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i like it! super classy!

Gomer wrote:Partmaster

1. Poplar cooterfinger body
2. GFS Strat pickup
3. Squier Mini neck
4. Duo bridge
5. Medium flats

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yeah, this is a beauty. what did you finish the body with?

markarkark wrote: what did you finish the body with?

Seconded, would love to know what you used on this...looks great, well done.
Couple of shots of my #1 ('78 Musicmaster):

Jaguar

Lovely photo.

Cheers Mike!

Mike wrote:Lovely photo.

+1

inspiring photo Hurb, makes me want to shoot my guitars in a similar way.

lorez wrote:

Mike wrote:Lovely photo.

+1

inspiring photo Hurb, makes me want to shoot my guitars in a similar way.

Cheers! make sure you do (and then post them in the photography thread too!!)

markarkark wrote:

Gomer wrote:Partmaster

1. Poplar cooterfinger body
2. GFS Strat pickup
3. Squier Mini neck
4. Duo bridge
5. Medium flats

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yeah, this is a beauty. what did you finish the body with?

Thanks. I have no finishing skills, so it's a funny story. 1 coat of rub-on cherry stain. Didn't like it, so I sprayed avocado green. HATED that, so I quickly thinned off the green. Finished with two coats of lacquer. Totally novice, but it looks good and feels nice and smooth.

Thanks, cooterfinger, for the pickguard!

Nice !!! How do you find that Route 66 ? Always fancied one of them, & a cat.

othomas2 wrote:Nice !!! How do you find that Route 66 ? Always fancied one of them, & a cat.

I actually love it, a lot. I got it mainly because I got really disenchanted with noisy true bypass vintage-style pedals (click! click!) and wanted something buffered.

I actually don't use the compressor on the Route 66 as a compressor at all. Instead, I turn the compressor knob off and use it as a clean boost to hit my amp harder. It's quite good at that. I'm usually running into a slightly overdriven channel, and my various dirt pedals mainly control the kind of gain I get. I never run into a true clean channel.

There's a built-in noise gate in the compressor channel but you can switch it off inside the pedal, which I did since I hate the sound of noise gates kicking in and out. It's quite good at boosting while keeping the integrity of your guitar tone. When I did try it as a compressor, it worked fine, too.

The overdrive section is pretty good. I'd say it's comparable to most Ibanez style OD pedals, except with a bass control which helps it sound decent into a clean channel. I mainly use the overdrive section on the Route 66 to provide easy feedback at low volumes, so I'm actually not that concerned about its tone, since most of the drive tone still comes from the amp. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the pedal. It is very versatile, and it just happens to be perfect for how I like to set up my signal chain.

When I want an overdrive whose tone I actually like, I have the Boss OD-3 for that. I think OD-3 is one of the most underrated overdrives of all time. I haven't found anything I like better. It's sort of like a Blues Driver, I think, but better IMO.

Hey folks! Long time lurker, new poster.

Here is my Johnny Marr Jaguar, my first shortscale!

If that's your first shortscale, you have excellent taste. Welcome aboard.

taylornutt wrote:If that's your first shortscale, you have excellent taste. Welcome aboard.

Thanks! I've had Jaguar love (lust?) for many years now. I had been following the development of the Johnny Marr for a while and its release finally pushed me over the edge.

Thought I'd finally post my collection

Group shot of the Electric Family


2002 Fender 72 Thinline RI Telecaster, with a TBX Tone Control, old one just broke one day, Got it used on Craigslist 2 years ago.


1981 Fender USA Bullet, with a Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in the Bridge, refinished, new saddles, got it used on Craigslist. Needs a setup, but it used to be my main guitar for playing live till i got the telecaster fixed


2004 Fender Toronado GT HH, my dream body design after seeing it in a magazine 4 years ago and I finally got one at an amazing price on craigslist, needs no repairs and never had any, soon to be gigged.


1975 Hondo Les Paul Copy, got as a birthday present from my dad a few years ago, and my current project. Needs a new Bridge Pickup, Gold Roller TOM and Bridge, and possibly Strap Locks, and possibly a pickgaurd. Already got new Guitar Fetish Tuners, Pickup Selector label thing, knobs, strap pegs, pickup rings, and pickup covers.


2007 Squier Jazz Bass, Got it as a birthday present from the Drummer in my Band. Soon gonna get a Guitar Fetish Bridge, Tort Pickgaurd, chrome knobs, new volume pot, cus it seems to be broken, possibly new pickups, and a thumb rest. maybe a bridge cover to. I took the pickguard off and put on a strap peg for a thumb rest


and Finally my ACOUSTIC. A 1967 Gibson B 25N, kinda beat up, didnt take any photos of that, also had a neck repair, but it sounds amazing. It needs new strings soon, cus the ones on there have been on for a few months, i just need to spend money on other things.


Thats all my guitars I'll post my amp set up and pedals in the correct forum for that, and sorry about the pictures ill take better ones and post them later.

That's a grand collection, but you've posted them in the wrong place, since they're not shortscales.

othomas2 wrote:Nice !!! How do you find that Route 66 ? Always fancied one of them, & a cat.

That is a nice cat. Is it a designer breed? It looks like a toyger or a bengal/savannah cat lol.

A couple from rehearsal/recording session last night. You can see where teh "Duncan designed" text has already worn off the neck pickup LOLS




Includes first usage of tremolo system on Sell Crazy recording. Watch this space.

Mike wrote:A couple from rehearsal/recording session last night. You can see where teh "Duncan designed" text has already worn off the neck pickup LOLS




Includes first usage of tremolo system on Sell Crazy recording. Watch this space.