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My God, Can it be true?!?

mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
edited August 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
She's done!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/mccreadyisgod/ToysFront.jpg

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2003 MIM Fender 72 Deluxe Telecaster, with Lindy Fralin P-90's. Eddie Vedder wishes he had my guitar...

And if you could only hear it!

There's the Vibro Champ (Oct. 1965) and the Musicmaster Bass amp (1978) just for good measure... both have Weber VST speakers, an alnico 10" in the Vibro Champ and a California ceramic 12" (Mesa Boogie) in the Musicmaster. The Musicmaster is an absolutely amazing amplifier! The Weber speaker really gives it life and body... it's like a Mesa Boogie practice amp. And quite loud for only 12 tube watts. If anyone wants to get a good practice amp, I highly recommend the Musicmaster with a Weber California speaker!

Anyways, after three years, my guitar exists. I am downright giddy, I tell ya...
...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    is it odd to be turned on by that rig?



    That's beautiful MIG. I wish I could hear it.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    kick ass!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    That's beautiful MIG. I wish I could hear it.

    Well, I was just playing through both the Vibro Champ and the Musicmaster... you probably heard that down in Georgia...

    My ears are still ringing.

    Two things left to get: a good delay (Boss DD-6, or others?) and a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2.

    Then I can put the checkbook away for a while...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    have a look at the digitech digidelay.

    and you could get a line6 DL4 for not much more than a DD6. and used, possibly less.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by exhausted
    have a look at the digitech digidelay.

    and you could get a line6 DL4 for not much more than a DD6. and used, possibly less.

    If it wasn't for the funky power supply, I'd be interested in the DigiTech (I have a DigiVerb, which sounds amazing). The DigiTech pedals don't use the typical Boss-type AC adapter plug, which makes it hard to plug into a Pedal Power 2.

    Now, I would probably love a DL4 (I don't need loops or sound-on-sound, just good repeats) but it is a bit more and takes up too much real estate on my moderate-size pedalboard. For the same reason, I'm not really interested in a Boss DD-20 (which I would LOVE). The DD-6 is everything I need and nothing I don't, and it takes up a reasonable amount of space.

    Just to clear up, the DL4 goes for $250 US and the DD-6 goes for $130-150 (Musician's Friend has a sale right now, too). And I'd rather get brand-new gear... no more crap; I want good, reliable gear from now on.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • LemonYellowSunLemonYellowSun Posts: 90
    The DD-6 is everything I need and nothing I don't, and it takes up a reasonable amount of space. [/B]

    Dude.......the DD-6 rocks. I'd go with it. Can't beat the versatility for the price. I love mine.....not analog, but hey......not bad at all!
    Cause I'll stop trying to make a difference. I'm not trying to make a difference. I'll stop trying to make a difference. No way!
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by LemonYellowSun
    not analog, but hey......not bad at all!

    I am one of a VERY few people who prefer digital delay. Not just for reliability (which is HUGE), but actually for the sound quality, too.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Mig the Digitech Reverb is on my shopping list too, what's with the power supply?


    also I'd like details on how you did the guitar. Getting the Pups in specifically.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    shit. i thought the DD6 was more. sorry about that.

    i wish line6 made "mini" modellers. same models and everything but with 2 presents and a smaller case or something.
  • TelesonicTelesonic Posts: 222
    oh man, that's pretty. i have been thinking about doing the same thing with a 72 deluxe. i'm probably going to get rid of my telesonic soon. i want the p90s. guess i'll have to change my name.
    my life...you electrify my life. let's conspire to reignite...all the souls that would die just feel alive.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by Telesonic
    oh man, that's pretty. i have been thinking about doing the same thing with a 72 deluxe. i'm probably going to get rid of my telesonic soon. i want the p90s. guess i'll have to change my name.



    why not swap out the dearmonds for Lindy Fralins?
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    why not swap out the dearmonds for Lindy Fralins?


    ditto. telesonic's are pretty unique guitars.
  • TelesonicTelesonic Posts: 222
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    why not swap out the dearmonds for Lindy Fralins?

    the telesonic is a bastard because the dearmonds are their own size. i'd have to route out the body for them to fit.
    my life...you electrify my life. let's conspire to reignite...all the souls that would die just feel alive.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by Telesonic
    the telesonic is a bastard because the dearmonds are their own size. i'd have to route out the body for them to fit.


    Mig would have had to do that too. It'd be the only Telesonic in the world made that way. Then again, If you wanted to go the fender route I believe they have several models with P-90's in them you could just swap them for the Fralins.

    I'm personally sold myself. The more I listen, the more I really love Ed's guitar tone too. Man of the hour and Gimme Some Truth from Live at the Garden are two huge endorsements for the P-90 pick up tone.

    did you catch the redsox GM playing an exact copy of Ed's guitar next to Peter Gammons and his beautiful Les Paul on Sportscenter this morning?
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79


    did you catch the redsox GM playing an exact copy of Ed's guitar next to Peter Gammons and his beautiful Les Paul on Sportscenter this morning?

    chances are that *was* ed's guitar. oh wait. which one?
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    chances are that *was* ed's guitar. oh wait. which one?

    I'd wager a very good chance. Especially since Ed's a Cubs fan and can empathize with the Red Sox.


    I'm thinking Gammons LP is likely Late 50's model as well.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Mig the Digitech Reverb is on my shopping list too, what's with the power supply?


    also I'd like details on how you did the guitar. Getting the Pups in specifically.

