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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:23 am Post subject: Telecaster Build Day! |
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This is the bridge pickup. I got it in a craigslist buy. I think it's a quarter pounder strat bridge pickup caulked onto a tele pickup ground plate.
Ground wire strung through the wire hole for the bridge pickup since I didn't see anywhere else to put it.
This shit DID NOT WANT TO FIT IN THE PICKUP ROUTE. This was a huge pain to get in there and then screw down, but I made it work. The pickup height adjustment screws don't work now, so I'll eventually have to sort out a replacement, I guess. This works for now.
Neck pickup is a Bill Lawrence I got in a local shop's parts bin. The pickguard is CNC cut from eBay and had not one but TWO layers of clear plastic film over it.
The control plate I got doesn't fit my killswitch, which sucks. I'd drill it out, but all of large drill bits are at school for my engineering team.
The guts. Notice that I wired the bridge to the wrong terminals, so it was on with the both on setting, but not in the bridge only setting. I've since fixed it.
JACK PLATE. Holes done totally freehand.
All in there.
Ready for strings.
All done, fit and tested.
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gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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Noirie. YOUTH

Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 4472
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:26 am Post subject: |
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I read this thread with the end credits to Speed rolling. Was sick.
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Fran The Curmudgeon

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 20628 Location: Nottingham, Englandshire.
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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Nice.
I like an Rick Parfitt white Tele with black guard. I had one on mine but went gold anodized, kind of miss the black one.
Good work. _________________
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Bacchus Whatever's handiest

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 18864 Location: wandering
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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I like that. It's a very light shade of black, though. _________________
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BillClay .


Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Posts: 1287
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Looks real cool man |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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Bacchus wrote: |
I like that. It's a very light shade of black, though. |
PALE BLACK
I've also ordered an Artec or whatever the other GFS company that makes their shit at the same factory is FATBODY for the bridge. _________________
gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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kingkiller .

Joined: 02 Jun 2017 Posts: 442 Location: Dumbtown, Florida
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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How does the neck pickup sound? Even though I’m staunchly in the “fuck an neck position” camp, I’ve never heard a Bill Lawrence pickup _________________
Bacchus wrote: |
This is neither pragmatic nor idealistic. It's a fucking wank in a duvet. |
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 3332 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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"Tyoo-dyay is gonna be the dyay that I'm gonna byuild me Tyele dyuudes" _________________
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Someone man up and get a balloon. |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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kingkiller wrote: |
How does the neck pickup sound? Even though I’m staunchly in the “fuck an neck position” camp, I’ve never heard a Bill Lawrence pickup |
Like a strat bridge pickup, clear and way too bright. _________________
gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 3332 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Them tonewoods aren't proper ones _________________
matte30is wrote: |
Someone man up and get a balloon. |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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sunshiner wrote: |
Them tonewoods aren't proper ones |
The body is MIM Fender standard, which is alder. The neck is from a Squier Black and Chrome Tele.
So they're proper enough. _________________
gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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sunshiner .


Joined: 02 Nov 2012 Posts: 3332 Location: Around the corner
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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I'm just kidding, it's my stupid way to explain why you have a thin sound coming out of your neck pickup _________________
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Someone man up and get a balloon. |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, I got that; I'm just a killjoy and also wanted to identify the parts. _________________
gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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sunshiner .


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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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theshadowofseattle wrote: |
Oh, I got that; I'm just a killjoy and also wanted to identify the parts. |
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Someone man up and get a balloon. |
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kingkiller .

Joined: 02 Jun 2017 Posts: 442 Location: Dumbtown, Florida
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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theshadowofseattle wrote: |
kingkiller wrote: |
How does the neck pickup sound? Even though I’m staunchly in the “fuck an neck position” camp, I’ve never heard a Bill Lawrence pickup |
Like a strat bridge pickup, clear and way too bright. |
Cool, so I’d like it then. _________________
Bacchus wrote: |
This is neither pragmatic nor idealistic. It's a fucking wank in a duvet. |
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plopswagon .


Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 10733 Location: wackadooconservativeland
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: Telecaster Build Day! |
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theshadowofseattle wrote: |
The pickguard is CNC cut from eBay and had not one but TWO layers of clear plastic film over it. |
in some places that's considered good luck! _________________
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singlepup .


Joined: 10 Dec 2010 Posts: 4014 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Since I am now an official Tele-lover, I loved this thread as well. |
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theshadowofseattle THE TAMPA BAY HERO

Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 62447 Location: Skrampa, FL
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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singlepup wrote: |
Since I am now an official Tele-lover, I loved this thread as well. |
The neck has a dead fret. Never had to get that sorted before. Hoping it doesn't cost too much for a leveling. _________________
gusman2x wrote: |
wizard thickness |
George wrote: |
Yeah, thickness, nut |
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singlepup .


Joined: 10 Dec 2010 Posts: 4014 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:09 am Post subject: |
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Ooof sorry to hear that. Is it possible to cure that sort of thing just by raising the action? |
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robroe Bon Jovi Fan Club!!1

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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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