Recent content by Scab Pickens

Davidians

Pretty cool!

I've been playing for over 30 years and, now that I think about it ... I haven't either! Not saying that I haven't "built" a few virtual Jazzmasters/casters. I'll probably have one at some point ... probably with a recessed Schaller Floyd. Something like this, maybe ...

Sorry about that. I didn't realize the 24 fret option wasn't available on top route Jazzmasters. Should have done my research before posting.

Relax

I don't know the exact thickness. Pots are installed already on the bodies I have (Diamondback and Tele), so can't measure. I do know that I was planning to use concentric pots on my (still in progress) rear route Tele and the ones from Warmoth will definitely not work. Saving them for a future...

Keep in mind you will need long shaft pots for a rear route. I learned this the hard way. Long shaft concentric pots can be difficult, if not impossible, to find.

Carry

You do realize that you are replying to a 12 year old post, right?

My first knife was a switchblade comb (remember those? ;) ). I carried a classic Buck folding hunter on my belt for a few years during my young redneck days. I grew up learning how to keep knives sharp. You need a sharp fillet knife to fry some crappies! Anymore, I'm more into X-Acto knives...

Whiskey

I just received this news an hour or so ago. Man, what a guitarist ... R.I.P. I can't count the hours I spent jamming along to Dickey and Duane when I finally got over my initial punk and thrash early guitar learning phase. I feel blessed that I got a chance to see him play live up close and...

If you want to keep it simple, you could even do a single pickup to start with. I covered the neck pickup route on my latest build with a "no neck" f-hole pickguard. Emerson Custom pre-wired Esquire harness simplified the wiring.

So ... what's the word? manbearpig? (sorry, I'm not watching anything South Park related).

It depends on the mahogany. The one I'm working on comes in at 3.15 for a solid body with maple cap.