NGD jr.

[django49]

Great work! IIRC, I added to the journey by way of that silver Studio. Still do have the one off silver Duo-Tone (and no desire to let that one go).

[DaveL]

That looks fantastic.    Did you do anything to get the top to pop like that during the initial yellow/gold coat?    

[Ua D]

44 minutes ago, django49 said:

Great work! IIRC, I added to the journey by way of that silver Studio. Still do have the one off silver Duo-Tone (and no desire to let that one go).

Thanks! Yes you did. Thanks again. Funny I owned that one twice now.  Biggest neck I’ve seen on a Hamer.  Would bond with it well now. It was bit heavy though. 

[Ua D]

18 minutes ago, DaveL said:

That looks fantastic.    Did you do anything to get the top to pop like that during the initial yellow/gold coat?    

I put a couple coats of the EM1000 sealer on first.  It’s supposed to pop the grain well.  Then a couple coats of the em6000 with transtint lemon yellow as toner coats.  
it didn’t hide the bleed out I had on the top from the CA glue when putting the binding on.  If it was solvent based I bet it would have.   That also further solidified sticking with burst. 

Edited May 27, 2025 by Ua D

[Dave Scepter]

Masterpiece!👍

[Camstone]

Awesome work, bro!

When I saw the first pic, I thought, "Oh no, he routed out my old Junior and put a humbucker in it. "  

I still miss that guitar......

 

[kizanski]

1 hour ago, Camstone said:

Dude - how tall are you??  That Junior looks like a ukulele in your hands.

[Ua D]

12 hours ago, Camstone said:

Awesome work, bro!

When I saw the first pic, I thought, "Oh no, he routed out my old Junior and put a humbucker in it. "  

I still miss that guitar......

 

 

Wouldn't that be horrific? I usually believe in doing what one wants to their own guitar, but to mess with such a specifically unique guitar like that would be unforgivable.  

[burningyen]

Sooo nice! Well done!

[Ua D]

Finally got to plug this bad boy in.  Damn the pickup @JGravelin made is awesome.  Harmonics are leaping from the board.  
Josh did his Charlotte wind on a Hamer  style brass frame and correct spacing for the sustainblock and  to quote Josh when I asked about having the Charlotte done this way

”I've never actually done one like it, tested, and heard from myself. Will sound killer? YES!! I have no doubt. Like some strange DiMarz/Hamer pickup bastard child!!”

 

Damn was he right and in a great way. My buddy tried it out also we just sat there ripping riff after riff all night tonight grinning.  I’d call it a Charlotte+ Unless Josh has a better name. It  Is like everything from the other charlottes I have but a tad more fidelity/ harmonic richness  I think my next 2 builds are going to need this pickup. 
when it was coil split it was amazing also.  
okay enough hyperbole for one night, but we really enjoy this pickup. 

Edited June 5, 2025 by Ua D