Boggs Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 ...a solid body alder Cicada with this top and back I made from waterfall bubinga, spruce, mahogany, and walnut. The neck will be birdseye maple with a figured kingwood fingerboard. I am considering a P90 for the neck pickup and maybe a PAF or a Vintage 59 in the bridge position. I am also considering Seymour Duncan P-Rails. Thoughts on the pickups? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Aaron Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I tried the SD P-Rails pickups and was thoroughly disappointed. They don't do a good job of the P-90 or Strat sounds at all (IMO) and the humbucker sound is rather non-descript. In the same guitar, SD Alnico II Pro pickups (also with coil taps) kicked P-Rail butt, both in humbucking and tapped modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Thanks for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali-Blues Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I really like the vintage 59s I got in my LP. The tone is good, and the price is right. I'm digging that top and back, is the color difference in the bubinga going to make in on the guitar? its hard to tell how big it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I really like the vintage 59s I got in my LP. The tone is good, and the price is right. I'm digging that top and back, is the color difference in the bubinga going to make in on the guitar? its hard to tell how big it is. Absolutely. The guitar is 11.25 inches wide at the lower bout and the top and back are just over 11.25 inches wide. I love incorporating sapwood... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Here's the alder RockBeach main body for this guitar being CNC cut. Just thought you might find it mildly interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Here's the top glued on but still rough edges (and not rounded...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali-Blues Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 awesome. looking forward to seeing the finish on that grain, should be trippy. I do find the shape a bit awkward, but maybe awkward in a good way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Remember... The extensions come off in the final product. They are only on there for mounting to the CNC jig... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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