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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Geordie1 on August 20, 2018, 09:19:29 AM

Title: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: Geordie1 on August 20, 2018, 09:19:29 AM
Greetings all. I've made a few electrics over the last few years as a bit of a hobby. This is the first one I made...

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This is the second - it's a cross between a Fender and a Bigsby I think...

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This is the most recent - a TV yellow mahogany set neck - a kind of magnatone/Les Paul Junior cross...

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What youthink?
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: gwEm on August 20, 2018, 03:35:54 PM
lovely looking guitars there!
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: blue on August 20, 2018, 04:07:32 PM
These are very cool, great work
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: blue on August 20, 2018, 04:08:29 PM
Just a question;  what does the mini toggle on the first guitar do? 
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: Geordie1 on August 21, 2018, 01:43:32 AM
Quote from: blue on August 20, 2018, 04:08:29 PM
Just a question;  what does the mini toggle on the first guitar do?


It's a bypass switch - its superb, it effectively makes it a two pickup guitar. Set to "bypass" the pickup goes straight to the jack and the treble jumps through the roof - like a bridge pickup. The only issue I had was finding a good enough quality silent switch.

Geordie
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: Telerocker on August 21, 2018, 11:50:27 AM
They look like vintage electric parlour guitars. Anyway, anyone who can build a guitar has my immediate appreciation.
Title: Re: A few self builds, all with Blue Note 90s
Post by: blue on August 21, 2018, 04:27:03 PM
Quote from: Geordie1 on August 21, 2018, 01:43:32 AM

It's a bypass switch - its superb, it effectively makes it a two pickup guitar. Set to "bypass" the pickup goes straight to the jack and the treble jumps through the roof - like a bridge pickup. The only issue I had was finding a good enough quality silent switch.

Geordie

Ah, excellent idea!  I have a Patrick Eggle Strat type guitar with a blower switch that bypasses all the wiring and connects the bridge pickup stright to the jack.  It is a bit like having a light boost pedal built in!