Quote from yakkmeister on January 31, 2013, 03:43
Quote from keloooe on January 7, 2013, 10:31
In the world of guitars there are 3 main guitars that I really love:
1. Maton MS500/50th Anniversary
2. Gibson Les Paul
3. Gibson Les Paul Jr
Last night I was thinking of the perfect guitar that I would definitely buy, no matter what the price, and I thought of mixing the Maton with the
LP-1... It shall include:
- Bolt on Neck
-
LP-1S Pickups
- Mahogany wood
- 3 way rotary switch (instead of the toggle)
- Coil Tapped bridge pickup
- Slide switch for the coil tapped pickup (in the pickguard)
- Locking Nut (From the
SV-1)
- And everything else is the
LP-1!!!
I will draft this (hopefully) soon, but in the meantime, Adam check to see if that order can be done and how much it would cost
Cheers,
Callum
And also, the quick reply doesnt work for Google Chrome...
Hey man,
You know you can pretty much build this from a regular
LP-1 kit, right?
For starters, there is no real tonal advantage of a bolt-on to set neck. Lots of guys will glue in the bolt-on and put bolts into the set necks ... Either is totally fine and it makes very little difference. Body structure (solid or hollow), thickness (1 1/2" SG Vs 2" LP) and density make huge differences that will totally dwarf anything the neck heel will contribute to.
Having said that, a dodgey neck joint, of either construction, will sound terrible.
So - take the neck as it comes, right ...
Rotary switches typically come in 5-positions. Cool if you can get a 3-way though ...
You just mount it in a regular hole. You may need to enlarge the cavity (use a router?)
As for coil-tapping, use SD Triple shot pickup rings. They are brilliant - easy to use from a player's perspective and they don't get in the way or mess with the guitar's lines.
Use a quality set of low-output (vintage style) pickups for maximum nuance - Tonerider AC2 or AC4 fit the bill but there are stacks of other units on the market.
Unless you're after a floyd rose trem, the locking nut is a waste of time. If you must lock something (totally unnecessary on a properly setup guitar) get locking tuners. Even then, tuning stability is in a solid neck and a properly cut nut. Quality saddles will help as well, though they tend only to matter with a trem (like a bigsby)
Anyways, have a think and see what other, creative ways you can get around the problems