Making good progress and some pics to come soon. Yes Glenn many people I speak with don't see the point, in my opinion any guitar is a beautiful instrument , I have an American Standard, a LP Standard, a Gretsch and am looking at something a little different for my 4th so I thought this would be a nice addition to the collection. Some are very heavily done and I don't like those so I am looking at a suttle approach and quite excited about the results I am getting atm. This one is going to be dedicated almost to open G tuning so that I can rock with some Stones tunes... and am going to replicate either a 52 or 62 vintage sound.
Does anyone know what the difference if any would be to replacing the 250k pots in my kit with 500k pots and associated capacitor, its a very cheap upgrade but won't go to the trouble if the results aren't worth it....
Single coil F-style guitars typically use 250K pots to help tame some of the highs. Using 500K pots will bleed less treble, so the sound will be 'brighter' (and/or possibly more ice-picky, depending on pickups and everything else etc). Regarding caps, if you mean replacing a 0.047uf with a 0.022, that will also have the effect of making the sound brighter, as the lower value 0.022 cap will allow less high frequencies to go to ground through the tone control. It may be better to 'hear' the guitar before deciding on different cap and pot values. But, ultimately, it's about your own ears... if you want a brighter sound, go with a larger pot and/or a smaller cap.
Thanks Scott, very good information and yes I will definately have a listen before changing anything unless of course there is some evidence that something is very much well worth the effort in the beginning, the info you provided on the Pots is great as I am a musician not a tech! (well I am an IT freak but that don't count). I will be looking for a sound that is different to my American Standard (Custom Shop) so some changes may be required or I may just get it out of the box. I am off to Billy Hydes/Allan's to try out some models today which will give me a better idea of what to aim for. Very excited out that!! A room full of guitars and I can play any of them!!!
Got all my stains for aging the neck yesterday and slimmed down the head stock a bit as on review it was a bit beefier than I really wanted much closer to the Tele Standard I have.... (there is merit in going slow and review, check, check, check lol), tomorrow should be running up the first lot of stain.
Not sure if you guys can see the details.. light wear marks and decrease in colour intensity around 3rd to 7th and 12-15th frets. Wear marks around head stock ready for a light touching of black to show some 'roadworn' dirt.
I rubbed to colour down with a green domestic scouring pad which has given the gold base colour a dirty look.
, I have an American Standard, a LP Standard, a Gretsch and am looking at something a little different for my 4th so I thought this would be a nice addition to the collection. Some are very heavily done and I don't like those so I am looking at a suttle approach and quite excited about the results I am getting atm. This one is going to be dedicated almost to open G tuning so that I can rock with some Stones tunes... and am going to replicate either a 52 or 62 vintage sound.
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