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- Thu May 09, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
Happy NGBD! Looks cool and great color! Try a drop of machine oil or teflon tuner lube on the creaky part of the string shaft. Then put on an old set of strings and drive your family crazy by working the vibrato bar while you watch TV. Sometimes these glitches wear themselves in. I'll give it a shot!
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:27 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
An update - I installed the bridge and vibrato. The results weren’t great. The bridge went on well but even though I went to great lengths to get vibrato lined up right - it’s over so slightly off kilter - ugh. Also the vibrato is noisy - there is some slop in the main string shaft and it makes a cl...
- Fri May 03, 2024 5:57 am
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: NGD: Chapman
- Replies: 9
- Views: 305
Re: NGD: Chapman
Good luck with the trade - I'll admit I really dig that Charvel, but I also like the Chapman. Hopefully you get to a solution with the whole email/log in thing.
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:27 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
So my next step with this is to add a vibrato. I ordered a bigsby b5 copy that should get here tomorrow. I went around and around on what bridge to install and was initially leaning toward a tune-o-matic roller bridge - but honestly didn't want to deal with all the holes that would be exposed and gr...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
So a little more on this one. I posted a few pics of the electronics - nothing special but all seems to work. The pickups appear to use two ceramic magnets. I installed the neck a little forward in the neck pocket to compensate for the heel/overhang issue - seems to work fine. I then worked on the n...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:54 am
- Forum: The Water Cooler
- Topic: And so it ends
- Replies: 32
- Views: 1337
Re: And so it ends
Bumpy ride but hoping it's smooth sailing ahead!
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
- Topic: Incoming: Rafferty semi-hollow
- Replies: 10
- Views: 426
Re: Incoming: Rafferty semi-hollow
I've noticed this too - my latest IYV Mosrite guitar is coming in around 16". It's ok but I'd prefer a little more round.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:08 am Let me know how the neck feels. Imports are coming in lately with a flatter fretboard radius than I like.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: Agile/SX
- Topic: Found a rondo box at the door today
- Replies: 7
- Views: 498
Re: Found a rondo box at the door today
Beautiful guitar - congratulations!
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:06 pm
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: Unexpected NGD: Gretsch G5230LH
- Replies: 3
- Views: 242
Re: Unexpected NGD: Gretsch G5230LH
Congratulations - love it!
(I need a Gretsch.....)
(I need a Gretsch.....)
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
I see that Nick in the States (have we heard from him?) installed a wigsby on a bullet mustang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAVqDVO_rd4 I'm not sure I want to get into routing - especially with the thin body. So I like the idea of top mounting but the Les Trem idea seems interesting. There's a D...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:46 am
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
Re: NGBD - Mustang
So the first issue I have is the neck is a 22 fret with a 24" scale. Unfortunately it was made so the heel stops at the 21st fret and the 22nd fret is an overhang. That's not how a typical jag neck is designed. I'm concerned that it's not going to intonate properly - so my options are to shift ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:35 am
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: NGBD - Mustang
- Replies: 8
- Views: 399
NGBD - Mustang
Happy Easter!! I've had a chinese/ebay jaguar neck around here for a few years now and decided I needed a body to put it on. So I picked up this loaded Sonic mustang body last week. It's got a couple nicks but overall not bad. I really dig the color. Here's a pic of the body and also with the neck. ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
- Topic: Umeda Tele Style with mini hum $205
- Replies: 8
- Views: 745
Re: Umeda Tele Style with mini hum $205
The old SX headstock!
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 8:29 am
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: NGD - IYV Mosrite
- Replies: 6
- Views: 792
Re: NGD - IYV Mosrite
So I learned that the body is supposedly made of mahogany and the fretboard is Jatoba wood.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 11:53 pm
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: NGD - IYV Mosrite
- Replies: 6
- Views: 792
NGD - IYV Mosrite
I have been saying lately that I have too many guitars and am holding off picking any more up. Lately I've barely had time to play or practice and the last thing I need is another guitar. But we know how that works out. Picked this up today from Mac Discount - which is a warehouse that buys/auctions...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: Partscaster SX CAR Hawk HHH completed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 937
Re: Partscaster SX CAR Hawk HHH completed
Wow I dig it @Partscaster . So I'm assuming the neck pocket is Fender spec since you used the Musikraft neck?
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: Much Belated NGD - LP Standard
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1231
Re: Much Belated NGD - LP Standard
Congratulations! Beautiful guitar - I had the opportunity to play one of these recently at a local shop and I really liked it. I loved the neck as well.
- Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:31 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: For a laugh...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1101
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:51 pm
- Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
- Topic: Silvertone 1423
- Replies: 1
- Views: 917
Re: Silvertone 1423
That looks great. I'd have no hesitation on it - I have the 1478 model and it's really good.
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 2:14 pm
- Forum: New Guitar Day
- Topic: NGD #2 from Venezuela!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1997
Re: NGD #2 from Venezuela!
Reading this really brightened my day.
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:34 pm
- Forum: Jam Room
- Topic: Simple solos
- Replies: 2
- Views: 289
Re: Simple solos
I thought it was beautiful. Thank you!
- Wed May 10, 2023 10:06 am
- Forum: Agile/SX
- Topic: New SX Acoustics
- Replies: 1
- Views: 855
New SX Acoustics
I thought this was interesting, the BAT 2M looks pretty nice. Also saw a new SX strat and tele come up a few weeks ago. Would be great to see some new models from SX
https://www.rondomusic.com/camp.html
https://www.rondomusic.com/camp.html
- Thu May 04, 2023 9:27 am
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: Kimberly / Teisco Guitar from the '60's. NGD- Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1468
Re: Kimberly / Teisco Guitar from the '60's. NGD- Questions
I ended up taking this to a tech to sort out the electronics. Luckily the bridge pickup is fine and all the components are now functioning correctly. He did a great set up on it and it plays well. The pickups actually sound pretty good. As far as playability it takes some time to get used to it as t...
- Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:28 am
- Forum: Others Manufacturers And Imports
- Topic: CHARVEL LIMITED EDITION SUPER STOCK 1888 SUPERSTRAT
- Replies: 4
- Views: 913
- Thu Apr 13, 2023 4:49 pm
- Forum: Guitar Talk
- Topic: String Swing Questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1005
String Swing Questions
So I've used several of the individual String Swing hangers before and I think they are great. I'm currently fixing up a room in my house that will be sort of an office/tv/guitar practice room. There is one wall where I'd like to hand a few guitars, at least 3 but maybe 4. At first I thought about p...