Guess what just turner up at my house!!!
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Guess what just turner up at my house!!!
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you will be a busy boy Nitro, what are the plans for the JM-1 ?
Im going to make a Jaguar Replica, at least thats my plan.
plans for the Jag sound good Nitro.
Bonus the other half wants a bass, looks like a YB-4 kit ?
Yea mate thats the one, is nearly an exact replica.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
@dedman :p:rolleyes::cool:
ordered a set of GFS Jazzmaster pick ups for my JM kit on the weekend wanted something better but $ are tight :cool:
How do they compare with the standard Chinese ones? Was wondering what to put in mine, or whether the supplied ones would be ok?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
no idea, they are still in Florida LOL
Nitro there should be heaps of online video's of the GFS pups, if not on the GFS website try typing the model pickup into youtube and the word 'demo'
I would upgrade the pups if you can afford it now, save you wiring new pups in later
here's one I found, is this the model pups you ordered Dedman ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxyUN-Q_yA8
I'm really keen to do this one next. Look forward to seeing your progress.
haha good one, sounds like you havnt used them before, hey?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
They sound cool but mine is a hss setup not a hhQuote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Thanks Gorath, hope it goes ok. I want to use the Jaguar bridge but will have to seek lotsa help on that one, if not ive got something else in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gorath
This is cool! I love these kits.
So are you using the Jag style switching with the rhythm circuit and everything?
I've not seen many full scale jags before, will be interesting to see how you get around the pickguard/scale length differences if using standard Jag parts :)
hit me up with any questions you have, I know my way around the offsets ;)
On a Jazzmaster, the right pickups are key to the sound. I upgraded a mate's MIJ Jazzmaster from the stock Jap pickups to USA ones and the change in sound was immense. The Jap ones were basically Strat-type pickups (relatively small deep coils) in a big plastic case, but the USA ones were more like a P-90, with much wider and thinner (depth-wise) and sounded so much deeper as a result. Any pickups that follow the same pattern should be in the same ball-park sound-wise, so I hope those GFS ones do the job.
Will try to use the std jag switches, ive sourced them allready, but will need a lot of help with the jag scale, not quite sure what to do so any advice will help. i have seen a jag bridge on a fender strat but dont know if he used the longer scale or adapted it.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeromick
So any advice simon will be appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
you've got a couple of options, I think the easiest would be to use a jazzmaster pickguard (blank or a blacktop one) and modify to suit the jag switch plates and using the strat style trem with the kit. If you want the jag scale you'll need a new neck and I don't think that's viable.
check out my build below where I modded the JM1 kit pretty heavily.
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ghlight=mashup
WOW WHAT AN AMAZING BUILD. Thats what i want to do, chuck the strat bridge and use a stang or jag bridge. Can yo post some pics on the measurements and work done when you recessed the bridge assenble. I definately dont want to change the neck to a 24, i want to do the mods using the 25.5 neck, and im not too worried about the authentic jag sound. in fact id rather use a gen. mustang bridge, they say they dont go out of tune as easily. btw thanks for your help, much appreciated....Quote:
Originally Posted by zeromick
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cheers man!
are you going to use the mustang style trem or the jazzmaster/jaguar style?
both are going to require filling the existing strat style trem cavity but each have a different routing cavity.
Hi mate, i am really leaning towards the mustang style, from what ive read it stays in tune better, and the bridge grub screws dont come loose, but still deciding, this is gonna be a long build. If i go that way i know i have to fill the strat style cavity and reposition the bridge supports..so lotsa thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by zeromick
Edit..... But being a painter and decorator for 45 years helps, im quite used to filling and shaping timber its part of my job so that doesnt daunt me and ive done basic carpentry in my line of work. What i will need lots of help with is all the correct measurements and positions of the bridge and trem assembly.
Been away for awhile, hernia operation and bronchil asthma, on the mend now.
Got my new pickups last week, Warmans again, good price and sound.
