My New Fernandes Offset
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My New Fernandes Offset
So I recently got this Fernandes Decade. Pretty cool. It's basically a Strat with an offset body. I like that about it. It gives you a million options for upgrading and such. Also, it's USA string spacing which is nice. I was finally able to find a use for this USA trem block I've had forever. I went old-pal-aen style, slapped some Zakk Wyldes on there and drop tuned it to C-F-A#-D#-G-C. HLYSHT this thing sounds huge. It's great for giving you massive wall of sound chords.
Some pictures.......
One of the trem pivot screws is broken off in the hole, oh well. Also, it seems the previous owner had one of those roland pickups on there.
The stock wimpy trem block
Manland Trem Block Powerup
Cheapo ceramic pickups. Sound fine for drop tuning however. Notice the complete absence of any shielding whatsoever. I remedied that with some aluminum foil.
I realize fran requested a demo.... I'll see if I can work something out. It'll probably be DI though.
cogito ergo sum...thing or other...
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yes, the strat pickup arrangement on the jag type guitar.... it's a hard one to come to grips with. I'm still debating possible mods... or not. I think the 3-pickups can work great if I use one of my wiring mods that I posted earlier (and were quietly ignored ) Some ideas I'm thinking of:
1.) New pickguard that slants all 3 pickups Cyclone II style. why this wasn't the OG arrangement, I have no idea.
2.) Some kind of Tele Custom arrangement (Tele Bridge Pup, Hum Neck).
1.) New pickguard that slants all 3 pickups Cyclone II style. why this wasn't the OG arrangement, I have no idea.
2.) Some kind of Tele Custom arrangement (Tele Bridge Pup, Hum Neck).
I think you would run into the same problem as a strat with just two pickups. there's a massive empty gap between the pickups.DanHeron wrote:I think it would look better with 2 pickups
cogito ergo sum...thing or other...
Blackmore had a sig strat with an empty robroe cover in the middle position as a dummy for visual purposes.
Aug wrote:which one of you bastards sent me an ebay question asking if you can get teh kurdtz with that 64 mustang?
robertOG wrote:fran & paul are some of the original gangstas of the JS days when you'd have to say "phuck"
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