Painting? Routing? Set-up tips? Or just straight-up making a guitar from scratch? Post here, and post pics!
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Aeon
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by Aeon » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:03 am
So what do you think? Hideous? Awesome?
I have three colors. The lightest one is what is used on an AVRI. The others are aftermarket replacement covers. Because the guitar is already a cream color, I think that would look the best. Also, for all you purists out there, the guitar I'm considering hacking at is a 69RI, so it's not like I'd be ruining a vintage piece.
I love Jazzmaster pickups. They kick all kinds of ass imo. This is the guitar I built over the summer that made me fall in love with them.
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by aen » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:10 am
Totally cool. Although if it were mine, I would go with the cream pickup covers, and a 3 way toggle and a new pickguard to fit it.
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by Aeon » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:12 am
aen wrote: Totally cool. Although if it were mine, I would go with the cream pickup covers, and a 3 way toggle and a new pickguard to fit it.
I have a 3-way toggle with a cream tip too. I dunno about buying a new pickguard just for that one piece, but yeah... I would redo all the wiring so that it's a 3 way switch, with maybe one mini-toggle acting as a kill switch. And definitely swap in some 1Meg pots.
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by boyecho » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:12 am
that looks REALLY cramped.
i'd go with the lighter covers, personally.
Aeon
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by Aeon » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:13 am
boyecho wrote: that looks REALLY cramped.
i'd go with the lighter covers, personally.
Agreed that it looks cramped, but it's not really any different from how a Jazzuar looks. The short scale really condenses things.
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by robert(original) » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:16 am
i just made a guard/ body thing for this kid as j.s.com,
its SUPER cramped, no space for switches unless you move them.
i'll try and find pics later on
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by dodgedartdave » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:06 am
Aeon wrote: So what do you think? Hideous? Awesome?
I like it! If that gives you the tone your looking for, I say go for it!
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by timhulio » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:55 am
It's way too cramped and looks a bit silly. You shouldn't do it.
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by Hurb » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:57 am
timhulio wrote: It's way too cramped and looks a bit silly. You shouldn't do it.
agreed.
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by roachello » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:40 am
dodgedartdave wrote: Aeon wrote: So what do you think? Hideous? Awesome?
I like it! If that gives you the tone your looking for, I say go for it!
It's like a skinny Asian girl with BIG BIG BOOBS
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by euan » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:47 am
roachello wrote: dodgedartdave wrote: Aeon wrote: So what do you think? Hideous? Awesome?
I like it! If that gives you the tone your looking for, I say go for it!
It's like a skinny Asian girl with BIG BIG BOOBS
Hit it on the head. Something I'd like to try, but not really to my taste
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by Doog » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:02 am
P90s may look cooler, although I can appreciate they don't sound the same.
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by dodgedartdave » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:17 pm
You could just drill hole in the pickgaurd and let the poles stick through!
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by dodgedartdave » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:48 pm
roachello wrote:
It's like a skinny Asian girl with BIG BIG BOOBS
I think I saw that girl at lil tony's pizza a couple months ago. She caught me stair'n. I embarrassed myself good that day.
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by analogsystem » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:39 pm
It looks rad!! Put a wide range humbucker in the middle!
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by robroe » Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:57 pm
i actually like the idea of this one.
i hate that color mustang. i know its supposed to be vintage aged oly white or whatever in theory but fender just got it all wrong in the color batch.
squier makes a dele deluxe in that color too, its fucking gross.
have roach paint that shit for you and then it would rule
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by Will » Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:30 pm
DO IT - Find a way to wedge a jaguar PUP in the middle, too.
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by finboy » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:41 pm
i like it, i'd go with the lighter covers. what JM pickups do you usually use?
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by Fran » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:01 pm
I'm confused. It looks cool, but shit at the same time.