Recent content by chuck7

Hey johnmark, I responded to your PM with answers to most of your questions.  As for how the wiring went - it was really simple.  Sense all the controls jacks, etc mount in the pickguard, it was really really easy.  I did do a treble bleed on the volume pot but out side of that it was just a...

Those are new.  i do have the original ones and I'm thinking of using them instead.  I did consider chicken heads, but I decided I wanted to stick with something as "authentic" as possible.  The original knobs were made of a bakelite type product and appear to have been painted silver!  They are...

Hey all, I really appreciate the tips and advice you guys had to offer and I wanted to share some pictures of my in-progress referb of the Kay Vanguard.  These two show the body with the pickguard and bridge cover off.  As you can see the stock bridge sucks hard :) Here is the back of the...

Naa, the nameplate needs to be an obvious and egregious lie like "Guitar burned in 1969 by Jimmy Hendrix while on stage." with a fake signature. 

I found a top load hardtail bridge on ebay that will either work as is, or I should be able to modify it to work.  @richship, I think the one you linked to would be just about perfect.  Given the price I might just order it and have both on hand to try. 

Hey all, So I'm progressing in planning the referb on the Kay Vanguard and I am having a hard time deciding which way to go with the bridge.  In general I want to keep it as authentic as possible, but playability is my primary concern.  The monetary value is not that high, so I'm not at risk of...

awesome, thanks guys.  I've not been on the forum in a while and forgot the "Search first, ask second" rule.  Apologies :)

Was that a test, or an attempt to encourage natural selection?  :P

Ya, I don't want to go to "it looks new" level, but really just knock the dirt off and possibly polish it up a bit.  Thanks for the advice!

For a while now I've been thinking of installing this: http://www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/amp-kits-special-projects/Blackheart-Little-Giant-Amp-Upgrade-Kit-BH5-Turret-Board-Ki_2 In my Blackheart Little Giant combo.  Three things have kept me from doing it.  1. I'm a bit lazy.  2.  I don't want...

I'm starting to feel like a spammer as I have a lot of questions and am trying to post them in the appropriate forums :)...  I'm starting a project to referb a Kay Vanguard K-100 from the 1960's.  The existing Pickguard is cracked in the two most distant corners - I assume from shrinking over...

Hey all, As I posted in another thread I am embarking on a refresh/referb project of a 1960s Kay Vanguard K-100.  I think its a nitro lacquer finish given the age and what appears to be hair line spiderweb subtle cracking in the finish that I assume is due to it shrinking over time.  I would...

Actually they don't. I plugged it in when I first got it and the only thing that came put was static and hum :) The pickup may be ok, but I think I want to replace it with a TV Jones PowerTron.

Hehe, could have been nice but honestly I'm glad its not.  I'm still deciding how much of a restoration and how much of a renovation I want to do.  Had this actually been a highly valuable instrument I would have been way to nervous about damaging its value.  As it stands it looks like its worth...

As it turns out, it is a 1960s Kay Vanguard K-100.  Here is one on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Kay-Vanguard-K-100-USA-Rowe-DeArmond-pickup-/280641972765 Thanks for the help/responses.  I think I'll be asking some more quesitons as I go because I want to be sure I handle the referb well.