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171a sunburst strat plus from the 90s. i like the feel of its fret board. (wish i had my guitar with me.)
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172An early 90's Mexican Strat, and a little old Silvertone acoustic with nylon strings that's probably older than I am, that I think my dad found at a thrift store or something.
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173Sly Bug wrote:
This IS the only electric guitar I really need anymore...
Electrical Guitar Company Custom 500 #84
if you wouldn't mind sharing, how much are those electricals running for?
ben wrote:I tend to get a little cynical in social situations where I see large groups of people enjoying themselves.
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174sack of smashed assholes wrote:
if you wouldn't mind sharing, how much are those electricals running for?
I paid mine 1400 USD + shipping to France. The best thing to do is to check directly with Kevin because it can be subject to change:
electricalguitarcompany at yahoo dot com
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175Just put the finishing touches on a Telecaster project I've been helping my son with.
This is my son's project - using leftover parts from my 'made in Mexico' Fender Telecaster (the neck, tuners, some pickups), plus a few things that he's added (the body, pickguard, switchplate, some more pickups). He did the fabricating and finishing, we worked together on the pickup design (dictated by what we had to work with), I did the wiring and final setup.
The body is finished in "vintage white" (which - to my eyes - is a pale yellow) with lots of clear coat nitro on top which gives it a creamy gloss. My son did the finish over xmas break and it's been curing since then. (BTW - this is the second attempt at finishing the body. The first try was a clear finish (look here). It looked great, but began to get cloudy after a few months and had to be stripped off. This time everything turned out perfect.
The unfinished Telecaster body that he got from eBay was handmade and had some unusual pickup routs: two single coil and one humbucker in the middle. Our idea was to double up on the traditional neck pickups - reversing the second pickup to flip the magnetic polarity, creating a "virtual humbucker" when both pickups are wired in series.
A late change of plan was the addition of a GFS "Li'l Puncher" dual-rail humbucker in the bridge position, to provide a counterpoint to the neck pickup options. A Schaller 5-position switch is used to allow all the pickup options, and it's wired as follows:
position:
1 - both neck pickups, in series (humbucking)
2 - standard single neck pickup
3 - both neck pickups, in series with bridge, center tapped
4 - bridge pickup, center tapped
5 - bridge pickup, humbucking
The idea was to have the middle three positions be the standard Telecaster sounds, and the outer two used for "overdrive". Both volume and tone pots are 500k, and the tone cap is .02 uF. The tone pot has a built-in on/off switch, so it can be removed from the circuit for extra brightness.
I'm really pleased with the results. The novel neck pickup wiring worked as I had hoped. It's quite loud, but it still has a bright edge like you hear on those old Fender humbuckers. The GFS bridge compliments it well, and it does a convincing Tele single coil emulation when center-tapped - lots of 'twang' on position 4. The middle position is a strange hybrid - we wanted to copy the middle position sound heard on early '70s Tele Customs (single coil bridge, HB neck). Not sure if we nailed it, but to my ears it's a big improvement over the standard middle position sound you hear on most Teles.
Another thing: I forgot how good the MIM neck is. The only reason I replaced it was to get something heavier, with a smaller neck radius (I play mostly rhythm guitar - the modern necks are more suited for lead work IMO). Really nice, low action.
Fun stuff. I really hate to see perfectly guitar good parts go to waste, and now my son is an expert on guitar finishing, with a one-of-a-kind bitchin' Tele.
This is my son's project - using leftover parts from my 'made in Mexico' Fender Telecaster (the neck, tuners, some pickups), plus a few things that he's added (the body, pickguard, switchplate, some more pickups). He did the fabricating and finishing, we worked together on the pickup design (dictated by what we had to work with), I did the wiring and final setup.
The body is finished in "vintage white" (which - to my eyes - is a pale yellow) with lots of clear coat nitro on top which gives it a creamy gloss. My son did the finish over xmas break and it's been curing since then. (BTW - this is the second attempt at finishing the body. The first try was a clear finish (look here). It looked great, but began to get cloudy after a few months and had to be stripped off. This time everything turned out perfect.
The unfinished Telecaster body that he got from eBay was handmade and had some unusual pickup routs: two single coil and one humbucker in the middle. Our idea was to double up on the traditional neck pickups - reversing the second pickup to flip the magnetic polarity, creating a "virtual humbucker" when both pickups are wired in series.
A late change of plan was the addition of a GFS "Li'l Puncher" dual-rail humbucker in the bridge position, to provide a counterpoint to the neck pickup options. A Schaller 5-position switch is used to allow all the pickup options, and it's wired as follows:
position:
1 - both neck pickups, in series (humbucking)
2 - standard single neck pickup
3 - both neck pickups, in series with bridge, center tapped
4 - bridge pickup, center tapped
5 - bridge pickup, humbucking
The idea was to have the middle three positions be the standard Telecaster sounds, and the outer two used for "overdrive". Both volume and tone pots are 500k, and the tone cap is .02 uF. The tone pot has a built-in on/off switch, so it can be removed from the circuit for extra brightness.
I'm really pleased with the results. The novel neck pickup wiring worked as I had hoped. It's quite loud, but it still has a bright edge like you hear on those old Fender humbuckers. The GFS bridge compliments it well, and it does a convincing Tele single coil emulation when center-tapped - lots of 'twang' on position 4. The middle position is a strange hybrid - we wanted to copy the middle position sound heard on early '70s Tele Customs (single coil bridge, HB neck). Not sure if we nailed it, but to my ears it's a big improvement over the standard middle position sound you hear on most Teles.
Another thing: I forgot how good the MIM neck is. The only reason I replaced it was to get something heavier, with a smaller neck radius (I play mostly rhythm guitar - the modern necks are more suited for lead work IMO). Really nice, low action.
Fun stuff. I really hate to see perfectly guitar good parts go to waste, and now my son is an expert on guitar finishing, with a one-of-a-kind bitchin' Tele.
What kind of guitar do you play?
177My acoustic, my electric, and my bass are all Epiphones. This is a coincidence of opportunity and affordability, not some deep-seated brand loyalty. Still, each instrument plays wonderfully and looks cool. That's all I ask in a guitar.
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178Sid Hartha wrote:Just put the finishing touches on a Telecaster project I've been helping my son with.
That is so amazingly cool that you were able/willing to do that with your son. I think dads and kids should build more guitars together.
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179zom-zom wrote:
Not pictured: 1989 Gibson SG-90, Gibson SG bass, banjo.
Nice Sound City action my good man...
..and the silverburst Les Paul I might add.
Rick Reuben wrote:We're all sensitive people
With so much love to give, understand me sugar
Since we got to be... Lets say, I love you
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180That's a kick-ass FireChicken...
I see the Roland guitar hiding...
I see the Roland guitar hiding...