Hollow and Semi-Hollow guitars thread
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Re: Hollow and Semi-Hollow guitars thread
Three old ladies
Left to right
1965 500/1 1965 Senator Bass 1964 500/1
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1965 500/1 1965 Senator Bass 1964 500/1
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And another. Unfortunately the Danelectro Longhorn has now gone, but the Phantom Guitarworks Teardrop bass is a keeper.
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Oh my, what did JB started with this thread...
Love them. Are you still gigging with them?
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Absolutely, they all get an airing from time to time.
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Re: Hollow and Semi-Hollow guitars thread
Are the bridge pickups on the 500/1's oriented differently to each other? Does it make a difference, and was that a factory change?
Edit: the basses are quite different with the bridge pickup at different spaces from the bridge.
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The 64 had to have the bridge pickup rewound a few years ago by Glyn. When he put it back in he put it in back to front. I hadn't noticed it for ages and haven't changed it around. It doesn't seem to make a difference though. The 64 bridge is not original and I should really fix that at some stage. The 66 probably plays better than the 64 tbh.
I'll be having a play with them during lock down and hope to fix those things
I'll be having a play with them during lock down and hope to fix those things
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Yamaha released the Acoustic Electric series in 1967 and the first model was the AE-11. I bought mine on TM and it was in a bit of a state but nothing too serious. Sadly the original bridge was not there. Refretted it with larger frets and put flatwounds on. Plays beautifully!
This one is from 1973.
You may have noticed that apart from restoring guitars, I restore old furniture as well. That drawer cabinet is from the very late 1800s.
This one is from 1973.
You may have noticed that apart from restoring guitars, I restore old furniture as well. That drawer cabinet is from the very late 1800s.
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This thread is doing nothing good for my GAS
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My girl agrees.
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Re: Hollow and Semi-Hollow guitars thread
Some lovely instruments here chaps. I'm not sure why the hollow thing is so attractive to me but I'm a big fan, even of the more chambered type instruments such as my Rick and Maton. I've always wanted a full hollow and so one day I intend to buy and then butcher one of these:
I'll install a bridge pickup, install some type of fixed bridge and in the perfect world, bind the fretboard.
I'll install a bridge pickup, install some type of fixed bridge and in the perfect world, bind the fretboard.
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.