The Clueless German got herself a GR-1SF kit

[kuanjb]

Beautiful looking build there! Should be proud of how it turned out. Can I suggest submitting your build to the September GOTM?

I just got a very similar kit and I'm looking at how I'm going to finish it. Dark brown is fairly high on my list.

What pickups are those? They look like Filtertrons of some type but maybe they're full humbucker sized? I was thinking of getting a set of the new GFS GF'Tron pickups for my build. They are supposed to be quite good.

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Much too much praise! But thank you all :-)

Can I suggest submitting your build to the September GOTM?

Oh, not sure it's good enough for GOTM contest... next build maybe :-)

What pickups are those? They look like Filtertrons of some type but maybe they're full humbucker sized? I was thinking of getting a set of the new GFS GF'Tron pickups for my build. They are supposed to be quite good.

I think these are Gretsch Broad'tron's. They came off a Streamliner if I remember correctly. I ebay'd them for 20 bucks or so. Full humbucker size, yes. The Broad'tron's got much flack in various reviews, but I like them. They don't sound great with much distortion, but imho, they are made to sound great clean or with medium gain. I think they sound good on my 15w tube amp but I need to "explore" the sound a bit more to find the sweet spot for me and the guitar. We're currently just getting to know each other :-)


However, on a side note, I noticed a very faint hum when plugged in that goes away when I touch anything on the guitar. My logical thinking is immediately screaming "grounding issue!", but I'm pretty sure all the ground cables are properly soldered and installed. I also didn't forget to ground the bridge :-)
Is there any way to find out WHERE the grounding issue comes from (if it is even one!) without pulling out all the electronics again?
It's also very faint, I had a ripped ground cable once in another guitar and it was VERY loud.
Also, it goes away if I touch ANYTHING metal on the guitar, like the shaft top of a pot or even the pickguard (brass). So I'm not sure if this is maybe normal for a hollow body?
It's by no means loud enough to bother me, but I really want to know if it's something I need to fix or not.

[kuanjb]

Much too much praise! But thank you all :-)

Oh, not sure it's good enough for GOTM contest... next build maybe :-)

I really think it is good enough. And... you have nothing to lose right? Let other people be the judge. The extra modifications and attentions to detail really put this above your average kit build. You have at least three people here rooting for you. Go for it!



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