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Topic: NGD - Finally Got It Done!! |
Skip Ellis
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Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2016 12:55 pm |
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Finally got this beast finished and have a couple stitches in my finger to show for it. Pickup is Rick Aiello 'Potbelly' - scale is 22.5. Not sure whether to go with C6th or A6th - maybe A6th because it would make more sense changing over from pedals.
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Joe Elk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2016 4:50 pm
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Nice looking steel Skip!
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 2 Sep 2016 6:23 am Nice looking guitar!
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Congratulations on the new guitar. How does it sound with that potbelly pickup?
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 2 Sep 2016 6:29 am
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Nice job on your steel. What kind of wood did you use?
That Aiello pup ought to really sing. |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2016 2:12 pm
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Brad, it sounds pretty good if you back the tone off - I'm going to have to change caps - the one I used is from a Chinese Tele and it can get a little screechy. The pickup is great, though.
Stephen, the wood is a chunk of 8/4 mahogany that I had left over from building a Tele body and a couple necks.
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 3 Sep 2016 6:02 am
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Good job Skip!
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| I'm going to have to change caps - the one I used is from a Chinese Tele and it can get a little screechy. |
What value pots did you use? If it starts out a bit harsh, you might think about testing out a lower value volume pot too.
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2016 6:13 am
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Tom, I'think the pots are 250k but they're Chinese and not marked, ditto the cap. I used mini pots to fit the holes but may upgrade to Bournes or something else on the small side. I'm going to replace the cap with a .033 and see what happens.
Thanks for the kind words - you set the bar pretty high. Not sure I'm going to use mahogany again - I'm normally a curly/quilted maple freak but had this laying around.
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