Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Twinfan on February 29, 2012, 08:48:49 PM
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I've just got back from Feline having had my Custom Shop Esquire in for some 'fettling'. It's a great guitar but always felt a bit stiff to play, and while I like a bit of fight in a guitar it had just that bit too much. A full setup, very light fret dress, nut tweaks and a string tree spacer and "The Reverend" is now playing like a dream 8)
It's always good to have a chat with Jon, see the work in progress and check out a new build that's just finished. If you need any work doing on your guitars, Jon's the man :D
PhillyQ - whatever you do, you NEED to speak to Jon about the Lion Cub he's just finished. I played it and I think it has your name all over it ;)
Here's the Esquire for those who haven't seen it before/recently...
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/junkacct/Guitar%20stuff/2012-02-29203059.jpg)
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Nice looking guitar Dave. I agree with you about Jon. Always nice to chat to. Knows his stuff and top notch work.
I use him when I can not been disapointed so far. :D
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Your Tabby looks great dude ;)
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Certainly looked great before it went to paint. Not seen it since paint though thing I am in for a treat. :D
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I just saw the neck tonight, not seen the body painted :)
Saw it all 'raw' when I dropped the Esquire off a couple of weeks ago.
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Good stuff Dave - I agree that it had a bit too much fight in it, it certainly did when I owned it. Nice to hear that it has been tamed a little.
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You'll have to try it out matey, unless you don't want to see it again??!!!
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PhillyQ - whatever you do, you NEED to speak to Jon about the Lion Cub he's just finished. I played it and I think it has your name all over it ;)
Uh oh.... :?
Did we see that one when we visited a couple of weeks ago? I don't remember.
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Yummy! Very cool guitar. A good setup and treatment does sometimes miracles. All my stageguitars get this tlc.
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No - think it came back since then
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
Still tinkering with colour of pickguard and pickup ring , need to put truss rod cover and backplate on but it's great to play already...
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God how I with I lived in London^^
I really need to find a good luthier in my area (at this point these are the only people who I would trust to do a propper setup....f*ck techs).
Oh and that cub looks very nice (exept the fretboard, which to my eyes looks to bright, might by the pic thohg). I like how the paintjob, PU ring and Pu come together. Something different in a good way.
Your guitars have style about them I just really, really dig (the quality of the photos helps too). You make guitars I like in styles I usually donīt. really nice taste on you. Itīs nothing too fancy, but it feels like taking old ideas and giving them something fresh and refined. Just feels right.
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Nice one Dave. My old Strat came back infinitely better after the ministrations of Feline guitars.
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i like Jonathan's fret dresses. always comes back just how i want :) he has a good technique for doing scratchplates too. jonathan must have had his hands much of my collection by now - one way or another.
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No - think it came back since then
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
Still tinkering with colour of pickguard and pickup ring , need to put truss rod cover and backplate on but it's great to play already...
would look good with a truss rod cover of the same material as the pickguard.
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Who cares what it looks like, it sounds GREAT!
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I still love that esquire, Dave (just not as much as Ruby :wink:). I want a tele!!!
The Lion Jr. is looking super cool. I think a black pickguard would suit it better though.
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Oh and that cub looks very nice (exept the fretboard, which to my eyes looks to bright, might by the pic thohg). I like how the paintjob, PU ring and Pu come together. Something different in a good way.
Your guitars have style about them I just really, really dig (the quality of the photos helps too). You make guitars I like in styles I usually donīt. really nice taste on you. Itīs nothing too fancy, but it feels like taking old ideas and giving them something fresh and refined. Just feels right.
The paleness of the fingerboard is due to the studio lighting being a touch too bright - it is quite rich in colour
The Lion Jr. is looking super cool. I think a black pickguard would suit it better though.
I think I might supply an additional black guard with the guitar so the player has a choice - and a pair of matching truss rod covers to suit.
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No - think it came back since then
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
Still tinkering with colour of pickguard and pickup ring , need to put truss rod cover and backplate on but it's great to play already...
That is really lovely. You'd better be quick Philly or I may have a credit card lapse...
And I will also add to the chorus of approval for Jonathan's work. In fact I'll probably be dropping off my Strat and PRS for a set-up as I'm being sent to Turkey for a month shortly so it's looking like a good opportunity to get the family fettled in top notch working order ready for my return. :)
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No - think it came back since then
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
Still tinkering with colour of pickguard and pickup ring , need to put truss rod cover and backplate on but it's great to play already...
That is really lovely. You'd better be quick Philly or I may have a credit card lapse...
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Oh..... $%&# me. That looks awesome.
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However.... keep an eye on that credit card, Andrew, I won't be buying another singlecut Junior for a while, I already have a couple (plus an expensive German Jr-style with a single humbucker).
As always, though, on Feline-related threads, it gives me ideas and adds to GAS generally....
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i like Jonathan's fret dresses. always comes back just how i want :) he has a good technique for doing scratchplates too. jonathan must have had his hands much of my collection by now - one way or another.
I've been wondering about that - how do you make your scratchplates generally Jonathan?
Entirely by hand, or do you outsource the cutting then finish them off in the workshop?
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Oh..... $%&# me. That looks awesome.
Told you!
