TattooedCarrot
07-16-2007, 10:32 PM
A little more routing under the pickguard than I had hoped for, but it’s a nice piece of mahogany and nice dark streaky rosewood board too.
Upgrades include:
WCR Goodwood bridge / Crossroads neck (pulled the covers off and found these underneath)
RS premium vintage electronics kit including braided wire, switchcraft switch & jack, CTS pots, and Jensen paper & oil caps.
50’s wiring
Gotoh lightweight aluminum tailpiece (top wrapped)
Gotoh vintage style locking tuners with retrofit bushingsHas killer tone, woody with lots of overtones and hot-rodded vintage vibe thing going on. It’s a bit bitey on the treble, and has a distinct upper mids darkness going on. But I think that’s what gives it the growl because while not as warm or sustaining as my R7, it has a rude attitude that’s hard to describe. My only desire at the moment is to see if I can get the bridge closer to the strings for a little more fatness/output, (will raising the screws help?)
In a nutshell, this thing rocks and should last me at least a month ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/tattooedcarrot/Gear/Current%20Gear/IMG_6587.jpg
Upgrades include:
WCR Goodwood bridge / Crossroads neck (pulled the covers off and found these underneath)
RS premium vintage electronics kit including braided wire, switchcraft switch & jack, CTS pots, and Jensen paper & oil caps.
50’s wiring
Gotoh lightweight aluminum tailpiece (top wrapped)
Gotoh vintage style locking tuners with retrofit bushingsHas killer tone, woody with lots of overtones and hot-rodded vintage vibe thing going on. It’s a bit bitey on the treble, and has a distinct upper mids darkness going on. But I think that’s what gives it the growl because while not as warm or sustaining as my R7, it has a rude attitude that’s hard to describe. My only desire at the moment is to see if I can get the bridge closer to the strings for a little more fatness/output, (will raising the screws help?)
In a nutshell, this thing rocks and should last me at least a month ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/tattooedcarrot/Gear/Current%20Gear/IMG_6587.jpg