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[smnm]

Simon, is that a wrap around bridge???
how do they work???

yeah - it's a wraparound - how to explain - it's like a Les Paul type tailpiece, with the same studs but the put the strings in the other side - in the picture below, the strings go in under the 'arches', facing away from the headstock, and you bend them back over the bridge toward the neck, so it's a tailpiece and bridge combined. The arch is a recess that covers the ball-ends of the strings. You adjust the intonation with the screws.



here's a crap image to illustrate the point, sort of a cross section looking at the end:



I like their simplicity, and they are supposed to be good for sustain, although I don't worry about that stuff too much...

[ConanB]

Pic of my jamming corner I took a while ago:



I love my old Laney Linebacker so much more than my SpiderIII, so much more infact that I don't even touch the spider these days, thinking of getting rid of the thing.

[DavidRavenMoon]

Here's my latest toy, and now one of my favorite guitars!  This is a FirstAct GarageMaster, those guitars they gave away when you bought a VolksWagon. Don't be fooled by these, it's a great guitar! You can pick them up cheap.  Just change out the awful dark sounding pickups and you have a great sounding axe!  I have a Duncan Jazz at the neck and a DiMarzio Al Di Meola at the bridge.  I also changed the tone control cap to .02 and replaced the cheesy plastic knobs.  The built in preamp is cool, and the built in distortion is fun.  It has a standard Fender scale length and along with the basswood body, gives a great twangy tone with humbucker warmth and power.

[burdt]

i just bought one of those garagemasters too.  but i was involved in a car accident and the finish was cracked.  it was the only victim of the crash.  the preamp brightens up the buckers quite nicely.  either way, i'm a fan of dark tones so yeah.  i got mine for $75 brand new, but yeah, stupid accidents.

[liddokun]

Here's mine.

From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot

[dominatrix_volleyball]

Here's mine.

From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot

UGH.
I WANT ALL OF THEM.

[liddokun]

Here's mine.

From top to bottom:
Yamaha Classical
Washburn dreadnought
DIY telecaster (based on a 68 tele design)
Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet
Epiphone Dot

UGH.
I WANT ALL OF THEM.

Um...thanks? 

[Br4d13y]

here are my children( )



sorry about sideways

from left to right:
takamine gx-100
epiphone beast, with sparkle finish
1989 gibson sg custom
1991 gibson melody maker(waiting to be restrung)
and the one on the stand is an epiphone dot studio with emg 81 & 85 pups and a black bigsby

[liddokun]

Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.
As I recall, Epiphone used to make a Jorma Kaukonen signature Riviera which came stock with a Bigsby, and no ugly holes.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Jorma-Kaukonen-Riviera-Deluxe-Archtop-Electric-Guitar?sku=518551

They're discontinued now, a shame really.

[Br4d13y]

Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.

ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines

[Barcode80]

Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.

ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines

why not pearl dots?

[The Iron Chef]

reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build.  It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
   I designed the  bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing.  The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change).  The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws.  The bridge is anodized black.  This was fun to do.

[Br4d13y]

reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build.  It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
   I designed the  bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing.  The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change).  The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws.  The bridge is anodized black.  This was fun to do.

thats beautiful!!!!

[DavidRavenMoon]

reading SMMN's topic above about his wrap-around bridge reminds me that I have one, of my own design and build.  It is patiently waiting for me to finish the cheapie LP body that I bought for myself.
   I designed the  bridge using Pro/E 3.0 wildfire and I machined it from 2024 aluminum bar using MasterCam for the toolpathing.  The individual saddles have .625" intonation adjustment and are currently made of black delrin (that may change).  The entire bridge has about .312" (8mm) adjustment on the (locking) posts. The saddles are driven by Stainless, captive 4 x 40 cap screws.  The bridge is anodized black.  This was fun to do.

Did you post a picture of that bridge at MIMF?

Real nice looking bridge.   

[liddokun]

Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.

ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines

why not pearl dots?

I heard that the Es335's that come custom ordered from the Gibson factory either have pearl dots or have a cover plate that's the same material as the pickguard that says "custom made" on it. Still not really my cup of tea.

