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Topic: The Junk Yard Dog 8 String .. A New Model Pettingill |
Tom Pettingill
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 10:41 am |
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Some of you may have seen a few of the in progress pics of the JYD and I'm pleased to say, she is done.
I am extremely pleased with how she came out, both is looks, but more importantly her voice. The pickups are some very cool units modeled after a Tele set. I built the bobbins and sent them off to Bryan Gunsher at BG-Pups to have him wind them up and do what he does so well. Bryan nailed the tones I was shooting for and I would not change a thing. Her voice is is everything I had hoped and imagined, crisp, clear, airy and articulate, sweet and smooth with a sexy bite. With a little gain she pushes the amp and has a killer overdriven tone.
A little about the steel and specs
24" scale
3/8" string spacing
Body is chambered swamp ash with a feathered black walnut top.
Neck is a long tenon black walnut with birdseye maple fretboard and head cap.
Pickups are setup with 4 way rotary switching for versatility
Custom matching knobs and pickup rings
String through set bridge with a phosphor bronze saddle
Grover Rotomatics
This one is kind of hard to get captured in pics, but here are a few that didn't come out too bad.
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 10:50 am
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Yummie!!
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Allan Munro
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Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 10:50 am
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Shiny!
Beautiful as always. I think I like this one even more than the others that I have seen on here.
Love your work Mr. Tom.....
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 2:53 pm
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Nice job, Tom!
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Chris Tweed
From:
Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 3:26 pm
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| That's a beauty! Beautifully finished too. It's great to see real craftmanship is still available. |
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Rick Barnhart
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2010 4:34 pm
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Shiny!
Beautiful as always. I think I like this one even more than the others that I have seen on here.
Love your work Mr. Tom..... |
Plus one. You're amazing, Tom!!
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Ron Yarboro
From:
USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 1:48 pm
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Hi Tom,
The guitar is truly stunning! The knobs, bridge, and pick up rings look great. RY |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 9:02 pm
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| The best yet! |
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Ron Yarboro
From:
USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 9:13 pm
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Thanks Ron  ... still need to get some better pics taken, but here are a couple that show the pickups and knob detail a little better. |
Wow,even more stunning! |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 2:14 pm
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Tom, everything you build blows me away! Another work of art there for sure.  |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Dean Upson
From:
Connecticut, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 5:06 pm
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Just stunning!
Dean
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 15 Nov 2010 10:49 am
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Tom, that is so hot it's a shame to put it on your lap so the world can't see it. If ever a steel needed a strap, it's this one.
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 16 Nov 2010 9:36 am
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Slick! Another beauty, Tom -- I love that it's asymmetrical. My stand-up steel is also made that way, to avoid putting excess weight further away from my body (this was the builder's idea, and a darn good one).
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 16 Nov 2010 11:27 am
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| Tom, this guitar is a beautiful melding of form, function, craftsmanship, creativity, taste and finishing skills. Bravo!. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 16 Nov 2010 9:38 pm
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Tom, that instrument is absolutely beautiful!
What exactly do the controls do? |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Nov 2010 7:56 am
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Thank you Peter
For the controls I have solid brass shaft 250k CTS pots with a .047 Orange Drop cap, volume is closest to bridge and tone on top. The middle is a 4 way 3 pole rotary switch setup as bridge - bridge / neck in series - neck - bridge / neck in parallel.
As you can see in this pic, the rotary knob has a strip of walnut inlayed for a marker and the corresponding position markers on the body are inlayed mother of pearl.
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Fred Kinbom
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