pictures of your shortscales

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:17 pm

Thanks.

It is a Jap Reissue. It's a great guitar. The Mustang I got that way!

D34dBaWx · Post by **D34dBaWx** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:54 pm

portugalwillie wrote:Thanks.

It is a Jap Reissue. It's a great guitar. The Mustang I got that way!

Is that dual humbucker tele a SX? Tell me about that guitar dude.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:13 pm

That is the best picture I have. The trem system isn't very good. With 9s on the guitar it wasn't bad but when I put 11s on it, the trem system was coming out of the body too much and wouldn't stay in tune for more than 30 seconds. I went to Guitar Center, picked up some strat springs for it, added as many as I could and the trem system works great. I wish it was just a hard-tail but I can use the trem system without the guitar going too out of tune. It stays in tune with itself, just goes a little flat. If you haven't played an SX, the frets are a little hard to get used to because everything else I have has vintage frets, so on one neck I'm playing over small speed bumps and on other necks I feel like I'm sliding over mountains.

The pickups sound pretty bad clean but with a tube screamer I really like the sound. I'll probably end up putting some GFS humbucker sized P90s or the GFS wide rangers.

I also have an extra (unfinished) SX neck that I bought to practice reshaping headstocks. It has a tele style headstock and once I finish the neck will probably end up on the guitar, so it won't have the totally gash headstock.

Overall, great guitars for the money but I did buy with the expectation that I could mod it to my exact specs and have a guitar taylored to my playing for under $200.

Oh, and I wouldn't bother buying an SX if you can't perform your own basic set-ups. Because they need it and it seems silly to pay $110 dollars on a guitar and $50 for a set-up.

haha. long post. any specific questions?

D34dBaWx · Post by **D34dBaWx** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:51 am

Nah man. You hit all the major points. I have seen that guitar on the site a couple times. I have been interested in a dual hum tele. In the past i have had a few SX's. I had a couple basses and a strat copy. I am very tempted buy that specific model. I wish they made it with a rosewood board. If they did I probably would have already ordered it.

rich · Post by **rich** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:09 am

classic vibe solo-blaster? peace frog for extra umph. and i know you love that carpet.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:05 am

whow.

that's fucking hot.

Blue Cool · Post by **Blue Cool** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 6:24 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:whow.

that's fucking hot.

Agreed.

rich · Post by **rich** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:18 am

and here is that dude with my new old mustang (thanks to brambleperro).

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:21 am

aw snap.

glad to see that is stayed on shortscale. The guitar had the best neck pup I have ever heard.

rich · Post by **rich** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:34 am

yeahh, the neck sounds so good, and that's coming from somebody who never uses anything more than the bridge pickup. i think this will be my first foray into neckpupland. plays great. sounds killer out of my practice amp, and i can't wait for practice in an hour when i get to play it out of my regular amp. STOKED.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:15 pm

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:51 pm

woah

kewl

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:20 pm

very nice indeed, now where have I seen one like that

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:24 pm

i dearly wanted one of those to be my first guitar but it was Â£400 at the time and i couldn't afford it. still, mike's probably pleased i didn't get it as my lust for old bluey would have been tempered.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:44 am

New guitar in a week:

Lucamo · Post by **Lucamo** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:51 am

cobascis wrote:New guitar in a week:

Hotness

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:09 pm

Lucamo wrote:
cobascis wrote:New guitar in a week:

Hotness

I am also getting a vintage white mustang with tort next week!!! Nearly identical, but the white on mine is a tad more aged looking.

I can't wait. It's gonna be my first Fender shortscale!

I'll probably swap the pups on it, other than that I think it plays perfectly. I played it for 2 hours at the music store. I didn't even find it awkward once I got home to my jazzmaster. I don't think I'll have any problems switching between them.

pics soon.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 1:53 am

ZenJenga wrote:
Lucamo wrote:
cobascis wrote:New guitar in a week:

Hotness
I am also getting a vintage white mustang with tort next week!!! Nearly identical, but the white on mine is a tad more aged looking.

I can't wait. It's gonna be my first Fender shortscale!

I'll probably swap the pups on it, other than that I think it plays perfectly. I played it for 2 hours at the music store. I didn't even find it awkward once I got home to my jazzmaster. I don't think I'll have any problems switching between them.

pics soon.

Awesome! I'm picking this one up on friday. WE can compare. Mines a 65 reissue, though. Not vintage.

Benjamin · Post by **Benjamin** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:05 am

Hey guys, first post here. I used to lurk here a couple years ago and just decided to come back and start posting.

Anyway, here are my shortscales:

This is my rebuilt '65 Mustang (Before and after)

And the newest addition (also shortscale), Guild M-20E

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:31 am

HONDURAN MAHOGANY

FUCK YEAH

ALSO THAT MUSTANG IS BAD EFFING A