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Twinfan

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Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« on: September 17, 2008, 10:39:10 PM »
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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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2008, 10:46:39 PM »
Very nice Mr Twinfan - looks classsssssssssy.
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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2008, 10:59:50 PM »
How does the pine body sound?
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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2008, 11:07:51 PM »
Nice!

Twinfan

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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008, 11:15:08 PM »
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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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2008, 11:40:24 PM »
 :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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Twinfan

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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2008, 11:44:19 PM »
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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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2008, 11:46:04 PM »
Read the thread properly Phil - it's not wired in yet  ;)

Ah, I got over-excited!  :lol:
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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2008, 11:57:15 PM »
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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2008, 07:40:42 AM »
Looks great - different.

Always been interested in getting a TV Jones pickup myself.

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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2008, 03:23:31 PM »
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...

Twinfan

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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2008, 03:40:16 PM »
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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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2008, 03:45:26 PM »
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!

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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2008, 04:50:49 PM »
*high-fives Roo*
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Re: Something different for everyone except Roo.....
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2008, 07:13:11 PM »
thats so cool, might be neater without the pickup ring though