    DigiTech has decided to use it's own AC jack on the pedal case, not the typical Boss-style 2.5 mm barrel. They use a barrel connector, and it's center-negative, but the pin is smaller than the Boss-style. I might just use the 9V adapter when I get my power supply, I don't think I can get anything else to work. It's just DigiTech's way of keeping the AC adapter market buttoned up for their pedals. I'd be less frustrated, but this damn pedal (sounds great, but still) sucks batteries dry in less than 4 hours.

    As for the guitar...

    I purchased the Tele, then went on eBay and got the Fralins. While I was poking around, I found a pickguard assembly (including pups, pots, jack and switch) from the new Squier Tele Deluxe II, which is like a 72 Deluxe but with Duncan-Designed P-90 pickups. I brought the parts in to my guitar tech (I pay to get this stuff done right) and he put them all together, although with some difficulty... the pickguard was a bit too small all the way around, and the pickups I got were soapbar, not dogear, so they had to be mounted to the body. But fortunately, everything came together with some poking and prodding... and it sounds absolutely killer! I wish someone was making retro-fit pickguards for this application... Warmoth can kiss my ass...

    Anyways, I'm selling the old pups, the Duncan P-90's, and the volume and tone pots on eBay...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3739530988
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3739533286
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3739534588
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    I thank you. Fucking bastards at Digitech. Can't we just have a fucking industry standard ac adaptor jack?


    oh and you might try http://www.pickguards.com

    I think you can send in a tracing.


    I can't tell you how envious I am of that guitar.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    I thank you. Fucking bastards at Digitech. Can't we just have a fucking industry standard ac adaptor jack?


    oh and you might try http://www.pickguards.com

    I think you can send in a tracing.


    I can't tell you how envious I am of that guitar.

    Well, it would be really nice if someone could just swap out the DigiTech "We're different!" piece of crap and put in a Boss-style jack.

    My next guitar will be a '72 Deluxe Tele, but with Gibson Classic 57's, so I'll need to get a custom pickguard made for that. Either WD or pickguards.com should be able to get that done for me.

    You could always get the Squier Tele Deluxe II and put some Fralins in it... that's what I almost did, and it would've been cheaper.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    That guitar looks great, man. I bet it sounds even better. : )

    You're happy with the percentage overwound/underwound that you went with on the fralins?
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by WiLL75
    That guitar looks great, man. I bet it sounds even better. : )

    You're happy with the percentage overwound/underwound that you went with on the fralins?

    It sounds so frickin' cool, you can't even believe... it really pushes the preamp hard, gets overdrive pretty easily. If you want cleaner tones, I'd get less winds, like -15% on the neck and stock on the bridge. Or maybe even -5% on the bridge. But if you want super bite and some great overdrive, the winds I got (-10% neck, +5% bridge) are perfect!
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    It sounds so frickin' cool, you can't even believe... it really pushes the preamp hard, gets overdrive pretty easily. If you want cleaner tones, I'd get less winds, like -15% on the neck and stock on the bridge. Or maybe even -5% on the bridge. But if you want super bite and some great overdrive, the winds I got (-10% neck, +5% bridge) are perfect!

    Well, they'd be going into an SG one day. How original, I know. ; )
    7-9-03 New York(MSG II baby!)
    9-4-05 Calgary (10c Tix!)
    8-8-09 Calgary
    9-21-12 Calgary (10c Tix! Row 12!!)
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  • Anthropoid76Anthropoid76 Posts: 83
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    She's done!

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/mccreadyisgod/DeluxeBody.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/mccreadyisgod/DeluxeStock.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/mccreadyisgod/ToysFront.jpg

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/mccreadyisgod/ToysBack.jpg

    2003 MIM Fender 72 Deluxe Telecaster, with Lindy Fralin P-90's. Eddie Vedder wishes he had my guitar...

    And if you could only hear it!

    There's the Vibro Champ (Oct. 1965) and the Musicmaster Bass amp (1978) just for good measure... both have Weber VST speakers, an alnico 10" in the Vibro Champ and a California ceramic 12" (Mesa Boogie) in the Musicmaster. The Musicmaster is an absolutely amazing amplifier! The Weber speaker really gives it life and body... it's like a Mesa Boogie practice amp. And quite loud for only 12 tube watts. If anyone wants to get a good practice amp, I highly recommend the Musicmaster with a Weber California speaker!

    Anyways, after three years, my guitar exists. I am downright giddy, I tell ya...


    me jealous
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Anthropoid76
    me jealous

    Think that's good, my pedal board might be the icing on the cake. I'll have pictures when the last pedal arrives next week.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    DigiTech has decided to use it's own AC jack on the pedal case, not the typical Boss-style 2.5 mm barrel. They use a barrel connector, and it's center-negative, but the pin is smaller than the Boss-style. I might just use the 9V adapter when I get my power supply, I don't think I can get anything else to work. It's just DigiTech's way of keeping the AC adapter market buttoned up for their pedals. I'd be less frustrated, but this damn pedal (sounds great, but still) sucks batteries dry in less than 4 hours.

    Okay, the dude I got this info from is totally smoking crack. I just plugged in my power supply with a Boss-type jack, and it works like a charm. So, the DigiVerb gets my wholehearted recommendation to anyone with a power supply.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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