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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:50 pm
by theshadowofseattle
Bad juju. The body and neck still haunt my closet. I sold the pickups to buy my Musicmaster, and used the electronics in my various other guitars.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:51 pm
by zoinks
theshadowofseattle wrote:Bad juju. The body and neck still haunt my closet. I sold the pickups to buy my Musicmaster, and used the electronics in my various other guitars.
you plan on selling the body and neck? I may be interested.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:55 pm
by theshadowofseattle
zoinks wrote:theshadowofseattle wrote:Bad juju. The body and neck still haunt my closet. I sold the pickups to buy my Musicmaster, and used the electronics in my various other guitars.
you plan on selling the body and neck? I may be interested.
They're not from a Fender Jazzmaster. The guitar a customized Jagmaster. The body, pickguard, neck, tuners, and tremolo are DEFINITELY for sale though. I'll even throw in the Schaller straplock buttons. You can read all about it:
http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index.ph ... adowmaster
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:58 pm
by Billy3000
Looks great shad!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:01 am
by Aug
Shadow: sell me the neck.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:03 am
by theshadowofseattle
You sure? It's long scale, Mr. Aug.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:29 am
by Aug
theshadowofseattle wrote:You sure? It's long scale, Mr. Aug.
yea...it's perfect for my Jazzmaster project, and I'm familiar with the neck. Gimme a good price.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:01 am
by iCEByTes
nice dude , very Cool project
Check sold points at back of potenciometers
Cold Sold point = No Contact
Thin AWG those wire you choiced ...
nice choice at tone

, if doing an classic one if can get Classic fender Wire also .... they are about 6 or 7 bucks in usa ...
Also on Switchs try do Like Aug did ....
http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index.ph ... er_Mustang
If can Bone nut or Graph-Tech
Do Mad-Mike Setup at bridge and Vibrato , its unique setup real stay on tune
http://www.jag-stang.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14552
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:05 am
by theshadowofseattle
iCEByTes wrote:nice dude , very Cool project
Check sold points at back of potenciometers
Cold Sold point = No Contact
Thin AWG those wire you choiced ...
nice choice at tone

, if doing an classic one if can get Classic fender Wire also .... they are about 6 or 7 bucks in usa ...
Also on Switchs try do Like Aug did ....
http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index.ph ... er_Mustang
If can Bone nut or Graph-Tech
Do Mad-Mike Setup at bridge and Vibrato , its unique setup real stay on tune
http://www.jag-stang.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14552
I'm just redoing the electronics, but if I ever re-nut the neck, I'll do bone.
As for the switches, I'm not doing the standard mustang wiring. It's rather redundant, so I'm doing something else entirely with the bridge pickup.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:40 am
by iCEByTes
theshadowofseattle wrote:iCEByTes wrote:nice dude , very Cool project
Check sold points at back of potenciometers
Cold Sold point = No Contact
Thin AWG those wire you choiced ...
nice choice at tone

, if doing an classic one if can get Classic fender Wire also .... they are about 6 or 7 bucks in usa ...
Also on Switchs try do Like Aug did ....
http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index.ph ... er_Mustang
If can Bone nut or Graph-Tech
Do Mad-Mike Setup at bridge and Vibrato , its unique setup real stay on tune
http://www.jag-stang.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14552
I'm just redoing the electronics, but if I ever re-nut the neck, I'll do bone.
As for the switches, I'm not doing the standard mustang wiring. It's rather redundant, so I'm doing something else entirely with the bridge pickup.
Two sugestions
M&P Wiring using an super distortion was Humbucker
http://www.4shared.com/file/12751055/6a ... matic.html
or adapt the MadMike Wiring using an super distortion was Humbucker

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:50 am
by More Cowbell
Looks sweet shadow!
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:36 pm
by inscho
very cool.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:23 am
by theshadowofseattle
I wired it up HORRIBLY. I think the Super Distortion S is DEAD. The neck pickup only works in one of the three positions.
BUT IT SOUNDS AMAZING.
I'm tossing the bridge pickup in the trash and buying a Lace Red. The one working pickup in the one working position is fucking POWERFUL. I do not need a microphone.
Aug: can I purchase a pair of pre-wired Mustang switches in white from you?
It looks badass though!

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:34 am
by bassintom
Looks good but I don't see a ground wire from the pots to the shield.That might give you a problem.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:37 am
by theshadowofseattle
bassintom wrote:Looks good but I don't see a ground wire from the pots to the shield.That might give you a problem.
Um. yeah, you don't see it because it's under the pickguard and plate... where it's supposed to be...
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:46 am
by bassintom
Did you wire it after you took the pic?It's just I don't see how the control plate is grounded anywhere.Not trying to give you a hard time.Just trying to help.Maybe I'm missing something is all.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 1:51 am
by theshadowofseattle
I have no idea what on earth (get it, it's a grounding joke) you are talking about, man. I have never in my life seen a mustang with the grounding visible when the guitar was assembled.
The whole thing is grounded to shielding in the cavity, and there's a bit of a high e string running from under the bridge to under the control plate
EDIT: Oh, you're talking about the oldass pictures! Oh yeah, I grounded all that shit. I thought you were talking about the newest one. Sorry.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:13 am
by bassintom

look at the black wires on mine

I don't see the ground on yours.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:41 am
by Sparky
Whatever you do, don't get a lace red. They're just gross. More midrange than a fucking JB. Why not try a pair of hot golds or something if you're so set on Lace sensors. Or just get something with less resistance than red. They blow.
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 3:02 am
by Aug
bassintom wrote:
look at the black wires on mine

I don't see the ground on yours.
You don't see a ground wire because Fender ran a piece of B-string from under the tremolo plate, over the body to rest under the control plate when installed. No proper vintage Mustang would have it's control plate grounded otherwise.
Shadow: I'd be delighted to. PM me for details.