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MrBump

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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #30 on: September 15, 2008, 03:44:19 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on September 15, 2008, 03:37:48 PM
Not saying your creation doesn't deserve a new pickup, Mark, but before shelling out I'd try it with whatever I had lying around to get an idea of what worked best.

Another fair point - I'd thought about that, but I don't actually have much lying around.  Only a Charvel stacked humbucker, which means messing around with alternative scratchplates etc.

My reasoning for shelling out £90 for a single pup is that I'll ALWAYS find a home for it!!!
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #31 on: September 16, 2008, 08:20:40 PM »
Forget that - just ordered a Tonerider Rocksong - £20 from Ebay... I know, I know...  It's not IDEAL.  But it means that I can mess around with it, get it in the guitar without worrying too much about damaging an expensive PUP.

Now for some pots and caps!

Mark.
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #32 on: October 03, 2008, 05:57:43 PM »
So here it is:



Heh, heh, heh...



And an action shot!



... or two...



It's very bright sounding!  The Tonerider PUP is OK... it's about 16k output, similar to my Nailbomb, but it's really raw sounding, nowhere near as smooth.  I bolloxed up the push pull pot I had for splitting the coils, and also managed to lose all of my ceramic caps, so the tone pot isn't wired in just yet.

It's been an adventure.  The guitar is VERY rough and ready, but I kinda like that.  The IKEA logo on the headstock has "Custom Shop!" superimposed on it...  Heh, heh, heh!

It actually plays quite well, which isn't suprising as I had nothing to do with the neck.

The body finish is Danish Oil and Beeswax - which I LOVE the smell of!

Anyway, off to talk to my family, if I can remember what they look like!

Mark.
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #33 on: October 03, 2008, 06:13:26 PM »
so whats next?
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #34 on: October 03, 2008, 06:19:04 PM »
Not sure...  I really enjoyed it, and I think that I learned a lot about the process...  If I did it again I'd do the whole thing; neck included.

Alternatively, I'm be tempted by something more kit-like, a Warmoth build or some-such.

This thing about my Ikea Custom Shop is that it was built with a purpose - to come in VERY cheaply.  And it did.  The whole thing was about £80*, which ain't half bad, I reckon, for a playable, half-decent sounding geetar.

Mark.

*This doesn't include the stupid amount of money spent on buying cheap powertools, breaking them, buying better ones, etc...
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #35 on: October 03, 2008, 06:38:46 PM »
Removed stupid comentary
« Last Edit: October 03, 2008, 07:51:11 PM by FernandoEsteves »
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #36 on: October 03, 2008, 06:49:07 PM »
Classic!
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #37 on: October 03, 2008, 06:52:45 PM »
Quote from: FernandoEsteves on October 03, 2008, 06:38:46 PM
My God! That headstock NOOOOOO!
It reminds me a particular part of male body that makes me sick when I see that...

Hey!  That's my new mistress you're talking dirty about!!!
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #38 on: October 03, 2008, 07:01:10 PM »
Quote from: MrBump on October 03, 2008, 06:52:45 PM
Hey!  That's my new mistress you're talking dirty about!!!
I'm sorry Mr Bump :(
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #39 on: October 03, 2008, 07:05:12 PM »
well it looks fun, but you could build another body out of a proven tonewood  for a pretty cheap price... worth considering now you have all the parts and tools
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #40 on: October 03, 2008, 07:34:16 PM »
wow! It's beautiful! lol, i'm considering hacking into my kitchen table to get one!
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #41 on: October 04, 2008, 08:21:56 AM »
Quote from: FernandoEsteves on October 03, 2008, 06:38:46 PM
Removed stupid comentary

Fernando, not stupid, funny!!!

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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #42 on: October 04, 2008, 09:55:42 AM »
:lol:
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #43 on: October 05, 2008, 10:44:37 AM »
Wow! I've missed all this - I saw the first post and assumed it had developed into a discussion about woods, eventually degenerating into something else...

I should've kept following it - Didn't realise you were actually building the thing.

Great stuff - very impressive :D

And I loved this bit:
Quote from: MrBump on October 03, 2008, 06:19:04 PM
*This doesn't include the stupid amount of money spent on buying cheap powertools, breaking them, buying better ones, etc...

:lol: That is exactly what I would do if attempted it. Even knowing that this is what would happen wouldn't not stop me making the mistake!!
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Re: Is this a potential body blank?
« Reply #44 on: October 05, 2008, 10:57:20 AM »
Quote from: AndyR on October 05, 2008, 10:44:37 AM
And I loved this bit:
Quote from: MrBump on October 03, 2008, 06:19:04 PM
*This doesn't include the stupid amount of money spent on buying cheap powertools, breaking them, buying better ones, etc...

:lol: That is exactly what I would do if attempted it. Even knowing that this is what would happen wouldn't not stop me making the mistake!!

Aha!

Andy, wanna buy a jig saw, cheap?  It won't cut in straight lines, but apart from that it's fine...
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