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This is one of those times when the planets are aligned or something. I put this one together this weekend and I love it. It plays like a dream and sounds amazing to me.
I bought the body and loaded pickguard off ebay because I thought it might be an eighties Fender Bullet body. The picture wasn't that great and it was listed as unknown manufacturer plus it had a BIN of $35. Turns out it was a 1983 Hondo AllStar body which was a Bullet copy. I was disappointed to find that it's also made of plywood. No problem though, I'll just find a cheap tele neck for it and sell it on ebay to recoop my money.
Well, a reranch member sold me a tele neck for $50. He had bought it years ago and didn't care for the thin taper so he switched it out with a fatter maple neck. Long story short, the combination works like a charm.
Oh, and I changed my mind about selling it as well. It's definitely a keeper.

Dude that looks awesome. Is it routed for just a bridge pickup? a single coil in the neck would be a nice addition. It's cool as it is though, I would definitely keep it. Good find.

If you ever want out of it, I'll take it for what you are in it for
Those Hondo's are still good quality. I don't mind a ply body, they have a certain something special about them.

That's absolutely gorgeous.

lovely.

That tele neck for $50 bucks was a great buy.

Everything about this thread is awesome.

Haze wrote:If you ever want out of it, I'll take it for what you are in it for
Those Hondo's are still good quality. I don't mind a ply body, they have a certain something special about them.

Trade you even for that $50 Musicmaster neck.
All kidding aside, you got first dibs if I ever get rid of it.

DanHeron wrote:Dude that looks awesome. Is it routed for just a bridge pickup? a single coil in the neck would be a nice addition. It's cool as it is though, I would definitely keep it. Good find.

It's routed for a HB neck, SC middle and HB bridge. They used the same bodies for different combos like HH and SSS or just a split coil HB in the bridge like mine.

I love it! Definitely a keeper! How does she sound?

that guitar is pure sex.
great score on the body and the neck

the thickness of the guitar is amazing.

its super thin just like my old red duo

Fetal Panic Ink wrote:I love it! Definitely a keeper! How does she sound?

The split coil humbucker sounds great. As a HB it has more of a vintage single coil sound with just a bit more bite. As a single coil it sounds alot like a vintage bridge pickup in a DuoSonic or Mustang. It's my new number one.

Well nothing to add other than to say HOT DAMN I LIKE THAT

Dave wrote:Well nothing to add other than to say HOT DAMN I LIKE THAT

agreed

Beautiful guitar, good work.