been up on the blue guitar site for years 90's IIRC . I built a thinline tele using this wiring a little different order. Series and one pickup inverted is cool. I used a Yamaha switch IIRC I don't rememebr if the super switch was available at the time of the build.
https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif (https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif)
On the list is the L6 6 way switching for two pickups have you looked at that? I believe the guitar world has overlooked it.
I got the 5-way wiring from Stew-Mac - saw a video on it and they have a downloadable PDF (https://www.stewmac.com/articles-and-video/trade-secrets/how-to-get-two-more-sounds-out-of-your-fender-telecaster.html). But I'm sure it's been floating around for a long time. The switch positions are different than the blueguitar variation - more conventional (the stock tele positions are the same) which I like better.
The 6-way seems interesting but I wonder how beneficial it is to have both series and parallel out-of-phase options - could there be that much difference that both would be useful? I can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me. Plus I do not like rotary pickup selectors switches.
QuoteI can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me.
Funny, I thought that. Turns out that it's an amazing sound with almost no volume drop. On my guitar at least...
lovely collection of lefties bruno...... 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: stallik on June 24, 2020, 07:17:30 AM
QuoteI can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me.
Funny, I thought that. Turns out that it's an amazing sound with almost no volume drop. On my guitar at least...
Which one are you talking about - series or parallel?
Parallel. Sorry I wasn't clear. Dunno if it's just the pickups I'm using but it's the closest I come to the Peter green sound. Then again, if you heard it, you'd probably disagree. I have lo-fi ears. They come with age
Quote from: stallik on June 24, 2020, 05:41:26 PM
Parallel. Sorry I wasn't clear. Dunno if it's just the pickups I'm using but it's the closest I come to the Peter green sound. Then again, if you heard it, you'd probably disagree. I have lo-fi ears. They come with age
No - I like it - wouldn't be something I use a lot though. My earlier question was about how useful having BOTH out-of-phase variations - parallel AND series - would be and how different they would sound.
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 24, 2020, 07:30:40 AM
lovely collection of lefties bruno...... 8) 8) 8)
Thanks Rob Lefty Mate ! ;)
A+!
Mine below
2019 Jazzmaster, Ocean Turquoise
(https://i.postimg.cc/7q37rpGB/FD73-F811-4-F63-4880-A0-CE-B189-CD8-A8-AD8.jpg?dl=1)
1965 Mustang, Daphne blue
(https://i.postimg.cc/6wP6KHnb/4-A2629-C0-6553-4-B47-A12-E-246-DFD8-C37-C8.jpg?dl=1)
2004 Mustang, Ocean Turquoise
(https://i.postimg.cc/SqgMy6Kh/0-FF2976-E-7342-4-B8-D-B7-DF-897-BD13-FDD07.jpg?dl=1)
2004 Jaguar, Olympic White
(https://i.postimg.cc/1PmFhCsB/A7-F58-A57-61-DC-40-FD-A640-1-C3-CB3-A59567.jpg?dl=1)
2019 SG jr, Heritage cherry
(https://i.postimg.cc/xftc1QnR/778-A159-B-C47-A-4-D5-F-B62-A-BA62328-B0770.jpg?dl=1)
2010 BlackHeart Melody Maker
(https://i.postimg.cc/zzjRHWST/CD6-DF568-3071-4-D00-AD6-D-EC2-C589-F7-F3-A.png?dl=1)
2011 BJ Armstrong Les Paul Jr
(https://i.postimg.cc/66p4r3Yg/AFB64-B09-B785-4-EED-BAE5-8-C5-F26-F12259.png?dl=1)
Nice collection. :icon_cool:
This is a thinline strat build I put together recently. I won't mention the name of the place I got the body from because I did not care for their product or their service, it took 3-4 hours of work to get it to the level I would expect a commercial product to be. Body finish was done with Wudtone (LOVE their finishes), neck is a roasted maple Fender replacement, pickup is a Seymour Duncan JB.
The pickguard was an experiement for me, it's aluminum that I milled out with CNC, then I powdercoated it and laser engraved it. Turned out really nice in my opinion, I may end up doing more like that.
