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Re: show us yer hollow/semi-hollow guitars.

Post by Pacafeliz » Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:30 am

Had some modding time yesterday! :w00t:

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Post by Maggieo » Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:22 am

Pacafeliz wrote:
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Had some modding time yesterday! :w00t:

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Post by stilwel » Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:55 am

Pacafeliz wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:33 am
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Killer!

Did the Rivi have mini hums before the P90 mod? Do the dog ears completely cover the pickup routes?

I have a ‘95 Riv too, but mine has full size humbuckers. Pic above.

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Post by Pacafeliz » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:14 pm

I don't know, sorry... I already got it this way.
I haven't even looked at the routes, either... will try to check. :blush:
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Post by stilwel » Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:54 am

parry wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:21 pm
My non-identical twins!

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Oh wow. I love both of these.

What’s the story on the Epi? Is it a repainted ‘62 Anniversary Sheraton?
Or is it just a regular Sheraton with the stoptail studs removed and filled in?

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Post by parry » Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:05 am

stilwel wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:54 am

Oh wow. I love both of these.

What’s the story on the Epi? Is it a repainted ‘62 Anniversary Sheraton?
Or is it just a regular Sheraton with the stoptail studs removed and filled in?
Thanks man. They're both plain-Janers, all gussied-up. :)
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Post by seenoevil II » Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:05 pm

Pacafeliz wrote:
Wed Apr 15, 2020 6:33 am
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1995 Riviera modded to P90s
Anyone else ever notice how "soft" the horns on Epiphone Sheratons can be? It's all Epiphone es styles, but older Sheratons in particular have very round contours. That riviera does not appear to however. Hmm.

It's almost like when they were tooling for the first run, they traced a 335's outside silhouette and made that the inside of the epiphone mold. Although, I think I've seen some late 80s Gibsons with the same look.

I would say it bugs me, but it's one of the quirks that I feel make the Sheraton a model in its own right and not just a 335 clone. They have a look to them. I just wish mine wasn't natural. That brown to black sunburst was where it was at (they changed it when they went to China).
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Post by cincinnatiharry » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:06 am

I hate to say it, but out of all the guitars I own, this one is the best... I own 4 Gibson guitars, and they are fantastic but this Eastman is just a little bit better. Makes you play that extra note and the only guitar I have taken out of the case new that needed nothing done.

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Post by BoringPostcards » Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:02 am

Those Eastman guitars look good, but that headstock bothers me. The string pull appears to be very wonky.
I imagine they'd be a nightmare with a vibrato installed.
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Post by garyfanclub » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:17 am

1970 Guild M75 Bluesbird + 1965 Ampeg Reverberocket!

Write-up from another forum:
I finally pulled the trigger on a 1970 M-75 Bluesbird. This particular example is fully hollow, and has the rare-in-this-format HB1s.

So far I’m loving! Tone is excellent, despite the thunky sounding flatwounds currently on the guitar. The HB1s are actually much brighter than I expected, sounding very close to the earlier 1970 M-75 I demo’d against.

Feel-wise the instrument is broken-in but not abused. The neck is narrow but not overly thin at either end. Frets are the glorious flatish frets you see on most 70s guitars.

I did make a couple adjustments upon receipt...

The neck angle is extremely low, which means it’s easy to bottom out the adjustment screws on the stock rosewood (?) bridge. Anyway, was very difficult to get slinky action with the original, especially with flats. Just a call out here for anyone exploring these, you may want to think about a different bridge if you’re into lowish action.

To keep things “period correct” and perhaps stay in the vein of a mod that might have happened 40 years ago, I tracked down an early 70s Muller bridge, which dropped right into the place. Still need to adjust the intonation, but works great! Slightly brighter unplugged tone, but action was immediately better given the lower profile compared to the stock bridge.
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Post by stevejamsecono » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:43 am

garyfanclub wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:17 am
1970 Guild M75 Bluesbird + 1965 Ampeg Reverberocket!

Write-up from another forum:
I finally pulled the trigger on a 1970 M-75 Bluesbird. This particular example is fully hollow, and has the rare-in-this-format HB1s.

So far I’m loving! Tone is excellent, despite the thunky sounding flatwounds currently on the guitar. The HB1s are actually much brighter than I expected, sounding very close to the earlier 1970 M-75 I demo’d against.

Feel-wise the instrument is broken-in but not abused. The neck is narrow but not overly thin at either end. Frets are the glorious flatish frets you see on most 70s guitars.

I did make a couple adjustments upon receipt...

The neck angle is extremely low, which means it’s easy to bottom out the adjustment screws on the stock rosewood (?) bridge. Anyway, was very difficult to get slinky action with the original, especially with flats. Just a call out here for anyone exploring these, you may want to think about a different bridge if you’re into lowish action.

To keep things “period correct” and perhaps stay in the vein of a mod that might have happened 40 years ago, I tracked down an early 70s Muller bridge, which dropped right into the place. Still need to adjust the intonation, but works great! Slightly brighter unplugged tone, but action was immediately better given the lower profile compared to the stock bridge.
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Post by Gavanti » Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:47 am

I found an old B6 with a short tailpiece, so the Sorrento had an upgrade.

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Post by sookwinder » Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:07 am

^^^^^

mmmmm nice :)
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Re: show us yer hollow/semi-hollow guitars.

Post by cincinnatiharry » Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:13 am

BoringPostcards wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 5:02 am
Those Eastman guitars look good, but that headstock bothers me. The string pull appears to be very wonky.
I imagine they'd be a nightmare with a vibrato installed.
I don't use a wound G, and it stays in perfect tune... I bend the living f*ck out of my strings too. They sell a T486B with a Bigsby, it's nice... however it has

https://www.eastmanguitars.com/t486b

My Eastman T386 is their bottom-of-the-line model, still, it comes with a nitrocellulose finish, Kent Armstrong AlNiCo PAFs, Gotoh hardware, actual bone nut, Switchcraft jack and toggle switch, inlaid headstock (not a sticker) and a hard case shipped for €935.

Eastman guitars are criminally underrated in my opinion.
Gavanti wrote:
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I found an old B6 with a short tailpiece, so the Sorrento had an upgrade.
Wow, very nice.
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Post by Jonesie » Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:47 am

garyfanclub wrote:
Sat Apr 25, 2020 6:17 am
1970 Guild M75 Bluesbird + 1965 Ampeg Reverberocket!

Write-up from another forum:
I finally pulled the trigger on a 1970 M-75 Bluesbird. This particular example is fully hollow, and has the rare-in-this-format HB1s.

So far I’m loving! Tone is excellent, despite the thunky sounding flatwounds currently on the guitar. The HB1s are actually much brighter than I expected, sounding very close to the earlier 1970 M-75 I demo’d against.

Feel-wise the instrument is broken-in but not abused. The neck is narrow but not overly thin at either end. Frets are the glorious flatish frets you see on most 70s guitars.

I did make a couple adjustments upon receipt...

The neck angle is extremely low, which means it’s easy to bottom out the adjustment screws on the stock rosewood (?) bridge. Anyway, was very difficult to get slinky action with the original, especially with flats. Just a call out here for anyone exploring these, you may want to think about a different bridge if you’re into lowish action.

To keep things “period correct” and perhaps stay in the vein of a mod that might have happened 40 years ago, I tracked down an early 70s Muller bridge, which dropped right into the place. Still need to adjust the intonation, but works great! Slightly brighter unplugged tone, but action was immediately better given the lower profile compared to the stock bridge.
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Yes please. I will take all of that. Jesus, that's a cornucopia of gorgeousness and tone.

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