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i like Jonathan's fret dresses. always comes back just how i want :) he has a good technique for doing scratchplates too. jonathan must have had his hands much of my collection by now - one way or another.
I've been wondering about that - how do you make your scratchplates generally Jonathan?
Entirely by hand, or do you outsource the cutting then finish them off in the workshop?
They tend to be a bit labour intensive to be fair - work is done by hand
We make an MDF template and then cut the plate to that.
It makes us an expensive option but sometimes it's the only way to get what you want or need.
Of course the 2nd time is easier as we already have the template
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(plus an expensive German Jr-style with a single humbucker).
Is that a Krautster? I guess they are very cool. Played some Hubers at a Frankfurt Musikmesse years ago and thought they were great.
Cheers Stephan
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(plus an expensive German Jr-style with a single humbucker).
Is that a Krautster? I guess they are very cool. Played some Hubers at a Frankfurt Musikmesse years ago and thought they were great.
It is. Must admit I kept it under my hat and never did an NGD thread. :oops:
It's a very fine guitar!
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(plus an expensive German Jr-style with a single humbucker).
Is that a Krautster? I guess they are very cool. Played some Hubers at a Frankfurt Musikmesse years ago and thought they were great.
It is. Must admit I kept it under my hat and never did an NGD thread. :oops:
It's a very fine guitar!
It didn't go undetected ....... :D
I'd love to try it sometime....
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Philly! How dare you keep this type of secret from us :o Its time for a thread :D
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It's probably a bit late for a thread now. Suffice to say it looks exactly like this one..... in fact it may very well be this one, since the inlays are non-standard:
(http://www.nikhuber-guitars.com/images/messe2010/huber2010_5.jpg)
Hmmm.... has that pic worked? I can't see it, I'll put it in Photobucket later.
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It has worked - that should be Nik in the picture, right?
Cheers Stephan
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Yeah, I think that's him, at the 2010 Musikmesse.
The guitar has a certificate naming the original owner, but he sold it to another guy in Germany, then I bought it last year (when our very own Hunter told me about it!)
But enough de-railing the thread..... let's look at this again! :D
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
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the Feline Junior is very, very nice. it reminds me more of a PRS SE one than a Les Paul junior though. not sure why. i know they're variations on a theme, of course :)
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No - think it came back since then
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/423900_322765267770564_100001112794920_834943_752651387_n.jpg)
Guitar looks lovely. Just how thick is it?
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It's a bit thinner than a Gibbo, and super light :D
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It's a bit thinner than a Gibbo, and super light :D
36mm thick
weighs 6lb 10oz
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It's a bit thinner than a Gibbo, and super light :D
36mm thick
weighs 6lb 10oz
very nice! i also like Philly's German made Junior.
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It's a bit thinner than a Gibbo, and super light :D
36mm thick
weighs 6lb 10oz
Oooooh..... sounds painfully good. :x
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yes balance is very good and no shoulder ache either
Guitar is very lively and has a real "brang" to it - Twinfan said it had a lot of "spank" to the sound
Combination of stiff stable 3 piece quartersawn neck and nice rosewood board, the Earvana nut, lightweight tuners and the lightweight Tonepros wraparound bridge help give it great response and frequency range.
it kind of has everything from a fat sounding Blackguard tele Esquire tone to a thick Gibbo LP tone at your fingertips, varying on how you play and careful use of the tone control.
Pots are 550K BKP/CTS pots in a 50s wiring config using a Jensen 0.022 PIO cap
EDIT : Yes it has our all access neck joint too!!
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EDIT : Yes it has our all access neck joint too!!
Have you got a gratuitous pic of the back?
Oh, and what's the neck shape? '60s style?
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How about no pickguard and no mounting rings? Have you already bolted these on the guitar?
I think it would look cool clean with a black covered MQ dierct mounted
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EDIT : Yes it has our all access neck joint too!!
Have you got a gratuitous pic of the back?
Oh, and what's the neck shape? '60s style?
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/427703_323454254368332_100001112794920_836422_1367659851_n.jpg)
Neck profile is kind of 60s - it's very similar to the one on the Lion Special I made myself - feels easy to play
How about no pickguard and no mounting rings? Have you already bolted these on the guitar?
I think it would look cool clean with a black covered MQ dierct mounted
You need the pickguard to hide the extended tenon on the neck join - we ALWAYS use a long tenon on our Lions - although it would be hidden if we used a neck pickup too.
Because of the height of the bridge it would look odd with no ring as the pickup would look at bit suspended in mid air
We could use a black ring though....
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The colour is really beautiful. Similar to your Lion Special but a bit lighter/more orangey?
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What pickup does the Lion Jr. sport? Have I missed this from earlier in the thread? From the pics it looks like a p90 in humbucker casing.
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Pickup is an MQ.
Phil - it's not that orangey in real life, it's pretty much the same as Jon's Lion. Get your credit card out ;)
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:lol:
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Pickup is an MQ.
Phil - it's not that orangey in real life, it's pretty much the same as Jon's Lion. Get your credit card out ;)
I must admit that I have a dream about one day owning a Feline Lion (any model will do all though I have never played one they just looks so DAMN nice and Jonathan's rep seems spotless), but I can't afford one right now. Hopefully I'll be able to in the future.