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[Danny G]

That is fucking sexy is what it is.


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[RAGER]

Yeah it's beautiful.

[Pissy]

So is that a Reeves pedal?  I mean it looks like a schematic in physical form.

[RAGER]

Yes. Reeves. Not to be confused with Dave Reeves/HIWATT though. It's a clone of the Zonk Machine from the 60's.

[James1214]

Ugh..... So sexy. Those point to point circuits are so killer looking. Hard to do right, though, the skill required to make it look clean is pretty high. I say go for it. Maybe start with something simple like a fuzz face.

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[RAGER]

I would imagine much of it is assembling on a jig and final soldering that sheathed wire from the jack to the switch.

But laying out the placement would be key.

Damn. I like a challenge.

[Pissy]

Layout on a breadoard first to refine the placement and make it pretty, then make the more rigid parts to match.


Something cool to do would be to make the layout into shapes.  Inverted crosses and pentagrams for example if the circuit would allow.

[RAGER]

Reeves just added a video of his very well laid out teeny tiny little workshop. Really cool to see.

As for what I'm trying to accomplish today. I've got 2 Black Tusq nuts for the Kramers. One down and the next to go. Pretty close fit. Just had to shave a wee bit off to fit in the slot on the blue one. Width side to side is fine. I didn't realize when I changed out the trem blocks that they both rub just a tiny. Didn't know cuz I wasn't using the trem until I changed the nuts.

Pulled out bridge, rotary rasp bit in the Makita did the trick. Pink one is on the bench now. I'll futz with final adjustments and more intonation, spring tension and the like once both are back together.

Let 'em sit over night and give 'em a go tomorrow.

Lots of guys are immediately changing out the tuners, bridge, pickups, nut, etc....  I'm trying to stay in the spirit of keeping them cheap by changing the absolute necessary things and just putting some time and work in the other components to get results. At least for now.

[RAGER]

Both stay in tune really well with fully stretched 10's and heavy bends. Not so much with the wiggle stick. Meh. Not much f a whammy guy anyways but I'll work on some more stuff.

I posted aYouTube vid.

https://youtu.be/JYt9ysZjPGA

[Pissy]

So I got this tele...






I bought this Freeway switch.  6 positions.  The traditional 3 spots, then another 3 that puts both pickups in series in-phase, parallel and series out of phase. 





Linky.  I got the one for telecaster, obviously.  But they make strat and LP versions as well. 


https://www.freewayswitch.com/products/


I might actually take video of the install. But don't hold me to it. 




Wiring diagram:


https://sef545d194250e953.jimcontent.com/download/version/1496907673/module/7492827115/name/3X3-03%202PU%202Pot%20A%20Part%201.pdf

[Pissy]

Pissy, my neighbor, who's an electrical engineer recommended the Hakko 888d. He's actually got an extra he's gonna give me, so yeah..... Thanks for the rec, but my cheap ass will take no dollars spend for a piece of gear any day. I'll report back on if I like it or not.

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My Weller had issues with the connection from the iron to the base, and I decided to buy one of these Hakko units instead of shotgunning parts.  I'm glad I did.  It's very nice, and works well.


My local guitar tech setup dude had one and he sold me on it.  Very quickly heats up and holds it well.  Not the biggest fan of the sponge arrangement or the holder well.   The sponge has some cuts in it that leave little material to keep it held together.  But it's not a big deal.

[RAGER]

I should probably get a new iron set up. Mine works good, if you're not in an hurry.

[Pissy]

I put nickel covers on my Washburn HB-30.  I dig it. 


I was looking into getting some Pearly Gates but they're so expensive. And the other day I was playing it and I thought it sounded great.  So this is the solution I came up with.  Thought I'd have to wax pot them, but they already were potted.  Sweet!


I did have to measure the pole spacing in mm, and find the right match. $9 on Amazon. 


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[Danny G]

Nice!

If those pickups squeal with the covers on, you'll have to wax-pot them.

Plenty of YouTube links if need be. Fun but messy process


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[Pissy]

I expected to have to, but they were already potted.  At least a bunch of wax came out of them when I unscrewed the pole pieces.  I still haven't plugged it in though so I guess I should once the house is empty. 

[Danny G]

I tried adding a chrome cover to a pickup years back and couldn't get it to *not* squeal until I wax potted it


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[Pissy]

Plugged it up and turned it up.  No squeal. 

[mortlock]

Jazz guitar. Like a sonny sharrock vibe. I dig it.

[Muffin Man]

that's a wrap folks

[Muffin Man]

I always wanted squeeler, though, tame that hog! bark bark!

[Pissy]

Jazz guitar. Like a sonny sharrock vibe. I dig it.

it's more like a bb king wannabe that sounds like the guy playing it is really into southern rock.  Even if he isn't very good.  Actually, not if.  Just he isn't very good.

[RAGER]

I've never had an f hole arch top. Not a priority but it'd be cool to have one. That Washburn looks decent.

[Pissy]

It's really not bad.  Not the biggest fan of the burst aspect, would prefer a red one I think.  The HB-35 is more fancy with mother of toilet seat, gold hardware but it came in natural. I think I'd like one of those too.


The one thing about these 335 copies for me is the switch location. I hit that damn switch all the time.  Same on a les paul.  I want to move the switch to where the knobs are honestly, and plug the hole with a grommet cap or do like Lordfinnese did and put a dummy 1/4" jack in it, then run a patch cable to the back of the guitar out of sight. Just to make people wonder.


The epiphones and genuine 335's put the switch near the knobs. 

[RAGER]

Put this kit together today. Had it laying around for years. I must've robbed some parts cuz I had to digging around to find a  few replacements.

Stepped tone generator. I connected it to a Moog CP251 for a couple different waves via control voltage.

[Pissy]

Trippy. So the new bits generate the signal, and induce various steps to the wave then you fed that into the moog to further manipulate ?  Or is the moog like a second influence on the signal fed into it?