gwem visits wez - 23 fret strat and union jack steinberger content

[Ian Price]

so as long as i have it by then i'm happy. and to be honest, if not then i'm still happy.

This gives me the impression you're a happy kind of guy. I like happy people :)

[FELINEGUITARS]

Painkiller + union flag (not called a Union Jack unless flown from a ship) pickguard = British Steel?

[gwEm]

Painkiller + union flag (not called a Union Jack unless flown from a ship) pickguard = British Steel?

the thought had crossed my mind too :D

it takes a special black guitar to really wow me, since the body still had the original finish i wanted to keep it - but how to jazz up the look? with the union flag scratchplate i've been thinking about for a while! i was also thinking about having binding added and a white plate to match your V.

with the painkiller, at wez's suggestion, i'm half considering changing it for a double red bobbin dimarzio or a swineshead. perhaps i should try some bobbin toppers first, or maybe the double black is fine - since it would be silly to downgrade sound quality just for the look... the painkiller sound is absolutely what i want in this guitar.

i guess i'm just a brit proud of the great metal, punk, and hard rock heritage we have here... its funny though that this is a proud USA designed and partly made guitar.

the idea was to create a punk steinberger, since the body of this one has been in the wars a bit compared to the one you did. the neck was a secondhand one and feels different again to the one you rebuilt.

[WezV]

if you can get one at the right price it might be worth rewinding

[gwEm]

if you can get one at the right price it might be worth rewinding

i asked tim about rewinding dimarzios before and he wasn't keen, due to use of non-standard parts

[PhilKing]

if you can get one at the right price it might be worth rewinding

i asked tim about rewinding dimarzios before and he wasn't keen, due to use of non-standard parts

I think he will rewind SD's and they make red bobbins.  Of course you could get White from BK using their standard bobbins and spray the red part on the top!

[gwEm]

I think he will rewind SD's and they make red bobbins.  Of course you could get White from BK using their standard bobbins and spray the red part on the top!

Cheers Phil - I wasn't aware Duncan did red bobbin pickups. That might work out expensive though - as I already have a painkiller. I'm going the bobbin topper route first - just so i have some idea what it will look like.

[gwEm]

Is this making an appearance on Saturday gwEm?

yes it is!

regarding the red bobbins... i've decided i quite like the black and i'm unlikely to change them

[Philly Q]

regarding the red bobbins... i've decided i quite like the black and i'm unlikely to change them

I think the black looks fine - even if you got red, it would look weird if it wasn't the exact same red as the scratchplate.  And you'd have to paint the top corners of the pickup white to match the flag graphic.  Too much hassle!

[Jonny]

I'll chime in with the idea of bobbin toppers, it basically changes the top color of the pickup.

But in my opinion, in my very honest opinion.

They are a pointless and the most worthless pieces of sh*t ever and doesn't even cover the fact they are still the same colour below. F*CKING POINTLESS.

*ahem*

[Sifu Ben]

I'll chime in with the idea of bobbin toppers, it basically changes the top color of the pickup.

But in my opinion, in my very honest opinion.

They are a pointless and the most worthless pieces of sh*t ever and doesn't even cover the fact they are still the same colour below. F*CKING POINTLESS.

*ahem*

Calm down. What do you expect for $2???? If you've got black bobbins it wouldn't even look that odd with the sides showing black. If you want more, feel free to custom order some dimarzios :roll:

[Johnny Mac]

Wez, your that Strat neck you made for gwEm is amazing! I never played such lovely Strat before and the sound of those Slowhands are top notch. I want a neck like that. I want lots of things and one of your necks is one of them!

[WezV]

its all in the 23rd fret johnny, makes all the difference ;)