Mickguard Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 Now that I finished my first project, I've had a chance to self-critique my design and the final product. And I got to thinking it would be interesting to have a section where people can give a critique of their own designs after they've had a chance to play the guitar for a bit. Point out areas where the design works --and places where it doesn't work and should be corrected. I think this would be beneficial for everyone. But maybe this section already exists and I haven't noticed it? Quote
genbloke Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 OK I'll go first, The volume knob is a bit to far forward (the one next to the bridge pickup) so i bang my hand on it sometimes, a rib contour would've be nice too. Other than that I'm quite happy with it my tele genbloke Quote
thedoctor Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 genbloke, I can see the problem and it would be a booger to fix! If I had a problem like that with one of my guitars I would either fix it or mark it down to experience and live with it. Haven't had to so far but it's just a matter of time. I HAVE built some stuff that I wouldn't play but the person paying the bill would and like it. To be honest, I'm not all that fussy. Quote
Mickguard Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Posted February 18, 2005 OK I'll go first, The volume knob is a bit to far forward (the one next to the bridge pickup) so i bang my hand on it sometimes, ← I have that problem when I play strats, I'm always pushing down the volume. On my teles, I'm always accidentally hitting the pickup switch, shifting into the bridge...and that's the way Leo designed it, so it's a personal thing. I'd like to see a full-fledged section for this kind of discussion. I have a couple of criticisms about the Bocaster too --the absence of a lower curve makes it more difficult to play sitting. I solve that by resting it on the strap, which is just 'sticky' enough to hold the guitar in place. I'm looking at installing a small rubber strip on the bottom edge. Other than that, it's great for sitting down--fits nicely between my lap and my chest. Standing, the guitar balances really well--it's as if the neck is just waiting there for me to play on it, I don't have the feeling that I'm holding up the neck at all, like on some of my other guitars (especially my tele). I'd like to improve the balance a bit--all it would take would be to bold a steel plate onto the back near the bottom. I'd like the neck to lift up about an inch or so--I might be able to achieve that by adjusting the strap length though. Quote
genbloke Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 thedoctor- yeah, I've no intention on movving it. It is in an awkward position but it isn't bad enough for me to fix it. idch-I have problems with knocking the pickup selector on std teles too hence building this one, welll I almost solved the problem! I'll know better on my next project. genbloke Quote
tskullt Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 hi genboke, what piezo system did you put in that tele? do you like it, do you have some more pictures? i'm getting the graphtech sytstem for a tele style im building and would like to know how you did the electronics, etc. thanks, m. Quote
genbloke Posted February 19, 2005 Report Posted February 19, 2005 tskullt-pm sent, I don't won't to hijack this thread. genbloke Quote
thedoctor Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 genbloke, would you send me that PM also? I have the same interest. Quote
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