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Just doesnt look to be the usual basswood alder agathis type woods of cheapo Squiers... Possible mahogany of some description ? Any wisdom to share ?
What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
On the bench is this Squier. Here for a tidy up, new strings and setup for a new learner/ owner. Just interested to see what you guys think the timber is. Its an Indo manufactured one and apparently the "S" in the serial means its a Special Run.
Just doesnt look to be the usual basswood alder agathis type woods of cheapo Squiers... Possible mahogany of some description ? Any wisdom to share ?
Just doesnt look to be the usual basswood alder agathis type woods of cheapo Squiers... Possible mahogany of some description ? Any wisdom to share ?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I don't know but it looks the same as an old Tokai Strat I used to own. I never got on with it but I sold it to a mate who happily gigged it for 20 years before replacing it with a Suhr.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Definitely a hardwood.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Maton is ready for a refret, matchstick frets have to go!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
A talented man with a similar affliction to Benjamin Button's! I expect your avatar will be that of a boy next time I check.
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Plus we had a great father/son summer.
Call it a win then.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Half way through, it certainly felt that way!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
On the dining table workbench
Rounding the fretboard edges, made new bridge base from puriri. Fretboard and frets cleanup and treatment. New strings to go on with setup following.
Rounding the fretboard edges, made new bridge base from puriri. Fretboard and frets cleanup and treatment. New strings to go on with setup following.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Even better, stick on some googly eyes!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I can hear them crying "feed me, Seymour" from here.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Guitar officially 2 gram lighter after Rounding the fretboard. Didn't realise it was growing hair as well
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Fretboard edges 'rolled'. Love the new feeling of this neck...
Amazing what 2 gram material removal can do!
Amazing what 2 gram material removal can do!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
I installed some 1978 Maxon U1000 pickups in my Greco today (same pickup as Ibanez Super 70), and also changed the wiring to something a bit more interesting.
Instead of the usual vol and tone for each pup like the classic LP setup, I've wired it so now it's:
Volume for neck
Volume for bridge
Master treble cut (bridge tone)
Master bass cut (neck tone)
Surprisingly useful.
Instead of the usual vol and tone for each pup like the classic LP setup, I've wired it so now it's:
Volume for neck
Volume for bridge
Master treble cut (bridge tone)
Master bass cut (neck tone)
Surprisingly useful.
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