Greetings! ...Here's a Cyclone I just finished.

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Greetings! ...Here's a Cyclone I just finished.

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Hey guys. This is my first post here. I'm a long time appreciator of short-scale and oddball Fender and Fenderish guitars. Anyway, I picked up a Squier Cyclone from a friend of mine a month or so ago. I already have a Fender Cyclone in original condition, and I wasn't digging the new one too much so I made some changes. I'm pretty proud of how it came out.

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That is really very nice indeed! Those Retrotronss look LOVELY on there - especially as they compliment the look of the strat bridge
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Thanks, man. Those are actually a set of Gretsch pups I've had kicking around for a while. Not sure what they came out of, but I got a pretty good deal on them and I love the sound. Tons of high end sparkle but with a really beautifully filled out low and middle. Anyone got much experience with the GFS sets? Considering them for another build. Anyway, I've liked the black on black look for a long time on strats and tele deluxes, so I'm glad I applied it to something more my preference.
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i dig it, classy and clean looking. im usually not a fan of the black on black look, i recently did a jazzy like that tho.
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Nice. Digging the pups. A black headstock would make it look pretty classy. Welcome to the forum.
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love it.
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Looks great!
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Very nice. You did a great job bringing all the chrome together with the pickups, Bridge, and control plate.
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welcome! I also like the look of your cyclone! As a fan of the underrated cyclones i'm pleased to see there is someone who mods cyclones!
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Nice guitar. Think those are Electromatic series buckers

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Welcome to Shortscale, NotJason. Thanks for the pictures...great job on your Cyclone!

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that looks amazing, lovely job.
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Nice work! Black on black is a nice combo with the chrome. Well done. :)
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Thanks everyone. The Cyclone was actually sort of my gateway drug into short-scale Fenders. I fell in love with them about ten years ago from the pictures in the MusiciansFriend catalog, and had a mild obsession with them ever since. As I said, this is one of two I have. The other's a 2006 Fender in yellow. I intend to keep that one stock, since it was sort of my holy grail guitar for so long.
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v. sexy

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Yeah! I also have a yellow cyclone! Love that colour! I just put a vinylsticker-racingstripe on it and will also keep it in stock...

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Re: Greetings! ...Here's a Cyclone I just finished.

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notjason wrote:Hey guys. This is my first post here. I'm a long time appreciator of short-scale and oddball Fender and Fenderish guitars. Anyway, I picked up a Squier Cyclone from a friend of mine a month or so ago. I already have a Fender Cyclone in original condition, and I wasn't digging the new one too much so I made some changes. I'm pretty proud of how it came out.

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Wow! TVJones pickups? This Cyclone seems to belong to the Fender BlackTop series now LOL
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Your pups?

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paul_ wrote:Nice guitar. Think those are Electromatic series buckers

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Not familiar with these pups but want to learn...

Either "Electromatic" or "TV Jones"? Or does TV Jones make Electromatic?
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Gorgeous Cyclone. I hope it sounds as good as it looks.
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what a lovely mod. congrats
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