Daily Run Down, & Round Table-P/Us

[Ward]

At 4PM CDT it was 104 in my Shop, 113f in the shade, and my wifes Buick said it was 115f.
Too Damn Hot for me.
T

Yeah, it's always one or the other, I love 23C but you don't get too many of them days. It's 4pm Friday, burgers for tea, yee haw

[big_teee]

Yeah, it's always one or the other, I love 23C but you don't get too many of them days. It's 4pm Friday, burgers for tea, yee haw

Where did the pics of the gold guitar go?
They're Gone! Panic.
T

[Ward]

Where did the pics of the gold guitar go?
They're Gone! Panic.
T

I took em down, I don't like leavin em up for eternity. I'd leave em up longer but you only get 24hrs here.

[SonnyW]

Nice to see someone else on the thread, this place is like a ghost town most o the time I reckon. 14 coats of nitro, you going for some kind o record, 10 is more than enough but hey, whatever paddles your oar. Today I tried to put my zebra woodys into a pickguard n put that on the guitar, I got as far as loading the guard, not even wired, it's just too stinkin cold.

I agree with you about the ghost town. That's why I've been posting more lately, I miss the posts from luminaries like Sam Lee Guy and Rick Turner. I know that egos get in the way, but they do return from time to time. And sometimes they do come back and join in. I have learned so much from this forum. By the way, I like the wood look of your pickups. I make exotic veneer overlays on regular bobbins and it has yet to catch on all that well, but it still is fun to do. In my opinion there is a lot of pickup brain power floating around in Oz, and I am glad to have the connections here.

About the 14 coats, I just don't want to burn through on the final polishing. I like to have about 15 - 18 coats but they are real thin.

[Ward]

I agree with you about the ghost town. That's why I've been posting more lately, I miss the posts from luminaries like Sam Lee Guy and Rick Turner. I know that egos get in the way, but they do return from time to time. And sometimes they do come back and join in. I have learned so much from this forum. By the way, I like the wood look of your pickups. I make exotic veneer overlays on regular bobbins and it has yet to catch on all that well, but it still is fun to do. In my opinion there is a lot of pickup brain power floating around in Oz, and I am glad to have the connections here.
About the 14 coats, I just don't want to burn through on the final polishing. I like to have about 15 - 18 coats but they are real thin.

Hey Sonny, I checked out your web site, good stuff mate. Another old bloke like me and Terry
Burn through, I've never had one, ever, I've had rub through on edges n stuff, I always try to remember to spray well on the edges and on headstocks, the edges of headstocks if not smoothed a tad with 320 will not hold the lacquer real well but you know all this I'm sure. I used to do a few metal flake paint jobs and as thick as the big flake is I found 10 coats would bury it enough. No probs brother, better to be safe than sorry.
On making one's own necks, over the years I've made all kinds of back contours, including the pic below of a very hard V shape, I find there is no better way to find what makes you play better than to have the neck the way you like. The only problem with that is you can get bored and go for a change, that's not gonna happen to me with my 18 so far electrics Cheers mate.

As rad as this looks you'd be surprised how good it is to play and people have said, don't you fall off the back of that thing n I say on the contrary, it makes it easier to grip. Woody pickups, yes mate, I saw your veneer stuff n they look great. Nothing I do ever catches on. I sort of like it that way.

[SonnyW]

Hey Sonny, I checked out your web site, good stuff mate. Another old bloke like me and Terry
Burn through, I've never had one, ever, I've had rub through on edges n stuff, I always try to remember to spray well on the edges and on headstocks, the edges of headstocks if not smoothed a tad with 320 will not hold the lacquer real well but you know all this I'm sure. I used to do a few metal flake paint jobs and as thick as the big flake is I found 10 coats would bury it enough. No probs brother, better to be safe than sorry.
On making one's own necks, over the years I've made all kinds of back contours, including the pic below of a very hard V shape, I find there is no better way to find what makes you play better than to have the neck the way you like. The only problem with that is you can get bored and go for a change, that's not gonna happen to me with my 18 so far electrics Cheers mate.

As rad as this looks you'd be surprised how good it is to play and people have said, don't you fall off the back of that thing n I say on the contrary, it makes it easier to grip. Woody pickups, yes mate, I saw your veneer stuff n they look great. Nothing I do ever catches on. I sort of like it that way.

Man that is a hard V for sure. Actually I personally like the hard V shape. But I have short fingers. And anyway I am not so much of a good player. If I had strong grip like Stevie Ray it might be different, but a sharper V seems like the way to go for me. The only thing I like the about the fat necks for is slide. I've have got a 70s Crown with a neck like a baseball bat that is great for that. I still don't know why the veneer stuff hasn't caught on. I've had only a few sales and mostly it was the shell stuff.

[rjb]

Where do you live?
I live Near the I.

Hey T, do you actually live in a national forest?

