for a long time, I have been mesmerised by the looks of 60s Electric XIIs....a while ago I actualy tried one out, and found out that 12 string isn't my thing...not at this point in my life, anyway
so that got me thinking...what about a 6 string version of an electric XII?
with he aid of the dressing room and also photoshop, I came up with a prototype that I think will rule.
the first few problems are parts....the bridge especialy...hence all my questions about equivalents...it appears that the musicmaster reissue bridge with the 6 saddles should work ok, and even if it doesn't at $30 it's not too much of a tragedy.
neck-wise, I'm gonna try and get one of the CIJ ones that are parted out on ebay...I'll sand the back for a more vintage feel, of course
body-wise...well...looks like I'm gonna have to get an Allparts blank...that'll take me ages to get right...as I have no real woodworking tools (apart from a drill and a saw), I'll do the routes by hand....and finish-wise...well...no nitro finishing or anything...I'll get some spray cans and do it all it black...I don't mind it looking rough at all...actualy, I want it to look homemade
that leaves the pickguard...I figured I could either get one on ebay (long wait + expensive) or just get a trace from someone and get a custom one done...
pickups...I'll ask the seymour duncan guys...or even someone smaller (maybe Curtis Novak)
as far as the cotrol plate goes...well, I have to plead guilty as charged...I bought the NOS Angela one last night....the shipping was REALLY expensive, but I was feeling a bit fragile so I bought it to make me feel better (god bless the pedaltrain board I sold)
I wanna put Jaguar vol and tone knobs on it, btw...they look cool
as far as the rotary switch....well..I'll have a think about that one...and the actual knob-switch thing I'll buy from angela too....everything else should be pretty standard.
loads of you know that I have been royaly broke for such a long time, so this will probaby take me a year to do...but for the first time, I'm pretty determined to do it...bit by bit, and using cheap parts (that I might upgrade later in life)
anyways...without further ado...he's my concept...nothing groundbreaking, but killer looking, in my humble opinion....
I think it'll be worth it in the end.
thanks for listening...I'll have loads of questions along the way, but I'm sure everyone will help out
