cynic Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, scottcald said: I hate the bent steel Strat saddles. I'm not always crazy about them either, but the Highwood saddle design keeps the height adjustment screws beneath the surface. Next on the wiring block is another tele project that has its roots in a handful of Rio Grande pickups I tried to sell here a couple years ago. When no one wanted them they went back in the parts drawer. Browsing Warmoth's "screamin' deals" one day I spotted a 28 5/8" scale maple, ebony board, with a black headstock and had a thought. A month later a tele body popped up in the screamin' deals. Swamp ash, forearm and tummy cuts, and finished in a matching black. Hardware is predominantly Gotoh in cosmo black. Wiring will be basic strat 5-way configuration with master volume and tone. Pickups are Vintage Tallboy bridge, Vintage Tallboy Twangbucker neck, and if I remember correctly, a Halfbreed (tele neck size) in the middle.
RobB Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 6:59 AM, Toadroller said: Nice job painting! Air-compressor driven or rattle can? Stike-ridden.
gtone Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 12:37 PM, ptm1diver said: Perhaps a guitar with some balls. "Gender: not telling" my ass! (ha ha). Keep it in your pants man... 🤺
gtone Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 12:24 PM, RobB said: You should design a logo and sell your Jr. for $900/shipped. Boom-your own guitar company. It's GOLD, Jerry! Ain't happening, as I lucked into that neck/body from Fast on his "bargain basement bin" sale on Facebook for CDN$115 (about US$78). Same guitar now would cost close to double to build today methinks... 🙄
hamerhead Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I turned this pile of crap: ...into this pile of crap: The neck is an Allparts with a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets from Fifty Two Guitars. Has a great feel to it. The body is from Rosser Guitars, who did an excellent job. It's still not finished.....
Ua D Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 10 hours ago, gtone said: Ain't happening, as I lucked into that neck/body from Fast on his "bargain basement bin" sale on Facebook for CDN$115 (about US$78). Same guitar now would cost close to double to build today methinks... 🙄 You’re so right. Factor the cost of taxes, labor, and the rest of overhead too. Running a business ain’t cheap.
gorch Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 These were my two projects. Brian May Red Special theme on the left. Charlie Christian theme on the right.
gtone Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 16 hours ago, hamerhead said: I turned this pile of crap: ...into this pile of crap: The neck is an Allparts with a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets from Fifty Two Guitars. Has a great feel to it. The body is from Rosser Guitars, who did an excellent job. It's still not finished..... Awesome! What'd you put in for minis on this one? Enquiring minds gotsta know....
gtone Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 15 hours ago, cynic said: You keep that in your parts drawer? Women in my life have often told me to "keep it in your drawers"...
hamerhead Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 I believe those are Haeusseleuiooiiuoio Firebird pickups.
bubs_42 Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 17 hours ago, hamerhead said: I turned this pile of crap: ...into this pile of crap: The neck is an Allparts with a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets from Fifty Two Guitars. Has a great feel to it. The body is from Rosser Guitars, who did an excellent job. It's still not finished..... Any design that limits your access to frets is a plus for humanity. We need pictures of the Gibbons Machine.
gtone Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 11 hours ago, hamerhead said: I believe those are Haeusseleuiooiiuoio Firebird pickups. Yeah, I've heard about them (NOT!). Methinks you're pulling our collective pissers on that one, hee hee...
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