Mages Epi LP

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:12 pm

weed_killer wrote:Do you need a guard for this? If you want I can give you one I have lying around.

is it cream?
i accidentally bought a white guard.

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i bought a plunge router yesterday
and the guitar is currently at my folks but i'll be down there for a couple days next week so i hope to get it finished!
(as well as work on my Mig project, unless i just make a new body..)

avj · Post by **avj** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:02 am

Shit, this is a cool project! I don't know how I missed it.

Great to see the pickups getting some use. I'm sure you noticed that those CP JM pickups are a bit taller than regular ones, but they still fit under regular covers.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:49 am

yeah i noticed that, not a big deal, just need to route to 10mm instead of 8mm (i think..) after i fill in the current bridge route.

weed_killer · Post by **weed_killer** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:55 pm

serfx wrote:
weed_killer wrote:Do you need a guard for this? If you want I can give you one I have lying around.
is it cream?
i accidentally bought a white guard.

no, it's black. Do you want it or are you set on the cream?

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:56 pm

cream matches the pickups.. but black could be gnarly..
hit me with a PM

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:49 am

so i got this almost finished
still needs to be wired up and intonation done.. might need a little bit of truss rod adjustment as well..
but its pretty close, no buzz. route the bridge pickup a little lower then i guess i wanted, but we shall see how that pans out after it is wired up.

anyways, shitty iPhone PICTURES

wiring and demoz to follow

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:03 am

Love it!

avj · Post by **avj** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:07 am

Very cool, dude! That Jazzmaster pickup looks fuckin' tits in there. Glad to see one has found a semi-permanent home.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:31 am

yeah i'm pretty stoked on it.

it might still get a pick guard, i got that black one, and a white one..

but they cover the neck volume pot..

i'm also not stoked on the speed knobs.. but i think i have some bronco knobs kicking around.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:29 am

wow, that looks pretty badass dude.

serfx wrote:it might still get a pick guard, i got that black one, and a white one..

but they cover the neck volume pot..

yeah I know it's so annoying. that's why I was thinking of doing a maruder pickguard.

then you would be free to route for whatever controls you like.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:43 pm

That guitar kicks ass. I think Mage has the right idea with the Marauder style pickguard.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:14 pm

i was thinking of just filling the one volume hole, forget the 3 way toggle and just have independent volume for each pup.

i'm not 100% though.. i'll wire it up when i get back in this afternoon.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:20 pm

yeah, that could work. or maybe you could do a switch and a stacked pot w/ vol + tone.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:09 pm

looks great, jim-bo.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:02 am

well my toggle need to be replaced.. as it fell apart while jamming..
and i'm getting a grounding issue off the bridge pickup..
though i totally forgot to run a ground wire to the bridge/trem
so i'll probably tackle that tomorrow.

and i might just run two volumes, no tone, jack, no toggle...

i'm exploring the options.
however i can say that it played really nice, and i loved the tone out of both pickups when playing, but the neck pup is WAY hotter then the bridge.
so once i get these issues solved i'll get an demo done.

avj · Post by **avj** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:10 am

Shit, really? That must be a hell of a humbucker. If I remember correctly, I forgot to label the JM pickups -- but I believe the neck was the one had the larger metal plate on the bottom.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:37 am

yeah its like 23K or something..
but it is also a lot closer to the strings..

no real worries though.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:40 am

holy shit. 23k? AND YOU PUT IT IN THE NECK?!

YOU SO CRAAAAZY!

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:42 am

it came from the neck on my CP jag

lord knows what the bridge is like on that thing. i've never measured it.

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:45 am

I love the way this thing looks, it's totally badass.