Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: Twinfan on September 17, 2008, 10:39:10 PM
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Sorry Roo! :lol:
Firstly, apologies to Tim and the boys if this thread is out of order and I'll understand if you pull it. But seeing as how I'm a BKP regular, and I'm not promoting a direct competitor, I'm hoping it's OK ;)
As I've mentioned on another thread I picked up a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele about a month ago, purely so I could have a dabble with open G tuning and a neck humbucker as the CV comes pre-routed. Which is nice :) I've tried the open G out, so now on to the humbucker....
My first idea was to try a Stormy Monday and then I thought about the TV Jones Classic I have in in the bridge of my Gordon Smith SG-1. I love that pickup there as it's very Malcolm Young sounding. So then I thought, what about a TV Jones Classic in the Tele? Nice low output should go well with a Tele bridge single coil! An order was made a couple of weeks ago and it arrived at work yesterday. I had a Doppelganger rehearsal last night, so tonight I've done all the prep work for soldering on Friday ('DC rehearsal tomorrow - busy week for rehearsals!)
I've also got a four-way switch I'm going to wire in too, but here's the work in progress. I reckon it looks great - can't wait to hear how it sounds!
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Very nice Mr Twinfan - looks classsssssssssy.
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How does the pine body sound?
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Nice!
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How does the pine body sound?
Very nice! Not quite as zingy as the swamp ash in the Fender, but a more rounded rock tone :)
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:D Looks mighty cool Dave!
How does it sound? For a very long time I pondered getting a TV Jones neck pickup for my black Tele, but ultimately I decided it might be a bit too twangy/Gretschy for me, so I ended up with the Lollar Firebird pickup instead.
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Read the thread properly Phil - it's not wired in yet ;)
I'll hopefully get it soldered in on Friday night or on Saturday :)
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Read the thread properly Phil - it's not wired in yet ;)
Ah, I got over-excited! :lol:
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Jealous
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Looks great - different.
Always been interested in getting a TV Jones pickup myself.
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very nice indeed. the big problem with teles is that there are so many options for the neck pickup, which isn't helpful for GAS...
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Especially when the CV is already routed for a neck 'bucker - they're a great choice for experimenting.
If I don't like the TV in the Tele, I'll try a normal 'bucker instead and put the two TVs I have together in something else. I reckon a pair in an SG or Mira would sound great............
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very nice indeed. the big problem with teles is that there are so many options for the neck pickup, which isn't helpful for GAS...
There are several problems which really are rather more pressing than this!
Predictable? Yeah. Right? You know I am. :)
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*high-fives Roo*
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thats so cool, might be neater without the pickup ring though
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I really want one of those classic vibe's. Shame I already have a white/black tele, but it looks so classy. Looking good though, how should this tv jones sound (when it's wired! i actually read posts...)? Warm or clear and zingy?
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Oh no - now you've started me wondering about the buggered Squier tele in the attic. I was halfway through putting it back together when the Baja appeared.
Mine is ready, er, "routed" for a humbucker by "someone" a few years back :roll:
Its issues are no nut (easily sorted), and now no scratch-plate - and it's a non-standard size/shape. I tried to make one based on the old one... sigh... so it went back in the attic...
But you're starting to get interesting with TV Jones type talk - and the pics look good. I agree with Wez about the pickup ring though...
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I, the high priest of teleworship, have declared that Roo and that Ilyti heretic are excommunicates from the true church of tone and must repent or be cast into the basswood pit of toneless Ibanez shred guitars until they repent.
Amen, so be it... :D
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the basswood pit of toneless Ibanez shred guitars
:lol:
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might be neater without the pickup ring though
+1
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Actually I can't remember what Roo plays (I remember a comment about not being into the pointy hobbies) and he passed a comment about LP types too
I guess he must be either a SG, Firebird or Rickenbacker then (and if so then I can forgive his unnatural Tele phobia)
Or am I trying to find other methods to "unleash the fury" within Roo :)
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If I'm not wrong it's an Ibanez RG with single humbucker in bridge
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I guess he must be either a SG, Firebird or Rickenbacker then (and if so then I can forgive his unnatural Tele phobia)
I wonder what he'll say to that? :lol:
Here he is:
http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9705.150 (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9705.150)
(Bit of a "pretty" colour that Ibanez, isn't it? And gold hardware? :P )
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And he claims Telecasters are ugly :lol:
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So you guys don't like the pickup ring then? I think they look a bit naff with just two adjustment screws on a scratchplate?