(https://i.imgur.com/UGUNp1q.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/PeKDL2O.jpg)
Still finding different areas on this great DIY Stompboxes site.
Found............Great pics of guitars !!
(Missing Xmas gift to myself...Taylor)
First was the Black Electra purchase from friend in 1974.
Yamaha Red Label in UR. Santa Cruz OM in LL.
All USA except the Red Label and Electra.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hzg9CyqZ/GUITARS.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hzg9CyqZ)
Finally moving this over here where it belongs :P This is my new semi-hollow J Bass: custom walnut/mahogany body (Acapulco gold finish from Wudtone), roasted maple Fender replacement neck, Nordstrand JB pickups, CNC-milled/powdercoated/laser engraved aluminum pickguard, Hipshot hardware. Wired the pickups so I can have both pickups mixed in mono (top jack), both pickups separately in stereo (bottom jack), or split each pickup to its own mono jack (both jacks at the same time). And I know the pickguard covers the F-hole a little, I'm trying to figure out a way to notch the pickguard that will still look okay, just afraid to ruin it and have to make another :P
(https://i.imgur.com/dhcCkxQ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/k9dR7qV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8dih2zT.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XEWaa3Q.jpg)
And of course it's semi-hollow so it fits in with the family :P
(https://i.imgur.com/zY0qBPg.jpg)
Custom P-Bass/Music Man Hybrid.
Bartolini Pick-ups and NTBT 2 band EQ preamp, Allparts Body and Neck (late 90's), Custom 2mm Aluminum Headstock Cover plate (glued) and Pickguard.
Controls (top to bottom in 2nd pic) Master Volume, Pick-up selector(neck/both/bridge), Bass EQ, Treble EQ, Bridge PU(single coil/humbucker series), Preamp on/off, status LED.
Everything I always wanted in one Bass and sounds absolutely killer. 8)
(https://i.postimg.cc/bSqG2Mgk/169603242-3849834101719759-4691833522531976370-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/bSqG2Mgk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/dD9ZKsQB/171078261-3849834141719755-3846725987180076273-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dD9ZKsQB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Bt3PyL3b/168824210-3849834238386412-4502968393783341026-n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Bt3PyL3b)
Taken a while to prepare, find left handed tools and learn to do things but I'm getting close to starting to build. Made a 16" thickness sander and tested it out on this Black Limba. Slow but effective :)
This will become another T style, this time with P90's and a hardtail
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/blacklimba1.jpg) (https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/blacklimba2.jpg)
Isn't wood just gorgeous? <need swoon icon>
That's gonna look fabulous, Kevin. Strapping myself in for the ride... :icon_cool:
+1
nice grain....will look the nuts.. 8)
Quote from: bluebunny on July 30, 2021, 10:53:31 AM
Isn't wood just gorgeous? <need swoon icon>
I think so - had this piece of Yew hanging around for some time. It spent 40 years in a farm yard and was going to be filled with acrylic and used as a shelf but now, I'm not sure..
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/yew.jpg)
Quote from: stallik on July 30, 2021, 09:03:12 AM
Taken a while to prepare, find left handed tools and learn to do things but I'm getting close to starting to build. Made a 16" thickness sander and tested it out on this Black Limba. Slow but effective :)
This will become another T style, this time with P90's and a hardtail
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/blacklimba1.jpg) (https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/blacklimba2.jpg)
Beautiful!
Have you chosen a wood for the fretboard?
I was going to go with something plain and dark. Either ebony or a dark rosewood?
Quote from: stallik on July 30, 2021, 11:25:05 AM
going to be filled with acrylic and used as a shelf but now, I'm not sure..
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Bass. Just sayin'... ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on July 30, 2021, 05:35:40 PM
Quote from: stallik on July 30, 2021, 11:25:05 AM
going to be filled with acrylic and used as a shelf but now, I'm not sure..
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/yew.jpg)
Bass. Just sayin'... ;)
What? A bass shelf?
