nerdguitar Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Hey, recently I came into posession of a cool custom solid body from the 60s. The electronics and the body are awful, and the neck is warped, but the pickups were absolutely amazing. I've been wondering what to do with them and since I've loved jazz for such a long time but can't afford a jazz box, im thinking of taking an acoustic, rebuilding to top to have f-holes and put the pickups in there. I've been building guitars and basses for awhile, so skill isn't really an issue. Just wondering what other people say about this, if you think im nuts and there's no way that this thing can work, feel free to say so. If you choose to be negative, at least give a reason though. On the contrary, if you don't think im insane for trying this, if anyone could give me some advice on removing the top of the acoustic, or if anyone could name a decent, cheap acoustic (hey, I don't want to waste my money if i screw up, it's happened before), I'd love it if you'd tell me. Thanks for any input you have, and this'll also be posted in hollow-body, so you might want to check there for other responses. Thanks in advance, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 i bought and ibanez archtop(jazz box) on ebay for under $200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdguitar Posted September 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 i bought and ibanez archtop(jazz box) on ebay for under $200. eugh, don't you pay attention?! the point isnt the jazz box, it's using the kick ass pickups in my horid guitar besides, i'm not really an ibanez fan, but don't say anything about that cuz then your gonna turn this into "im a shmuck for hating ibanez" thing, then people will call me a n00b looking for attention by saying a major brand sucks and i really don't want that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted October 1, 2003 Report Share Posted October 1, 2003 Thanks for the kind remarks. My point was you could easily buy a cheep jazz box to put the pickups in. I'll be sure to keep all my other helpfull suggestions to myself to avoid banning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdguitar Posted October 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2003 sorry bout that, i was in a foul mood because a virus just hit my comp and i lost about half of my hardrive, including an english assignment i had been working on for weeks didn't realize that you meant buying a body to put the pickups in, and it would be a bit tricky because the pickups i have are prototype humbuckers from gibson (or so claims the guy at my local repair shop) and they're about the size of a soapbar, bit bigger though it shouldnt be to hard to do, thanks for the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 I say do it just for kicks...that way its a one of a kind, and YOU did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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