Sometimes I wish CBS still owned fender.

sonicmansuperb · Post by **sonicmansuperb** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:48 pm

Size of pickups, position of pickups, pickup switching, magnet type, pentiotometer values, onboard effects, synthetic woods, versatility and a bunch of other things. What I really want is a system that when you are wiring a guitar you don't need to solder. I am talking about plugging the devices straight into each other. So that way you can change the entire sound of your guitar without risk of the soldering iron causing trouble.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:29 pm

or just buy one of those line 6 variax things.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:49 pm

Or a Dan Armstrong, maybe?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:36 pm

sonicmansuperb wrote:Size of pickups, position of pickups, pickup switching, magnet type, pentiotometer values, onboard effects, synthetic woods, versatility and a bunch of other things. What I really want is a system that when you are wiring a guitar you don't need to solder. I am talking about plugging the devices straight into each other. So that way you can change the entire sound of your guitar without risk of the soldering iron causing trouble.

If the soldering iron is causing trouble, that is your fault, not the soldering iron.

Soldering Irons FTW.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:10 pm

Mike wrote:Soldering Irons FTW.

lol @ bias

sonicmansuperb · Post by **sonicmansuperb** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:59 pm

I am talking about making it easier for people like me(Who don't own or know how to use a soddering iron) and can't really afford the pro equipment.

Shaguar · Post by **Shaguar** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:55 am

You dont need pro equipment to solder. My first solder iron was a 5$ job from radio shack. It got the job done. 40 watts of heat from a cheapy iron is the same 40 watts of heat from a 100$ iron. Its just that the 100$ ones have better feel, construction and tips. Weller irons FTW, but the cheapy ones will get the most basic job done.

And lookup on pootube "Soldering" in the search bar. Lots of good info in there.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:57 am

Yeah, and a soldering iron and a bit of knowledge will cost a lot less than a guitar with what you're talking about.

mcconnachiea · Post by **mcconnachiea** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:10 pm

40w is a bit hot IMO. I don't go higher than 25w so I don't melt components but thats just me.

I really like some of the leftover part designs, though the maverick was a tad desperate. I guess the things about the CBS era that don't do it for me is the bad quality in the later stuff. A lot of the late 70s mustangs have nasty problems with shielding and crap pickups, bad wiring ect. I've seen a lot of people come to forums and are just disgusted at the quality of some of the stuff made back then.

Sometimes the CBS snobbery thing goes too far - I saw two identical jaguars on ebay one day - made weeks apart, one just before CBS bought fender and one just after. The pre-CBS one was boasting about better quality and it went for twice the price

But of course they'd still be using the same parts! A bit like the whole RI vs. original Jagstang thing. It all just makes me go

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:34 pm

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Post by **Mike** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:30 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
Mike wrote:Soldering Irons FTW.
lol @ bias

What, biased because I make pedals, or am an Electronic Engineer?

I think Soldering Irons are awesome.

I literally love mine. It allows me to be creative in one of the few ways I am actually able to be.

Shaguar · Post by **Shaguar** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:27 pm

mcconnachiea wrote:40w is a bit hot IMO. I don't go higher than 25w so I don't melt components but thats just me.

I wasnt suggesting he use a 40 watt iron, it was an example.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:54 am

laterallateral wrote:Or a Dan Armstrong, maybe?

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:14 pm

Nobody has made a great plastic guitar. I'd like to see a guitar made from 100% recycled plastic with a great design and maybe even one piece construction for the neck and body.

There was this company named Switch guitars and for a while they were making guitars with some technology they called Vibracell which I believe was just a fancy buzzword for their plastic injection molding technique. They had metalish designs though and a dumb name. Search for "switch guitars" in an eBay or google search you'll get a billion non-relevant things.
They seem to be out of business now but I'd like to see somebody give it another go.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:06 pm

switch guitars they sond kind of gay

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:59 pm

I played a Switch and it felt terrible - the body was way too big and awkward.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:02 pm

jcyphe wrote:Nobody has made a great plastic guitar. I'd like to see a guitar made from 100% recycled plastic with a great desitgn and maybe even one piece construction for the enck and body.

There was this company named Switch guitars and for a while they were making guitars with some technology they called Vibracell which I believe was just a fancy buzzword for their plastic injection molding technique. They had metalish designs though and a dumb name. Search for "switch guitars" in an eBay or google search you'll get a billion non-relevant things.
They seem to be out of business now but I'd like to see somebody give it another go.

http://www.ethicalsuperstore.com/produc ... n-benton)/

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:16 pm

Â£815.00!!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:51 pm

Ethical my ass.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:20 pm

Gavin wrote:Â£815.00!!

But itâ€™s made from crushed CDs!

Oh and think of all the trees that it saves (donâ€™t look at the neck I repeat do not look at the neck)