Learning how to build an electric guitar - Page 34

Gravdigr · 03-11-2019, 12:25 PM

I knew you fer a fuckin' nut-groover when I first laid eyes on ya.

Fuckin' nut-groovers, man...

lumberjim · 03-11-2019, 08:43 PM

On a side note.... I bought another guitar

And promptly took it apart

Get this :

I paid $106 for this guitar. Shipped, taxed and inside a pretty decent gig bag. They used cheap components, to be sure, but the finish is perfect, the neck is flat and attractive...they even dressed the frets nicely. Crazy. No idea how there could be any profit in this.

It played fine, but had a pretty bad hum. So I figured I'd try adding some copper shielding tape and see if they really work.

Did the back cover and one loop to surround the ground wire. And then the inside of the pick guard.

The pots are tiny, and the switch is odd looking. I'm planning on re-wiring the whole thing and using it as a kind of practice piece.

lumberjim · 03-11-2019, 08:47 PM

I'm thinking the guy I bought that blue one from buys these, upgrades the hardware and markets them as used. I paid $449 for that one.

When this red one is back together, I'm going to take that one apart and see what the inside looks like. You see how the center is all routed out above... Not like mine where each pickup has its own pocket.

lumberjim · 03-12-2019, 11:43 AM

Oh. No you don't see that cuz I didn't post a pic of the front opened up.

There

Gravdigr · 03-12-2019, 12:27 PM

Ooh, she's a dirty girl...

Flint · 03-12-2019, 12:45 PM

bro you're living in 3019 now

you'll never see guitars the same way

xoxoxoBruce · 03-13-2019, 04:54 AM

That's the downside of being a Ob-Gyn.

Griff · 03-13-2019, 07:18 AM

Gravdigr · 03-13-2019, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That's the downside of being a Ob-Gyn.

Ob-Gyn...Wuzzat, some kinda Jedi name or something?

Quote:

Smell you get to, but eat not.

lumberjim · 03-13-2019, 06:05 PM

I think Bruce was saying that OB-GYN doctors look at vaginas all day, and it takes all the fun out of them for normal use.

And flint is right. When I was in key west and we were watching bands play, I was looking at the guitars first and hearing the music second.

lumberjim · 03-13-2019, 07:15 PM

I think I might know a little Zeppelin....

Griff · 03-13-2019, 07:17 PM

maybe you do.

lumberjim · 03-13-2019, 07:54 PM

Oh. Turns out I still suck at it. And at guitar in general right now. I cut the video off before I totally lost my way in the melody. And I skipped a whole section... Because I'm enough of a dork without video evidence on the internet tube. And I don't want to disrespect the anthem with a botched rendition. But mostly vanity.

Sorry, G. No zep today. The pottery you see. I wasn't feeling it right tonight. I think I had P. E.

Anyway, here it is. The guitar I mean. It works.

Gravdigr · 03-13-2019, 09:49 PM

God damn, son! I think ya built a guitar!!!

fargon · 03-13-2019, 10:17 PM

Rock N Roll!!!

03-11-2019, 12:25 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I knew you fer a fuckin' nut-groover when I first laid eyes on ya. Fuckin' nut-groovers, man... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-11-2019, 08:43 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	On a side note.... I bought another guitar And promptly took it apart Get this : I paid $106 for this guitar. Shipped, taxed and inside a pretty decent gig bag. They used cheap components, to be sure, but the finish is perfect, the neck is flat and attractive...they even dressed the frets nicely. Crazy. No idea how there could be any profit in this. It played fine, but had a pretty bad hum. So I figured I'd try adding some copper shielding tape and see if they really work. Did the back cover and one loop to surround the ground wire. And then the inside of the pick guard. The pots are tiny, and the switch is odd looking. I'm planning on re-wiring the whole thing and using it as a kind of practice piece. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-11-2019, 08:47 PM	#3
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm thinking the guy I bought that blue one from buys these, upgrades the hardware and markets them as used. I paid $449 for that one. When this red one is back together, I'm going to take that one apart and see what the inside looks like. You see how the center is all routed out above... Not like mine where each pickup has its own pocket. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-12-2019, 11:43 AM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Oh. No you don't see that cuz I didn't post a pic of the front opened up. There __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-12-2019, 12:27 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ooh, she's a dirty girl... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-12-2019, 12:45 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	bro you're living in 3019 now you'll never see guitars the same way __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-13-2019, 04:54 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's the downside of being a Ob-Gyn. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-13-2019, 07:18 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	__________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-13-2019, 06:05 PM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I think Bruce was saying that OB-GYN doctors look at vaginas all day, and it takes all the fun out of them for normal use. And flint is right. When I was in key west and we were watching bands play, I was looking at the guitars first and hearing the music second. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-13-2019, 07:15 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I think I might know a little Zeppelin.... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-13-2019, 07:17 PM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	maybe you do. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-13-2019, 07:54 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Oh. Turns out I still suck at it. And at guitar in general right now. I cut the video off before I totally lost my way in the melody. And I skipped a whole section... Because I'm enough of a dork without video evidence on the internet tube. And I don't want to disrespect the anthem with a botched rendition. But mostly vanity. Sorry, G. No zep today. The pottery you see. I wasn't feeling it right tonight. I think I had P. E. Anyway, here it is. The guitar I mean. It works. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-13-2019, 09:49 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	God damn, son! I think ya built a guitar!!! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-13-2019, 10:17 PM	#15
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Rock N Roll!!! __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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