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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:18 pm
by dezb1
Blacktop upgrades complete:
Hipshot 'style' bridge (stopped the buzz and the intonation problems the original bridge suffered from), Tele knobs (didn't like the witch hats), Kent Armstrong vintage 12s, and a push pull coil split... my new perfect gig guitar.
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:26 pm
by robroe
tenderstems wrote:Partsacaster: American Body, Japanese neck.
love this
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:43 pm
by James J
robroe wrote:tenderstems wrote:Partsacaster: American Body, Japanese neck.
love this
I want to do a Tele like this with a humbucker in the bridge. Very nice.
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:15 pm
by tenderstems
Thanks, chaps!
It's been through a few different iterations. The wilkinson bridge is really nice. I like that I can topload or string through, and the finish is starting to age somewhat.
I've never been happy with the pickup, it's a Duncan Broadcaster. The neck has had a GFS fatbody in it, which is ok, but not a good match with the broadcaster.
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:33 pm
by dezb1
Thought I'd finished this last week until I saw the Troy van leeuwen Jazzmaster...
Last week:
Today:
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:06 pm
by lorez
James wrote:What's that black shit around.. everything.
Jesus James, they look mega sexy. Have these replaced any other of your guitars or are you still got some Mazin gear?
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:03 am
by mkt3000
update on the partsjazzy.
I decided to keep it and sticker it. Stickers are fun. And stickers of yourself are more fun.
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 6:51 pm
by avj
Squier Bass VI, Stayrem Bass VI bridge, La Bella flatwound strings. Love it.
Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:03 pm
by dezb1
avj wrote:Squier Bass VI, Stayrem Bass VI bridge, La Bella flatwound strings. Love it.
Do an demo...
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:02 pm
by Marc
That partsjazzy is cool ...
Since my last post here, I've fallen in love with teles (I play mostly jazz), and here are the two I own (sorry for the lousy phone pics):
Very different guitars.
The first one is a Tokai Breezysound, heavy, alder body I guess, double binding; a rather thin and wide neck, very nice rosewood, vintage frets ... Stock pickups were/are rather dull, so I tried a Lollar CC, which at once makes the guitar come alive and tames it - the other tele is keener on revealing all my mistakes, strings that ring while they should not, etc ... A bitch. A proper tele.
It's a Road Worn (some of you must be familiar with it), with the "mandatory" black bakelite guard, and Hepcat pickups. The neck seemed awful to me at first (too light, narrow, thick, jumbo frets ...) but I'm definitely coming to terms with it (except the relic'ing - so good on the body and so bad on the neck ...)
I tend to use the Tokai with a pick, neck PU only (feels like driving a be-bop-ready tank), while the RW is great for finger-style chord-melody, and really versatile (all PU positions sound great)
(which one would you rather play ?)
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:15 am
by NickS
Marc wrote:(which one would you rather play ?)
The Tokai. I hate maple fretboards with the lacquer wearing off.
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:05 am
by dezb1
Marc wrote:which one would you rather play ?
The Tokai as I've been wanting a blue Tele for some time; and the Charlie Christian pickup in the neck looks (and I imagine sounds) tremendous
Unlike NickS I do like a worn in maple neck, but I don't dig relicing.
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:15 pm
by Dave
Blue all the way - looks amazing! But I'm cool with worn mappelz
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:19 pm
by taylornutt
My "new Jazzmaster"
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I am told the Star was drawn by J Mascis himself.
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:05 pm
by Paradigmforcosmos
Marc wrote:That partsjazzy is cool ...
Since my last post here, I've fallen in love with teles (I play mostly jazz), and here are the two I own (sorry for the lousy phone pics):
Very different guitars.
The first one is a Tokai Breezysound, heavy, alder body I guess, double binding; a rather thin and wide neck, very nice rosewood, vintage frets ... Stock pickups were/are rather dull, so I tried a Lollar CC, which at once makes the guitar come alive and tames it - the other tele is keener on revealing all my mistakes, strings that ring while they should not, etc ... A bitch. A proper tele.
It's a Road Worn (some of you must be familiar with it), with the "mandatory" black bakelite guard, and Hepcat pickups. The neck seemed awful to me at first (too light, narrow, thick, jumbo frets ...) but I'm definitely coming to terms with it (except the relic'ing - so good on the body and so bad on the neck ...)
I tend to use the Tokai with a pick, neck PU only (feels like driving a be-bop-ready tank), while the RW is great for finger-style chord-melody, and really versatile (all PU positions sound great)
(which one would you rather play ?)
The blue telecaster looks amazing.
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:49 pm
by Marc
Yeah, it lives up to the sticker that says "A for Awesome".
4-0 for the Tokai it seems !
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:17 pm
by robert(original)
83 tele, i slimmed it down years ago and bound the body, gfs neck and bridge pups. and then a teisco tulip given to me by pens
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:02 am
by WaldoJeffers
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:02 am
by robert(original)
im loving that jazzy
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:01 pm
by sunshiner
I'm loving that Coral Danelectro