(http://www.guitars4you.co.uk/guitars/2413b.jpg)
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I like the pickup ring. Keep it on there - that's my opinion.
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The pickup ring looks "Keef", but I prefer it without, since you're asking! :)
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So you guys don't like the pickup ring then? I think they look a bit naff with just two adjustment screws on a scratchplate?
Get black screws and you won't see them....
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i would have gone for the normal mount filtertron and had no adjustment visable - but the screw either side is less invasive on the shape than the big ring. black screws would help
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Each to their own I guess! The other reason I didn't go for the normal mount (other than looks) was so that I could swap the pickup into another guitar easily in the future. I now have neck and bridge TV Classics which can be fitted anywhere that takes a normal numbucker ;)
I think the ring looks better anyway. The normal mount (on a Tele) looks odd to me, plus you have to get the scratchplate modification very factory-fit looking ;)
(http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n102/Ronkirn/38.jpg)
I forgot to answer this question last night:
how should this tv jones sound (when it's wired! i actually read posts...)? Warm or clear and zingy?
It should be pretty clear which a touch of warmth. A great rhythm pickup I would think, then with the four-way switch giving both pickups in series I should have a bigger, fatter sound for solos :)
I'll find out tonight if that's true.....
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:o Oooh, that one looks good!
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I plan to put a TV Jones in the neck of my '72 Tele Custom, the wide range is ok but nothing to write home about (and it's an old 70s one too).
I'll get it done at the same time as the Bigsby :D
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Especially when the CV is already routed for a neck 'bucker - they're a great choice for experimenting.
yeah, that really wouldn't help! :lol:
There are several problems which really are rather more pressing than this!
Predictable? Yeah. Right? You know I am. :)
:lol:
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Well the TV Jones pickup is in and all wired up, along with the four way switch :)
I've been playing it for a couple of hours, adjusting pickup heights, and generally just enjoying it. What a great little guitar!
I have it in open G and it's great for those rhythm sounds by Keef and Billy Gibbons. The four way adds the both pickups in series option for a slightly fuller and more powerful tone than the TV Jones alone. Very useful for singing lead lines etc.
Verdict? A great setup. I'm off to play Jesus Just Left Chicago just once more before bed...
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I'm off to play Jesus Just Left Chicago just once more before bed...
And you're off tomorrow morning to record this to us :D
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I sold the top one a few years back - it was a Warmoth build with a JB neck and vintage Broadcaster bridge
There are 3 in this but the sunburst has a Silvertone mini-humbucker (made by Gibson) in the neck, with a 3 & 3 screw pattern, and a brown sugar bridge (it's a 59 Esquire neck). The blonde is a 57 with black guard flatpoles, and the butterscotch is a Musikraft body with a Warmoth goncalo alves neck with a kingwood fingerboard and a Piledriver and Slowhand.
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you know what phil, i like tele's but the John Birch and the zemaitis clones stand out so much more on that picture
the min hum is definately sexy though - dont think i have seen a min hum looking so much like a wide range before!
the gold pedal also intrigues me, because (a) its gold, and (b) the case is quite deco
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the gold pedal also intrigues me, because (a) its gold, and (b) the case is quite deco
Isn't that a Klon Centaur?
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You are right Philly, it is a Klon Centaur, one of the originals with the logo on. The Goldtop with P-90's is a 54 original, the one next to it with PG set is an 86 dark back. Next to that is a 57 Strat with Apache's, then the JB! The last one is a Warmoth build with Apache's with backplates on all, and a Wenge/Bloodwood neck.
The Metal Front Zemaitis clone has an Emerald/AIV Mule combo, and the pearl front has AVMule/AIV Stormy Monday.