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Nigel
Username: Nigel

Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:27 am:   

New frets and buffing by Mark T. Beasley, Antiquity Humbucker Bridge and Reliced Phat Cat neck.

Plays like a dream.
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Nigel
Username: Nigel

Registered: 1-2002
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:31 am:   

Custom abalone/brass knobs were a gift from my 70's Ibanez endorsee artist and Godfather, Bob Welch. New frets, fretboard reconstruction and buffing by Master Luthier Mark T. Beasley. I have settled on an Antiquity Bridge Humbucker and just found a relic'd Phat Cat neck on Ebay for $51 shipped. These guitars are Fender spaced at the bridge, which makes the antiquity slightly off but the phat cat lines up perfectly. Good lord, the TONE!!!
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Gemberbier
Username: Gemberbier

Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 6:20 pm:   

Hi Nigel,

The sight of your guitar makes me very happy!
It looks really cool!
Your right about the F(-LOYD ROSE/-ENDER) shaped bridge. The Dimarzio-look bridge pickup (12.4KOhm with black Allen polepieces) in my ST50 is slightly off too. I'm still thinking about it.

That Phat Cat is one to remember. It looks better for a chrome hardware guitar than the P94.

My silvery Allen polepieces neck pickup measures 8.5KOhm.

I have no induction values (Henrys), but maybe these resistance values give you a clue what they could be.

I think I could improve my guitar, but I don't know yet in what direction. I could make it original, but you weren't that enthusiastic about the V2's. So, actually you scared me off a bit. According to Freak I should put the master volume on 50%, so for my sensitive ears that will have to be 40%.
Mike thinks I should go for the good old Super 58s.
At the moment, the most disturbing thing for me is looking at unused holes in the pickup rings, so whatever I decide, I need new pickup rings: either 3 hole, or 2 hole rings. (4 holes: 3 on one side and one on the other doesn't look so good).

Perhaps I should start experimenting with my Gibbies in the drawer.


Ginger

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