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Andrew W

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #30 on: January 24, 2013, 10:22:33 AM »
There's a Powertron Plus in the TV Master if you fancy a compare and contrast ;)

Or just a regular PowerTron in a different TV Master...

That vid prompted me to add it to the black one :)

You went with a PowerTron Plus though didn't you?

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2013, 11:03:17 AM »
There's a Powertron Plus in the TV Master if you fancy a compare and contrast ;)

Or just a regular PowerTron in a different TV Master...

That vid prompted me to add it to the black one :)

You went with a PowerTron Plus though didn't you?

I'm finding this all very confusing ;)

Just to be clear: is it a normal PowerTron in the video you posted of the White TV Master?

Also: is Wez's lovely Cabronita for you, Juansolo, or neither of you?
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you wouldn't use the meat knife on crusty bread but, equally, the serrated knife and straight edge knife aren't going to go through raw meat as quickly

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2013, 11:17:26 AM »

I'm finding this all very confusing ;)

Just to be clear: is it a normal PowerTron in the video you posted of the White TV Master?

Also: is Wez's lovely Cabronita for you, Juansolo, or neither of you?

Clarity is a wonderful thing. My pickup, in the white TV Master, is a regular PowerTron, not a PowerTron Plus.

Wez's lovely Cabronita is, sadly, not for me.
« Last Edit: January 24, 2013, 11:58:35 AM by Andrew W »

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2013, 11:51:37 AM »
Thanks for clearing that up Andrew :)

I think Gretsch pickups sound fantastic. But its hard to know how to work the Gretsch look into something I feel I can pull off on stage. They aren't exactly stripped down and metal, though they are nice looking in their own way. Perhaps I like the Billy Bo and also the rectangular ones best.

I may (eventually) put TV Jones' in something - but there again, it needs the right look of the guitar to have them looking good. I know TV Jones do humbucker versions, but a look/project isn't obvious. I have a Gordon Smith V that could be a candidate, but not sure the pickups would seem right in that axe.
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #34 on: January 24, 2013, 12:15:40 PM »
Also: is Wez's lovely Cabronita for you, Juansolo, or neither of you?

neither, although i do have a couple of projects on the go for juan

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #35 on: January 24, 2013, 02:27:54 PM »
I may (eventually) put TV Jones' in something - but there again, it needs the right look of the guitar to have them looking good. I know TV Jones do humbucker versions, but a look/project isn't obvious. I have a Gordon Smith V that could be a candidate, but not sure the pickups would seem right in that axe.

I'm putting a set in a '72 Thinline Tele.


Well, when I say "I'm putting", I mean that in a theoretical sense, obviously.
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #36 on: January 24, 2013, 03:51:00 PM »
Going back to Wez's Cabronita build.. I think it would look even more awesome in that deep Gretsch orange colour with a black pickguard.
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #37 on: January 24, 2013, 04:20:40 PM »
Going back to Wez's Cabronita build.. I think it would look even more awesome in that deep Gretsch orange colour with a black pickguard.

A bit like:


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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #38 on: January 24, 2013, 04:27:53 PM »
 :o

That's so cool!

Is that an actual Fender custom shop guitar?  Makes sense, since (I think) they own Gretsch nowadays don't they?

I love that orange colour.  I have (here we go again.... :roll: ) a Tele body in sunset orange, but it's not the one which is getting the TV Jones pickups.

(Sorry, that's it, I haven't got any more never-to-materialise Tele projects to go on about now.  :oops: )
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #39 on: January 24, 2013, 04:29:05 PM »
or this:

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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #40 on: January 24, 2013, 05:49:47 PM »
Stop this: GAS!
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #41 on: January 24, 2013, 08:30:57 PM »
There's a Powertron Plus in the TV Master if you fancy a compare and contrast ;)

Or just a regular PowerTron in a different TV Master...

That vid prompted me to add it to the black one :)

You went with a PowerTron Plus though didn't you?

Yup, was a toss up between the two as BFG uses both. Decided to try the slightly hotter one.
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #42 on: January 24, 2013, 08:33:19 PM »
Also: is Wez's lovely Cabronita for you, Juansolo, or neither of you?

neither, although i do have a couple of projects on the go for juan

Indeedy ;)

...as does Martin (MJW) come to think of it :P
« Last Edit: January 24, 2013, 08:36:45 PM by juansolo »
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #43 on: January 24, 2013, 11:01:26 PM »
or this:




Much as I love Fanos, I definitely prefer the Fender in this case.  Not so keen on this TC6.
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Re: Cabronita build
« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2013, 08:10:49 AM »
i always find arch/carved top tele's look too bloated