Been looking around for P90 pickups and settled on some with grunt by Bloodstone in Yorkshire, UK. They arrived today - build quality is fantastic but it'll be a little while yet before I get to hear them. Needed to get the PU's before routing the neck pocket. The other hardware arrives Monday along with more tools from Crimson but the fret wire will be a little longer.
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/bloodstone.jpg)
Shame this will have to be sold to finance the next one :(
Use care around yew wood. It can be toxic. (Shown a few posts above )
Quote from: stallik on November 06, 2021, 12:10:07 PM
Shame this will have to be sold to finance the next one :(
Nooooooooooooooooo! :icon_eek:
Thanks for the warning Phend.
Mark, I'm resigned to the fact that my builds will have to be sold if I'm to make another. Pension only goes so far. Then again, if one is really worth keeping, I can always shift another in my collection instead.
Trouble is, I'm not building down to a price and have no name behind me so shifting my own build and breaking even is going to be hard.
I'd have one off you Kevin, but I fear that might result in somewhat more than just raised eyebrows from Mrs. B. :(
A few of my wallflowers.
(https://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=54060&g2_serialNumber=1)
What's the Aria box? Tape delay?
Quote from: fowl on November 15, 2021, 08:53:26 PM
What's the Aria box? Tape delay?
That's right, with an 8-track cartridge.
Quote from: Dotoar on November 15, 2021, 08:58:06 PM
Quote from: fowl on November 15, 2021, 08:53:26 PM
What's the Aria box? Tape delay?
That's right, with an 8-track cartridge.
I have one almost exactly like that, but stamped with a different name. Neat little unit.
My only guitar, an RG1570...
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I've (almost) completed another TeleType build. Same Tele silhouette as before but this time with a forearm contour. Set neck, 24 frets, Black Limba body, light mahogany neck, ebony board, SS frets & Gotoh hardware. P90's are by Bloodstone (Yorkshire) which sound really great though this is the first time I've used P90's so I've nothing to compare them against. Sanded to 2000 grit but, as yet, completely unfinished as I'm still testing that on an offcut. Raw wood feels like silk.
Plans for the next two are underway - mahogany body with bog oak cap, HH & Trem for me and a miniature version for my granddaughter.
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/Tele3.jpg)
Oh my bloody wow! (Sorry, I've lost the power of English...) :icon_eek:
What a fine pair of twins. Gor-ge-ous! :icon_cool:
One of my Gretsch guitars w/ 24k gold plating on some of the hardware:
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Plans for my bog oak guitar have been shelved for about 6-12 months as the wood just isn't ready.
So.. I have 2 ideas in the meantime. It'll be another 'mystyle' tele but either a Brian May inspired ( 3x burns trisonic with 6 switches but no scratch plate) or an acoustic (piezo + 1 PU) I'll end up building both at some point but which one first?
Pictures (Guitars)... Sorry Guys, I can't remember what I have posted here since I haven't been here for a long time... :icon_redface: :-[
Two restorations / rescues / transformations of leftover-derelict-trashed instruments :
The Orange Blossom Special - an improbable Danelectro 59 Lefty Hollowbody :
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2021/11/12//vvDLMb-OBS-BEFORE-AFTER.jpg)
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2020/10/15//mth3Kb-P1050386.jpg)
The Silver Zepp' - an improbable Gretsch Lefty Thinline 3-PU Hollowbody :
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2021/11/12//uvDLMb-SILVER-ZEPP-BEFORE-AFTER.jpg)
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2021/11/01//8k9HMb-P1130425.jpg)
One build - inspired by Reverend and Music-Man guitar designs, but LH - the Super Charger :
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2019/12/23//D1sJIb-woodwork-supercharger.jpg)
(https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2019/12/25//p2eKIb-P1090024.jpg)
A+!
You should have called it "Derelictro" :icon_mrgreen:
Nice work of course :icon_wink:
Quote from: Fender3D on February 23, 2022, 05:09:26 AM
You should have called it "Derelictro" :icon_mrgreen:
Nice work of course :icon_wink:
DERELICTROExcellent, Yes @Fender3D ! Too bad that idea did not come to my mind in time... :-\
A+!
