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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #60 on: April 21, 2011, 06:26:20 PM »
Quote from: Dmoney on April 21, 2011, 06:20:26 PM
that does look cool.
any chance of a body close up?

sure!!

i wonder about getting a proper scratchplate done, installing a YJM pot, or fitting witchhat knobs, but this will work until I'm happy with the electric configuration.

philly was right - the double humbuckers with rings was too much. but i think now, with the chrome neck mini-HB, it has just the right level of aggression and balance.

i also wonder about putting the black truss rod cover back on it now (!) :)

nothings set in stone, so still open to comments here, its a bit of an experiment this guitar.
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #61 on: April 21, 2011, 06:30:06 PM »
Cheers
I think a proper scratch plate would be a nice touch. I've not heard of the YJM pot before?
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #62 on: April 21, 2011, 06:37:12 PM »
Quote from: Dmoney on April 21, 2011, 06:30:06 PM
Cheers
I think a proper scratch plate would be a nice touch. I've not heard of the YJM pot before?

its a high speed pot from Seymour Duncan and endorsed by YJM that looks interesting for violining techniques:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/newproducts/yjm-high-speed-volume-potentiometer.php

i'm not quite happy with the taper of the gibson pot. i could fit a normal CTS, or a BKP one, but I'm looking at options
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #63 on: April 21, 2011, 06:51:43 PM »
ah!
I see. I'd heard of something similar being on some of the wolfgangs. attributed to EVH obviously.
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #64 on: April 21, 2011, 07:06:33 PM »
Quote from: Dmoney on April 21, 2011, 06:51:43 PM
ah!
I see. I'd heard of something similar being on some of the wolfgangs. attributed to EVH obviously.

yes, and in fact the internetz say that its the same pot, with different branding
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #65 on: April 22, 2011, 02:08:39 PM »
no rings - I think that looks the best (but you might have to think of a better solution for the middle pickup masking  :lol:)
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #66 on: April 22, 2011, 11:40:01 PM »
Looks nice with the mini-hb. Hope you can get a matching scratchplate.
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #67 on: April 25, 2011, 06:35:45 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on April 21, 2011, 06:26:20 PM
i wonder about getting a proper scratchplate done, installing a YJM pot, or fitting witchhat knobs, but this will work until I'm happy with the electric configuration.

OK, it's looking good now - you should definitely get a new scratchplate though.  :)

The YJM pots sound interesting - I don't like the stiff feel of most CTS pots ( :o call me a philistine).  But all the "High-Speed", "minimal-viscosity lubricant" stuff has a whiff of snake oil about it.  It's nothing revolutionary, PRS pots (which I think they get from CTS) always feel quite fast (or loose, to put it another way), so do the CGE pots WD sell, and in fact so do most cheapo pots!
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #68 on: August 30, 2011, 11:45:38 AM »


heres a press shot with the guitar in question
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #69 on: August 30, 2011, 01:40:10 PM »
Arty!  :P
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #70 on: August 30, 2011, 02:49:46 PM »
i would invest in a guitar stand
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #71 on: August 30, 2011, 02:54:52 PM »
Homes and Interiors magazine?
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #72 on: August 30, 2011, 03:15:36 PM »
yeah, its pretty arty farty isn't it :D thats what i like about it..
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #73 on: August 30, 2011, 03:31:02 PM »
Quote from: gwEm on August 30, 2011, 03:15:36 PM
yeah, its pretty arty farty isn't it :D thats what i like about it..

That's exactly what I thought when I viewed it earlier (a. arty, and b. I like it because it is), but no-one had made any comments at that time, and I wasn't sure whether that response would be encouraging to you! :lol:

Quote from: dave_mc on August 30, 2011, 02:49:46 PM
i would invest in a guitar stand

Aahh... that's the whole point... "man as guitar stand" ... "does man lean on his guitar or does his guitar lean on him?..."

You've got to see the subtext (:lol:)

(Alternatively, it's "man on couch, with extremely large phallic symbol, pretending to be disinterested in girlfriend taking photograph in the nude...")
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Re: I just bought a Gibson abomination
« Reply #74 on: August 30, 2011, 03:59:52 PM »
Quote from: Philly Q on April 25, 2011, 06:35:45 PM
Quote from: gwEm on April 21, 2011, 06:26:20 PM
i wonder about getting a proper scratchplate done, installing a YJM pot, or fitting witchhat knobs, but this will work until I'm happy with the electric configuration.

OK, it's looking good now - you should definitely get a new scratchplate though.  :)

The YJM pots sound interesting - I don't like the stiff feel of most CTS pots ( :o call me a philistine).  But all the "High-Speed", "minimal-viscosity lubricant" stuff has a whiff of snake oil about it.  It's nothing revolutionary, PRS pots (which I think they get from CTS) always feel quite fast (or loose, to put it another way), so do the CGE pots WD sell, and in fact so do most cheapo pots!

$15 for a Bourns pot - someone is having a laugh.  I'd be willing to bet they're no different to the standard Bourns range for £2.61 each...

http://www.bourns.com/data/global/pdfs/PDB241-GTR.pdf

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/PSF_393058/6928632/  (250k)
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/trimmers-potentiometer-rheostat/6928639/  (500k)


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