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Specs......Humbucker 12 Gauge
Warman 12 Gauge Super HOT overwound 12 pole humbucker pickup.
The Warman 12 Gauge is a truly distinctive humbucker. Brilliant white or Dark Hearted black super over wound twin coils topped by massive 9mm over sized satin black hex screw pole pieces that produce a mighty magnetic field. This results in a unique tone with masses of bottom end and mids with no loss of highs.
4 way wiring enables you to use it either as a powerful single coil in 6 gauge mode, or wire both coils together either in series or parallel to let loose with both barrels.
Bridge position : Inductance 9.02 Henries, Resistance 12.82 kOhm
Neck position: Inductance 4.88 henries, Resistance 7.11 kOhm
Peak Resonant Frequency 2470 Hz
Single coil 6 Gauge.....
Warman 6 Gauge Matched set. Hi-gain single coil pickups with over sized 9mm pole pieces.
We have been doing the 6 Gauge as a compliment to our 12 Gauge humbucker for quite a while now, so we have decided to produce some complete sets matched for Strat type guitars. These have the same special magnet and coil mix as the individual 6 Gauges but are produced as a matched set of 3 with the mid position coil reverse wound and opposed polarity to act in humbucking mode when used with either the neck or the bridge pickup.
The massive 9mm diameter hex pole pieces create a huge magnetic field around the strings and coils producing their very unique range of tones.
Bridge 6 Gauge
resistance = 5.92 kOhm
inductance = 4.39 Henries
peak resonant frequency = 9200 Hz
winding direction = Clockwise
pole up = North
Middle 6 Gauge
resistance = 5.37 kOhm
inductance = 3.72 Henries
peak resonant frequency = 9356 Hz
winding direction = Counter clockwise
pole up = South
Neck 6 Gauge
resistance = 5.46 kOhm
inductance = 3.68 Hz
winding direction = Clockwise
pole up = North
These graphs are measured with test loads that are equal to two 250k pots and a 47pF tone capacitor being used in the circuit. The treble limit can be brought lower down further by using a different tone capacitor.
Pole spacings range from 50mm on the neck pickup to 52mm on the bridge pickup but in all truth with the poles being so over sized it is a bit irrelevant in this instance.
Thats all for now folks
Impressive specs.
Cheers mate and they only cost me $85 AU. So quite affordable on my budgetQuote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
Sorry to hear you've been unwell Nitro, glad that you are on the mend. Those sound like some beastly PUPs and at a good price as well. Very aggro look to them to boot. Look forard to hearing how they sound.
Cheers mate, will give a sound demo when im done, but that a long way off at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Finally got the courage with a little help from my friends to fill in my trem and bridge cavities...
Heres my tutorial http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=7614
Warman pups look good Nitro, where did you order them from ? I had a look on ebay and most come from UK. Did you order yours from the Warman website ?
good job on the tutorial
Yes i ordered them straight from the website, they arrive in about 2 weeks. Cheers on the tutorial kudos. Heres a link http://www.warmanguitars.co.uk/Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
no worries cheers Nitro I'll check them out
Next stage.....
After sanding the filled cavities i sprayed a good coat of sealer primer and let dry. This was done to show up any high or low spots when sanded. The low spots i filled with a ready mix timber filler that sands up super fine.
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I wondered why i kept getting dents on the edges of the guitar body ever time i sanded it..Duh... edge of bench! I soon fixed that.....polystyrene and a hot glue gun.
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Next... lots more sanding and a final few coats of primer.
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And finally some more goodies arrived in the post today
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Yes, it's so easy to dent Basswood. Looking good, Nitro.
Thanks Simon, your not wrong about the basswood, soft as puttyQuote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
Progressing nicely Nitro, and great work on the tutorial too. So useful for all of us!
I love it! More smart ideas to store away for my bench (when I get a garage to put one in[emoji1])Quote:
Originally Posted by nitroburner1000
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