Recent content by Last Triumph

I'm looking to fit some CTS pots which have what I believe is the USA type 24 spline (fine) split shaft as per below.... And I'm trying to find some black push on knobs like these.... (or similar) Pretty simple, huh? Not from where I'm sitting - all the push on ones I can find have the...

Thanks, that all makes sense - speaking to an electrical engineer friend of mine who knows nothing of guitars but is up on audio stuff in general said for perceived linear, I'll likely want a log pot or audio taper as suggested above, He also said that if the BEST is required in terms of...

Please can people advise what brand / type of part I need? 1) Les Paul type 3 way toggle - looking for the most solid, precise, beautiful action feeling, wobble, play and rattle free switch I can get - what is the best - brand and model? 2) Volume and tone pots - looking for the smoothest...

Thank you, that makes more sense - as the ringing is definitely present on the later notes. There is simply no way to do it without using the same string twice or stretching to a high fret on the A string which would be goofy and sound too fat. Now all I've got to do is try to get my VIP with...

The 5 notes in question that I'm playing go like this... Open bottom E string 8th Fret - B string 11th Fret  - G string Open top E string Open G string..... which requires me to release/pull off the 3rd note, whereas I can hear them all ring with beautiful saturation. I'm confident the notes...

Perhaps a strange request (i'm not a great guitarist by any stretch) but I've been trying to figure out the TAB/fingering for a specific part of this riff.... It's a typical 4 part piece, repeated with a couple of changes second time round like so many riffs. I've got the first run down no...

Yes, it has a brown trans finish to work with the Copperhead top. Thanks for the positive comments - it's a bit OTT for some with all the gold, including the strings and frets, but I love the luxurious and warm appearance. I'd like to submit it for GOTM but I'd need to take some better pics.

Thanks everyone for your honest opinion. There's about $2k in parts in it, the body alone was nearly half of that including the top and finish. Sounds like I might as well keep it if it's only worth a few hundred. Not a problem, it's a beautiful piece with a top spec that I'd have to spend...

I'm toying with the idea of selling my Warmoth guitar, but only if it's worth selling, and I have no idea whether a Warmoth guitar carries much residual value? This isn't a thinly disguised for sale thread, more of a 'are they worth selling' question. What makes my case harder is that I'm...

Thanks for your reply. I'm inexperienced so only have my '59 to compare to. It's 'fine' but certainly doesn't feel fat, and is thinner than a Les Paul Standard but not as thin as a Jackson Dinky. How do you mount your pickups to the body and are they stable and have enough adjustment? I trust...

I just want a regular SSS configuration. I don't like pick guards as to my eyes are a) Very cheap and plastic looking and b) cover a lot of the grain pattern in the wood. As for mounting the pickups - I guess it would be the same method as with a soloist? Problem is I've not looked at one...

Thanks everyone so far. What is the 720 mod? The Fender flat mount looks nice, but the allen head screws would dig in to your palm if the bridge was low, no? As the screws would protrude from the saddles? I always thought that choking on a radius board only happened when you bend away from...

Having just completed my VIP, I'm now looking at my next build, a strat and was hoping to pick up some tips and advice. I learned a lot from my VIP - things like a contoured neck heel leaves screw heads at an angle in the neck plate and that an angled neck pocket means you need mounting rings...

Thanks Cagey - you suggest the Microcoils? Some of the videos on the 280 and 290 sound divine - especially on this Warmoth... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxGUD3mnN1U

Please can someone identify or link to the official Bill Lawrence Pickups website as Google is giving me the run around. Also, what model of his pickup would I want in a strat for my application? I'm finding links to BL USA, Bill and Becky, Dime etc... What's the script here?