Recent content by BeAR

You gonna love owning a 5150 mate,   are you going for the original relic or a glossy new one? heres the last couple I did........Focus 2000 to 5150 in a couple of weeks.

Looks great.

Cool,  let me know how it goes.  I do pot them, youre right there.  Just gotta make sure the temp is just right.........I still remember the first pickup I melted :o

Best succes Ive had is winding counter clockwise for both coils (as you look at the top of the bobbin).  42 gauge wire, about 4500 turns on the trem side coil and 5400 turns on the neck side coil.  This is for a bridge pickup.  Ive found that making the bridge side less powerful rounds out...

Cheers guys. Alfang - I basically copied the Charvel Art Series guitar hence the painted black 1/8 stripes.....oh and the Charvel Art Series logo. A friend of mine manages a guitar store here in Melbourne and lent me an original to take measurments from and copy.    I must admit the quality of...

Sorry should have been clearer, that is a Warmoth body.    Neck was made by a friend as Warmoth wouldnt change any of their neck specs to suit my project.  Thats my only criticism of the company.  Ive just ordered a body from the Showcase to start my Franky actually.  Ive been collecting...

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