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these things are wild the colours are very "grateful dead"

I met Jim in 1990. I have a signed poster of his. He was a jovial and pleasant man.

Not to be pedantic, but I think Marshall just licensed the brand identity to be used by a third-party on non-core products (which is something you see across industry) rather than de-focus their team working on product.

I tested it with a screwdriver and indeed the coil tap when UP does produce a thinner sound and you can hear the noise when tapping it through the amp. For the second tone: Can I use a second capacitor rather than unsolder the very old one on the tone pot and adapt it?

Thanks for your commentary. The push/pull pot on the tone is wired exactly as it came from the factory back in the early 80s. I completely acknowledge that it's a very odd setup but it does appear to cut the output of the humbuckers in its current setup. I will check out your suggestions for...

JH, thanks for your reply- smashing stuff. First off - there were no issues in the donor guitar and the old circuit only had one tone in it. I am adding a second tone in the new guitar for no good reason other than I have three holes in the new pickguard (a custom one was twice the price, and I...

Hello Warmouthers! My next build uses a gorgeous Warmoth roasted maple Strat headstock Pro neck with some very tasty thick and tall stainless wire. The body is an MJT reliced strat-shape. The pickguard and electronics are ... unusual and I humbly request the collected wisdom here to help guide...

happy new year to you all :)

I sense you may have meant "I wouldn't do it..." ? :)

I have a red SSS body finished in CAR which has been sitting in the closet for five years. It's finished by Mark Jenny (MJT) who we've discussed occasionally. I very much like relic finishes. I am toying with the idea of throwing a very rough and ugly matt rattle can black finish over the CAR...

The materials are all in another part of the UK. When I get to see the chap, do the works, ill report back. Thanks for your help.

Good Morning and thanks again for your help. I have made some additional modifications to the diagram. This diagram now contains reference to the push/pull coil tap which is on the second tone, has wired the tones correctly and has updated the wiring colours to reflect reality - rather than...

Another vote for satin here. Very thin.

Hi Rick. I did NOT burnish my Pau Ferro neck and it has quite a matte appearance to it and feels very comfortable. This isn't a thread dissing burnishing, I just wanted to say that you can encounter slightly more "rough" Pau Ferro - mine is a super dark variety with deep yellow striations into...

Yes, I remember that flame mahogany stuff. I even got approval from "the bank" :-) to purchase, but decided against it. Wood is extraordinary. I only wish cocobolo wasn't such vile stuff to work with as the beauty inherent in it is quite amazing.