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16 days ago
Well i have a bid placed on a loaded telecaster body on ebay, i don't really need a fully loaded body as i have bought a set of pick ups off ebay, 2 humbuckers and a single coil (pictured) but it will cost less to buy a loaded body than buy the body and the other fittings like the controls plate, jack socket, strap buttons & scratch plate. So i will have parts to sell on after i.e. the pick ups & tail plate. i already have the neck, tuners and trem unit (pictured) as for the single coil pick up this i will use on my existing telecater to replace a damaged neck pick up. When i get all of the requirred parts i may just build the telecaster up and try it out for tone etc before i make my mind up if to hollow it out or not.
30 days ago
Well its been a long been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time. <Name the song and band bonus point for which album it came from. Answers on a £20 note. Guitars; well i now own 2 strats! 1st one is the one featured on earlier blog. My 2nd is built up of the parts i owned, got given and bought. The Body i had owned for some years and bought for £25, over the years i had toyed with various ideas, natural wood (walnut) to an aborted purple. Pic below during the stripping stage and the finished result. It plays damn good as well, other parts Neck donated free, decals £4.50, loaded scratch plate £12.50, trem unit £10, Big F neck plate £15, big F tuners £15. I also now own a Telecaster neck donated free (thanks Tom) i have a Floyd Rose trem unit that was fitted on my original strat copy, set of tuners. I now need a body looking on ebay for a cheap telecaster body as i want to hollow it out and fit the Floyd Rose trem, electrics wise i'd ...
191 days ago
I was doing a search online for some information on a certain make of guitar, "Marlin" they made copies of popular ones like the Stratocaster etc. they also made thier own versions, i used to own a "Marlin Sidewinder" Strat based shape but instead of the 3 single coil pic-ups, the Sidewinder had twin active Humbuckers, it played like a dream so much so i had it poached from me by my mate Tom who fell in love with it after borrowing it to try out on a gig. I didn't mind it was too good of a guitar for a drummer to own, Tom still owns it and plays it regularly on gigs. So anyway i had come across a Marlin bass guitar it was copied off the Fender Precision or the Fender Jazz however the Marlin had 4 controls and a selector switch i checked on ebay none for sale so i googled it, no images and the net was mainly full of references taken from forums. i clicked on a few links and ended up reading stuff from forums, what a bag-o-shite these idiots type, some guy had ...
218 days ago
Well i had a look around for the parts for my Strat copy, found the body and the neck, few other bits, sadly the neck is bolloxed so made my mind up just to buy another, well i went on eBay spotted a few then this add caught my eye "buy now £110 brand new copy inc hard case" so i clicked and got one to say i'm amazed is an understatement the guitar is a near perfect copy in natural wood head stock left blank to make a good look alike. In the mean time my mate Tom heard of my original strat copy needing a new neck and called round with one! for free!!! its one he'd had in for ages and didn't need anymore, and wouldn't take a penny for it, what a guy. Question is do i fit this onto the new Strat copy?
232 days ago
Right, Room; decorating done, floor laid, down lights fitted, full wall shelving unit built, temp desk being built (i'll change the top at a later date). Guitar update; i bought a "Freshman" acoustic guitar its a beauty i've called her Marilyn as shes blonde, beautiful and a great shape. i have a full week off and i've found all the bits for my bass guitar, and my strat copy, i think its time i rebuilt these. End of updates. new pictures to be posted soon.
