Just ordered a Kent Armstrong bridge humbucking sized single coil for the DC.
In addition, I also bought a white esquire pickguard so the plan will be to turn the DangerCaster into a single pickup esquire with, what I hope will be, a punchy pickup in the bridge!
Pictures to come
Noice!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
I did it with a a flat and curved rasp. Took about 2-3 hours. Not easy work to get it perfect, but it's rewarding at the end! It took so long not because it's hard to shave off the wood, but most of the work came from smooth out the rasp marks. You might consider shaving off the rasp marks which I saw a guy on youtube do before. Good luck!/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from TheDangerMan on July 1, 2014, 17:15
I have looked into GFS pickups PabloPepper but I cant seem to find many good review about them, plus around the 60-100 bracket I could probably scoop some decent secondhand dimarzios. But definitely an option for a future build on a budget.
DB - Cheers for the ideas. I think my easiest bet may be the upgrading pickup options but that offers me a whole new range of ideas for the TL-1.
Onto another idea, how difficult would it be to get a contour on the back of my Tele? Im thinking something along the lines of what you get with some deluxe models. Would I need any specialist tools?
Hey guys!
Bit of a while since I have posted here, have been busy with this build and another (A non PBG 12 String tele kit!).
You cant see the full extent of my body work but I went nuts and put in a two tummy curves (I guess one of those are probably work likely a 'leg curve') and a forearm cut to help strumming accessibility.
So far my build is coming along nicely. I have planned (as you may well have noticed) having a single bridge 'humbucker' design TL, so I sourced a reasonably priced pickguard to suit. Im also going to put on an ashtray tele bridge as well as some Jim Dunlop Straploks mainly because I want to be able to gig this guitar and all my other guitars have them
Its going to be a stripped down rock and roll tele, so im very excited to get it finished!
Ive got some timbermate in a couple of dings that im working on at the moment so once I get rid of that ill post some proper pictures of the back
looing good Danger, nice clean elbow cut !
Azure always looks good
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Nice approach to a more player friendly setup.
I still am amazed as how good the Az looks on that timber
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Yeah, if I haven't said it before elsewhere, bloody hell, the finish on that basswood is outrageously good.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
If your gonna do it, ya gotta do it properly!
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Great minds Geoff, I was about to suggest that layout too. Maybe even add a push/pull to split the Kent Armstrong, depending on how it sounds.
It's not applicable to this build, but I actually sketched out a couple of designs the other day for fully switchable Tele/Esquire wiring for both 3 and 4-way lever switches, which could make an interesting future project... damn, now I'm going to have to build another Tele.
Scott.
sounds good Scott/Geoff, so what is the main difference of the sound of the Esquire wiring ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
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