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  1. Guitars by Jake
    Here you go, Dont laugh. I learned alot about ergonomics, and unnecesary design flaws with this one!
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    Thats another problem! where do I put the pre-amp? Better yet, can I get away without it? (Kinda doubt it) As far as eq, I used a fishman on an acoustic I built that I liked, but ...same problem. Where does it go? Seems like alot of extra gear for an electric guitar.
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    I have an Idea for a jazz guitar, that is basically a solid body guitar, with one humbucker in the neck, and a bridge with a bone-saddle, on an ebony bridge. Like an acoustic,(just the bridge) But Solid body electric jazz. The other addition would be a piezo pickup under the saddle. Am I wasting my time? Of course I would like to be able to blend the magnetic pickup, with the piezo, and other variations from there. I have seen those electric piezo systems, but the Idea is to use a bone saddle. Any input would be appreciated.
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    I had a guitar come in for routine maintanance, and while it was here the client said the bridge pickup occasionally cut out on him. I only heard it do it once, and I thought it could be a short somewhwere. Of course, I couldnt find anything like that,but what I did see, was that the INSULATED hot lead from the pickup was sitting against the metal part of the three way switch. I moved it out of the way, and everything seems to work fine. I just didnt think something like that was possible, and Im worried that the problem may not actually be solved, but just isnt showing up now. Anyone ever had this happen?
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    That's my kind of guitar! Blonde quilt and gold hardware FTW! The fingerboard on the first guitar you posted is really cool, is it macassar ebony?? I think it is gabon, or whatever other ebony is usually solid black. I think this piece is with the hartwood however. I have heard it is quite hard to find. I got lucky, and got it as a gift from a luthier friend of mine. I am not 100% sure however.
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    Heres a couple.... Sorry about the glare in the first pic....
  7. Guitars by Jake
    I love layered bodies. I like to think that it gives me chance to blend the best qualities of each of the different types of wood... Tonally, I guess its up to debate, but visually the effect can be stunning.
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    That is a beautiful bass! I love the shape. It all flows beautifully. the carving on the top makes it that much nicer.
  9. Guitars by Jake
    Thanks for the kind words guys. I really apreciate the encouragement. I have seen some really nice work on this forum already, in the short time I have been on here! I was kind of nervous to put up pictures of my work.I will post more, I just need to go through some of my pictures, and see what Ive got.
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    Thanks Rick! I am certainly not a computer genious, so I had a friend come over and help me, using your suggestion. Ive got an account set up over at photo bucket, and hope to participate more in the future. But for now, I got those pictures up I wanted to .
  11. Guitars by Jake
    I actually built a stand out of 2 by 4s and put a swivel hanging down, that attaches to a bolt i put through the tuner hole. This way, I am able to spin the guitar freely, without touching it. I just turn the swivel. I had the swivel alredy, and the lumber was also given to me. I use this rig all the time now. I added other attachments in other places for things like cover plates, and necks. It definately makes things easier
  12. Guitars by Jake
    Sorry, thought I had it figured out, apparently I jumped the gun. I think I need to do some more research. I will try to have them up soon though.
  13. Guitars by Jake
    I am new to this forum thing, so I guess I will use this to help me figure out how to do this. Here are some pictures of a guitar I finished in January 09. Tell me what you think.
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