[Br4d13y]

Bigsby on the dot looks killer.
I just have a thing against having the two holes where the stop tailpiece used to be.

ya... i was thinking if getting two bolts to put in those holes, or something along those lines

why not pearl dots?

I heard that the Es335's that come custom ordered from the Gibson factory either have pearl dots or have a cover plate that's the same material as the pickguard that says "custom made" on it. Still not really my cup of tea.

ya i would still rather there be no holes at all

[DavidRavenMoon]

i just bought one of those garagemasters too.  but i was involved in a car accident and the finish was cracked.  it was the only victim of the crash.  the preamp brightens up the buckers quite nicely.  either way, i'm a fan of dark tones so yeah.  i got mine for $75 brand new, but yeah, stupid accidents.

No, you REALLY have to hear it with new pickups!  trust me... You can still get them dark if you turn the tone down.

Here it is clean and dirty (that's not using the built in distortion)

The original pickups are total junk, they have very weak junk magnets, and were potted in way too much wax.  Even though the chrome covers look cool, the closed loop of metal around the pickup, plus the big space it puts between the top of the coils and the strings due to that curved black plastic top, really ruins the tone of the pickups.

[solderman]

Hi, I´l only post the ones that have some DIY tuch to them. I have a 2004 Gibson LP Classic honey burst and a 1996 Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Strat as well but they are all factory stock and nothing special to see. There on my site if some one should care.

The most DIY
Lap Steel Made in Bengts garage
What do you do if you have a couple of HB pickups to spare and a friend who has a wood workshop in his garage? Most people wouldn't do anything at all but I vent out and bought me a good piece of mahogny and made my self a Lap Steel guitar.


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http://solderman.fatabur.se/guitars/steel_big.jpg

The most DIY on a factory built.
Former a OLP MM1 now a Telecaster wannebee
This is the guitar that started it all. Originally this was a standard Hummbucker setup with only a volume knob, cloned after the Music man Axis. It is a very good quality Korean axe. I liked it but I wanted a single coil as well. It was then I bought the LP classic and found my self with two HB guitars. What to do? I simply routed space for SC pups and as I went on also routed and mounted a binding. The hardware is Telecaster. I cut off a tele bridge to carry the bridge pickup and left the original fender type tremolo bridge in there. Originally it was orange. I painted the top and head black with nitrocellulose black color and 10 clear coat layers before the finishing polish. I am quite satisfied with the result, Its hard to see on the pictures. The new singel coil pickups are from T-bear. A Swedish boutique pickup maker in the same class as Lundgren although hi is more known. I wired the switch to be a 4 position with the 4:th in series as the Baja Tele. It sound grate.



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Not that much DIY
Gibson Les Paul Special 1998 with two P90 instead of the original P100
This is the apple of my ear. I bought it from guy a who lives north of the Arctic Circle. He had used it for blues and slide. This instrument plays like a dream.



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//Solderman

[burdt]

No, you REALLY have to hear it with new pickups!  trust me... You can still get them dark if you turn the tone down.

Here it is clean and dirty (that's not using the built in distortion)

The original pickups are total junk, they have very weak junk magnets, and were potted in way too much wax.  Even though the chrome covers look cool, the closed loop of metal around the pickup, plus the big space it puts between the top of the coils and the strings due to that curved black plastic top, really ruins the tone of the pickups.

ok, you're definitely right, i'll upgrade those buckers when there's cash available.  in the meantime, i'll manage with the preamp. 

[alteredsounds]

My main giggin guitars from left to right: Standard US Strat, US Gibson SG, 1962 Re-issue US Les Paul, 'Woodstock' Anniversary mirror US Strat, Tokai '80's Goldstar, Standard US Strat and 1979 US Tele.  My Malmsteen Strat has just come back from the re-spray shop and needs assembling plus there's some other odds and sods kicking about like an old Kramer and a Variax etc.



My new baby, got an old Sigma that is pretty cool but treated myself to an amazing sounding Taylor GC5