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FernandoDuarte

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Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« on: December 18, 2008, 02:02:56 AM »
Sorry for the lateness, the amp is at least 1 month here in home, the guitar has been "completed" (still need to have the nut improved a little and glue, also check the wiring, not 100% working)

Well, the amp is a Plexi 1987 MkII clone, but with 30w... Has a 1/10 cut power switch (live in apartment), the 2x12" is loaded with Eminence Private Jack speakers... Due I had no money at the time and find speakers in Brazil is HELL (most abroad companies doesn't sell them to here, as I found when I've tried buy 2 Celestions Alnico Blue), I was wishing Celestions... The other difference is a PPIMV master volume, what I don't have idea what it is, but Martin of Martamp said here this thing it has better tone than the original Marshall M.T., so I went to ask Pedrone (the builder of this amp) and he told: "Yes, I'm already doing that way" :D





The guitar is the finished Warmoth "Nonsense Tele"
Alder body with Spalted Maple top, fatback Wenge neck with Macassar Ebony fingerboard and headstock veneer, BKP Piledriver, Glendale bridge, Gotoh vintage kluson style locking tuners...
The neck with 1" thickness and the strings about 2mm above the frets are making a hard stand playing, in the first impression, will keep on it for a while, if the idea keep intact, will sand the neck to 24,5mm or 24mm, fat and tone, but a little more confortable...
Need to low the big E a little (I've made the nut) and end the wiring, it's pretty weird now...
But sounding good (only played once with the amp... fear of it)
Ah when I was going to put the string ferrules on back I hit too strong on the first one :oops:

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Hope you enjoy!
« Last Edit: December 18, 2008, 02:08:02 AM by FernandoEsteves »

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2008, 05:40:27 AM »
I'll take both! Very nice GASing.

Weird that the Tele has such a huge control routing, would've thought they'd do the same size as a regular T style control plate.

Bet they sound killer together, have fun with them.
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2008, 06:01:04 AM »
Hawt Damn @ Tele!
Congrats dude!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2008, 06:34:23 AM »
The tele looks great (don't listen to Roo).

Am I reading that right, you can scale the amp back to 3 watts? If so that's pretty cool if it keeps most of it charcteristics.

Good work that man!
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2008, 07:22:35 AM »
the tele is great!

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2008, 07:26:02 AM »
Fantastic choice of gear there ...and also book!
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2008, 07:41:31 AM »
nice one Fernando. COngrats !!

It feels very strange seeing a NMV Marshall clone with the inputs on the left. Your guy at Pedrone, obviously likes to have his own style !
  The filter cap arrangement is also pretty "unique" - I suspect down to availability of parts in SOuth America - he's done a good job though !

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2008, 08:36:02 AM »
Looking good Fernando :D

This is definitely a thread for Roo, you've managed to get a tele and The Beatles into it, nice one :lol:
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2008, 09:05:48 AM »
Looking good Fernando :D

This is definitely a thread for Roo, you've managed to get a tele and The Beatles into it, nice one :lol:

I took all the books in front of it, but that one... ;)


  The filter cap arrangement is also pretty "unique" - I suspect down to availability of parts in SOuth America - he's done a good job though !

I've no clue of it, I'm a disaster for electronic, but yes, I believe any "unusual" thing on wiring is due you can't find most things here and we pay 98% of importation duty... The guy is one of the best amp builders here on my country!



Thanks for all the kind words guys! :D
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2008, 09:30:26 AM »
That's a tidy looking amp - nice one!

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2008, 02:35:42 PM »
Very nice.

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2008, 03:02:29 PM »
Love the Tele!   :D   

Nice choice of pickups and hardware.   I did wonder if that fatback neck would be a bit too much.
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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2008, 03:02:57 PM »
Very nice.

Are those slides atop the head, or a multi-part crack pipe? PDT_008

:lol:

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2008, 03:04:51 PM »
Love the Tele!   :D  

Nice choice of pickups and hardware.   I did wonder if that fatback neck would be a bit too much.

With the normal high on the strings above the frets, not that much, but as I'm putting a little more distance it's kind... but as I said, haven't had the time to play it much, perhaps playing it for a while it becomes ok

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Re: Late but not withholded!!! NGD & NAD
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2008, 03:09:27 PM »
I'll take both! Very nice GASing.

Weird that the Tele has such a huge control routing, would've thought they'd do the same size as a regular T style control plate.

Bet they sound killer together, have fun with them.

Thanks! :D
Warmoth do all rear routed guitars with that control route...
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The tele looks great (don't listen to Roo).

Am I reading that right, you can scale the amp back to 3 watts? If so that's pretty cool if it keeps most of it charcteristics.

Good work that man!

Yes, I can get 3 watts... hope I can play it at 30w and compare... in my apartment, no way... Old build, thin walls :?