Been in my workshop today working on my next build. Had Ben Crowe's livestream (1 day build in aid of Ukraine) on in the background. At one point, we were doing the same job but i was going at 10% of his speed.
Anyway, just love this fretboard - should just avoid the big knot at the top
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/tele4fretboard.jpg)
Added a bass to my collection. Ibanez Soundgear SR300FM. £30 in the local house clearance store. Good clean, new battery and a setup - works fine. Its got a few dings here and there but is as much as I need
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Thirty quid? Bloody hell! :icon_eek: Great score, Kevin. :icon_cool:
They've got a Tele in there for £30 as well. Fender logo, bigsby that's not connected , ferrules at the back are well out of line. Someone's obviously been hacking at it but I'm tempted to grab it anyway as I can soon build another body for it. could be worth it just for the parts...
For thirty quid it doesn't even have to work, I would say go for it. Any Ibanez bass for thirty is a steal, even a Gio, but an SR300 is insane. Nice score 8)
I missed the Tele unfortunately. A lesson to grab it when I can. The Ibanez is the first active guitar I've played. It's surprising how many different sounds I can get out of it. I have a Peavey Microbass which has been sitting under my bench unused for some time. Thought I'd play through that but tried my old Roost 50w valve amp. I'd heard that people were using them for bass and I can see why. That thing shakes the walls :icon_twisted:
I'm building a Brian May Tele type. 3x Trisonics and either Red Special wiring with 6 switches OR blade switch with my favourite combinations. I've made a mock up of the 6 switches which I'll use to audition the sounds but now I've built it, I kind of like the look. The array is small but thumb down, finger up works. Back row are phase, front on/off. I appreciate that its not ideal for 'heat of battle' stuff but this is only for bedroom noodling and there's little room in my standard cavity.
What do you think - am I just being silly? Bigger cavity or blade switch?
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/bmswitches.jpg)
I'd go with it. It's kinda unique. And if not unique, then it's distinctive. So long as you have room to get amongst the switches. (So not "hands like a murderer", as my Mum would have said...)
My Grandaughter asked me to build a stand for her little guitar. She wanted something small to sit on the floor so I came up with this. Guitar is surprisingly stable though I doubt I'll make one for a full sized axe
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Getting very close to finishing my Red Special Tele -no Vol/Tone or jack plate yet as I'm waiting for parts. Sounds really different to everything else I have. Very honky midrange - probably the cheap Korean PU's ::) Rather jangly clean but with the right drive (MayQueen) sounds very Santana? Go figure!
Didn't want any screws or nuts on the front so took a Dremel to the PU lugs then made brackets so I could adjust height round the back. First one I've French polished. That took me 3 weeks and countless attempts >:( Lots of mistakes, most of them fixed
Iroku body & Neck, Fake binding, Zirikote fingerboard, Gotoh hardware
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kad/bmtele.png)
My next build is gonna be a towel. To throw in... :-\
That's bloody amazing, Kevin.
Thanks Marc but it really doesn't stand up to close examination. That makes it unsellable so I'll just have to keep it.
Quote from: stallik on October 07, 2022, 05:40:58 AM
. . . so I'll just have to keep it.
I see what you did there. ;)
Seems that my local junk/antiques/house clearance store only has one price for guitars. This week, stumbled on a mint Ibanez Mikro for £30 inc quality gig bag and Strap. Sounds and plays like a full size. My granddaughter will love it :)
If anyone likes nice wood, you might like to check out these slabs. I got to see them in the flesh and they look awesome
What a gorgeous piece of wood. Thank goodness someone else didn't get to it first and turn it into a coffee table. :icon_eek:
Scratch builds from the past several years. Lost my password on an old computer, finally found it and got logged in, haha.
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Started selling these at the local music store, which worked out fairly well during the pandemic induced ponzi globalism supply side warflation crisis, ha ha....
