ADH Two-By-Caster

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:09 am

Saw this up and had to grab it.

I love Andrew's custom projects.

Strat meets Tele. Until it comes in, here are pictures. I think he called it a pinecaster or a two by caster.

1 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

2 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

3 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:08 am

Looks pretty cool. I've read quite a few of ADH's build threads and am always impressed.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:58 am

I would love to see him make more stuff, but he tends to build in spurts.

Plus his day job keeps him pretty busy.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:50 pm

I like what I've seen on TDPRI and Offset, ADH did impressive job at finishing and aging. In general his guitars in a good way looks like they were manufactured at the plant.
About this exact body, is it heavy? Usually the bodies that are made of yellow pine are super heavy

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:54 pm

What are your plans for this beastie? Or did you buy to keep on hand for future inspiration?

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:35 pm

I don't know the weight yet, those are Gonk's sale pics. My plan is a rail pickup for it. I found a diagram for a three way switch that does humbucker with tone bypass, humbucker with tone pot, and split humbucker with tone. Seems like it would be useful.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:21 am

Thinner body so the switch depth is too shallow for a normal tele or strat switch so I have this one I picked up. Anyone able to help me figure out how to do this esquire diagram with this different switch??

This switching option:

Esquire-Humbucker by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

With this switch:

Weird switch by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:24 am

HNB wrote:two by caster

THIS, PLZ

I take it it's inspired by the pine "snakehead" prototypes? Still want to build one of those

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:54 am

Possibly.

I do like the look of that.

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:00 am

I'm a fan of the third prototype.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 2:49 am

plopswagon wrote:I'm a fan of the third prototype.

I would be if only the control plate really was in that position, but the 3+3 headstock is a big factor for me too.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:30 am

Ooo I dig that.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 12:58 am

Neck came in! I need to design a custom decal for it.

20150309_175235 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:08 am

ADH by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:12 am

paul_ wrote:
plopswagon wrote:I'm a fan of the third prototype.
I would be if only the control plate really was in that position, but the 3+3 headstock is a big factor for me too.

That's the second prototype. But yeah I like 3+3 headstock too.

Edit, I thought this was the real third prototype but it's a photoshop. Foolish me.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:29 am

The pic of the switch looks sensible; neck + to 2 & 3, bridge + to 5 & 6.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:03 am

Except I want it to do what the diagram above it does since it will just have a bridge pickup that is splittable.

cur · Post by **cur** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:25 am

I don't think you can do what you want with that switch because you only have one common output (c). Just get the correct 3 way switch. Any guitar store should have one.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:27 am

Can't. The control cavity is only a little over an inch deep and the body is too thin to route it deeper. I might be able to figure it out, but I figured you all are smarter than I am. LOL

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 3:29 am

Worst case I am certain I can do the coil split.

Edit: Maybe coil split isn't possible with this switch. If I add a ground to any lug, it would just cut the pickup signal since it only has one common, right?

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