Author Topic: Which wood is this body? (Read 10981 times)

_tom_ · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:01:00 PM »

I used a big heat gun with a cabinet scr@per, it worked great but I burnt the back a bit because I wasnt paying enough attention :lol:

Fubar · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:14:49 PM »

Quote from: _tom_

I used a big heat gun with a cabinet scr@per, it worked great but I burnt the back a bit because I wasnt paying enough attention :lol:

:lol:

tbh, I'm more worried about losing the skin on the back of my hands than anything else! :lol:

hunter · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:17:26 PM »

Guys I need help.

Just recorded with the Tokai via its stock pickups through the tonelab to a Floyd backing track.

Damn I would say oin the recording this is close!!!

However it's awfully noisy with these Singles ...

Should I still get bare knuckles and if yes, which?

_tom_ · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:19:59 PM »

TBH I wouldnt bother if you like the stock singles, doubt I'm gonna get any for my strat copy as the stock ones arent that bad really.. now, post that recording :P

Fubar · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:27:02 PM »

Single coils are notorious for picking up unwanted noise, for a start its worth paying attention to where you are sitting whilst playing. You need to be well away from any flourescent lighting, computer monitors, tv's, speakers etc. Get yourself as far away from all of these as possible, if the noise is still there, try gradually rotating and see if the noise subsides. Other than this it is well worth re-screening the cavitys of your guitar as described here:http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php

There's also some cool ideas for wiring on that site, i've not tried them yet but the options at least look interesting! :)

I'd try all that before fitting new pickups.

hunter · « **Reply #20 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:31:02 PM »

sorry was too big had to put on my server as it didn't let me here ...
now here we go ...

http://www.klangforschungszentrum.de/temp/comfort_tokai.mp3

close, hm?

Fubar · « **Reply #21 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:36:36 PM »

Ahaa! 2 Of my favourite guitar solo's ever! I'm not gay, like, but I would have Dave Gilmour's babies*! :oops:

Well, in exchange for that white strat, anyway.

hunter · « **Reply #22 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:47:15 PM »

Quote from: Fubar

Other than this it is well worth re-screening the cavitys of your guitar as described here:http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php

Good stuff. Any differences between copper and aluminium foil?

_tom_ · « **Reply #23 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:50:12 PM »

That sounds really nice, I'd leave those pickups in!

Fubar · « **Reply #24 on:** September 03, 2006, 04:52:43 PM »

Quote from: hunter

Quote from: Fubar
Other than this it is well worth re-screening the cavitys of your guitar as described here:http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/shielding/shield3.php

Good stuff. Any differences between copper and aluminium foil?

Copper is generally regarded as more effective as it's more conductive than aluminium. :)

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #25 on:** September 03, 2006, 07:50:46 PM »

Thats Alder alright and whilst a plainer wood grainwise compared to Ash (did i say boring :oops: ) its a classic great sounding wood - enjoy!!

_tom_ · « **Reply #26 on:** September 03, 2006, 08:19:26 PM »

Whilst this threads still popular.. is my guitar alder aswell as it looks similar in colour and grain

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/tomr61/Picture005.jpg

Thats it after a 2 "coats" of gun stock oil

[/thread hijack] :P

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #27 on:** September 03, 2006, 10:04:27 PM »

Looks to be alder or similar
Certainly not ash

JamesHealey · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2006, 08:28:33 AM »

thats not ash, it's alder..

That guitar sounds pretty damn good on that recording I wouldnt change a thing on it.. i'd just keep it the way it is.. and admire it for what it has to offer.

hunter · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2006, 10:08:59 AM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

That guitar sounds pretty damn good on that recording I wouldnt change a thing on it.. i'd just keep it the way it is.. and admire it for what it has to offer.

Hmm, it's difficult, just wondering if it couldn't sound even better.

Maybe I'll go and replace pots/switches with better ones and shield the guitar as per previous recommendation and then see whether there's any desire left to change.

By the way, it has the stock Tokais in middle and neck but I replaced the bridge with a DiMarzio HS2 in the early 90s, actually this gives a pretty versatile tonal spectrum.

BKP don't do any humbucker-single-coils, do they?