Anyone familiar with Carson Electric Guitars?

[Zandit75]

Got myself a nut from the local music shop. Only a plastic one, but it's a start.
Also have a new trem and clear neck finish on the way from PBG.
So until everything arrives, it's onto decisions regarding the finish.
I've been playing with colour combos using MS Paint and I'm still thinking Charcoal with Black and Orange Highlights.
I'm not sure if I will just go with Orange Pin-striping, and just leave the black hardware as a contrast, or incorporate Black into the Pin-striping.
I'm leaning towards the second combo shown against the darker grey background, using a thin and slightly thicker orange pin-stripe and leaving the black hardware to speak for itself. Something like this....http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12mm-x-9-...cAAOSwMmBVh6PQ
We'll see. What's everyone else's opinion?

[Dedman]

I like the third one down, orange black orange. It gives the orange a bit more punch without adding another colour to the overall scheme

[Zandit75]

I like the third one down, orange black orange. It gives the orange a bit more punch without adding another colour to the overall scheme

You don't think that would be too much with the black hardware?

[Dedman]

Depends on how much and where the pin striping goes I guess.

[Zandit75]

@ Wazkelly, Thank you very much bud, your package of goodies arrived this morning.
Thanks also for the black knob for the 5-way switch. I'd forgotten about that!

Since my LP top coat is taking forever to cure, I'm going to have a crack at priming this guitar tonight.
The weather has been extremely crap here this last week, so I hope it goes on ok.

[wazkelly]

Hi Zandit, good to hear that the parcel of goodies arrived earlier today with a couple of extras included too.

If you haven't already discovered it yet you can buy a relatively cheap copper braid at Jaycar to assist with de-soldering things as that will come in handy if you try to re-use the 3 way mini switches. Suggest taking note how they are currently wired up as that gives you humbucker, out of phase, split coil plus the instructions are also in the box for the Hot Stack single coil

[Zandit75]

Thanks bud, so that Hotstack is classed as a Humbucker is it?
Please forgive my igorance!

[wazkelly]

No, it is supposed to be a single coil that can be wired up like a humbucker. Not sure if it will sound like a humbucker, just a bit fuller when wired in series, parallel gives you an out of phase sound presumably like position 2 or 4 on a 5 way Strat switch and split coil would be traditional single coil sound. From memory it did have a bit of distinction between each setting and worth the effort wiring it up that way as you will find your favourite setting and that is probably where it will remain most of the time.

[Zandit75]

Alright, sounds like a plan.
I'll have a look at the diagrams you mentioned, hadn't pulled the package apart that much to see what was in there.
So I'm thinking to leave the humbucker as standard, have the hotstack splitable with the switch, and the neck PU standard as well.
How does that sound?
Might have to get Weirdy involved in this once I have a better look at what I have at home.
Thanks again Waz.

[wazkelly]

That would be the simplest way to go as the standard humbuckers are only 2 wire and it looks like quite a mission to DIY 4 wire hence why I spent a few bucks on upgrades that were already 4 wire.