I went with the Seymour Duncan Brad Paisley La Brea pickup set and StewMac wiring kit. Shielded everything but the neck pickup cavity because is was ugly with it and ripped it out.
Gotoh Art 3 bridge w/ compensated saddles (off +1 and -1 on either side, not bad).
Neck relief is just a hair...
This is Stonewall Jackson.
Since I only assembled it, I submit primarily for Warmouth to be able to show off the amazing finishing job they did.
Construction
SolidCore
Wood
Mahogany
Lam Top Wood
Spalted Maple
Right / Left HandedRight-Handed
Control Cavity
Rear Rout
Neck Pickup Rout
Tele®...
And exactly on the day my order is delivered, and I have a question...
No worries, if the email is tied to the domain and locked in limbo temporarily, I can wait.
Tele® Replacement Neck
Construction
Vintage/Modern
Shaft Wood
Birdseye Maple
Fretboard Wood
Indian Rosewood (Dark)
Nut Width
1-11/16" (43mm) - Modern Medium
Right / Left Handed
Right-Handed
Neck Back Profile
Standard Thin
Fretboard Radius
10" - 16" Compound
Number of Frets
22
Fret Size &...
Oh, so am I haha.
I was sitting there looking at it and saying to myself "Did you really spend that much to build a custom guitar just for a novelty tone?"
When I thought about it like that, it was an easy decision.
When I put both pickups in single coil, I get a very tele-esque tone. Perhaps a bit quieter than a true single coil but usable. I left the triple shots in more out of convenience though. Soldering out and in to the little pads right there on the pickup is almost as quick and easy as it gets. EMG...
This should be the final assembly update on this particular guitar.
I swapped out the P-Rails for a set of SD Whole Lotta Humbucker, and I couldn't be any more tickled pink over it.
Now I have that gleeful new toy feeling I should have had when I first plugged it in 3 or so months ago. It is...
It was part of the adventure. I completely broke down refinished, rebuilt and partially redesigned an old Matsumoku guitar I had since I was 14. The action ended up better than it originally was, so I'm glad I did it.
Just one more from the peanut gallery...
The only time I've ever needed to shim a neck was when I added a humbucker mounting ring for aesthetic purposes. I had to raise the strings for clearance and as a result needed a .5° tilt to keep the action even.
Thanks!
I'm starting to enjoy the P-90 part, particularly as a lead tone, but there's definitely better options than the P-rail for that tone. I still find it lacking enough bottom for a rhythm tone without cranking the bass on the amp to 7 or 8.
I'm beginning to appreciate the P-90 rone, particularly when clean with both neck and bridge working together. Now instead of wanting to do a pickup swap I'm considering going to a single master volume and wiring in a blend pot to get exactly where I want
I'm going to give it a little time and see if the sound grows on me. Well, that and I just ordered an Ibanez BTB745, so my discretionary spending just went bye bye for the month. :headbang:
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