Nice builds
^^ What Kevin said. :icon_cool:
Finally finished this 8-string tap guitar that has been in the making since 2002. 4-piece (Tru-Oiled) maple neck w/ twin single action truss rods, pau ferro fretboard & headstock veneer, 2-piece alder body, distressed nitro sunburst. Active EMG 40DC pickup.
(https://i.postimg.cc/TpgRfP8c/full-front-back.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TpgRfP8c) (https://i.postimg.cc/9RR6bxCB/front-back.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9RR6bxCB)
The 2023 Great Guitar Build Off has just been announced by Crimson guitars. Charity event which I'm tempted to enter this year.
Not quite in the same league as the guitars above, but this is a DIY kit that I put together recently. Not a "Partscaster", more a "Les Parts Junior". :icon_biggrin:
(https://i.imgur.com/BaPTp7v.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/jtN83gr.jpg)
I managed to ding the neck and body, which isn't the finest piece of wood (or pieces). So the yellow stain might have been better as a solid colour. I ckufed up painting the headstock black, so scrubbed that and put a zebrano veneer on it instead. Slight redemption... Still needs a bit of setting up (nut cut too high) and I've got a replacement adjustable bridge waiting in the wings.
Looking nice Marc
Thanks Kevin. Not bad, I suppose, for a box of cheap bits. It will serve its purpose as something to have at hand in my cramped office space. And I'm quite pleased with the headstock shaping and veneering (the only bit of actual "woodwork").
Here are my two. Both handmade, by myself and my partner's Dad (they were a project together the first time we met, so I think all went well :) )
The first is a T-style, semi-hollow, single pickup, no controls and pickup wired directly to the jack.
The top is ash, the back mahogany. The pickup is a G&L Z-coil, with the coils reversed.
(https://i.postimg.cc/0Mm889XX/6-string-custom.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0Mm889XX)
In retrospect I would've liked to lightly flame-treat the top to make the grain really pop, but it's still lovely as it is.
The bridge and neck came from a G&L Tribute ASAT special; I was going to order a custom neck from Sound Guitar Works but this one played very nicely and the tuners had been upgraded to Schaller locking tuners, so I've kept it for now.
The top gets down to 3.5 mm thick for most of the area either side of the centre, so it's got great resonance. The downside is there's a bit of neck dive, so I'm looking for ways to make the neck lighter when I make a neck for it.
The little block of wood at the base of the neck is an "oops" turned into a feature. We routed the neck pocket too long, and my partner's Dad suggested shaping the fill-in block of wood to look like a feature. We've both signed our initials on it, so now I really do have my own "signature" guitar :icon_lol:
It plays wonderfully and sounds fantastic. It's like with fuzz faces, having fewer things in the "signal chain" means that everything that is there is proportionally more important. String choice, pickup height, and the condition of your nails or plectrum make big differences.
I grew up playing classical guitar, so I wanted something that would be very responsive to playing dynamics and articulation, and this does just that - except that a classical guitar goes from whisper quiet to sort of loud, and this goes from loud to "ow! That's loud!" with an amp with lots of headroom.
The second is a 12-string, semi-hollow, Starcaster shape
(https://i.postimg.cc/Yh4wkr46/12-string-custom.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Yh4wkr46)
The top is oak, the back also mahogany.
Pickups are G&L jumbo MFD single coils from the same donor ASAT special (I sold off the body and made back a few dollars ;D ).
The controls are wired with individual volume pots (Gibson "50s style" so that they'll blend without the guitar going silent if one is zeroed), and master treble and bass for the other two pots (a-la G&L PTB; I had to put a 250k resistor across the output jack to get the right impedance for the bass control to work).
The neck is from a Pitbull guitars kit, and so far has been just great. It's 48 mm wide, so the string spacing is nice and comfortable.
The pickups are perfect for a 12-string, heaps of clarity and chime, and the volume/tone circuit gives a huge amount of flexibility for individual or blended pickup sounds. I can play this through an acoustic amp to approximate the sound of an acoustic 12 string for recording, or an electric guitar amp for some 12 string rawk :)