NGD - another CBS Fender (bit of fun)

[shobet]

I prefer the look of the slanted one.

For shites and giggles put a left handed pickup in there so the stagger is wrong for a right handed guitar!

[gwEm]

I prefer the look of the slanted one.

For shitees and giggles put a left handed pickup in there so the stagger is wrong for a right handed guitar!

i'm going for flat poled ;)

i sort of agree the slanted one looks better - but i wonder which would sound better

[Philly Q]

next i'm going to go and buy a router(!)

Routers are great, just don't use it freehand!

Not sure on the pickups - slanted looks better, but straight is more quirky.  I don't think it'll make a massive difference soundwise, but they both look a decent distance from the bridge so they won't sound too thin.

[roland_rat]

Very nice,

Enjoy

[AndyR]

I could only see one pic at work. Now I can see both, I'd pick straight for looks.

But your hand will be over it most of the time anyway! :lol:

I think the slant on the strat bridge is to give a bit more body to the bass strings, but like Philly says, it looks a reasonable distance back anyway. If you're going to put it at "strat" distance I'd probably go for slanted just to be safe.

[gwEm]

not feeling so brave as yesterday.. might leave this one to Feline.

[Philly Q]

not feeling so brave as yesterday.. might leave this one to Feline.

Did you buy the router?

[gwEm]

not feeling so brave as yesterday.. might leave this one to Feline.

Did you buy the router?

no. apart from the obvious chance of a fu_k up, it was looking kind of expensive. i guess a small router would be the best for this kind of job. i was looking at using a Dremel router attachment like Feline himself uses. it would be ideal for the channels, and also the pickguard. but i think i'd need a second larger router for the switch cavity.. plus of course getting a few routing bits.

[Philly Q]

I've bought a few power tools over the years, used them once and regretted buying them, but I love my old Black & Decker router! 

Over the years I've made loads of hardboard templates for routing pickup cavities, battery compartments, jack sockets etc.  I even used the router to reshape the cutaways of an old Fender Bronco body, a bit like your Musicmaster.   Never had an outright disaster with it (touch wood!)

I'd be much more nervous about attempting, say, a fret job than routing big holes in a body!

[FernandoDuarte]

I like the pickups on the red one... suitd better the guitar!

[gwEm]

the guitar is safely with Jonathan while he cuts in the extra pickup and looks at some other issues we found on the neck due to the not-so-good refret.

meanwhile bits have come from allparts and bkp in record time! :)

on this forum i've previously said I felt 24" scale to be too cramped. this has always been based on playing Jaguars, guitars which I've never got on with. so i'm now going to take back my 'too cramped' comments, this musicmaster feels fine.

[FELINEGUITARS]

i guess a small router would be the best for this kind of job. i was looking at using a Dremel router attachment like Feline himself uses. it would be ideal for the channels, and also the pickguard. but i think i'd need a second larger router for the switch cavity.. plus of course getting a few routing bits.

I wouldn't use a Dremel for any of this
Usually a Bosch or Elu router with a 1/2"  bearing guided bit

The routers aren't too expensive these days - although my Elu 177 cost me £350+ back in 1990

the guitar is safely with Jonathan while he cuts in the extra pickup and looks at some other issues we found on the neck due to the not-so-good refret.

The fretwork was a bit shoddy and the frets seem loose in the slots (I always use glue and carefully adjust the tang to match the slot as much as possible.
The fact that we were able to lift a fret out with a fingernail worried me.

Makes me glad that I am a bit obsessive compulsive in my approach to fretting as I wold be embarrassed to let one go out like this one (I accept that sometimes frets come loose through changes in the wood but this was a bit too much for that)

[Philly Q]

The fact that we were able to lift a fret out with a fingernail worried me.

That's very worrying!

Roughly how much would it cost for a full refret?  I have a new (relic) Allparts Strat neck which was meant to have medium jumbo frets, but they're ridiculously weeny, I know I won't get on with them.  I was thinking of getting them ripped out and replaced straight away (or whenever I get round to assembling the guitar...)

[gwEm]

The fact that we were able to lift a fret out with a fingernail worried me.

That's very worrying!

yes.. but I have full confidence in Jonathan to do the biz

[gwEm]

disappointingly, Jonathan's found more problems with the guitar (no truss rod adjuster(!)). so its going back to Angel Music tomorrow for getting a refund (which I hope they won't be dicks about, but no reason to suppose that as yet).

i actually have fairly heavy GAS now for an operational 24" DuoSonic ;)