The Frankencaster

**Eponymous** · 12-03-2021, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

I bought a set of these for Experiment #8. I'm looking forward to getting to the pointy, soldery plug it in and hear her ROAR end of things. Possibly a bit far afield for your needs GMan, but I've had nothing but good reports on Mr Glynn's.

Do you mean the Lindy Fralin’s or the analogman, FW?

**FrankenWashie** · 12-03-2021, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Eponymous

Do you mean the Lindy Fralin’s or the analogman, FW?

Sorry mate, the 'These' in my post was a link to the Mr Glynn's pickups page for his hot tele set, called 'Cruel Mistress'. full link below

“Cruel Mistress” -hot Tele set - Mr Glyn's Pickups

**Eponymous** · 10-03-2021, 08:00 PM

I got the Lindy Fralin blues specials. They are hand wound and the design (turns, magnets and materials) are based on the original tele pickups, but they are overwound 5% to give a richer, lusher tone.

https://www.fralinpickups.com/produc...al-telecaster/

I also have the 4 way switching option, so I can have single pickups, plus the normal parallel combined pickup but also a 4th position which shunts the output of the neck pickup into the input of the bridge pickup doubling the resistance and producing (apparently) a really lush, rich tone.

https://youtu.be/1uHPWFyYreE

I have also seen a set based on a copy of a 1952 tele pickup set, also done (in part) by Lindy Fralin in conjunction with analogman (of king of tone fame)

https://www.buyanalogman.com/category_s/628.htm

These also look pretty awesome.

**Groovyman32** · 10-03-2021, 09:16 PM

Nice! Yeah I'm thinking of going for the 4 way option too - Baja wiring is it called - this is for my next build that I already have the body and neck for. The Fralin's sound like they're going to sound great

I was also reading about 5 way super switch wiring. P1 is neck+bridge in series (same as your P4 I think?). 2, 3 and 4 are the standard tele options. P5 is the bridge plus a little of neck blended in which is supposed to thicken up the bridge twang...

**Eponymous** · 10-03-2021, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Groovyman32

Nice! Yeah I'm thinking of going for the 4 way option too - Baja wiring is it called - this is for my next build that I already have the body and neck for. The Fralin's sound like they're going to sound great

I was also reading about 5 way super switch wiring. P1 is neck+bridge in series (same as your P4 I think?). 2, 3 and 4 are the standard tele options. P5 is the bridge plus a little of neck blended in which is supposed to thicken up the bridge twang...

I just saw that! I will have 5 way switch envy forever, now.

On the other hand, I do have a top loader tele to build.....

**McCreed** · 11-03-2021, 05:10 AM

I have noticed that somewhere along the line, either I didn’t put enough grain filler in or sanding sealer over the grain filler.

There are faint but discernible grain lines in the primer.

If you are only just seeing it now, My guess would have to be that it's a result of the grain filler shrinking. Is it all over, or just in the area of the photo?

I'd be dubious of Option 2. My concern is there is a risk of incompatibility.*

Edit to add:

*Behlen (Mohawk) have a broad range of aerosol sanding sealers, and looking at the MSDS, they all seem to have significant amounts acetone, MEK etc. I don't know which sealer you used or what your primer was either.

As much as I hate to say it, Option 3 (sand back completely and re-do) may the the safest route.

I'll be interested to see what direction you go and what results follow. I have no experience with Aquacoat, but its use seems to be increasing here, so am hoping get educated by proxy!

**Eponymous** · 11-03-2021, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by McCreed

If you are only just seeing it now, My guess would have to be that it's a result of the grain filler shrinking. Is it all over, or just in the area of the photo?

I'd be dubious of Option 2. My concern is there is a risk of incompatibility.*

Edit to add:

*Behlen (Mohawk) have a broad range of aerosol sanding sealers, and looking at the MSDS, they all seem to have significant amounts acetone, MEK etc. I don't know which sealer you used or what your primer was either.

As much as I hate to say it, Option 3 (sand back completely and re-do) may the the safest route.

I'll be interested to see what direction you go and what results follow. I have no experience with Aquacoat, but its use seems to be increasing here, so am hoping get educated by proxy!

I did use a Mohawk sanding sealer...aerosol. I spoke to a friend of mine who is a professional painter and he said to sand it back a little, then wet the surface and see if the marks show up. The sanding may get rid of the marks. If that doesn’t work, then he suggested going back to bare wood and starting again.

That is this weekend’s project. See if I can resurrect it (or, to be honest....live with the faint grain marks and hope the topcoat and sanding does the job)

Oh...yes, it is all over the guitar body. It is quite faint and I may just live with it...maybe.

**McCreed** · 12-03-2021, 05:16 AM

I spoke to a friend of mine who is a professional painter and he said to sand it back a little, then wet the surface and see if the marks show up.

It's good to have professional friends! (one in each 'profession' is really good!)

By "wet the surface" did he mean with a coat of primer or just metho or something similar?

**Eponymous** · 12-03-2021, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by McCreed

By "wet the surface" did he mean with a coat of primer or just metho or something similar?

I’m going to use a grease and wax remover, which I would have used to clean the guitar down before I sprayed the topcoat. It won’t affect the paint and evaporates quickly and doesn’t leave a residue behind

**Eponymous** · 13-03-2021, 03:48 PM

I decided to live with the grain and do the topcoat today. Those of you who have been playing along at home will remember I am doing a colourchange paint, a’ la silver sky nebula.

He we are before the start