ScottR Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 Thanks guys! 18 hours ago, komodo said: I can see that switch is parked in the smokin' gear. It's so organic, and once again has a surface you can dive into. Awesome stuff buddy! It sure is! Thanks man, that's exactly what I was going for. I'm glad you like it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 looks great Scott! Whats the verdict on the Lollar? Which p90 wind did you go with? and maybe I missed it- whats the bridge pickup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 11:32 AM, Mr Natural said: looks great Scott! Whats the verdict on the Lollar? Which p90 wind did you go with? and maybe I missed it- whats the bridge pickup? Cheers Scott! The initial verdict is WOWZER! I went very unconventional here, and I guess a bit of an explanation is in order. My original intention was to go with a combo I had tried and liked in the past. Klein fat tele in the bridge and high wind P-90 in the neck. I'd gone to a Steel Woods concert whilst mentally designing this thing and they play a lot of teles with P-90s in one or the other or both positions and I was really enjoying the tone. My nephew now owns my Les Tele I built with that combination, so I no longer had one of my own. I placed my order on line with Klein and they accepted my money. But I never heard back. The website was active and my order is registered with a not shipped yet status. Email inquiries went unanswered, except there is a blurb on the website describing lead times with a notation the multiple emails inquiring will cause the address to be flagged as spam. To be fair, Klein has always had a long lead time, but also has been responsive to email inquiries. And the pick-ups have always been worth the wait,,,,even if the wait caused a several month delay in my build. I've come to the conclusion that the dude succumbed to covid and no one remained that could run his business or manage the website, and it was just functioning on auto pilot. Eventually I gave up and explored Lollar pick-ups, having noted that some of the artists I follow that use Kleins, also use Lollar. Staying with my original plan I put a Lollar tele J street bridge in it https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-telecaster-pickups/tele-j-street-bridge And a Lollar P-90 high wind soapbar bridge in the neck. That is the closest thing to the Klein I had ordered, and I did say unconventional https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-p-90-pickups/p-90-soapbar-high-wind-bridge-only The P-90 is fat warm and punchy and pushes the amp pretty good. That's a pretty good description of the tele bridge as well except it doesn't push the amp quite as hard and high attack brings out the tele twang while high attack on the P-90 makes you think more of a vintage PAF tone with P-90 bite. Together in series they really push the amp into a great sounding overdrive. I have an Oak Grigsby four way switch in it so the fourth position is together in parallel which doesn't sound all that different than the bridge alone to be honest. Of course with both pups wound in the same direction/polarity, the humbucking ability is lost (but not that I notice) and supposedly they are out of phase, and so the series/parallel aspect may be all out of whack too. I like what I hear so far, but that hasn't been extensive yet. I could discover something I don't like and replace the neck with a conventionally would neck instead..... I do so enjoy being unconventional though! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted April 21 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 21 I got my final pix taken. I'm going to post a ridiculous amount, because we are all acting bored and there needs to be more pictures to look at. I'm doing my part dammit! SR 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 Older brother got dragged into the situation. The tops on both of these came from the same board. The bodies are cut from the same pattern. Any subtle differences beyond that are due to the needs of the hardware and the fact that they are hand carved and sanded, so every thing is slightly unique. These shots were taken in full shade, but obviously with plenty of reflected light around. SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 And these are noticeably in direct sunlight. SR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 The huge crack in the upper lower bout looks frightening but apparently you've stabilized it with epoxy or CA. This one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 6 hours ago, Bizman62 said: The huge crack in the upper lower bout looks frightening but apparently you've stabilized it with epoxy or CA. This one: Aw Biz. These first shots were taken on my back patio table under the umbrella. What you are seeing is the reflection of one of the ribs of the umbrella. No worries and no cracks. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 58 minutes ago, ScottR said: What you are seeing is the reflection of one of the ribs of the umbrella. Ahh... I was wondering how a crack like that would be possible in a dual layer body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 51 minutes ago, Bizman62 said: Ahh... I was wondering how a crack like that would be possible in a dual layer body. An axe maybe? If you take another look, you might notice that your images are from opposite edges of the body, which would take be an even larger mishap to create. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 1 hour ago, ScottR said: your images are from opposite edges of the body Haha, didn't notice that! Now it's time to change the explanation: You must have noticed the cracks (caused by an axe) and stabilized them by putting a solid piece on the opposide face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asdrael Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 Great work (and nice pictures to boot!). Two thumbs up, and that's only because I only have two hands. There are some choices that I would not have made but that makes it even more of a personal instrument and the end result looks awesome so that's what counts. It oozes personality (Side note: how are you liking the p-rails? I am tempted to have a build around those at some point...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 No, not how I figured in the previous post! You were chopping firewood when you suddenly realized the gorgeousness of a couple of pieces but some damage had already been done which you cleverly fixed by putting the cracks on opposite bouts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 3 hours ago, Asdrael said: Great work (and nice pictures to boot!). Two thumbs up, and that's only because I only have two hands. There are some choices that I would not have made but that makes it even more of a personal instrument and the end result looks awesome so that's what counts. It oozes personality (Side note: how are you liking the p-rails? I am tempted to have a build around those at some point...) Thanks Asdrael! It does indeed have personality.....junkyard dog maybe? I'm presuming the choices you'd had made differently are the pickups and tele hardware? The P-rails are nice, quite good even. I like different aspects of them than I expected to. I like them in humbucker mode more than either single coil. The humbucker in series is hot and will push the amp nicely, and in parallel it is sweet and clean with some nice growl with a heavy attack. The P-90 and rail are fine but I've heard better. The green one I just built for example. As far as all the combinations you can get out of both pickups at the same time, I just don't hear enough differences between any of them to make it worth the effort. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asdrael Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 27 minutes ago, ScottR said: I'm presuming the choices you'd had made differently are the pickups and tele hardware? I really like the pickup choice actually. I think it's a nice combination. I just have never been a fan of the classical tele hardware, I think it hides too much of the top. Just a matter of taste really, some people swear by that. The gold in on point with the stain though, so hats off for that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 49 minutes ago, Asdrael said: I really like the pickup choice actually. I think it's a nice combination. I just have never been a fan of the classical tele hardware, I think it hides too much of the top. Just a matter of taste really, some people swear by that. The gold in on point with the stain though, so hats off for that! I agree with you about the hardware, I especially do not like the old bridges with the barrel saddles for two strings at a time. I don't even like gold hardware as a general rule.......but this top... in this color....is just begging for it. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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