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Don Rich Silver Sparkle telecaster pickguard - single or three ply?

mayfly said:
Thanks!

Been playing this thing for awhile now and I gotta say for a slab of wood that's covered in metallic poly, not to mention a big hole routed out the back, it's amazingly resonant!
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That’s just an extra sound hole or heavy back chambering to lighten the load. 😂 rock on!
 
Just used it for rehearsal. This thing sounds as bright as it looks! Really cuts - might have to figure a way to tone that down...
 
I love a tele that cuts ... curious what you have in mind. I've gone the other way with a treble bleed circuit, but that adds highs and fullness at low volume. I'm no expert on resistors but maybe there's a way to go in the other direction?

The other things I've done is change strings, replace saddles with something by graphtech both helped reign in the highs. Of course, you have changing the pups, but man I love a tele that zings.
 
Rick said:
I love a tele that cuts ... curious what you have in mind. I've gone the other way with a treble bleed circuit, but that adds highs and fullness at low volume. I'm no expert on resistors but maybe there's a way to go in the other direction?

The other things I've done is change strings, replace saddles with something by graphtech both helped reign in the highs. Of course, you have changing the pups, but man I love a tele that zings.
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CAPACITOR wired in parallel will move the resonant frequency lower. EASY PEASY.
 
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Rick said:
a treble bleed circuit, but that adds highs and fullness at low volume.
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To be accurate, it does not actually add highs it just allows the highs to "bleed" through or be retained when the pot is turned down, which without the treble bleed would meen the highs would go to ground.

To add highs would require an active circuit to boost the highs.
 
Update - I did eventually do something to the electronics: I added 330pf treble bleed. I'm doing this thing now that I don't get volume from pedals for solos: I just turn up the guitar. This means that the guitar has to stay clear sounding when turned down. This works perfectly with this instrument and the pickups installed in it.
 
mayfly said:
Update - I did eventually do something to the electronics: I added 330pf treble bleed. I'm doing this thing now that I don't get volume from pedals for solos: I just turn up the guitar. This means that the guitar has to stay clear sounding when turned down. This works perfectly with this instrument and the pickups installed in it.
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Thats one hell of a guitar!

Did you have any string braking problems due to the friction developed between the string and the saddle from the bender?

I am thinking of the hipshot bender too for a future build. But thinking of installing a modern bridge with a roller single string saddle.
 
Shelter said:
Thats one hell of a guitar!

Did you have any string braking problems due to the friction developed between the string and the saddle from the bender?

I am thinking of the hipshot bender too for a future build. But thinking of installing a modern bridge with a roller single string saddle.
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Hiya, nice guitar you've got there! I've got b-benders installed in, er, four telecasters. The oldest one I've played for over a decade. I've never had an issue with the b-string breaking - but - I've always used a traditional 3 barrel bridge (with the tilted barrels for intonation don't-cha-know). I also put a tiny drop of oil on the b-string where it passes over the bridge whenever I put a new set of strings on it. I use 10-42 gauge, with might make a difference. In any case, no issues here.
 
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