[big_teee]

Hey T, do you actually live in a national forest?

There is a lot of NF around, but most of the properties near the major highways is private.
Hot Springs National Park Arkansas.
The downtown area has the Small mountains that are in the Natl Park.
One side of Central Ave. is called Bath House Row, and is in the park.
The other side of the street is Bizz.
bathhouse row hot springs arkansas - Google Search
Lake Ouachita(Pronounced Washitaw) is in the NF.
bathhouse row hot springs arkansas - Google Search
Lake Ouchaita is about 15 miles away.
T
**Edit Note
RJB- BTW welcome to the thread.

[copperheadroads]

There is a lot of NF around, but most of the properties near the major highways is private.
Hot Springs National Park Arkansas.
The downtown area has the Small mountains that are in the Natl Park.
One side of Central Ave. is called Bath House Row, and is in the park.
The other side of the street is Bizz.
bathhouse row hot springs arkansas - Google Search
Lake Ouachita(Pronounced Washitaw) is in the NF.
bathhouse row hot springs arkansas - Google Search
Lake Ouchaita is about 15 miles away.
T
**Edit Note
RJB- BTW welcome to the thread.

Wow ......Now I want to visit

[big_teee]

Wow ......Now I want to visit

Come On Down!
All Ya'll Welcome.
However you may want to wait till it cools down some.
It Has been running 110f+ most of this week.
T

[Ward]

Plane fare too much

[big_teee]

Plane fare too much

If you come, bring me a Kangaroo, or a Koala Bear!
T

[David Schwab]

You guys enjoying the summer?

Too hot here so far as well! It was 102° yesterday, and it's 95° today, which isn't as bad. Not as hot as where Terry lives, but probably more humid.

[big_teee]

DS since I think you are here, and handy?
I have a P/J Passive set to build.
Do you recommend 250k pots?
Also when you turn down the J Pot, I think the P would be Humbucking?
So when You turn up the J, do you lose the Hum Canceling?
Thanks,
T

[Ward]

DS since I think you are here, and handy?
I have a P/J Passive set to build.
Do you recommend 250k pots?
Also when you turn down the J Pot, I think the P would be Humbucking?
So when You turn up the J, do you lose the Hum Canceling?
Thanks,
T

YES for the hum Q, probably 500k pots though so you'd want to wind the J hot.

[big_teee]

YES for the hum Q, probably 500k pots though so you'd want to wind the J hot.

Everything I find shows using 250s.
The Seymour Duncan diagram showed it was 250s, and I found this fender layout.
http://support.fender.com/service_di...0_02A_SISD.pdf
So I guess try the 250s first.
T

[Ward]

Everything I find shows using 250s.
The Seymour Duncan diagram showed it was 250s, and I found this fender layout.
http://support.fender.com/service_di...0_02A_SISD.pdf
So I guess try the 250s first.
T

Yeah I think in the end you'd need to try out the 500s but it would be better if the 250s do the job, it's ass about though I reckon, I would put the J in the front possy if I were doing it for myself.

[big_teee]

Yeah I think in the end you'd need to try out the 500s but it would be better if the 250s do the job, it's ass about though I reckon, I would put the J in the front possy if I were doing it for myself.

Can't change that, it is already set.
The Double J setup looks best, but that would require routing.
http://support.fender.com/service_di...0_62A_SISD.pdf
Mojo sells the covers for that.
I guess just wire 2 Js side by side in a Bucker, and put the double cover over them.
I may have to come up with something to experiment on.
I'm Going outside till dark feeding and watering my Plants, & Wild Critters.
T

[jmaf]

I like this thread, cool idea Big T.

Well it's that time of the year again. Central Brazil becomes a desert, freezing nights, drought and heat during days. Humidity reaches below 10%, sometimes into the 7% later in august - it's a desert.

A good friend of mine has a gig tonight at a rather nice bar in town. I like the fact that I no longer have a professional shop, yet friends still look for me for their important gigs. I'd pay to do this, really.

Yesterday he arrived at my place with a Blues Junior with a blown fuse. Turns out one of the original Groove Tubes EL84 was shorted - they're Sovtek's as far as I can tell. Checkup on the rest of the circuit passed, just tube replacement and bob's your uncle.

Repair notes to self: solid state reverb drivers are too hard on these reissue tweeds, past volume 3 and the springs are banging thunder. Nice sounding 12" Jensen.

Edit: oops, I just noticed I'm in the pickup winders forum! Sorry, I couldn't wind a fishing reel if I tried

[copperheadroads]

I like this thread, cool idea Big T.

Well it's that time of the year again. Central Brazil becomes a desert, freezing nights, drought and heat during days. Humidity reaches below 10%, sometimes into the 7% later in august - it's a desert.

