Talk about modding or building your own guitar from scratch.
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tammyw
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by tammyw » Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:12 pm
Just did a simple bridge swap this weekend, put a Floyd Rose Rail Tail on the Apple Fritter guitar. I was curious about the Rail Tail since it was introduced a few years ago, but they were expensive so I put it off until MF had 20% off last week. It's a drop in replacement for a six screw bridge, but it still took a couple hours to get it set up.
It's certainly well made and I think it looks nice, but the vibrato action isn't very great compared to better things. Still feels nice and solid anyway, and I got the narrow string spacing which aligns better with the pickups than the original bridge and brings the string in from the fretboard edges a good bit. Probably wouldn't get one again, but overall it's an improvement.
All pain and troubles melted away like lemon drops beyond the contrails across the sky.
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s_mcsleazy
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by s_mcsleazy » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:20 am
working on my jazzblaster thinline
offset guitars resident bass player.
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johnnysomersett
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by johnnysomersett » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:23 am
Fixing up my friends guitars and the nut made me laugh. The absolute state of this...
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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s_mcsleazy
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by s_mcsleazy » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:31 am
johnnysomersett wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:23 am
Fixing up my friends guitars and the nut made me laugh. The absolute state of this...
i feel like there should be one of those "no x has all these" for cij offset fenders.
no CIJ has not had a shitty nut, a TOM at some point, non-microphonic stock pickups.
offset guitars resident bass player.
'Are you trying to seduce me Mrs Robinson? Or do you just want me to solder a couple of resistors into your Muff?'
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Dr Tony Balls
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by Dr Tony Balls » Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:33 am
WOW. Concave nut to match the convex board.
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Embenny
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by Embenny » Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:53 am
tammyw wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:12 pm
Just did a simple bridge swap this weekend, put a Floyd Rose Rail Tail on the Apple Fritter guitar.
I love that pickguard, I love that paint colour, and I especially love your solution to the problem of having too much blank space behind the bridge.
Never heard of that bridge before. Looked it up and it seems interesting.
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johnnysomersett
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by johnnysomersett » Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:55 pm
I'm not even sure how you can even get a nut cut that shitty. No wonder he couldn't get it set up well
New nut on order. Will have to get back to it when I'm back from holiday.
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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Ceylon
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by Ceylon » Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:31 pm
s_mcsleazy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:20 am
working on my jazzblaster thinline
Oh I like this one. Where's the body from?
Science Friction burns my fingers
Electricity still lingers
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jazz&tele22
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by jazz&tele22 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:08 pm
New bridge arrived, correct spacing and radius. New thimbles installed, body came with a mismatched set somehow. And. I got got the shielding done last night. Time to get the neck shimmed, electronics transferred over to this guard and maybe make some proper sounds.
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bodhi
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by bodhi » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:15 pm
jazz&tele22 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:08 pm
New bridge arrived, correct spacing and radius. New thimbles installed, body came with a mismatched set somehow. And. I got got the shielding done last night. Time to get the neck shimmed, electronics transferred over to this guard and maybe make some proper sounds.
Oooh, nice color!
Do you know the name for it?
Jazzmaster project (got a body, placeholder neck, some pickups and ideas)
Tokai Telecaster Thinline with Creamery Pickups Filtertron and Tapped Tele
Blake Mills-inspired Strat project w/ Gold Foil and slide pickup
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efiug
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by efiug » Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:01 pm
bodhi wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:15 pm
jazz&tele22 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:08 pm
New bridge arrived, correct spacing and radius. New thimbles installed, body came with a mismatched set somehow. And. I got got the shielding done last night. Time to get the neck shimmed, electronics transferred over to this guard and maybe make some proper sounds.
Oooh, nice color!
Do you know the name for it?
believe its called Candy Tangerine
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michel v
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by michel v » Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:09 pm
That shielding looks TIDY.
I've never seen Candy Tangerine in real life. I think I'd like a Jaguar in that colour.
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jazz&tele22
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by jazz&tele22 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:27 pm
bodhi wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:15 pm
jazz&tele22 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:08 pm
New bridge arrived, correct spacing and radius. New thimbles installed, body came with a mismatched set somehow. And. I got got the shielding done last night. Time to get the neck shimmed, electronics transferred over to this guard and maybe make some proper sounds.
Oooh, nice color!
Do you know the name for it?
As has been said, this is leaning to the Candy Tangerine side but I believe that has a little metal flake in it for the sparkle.
This is an old Tele of mine. This was Fenders official Candy Tangerine.
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jazz&tele22
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by jazz&tele22 » Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:36 pm
michel v wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:09 pm
That shielding looks TIDY.
I've never seen Candy Tangerine in real life. I think I'd like a Jaguar in that colour.
Thanks.
I only went up 3/4 of the way in the cavity since the tape is narrower but I'm guessing it's enough. Maybe? Hopefully?
I replaced the guard shielding with tape, it was a weird plate before, sat very awkwardly on the body and added a ripple underneath. Never seen something like this before.
