Phloggys TL-1

[glenno3228]

Quote from phloggy on May 16, 2013, 07:34
Took it to my guitar lesson last night. Bloody thing wouldn't stay in tune. I suspect I should have given it some more time for everything to settle and stretch before trying to show it off. Of course it's been all good since I've had it home again.

Hi Phloggy. I found my RC also lost tune for the first couple of days while everything bedded in after fitting the pitbull strings. No problems since then and the guitar sounds fantastic for an out of the box build. Like yours, it's very bright, particularly the bridge pickup but the neck sounds beautifully smooth. I might change the pick ups one day but for now its decision time. Fender jag copy or a tele with a string breaker.

[dingobass]

Maybe try a .047uf capacitor on the bridge tone, this will take a bit of the brightness off and warm up the tone a touch.
If it still seems a tad bright, replace the pot with a 250 ohm will warm the tone a little more....

[glenno3228]

Quote from dingobass on May 17, 2013, 22:07
Maybe try a .047uf capacitor on the bridge tone, this will take a bit of the brightness off and warm up the tone a touch.
If it still seems a tad bright, replace the pot with a 250 ohm will warm the tone a little more....

Sorry for the hijack Phloggy but thanks DB I'll give this a try too.

Glenn

[phloggy]

Nah, I love how bright and twangy it is. It was the whole reason for doing a Tele. I've got plenty of humbucker darkness on hand already.

[Gavin1393]

Quote from dingobass on May 17, 2013, 22:07
Maybe try a .047uf capacitor on the bridge tone, this will take a bit of the brightness off and warm up the tone a touch.
If it still seems a tad bright, replace the pot with a 250 ohm will warm the tone a little more....

...or add a 500k resistor to the 500k pot which in effect turns it into a 250k....saves on some soldering!!!

[phloggy]

Right, well the tuning never settled down, and sorting out the frets has proven beyond me, and I didn't like playing it, so I've taken it to "a guy".

He took one look and said he'll be replacing the bent frets, cutting down the nut, giving it proper fret dressing and setup.

Probably cost more than the guitar itself did, but at least it will more than just a wall hanging.

[Brendan]

Phloggy - I think DB has a deal for new kits where he'll dress your frets and put in a bone nut for you when you buy your kit for a bit extra. Just check the extras tab on the bar above. May be a cheaper option for your next kit... It'll also be spot on and delivered with the kit, so let you kick off in style...

[phloggy]

Heh. He just posted me a new kit yesterday and all.

To be honest, if it was *just* the nut and the fret dress I'd have had a crack. The fact the frets were actually damaged just put it a touch beyond me at this stage.

[Brendan]

D'oh! Sorry to hear that.

[phloggy]

It's back! And now it's brilliant. Have only had a short fiddle so far, but he seems to have worked a miracle. The new frets have allowed him to drop the action by more than half, and it's in tune all the way! And the bends! I've standardised my strings now so I've got the same strings on all my guitars. I bend on this thing to my normal spot, and then it keeps going!

I am happy.