A good friend of mine has a gig tonight at a rather nice bar in town. I like the fact that I no longer have a professional shop, yet friends still look for me for their important gigs. I'd pay to do this, really.

Yesterday he arrived at my place with a Blues Junior with a blown fuse. Turns out one of the original Groove Tubes EL84 was shorted - they're Sovtek's as far as I can tell. Checkup on the rest of the circuit passed, just tube replacement and bob's your uncle.

Repair notes to self: solid state reverb drivers are too hard on these reissue tweeds, past volume 3 and the springs are banging thunder. Nice sounding 12" Jensen.

Edit: oops, I just noticed I'm in the pickup winders forum! Sorry, I couldn't wind a fishing reel if I tried

Wrong section but the stock fender bj is biased too high & likes to eat tubes
& I had a bj new after 1 month I started having trouble with the stock gt tubes ...just nos junk

[big_teee]

I like this thread, cool idea Big T.

Well it's that time of the year again. Central Brazil becomes a desert, freezing nights, drought and heat during days. Humidity reaches below 10%, sometimes into the 7% later in august - it's a desert.

A good friend of mine has a gig tonight at a rather nice bar in town. I like the fact that I no longer have a professional shop, yet friends still look for me for their important gigs. I'd pay to do this, really.

Yesterday he arrived at my place with a Blues Junior with a blown fuse. Turns out one of the original Groove Tubes EL84 was shorted - they're Sovtek's as far as I can tell. Checkup on the rest of the circuit passed, just tube replacement and bob's your uncle.

Repair notes to self: solid state reverb drivers are too hard on these reissue tweeds, past volume 3 and the springs are banging thunder. Nice sounding 12" Jensen.

Edit: oops, I just noticed I'm in the pickup winders forum! Sorry, I couldn't wind a fishing reel if I tried

Welcome:
Your not bothering a thing.
Check in anytime, and we will visit!
The purpose of the thread is to discuss whatever you want guitar, pickup related.
And, a solid body is pretty useless without an Amp!
So Jmaf, Are you finally getting caught up on the work for a while?
You were real busy earlier in the year?
Terry

[jmaf]

Thanks, Terry. Wish I had more time for our favorite stuff Glad to be back.

[Stratz]

Hey Sonny, I checked out your web site, good stuff mate.

I agree Ward, very nice work Sonny!

[big_teee]

So did anyone make anything today?
I'm rebuilding my Humbucker, with one blade and one screw bobbin.
Try to get it running tomorrow.
T

[Ward]

I've put my zebra woodys into a temp pickguard and that onto the mahogany guitar. Will try out the sound of it tomorrow, if all goes well I'll make the proper guard n post pics when it's finished. So far the pickups look great on the guitar but the temp pickguard is a mother of toilet seat and I don't want that permanently on there. Stay turned.

[copperheadroads]

I'm on it, to sweeten the neck pup in a strat set of Texas style pups but winding it using my cnc winder but keep the 6.2k
tpl, tension, all that stuff
So I wound 3 different neck pups this evening ,different tpl ,slight difference in tension but all 3 with 8400 turns .I should use my lcr meter to see any differences .............

[Ward]

I'm on it, to sweeten the neck pup in a strat set of Texas style pups but winding it using my cnc winder but keep the 6.2k
tpl, tension, all that stuff
So I wound 3 different neck pups this evening ,different tpl ,slight difference in tension but all 3 with 8400 turns .I should use my lcr meter to see any differences .............

Copper, have you tried 200tpl. That's my fav but I only put 7700of PE with that for the neck of a strat. CNC, oohh, lucky bastard.

[big_teee]

Copper:
You get that Man/Cave Built Yet?
T

[Ward]

Copper has left the building.

[big_teee]

Copper has left the building.

It is nearly 2am in the morning there.

[copperheadroads]

Copper, have you tried 200tpl. That's my fav but I only put 7700of PE with that for the neck of a strat. CNC, oohh, lucky bastard.

That's the recipe for The late 60's & I got that down to some of the nicest /cleanest strat pups I had ever wound ,but Im staying with the 6.2k/8400 & Using as set of texas specials as the guideline
& with that 200/or 220 they sound too dark

[Ward]

That's the recipe for The late 60's & I got that down to some of the nicest /cleanest strat pups I had ever wound ,but Im staying with the 6.2k/8400 & Using as set of texas specials as the guideline
& with that 200/or 220 they sound too dark

Oh geez, I meant to say HV not PE. So would you let us know with the 8400 turns what your tpl is on that one?

[copperheadroads]

Oh geez, I meant to say HV not PE. So would you let us know with the 8400 turns what your tpl is on that one?

Using HF & 8400 turns puts into specs with a 62' set of strat pups .nice tone from them

[big_teee]

Copper:
Did you make any of those Strat Blades we talked about a week or so ago?

[copperheadroads]

CNC, oohh, lucky bastard.

I was driving nails as she was wound