Walnut Hollowbody Build

[Elias Graves]

 

[Elias Graves]

 

[CBHScott]

Nice job, EG


Can't wait 'til you start modding it

 

[Elias Graves]

Thanks.
I think I got the wiring right for the split now. About to go test.
Replaced the 600k volume pot with a 480k. It was fairly bright and that 1 meg pot has the worst audio taper ever. It's gotta be 80/20; it's like a switch not a pot.

 

[pilon]

Just wicked! Is the intonation petty close with the floating bridge?

 

[Elias Graves]

Just wicked! Is the intonation petty close with the floating bridge?

I don't have a wicked strobo-tuner or anything, but according to the Snark, it's very close.

 

[Knox in Box]

That is pretty awesome. I love it.

 

[Elias Graves]

Looks like the bridge humbucker just won't work. That alignment is awful. I need a blade or a narrow spaced pickup.

 

[Elias Graves]

Check this out. Different pickup, different spacing.

Anyone know anything about Schaller pickups?
It has 12 slugs in the coils. No screws.
The magnet appears to be metal, not ceramic. DC resistance reads 8.48.

 

[PunkKitty]

EG, look at the Wilde L-90 from Bill Lawrence. The specs for the 4H version look like it will pair well with a neck SM-3. You can go with the 6H version if you want a thicker sound. That puts out about 11k.

 

[Elias Graves]

http://www.vintagevibeguitars.com/windows/blade_dogearWin.html

 

[Chad]

Nice work EG.

 

[Elias Graves]

Thanks.

Pickup mount spacer fabricated and in place.

 

[telecaster911]

What is the string spacing? Less than 50mm?

 

[Elias Graves]

Yeah. At the neck pickup it's like 46mm and 48mm at the bridge pickup.

 

[Elias Graves]

Holy smokes, what a difference some pickup height tweaking can do. This this is sounding absolutely KILLER now!

The spacer was well worth the effort to build.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Nb4tlk

 

[telecaster911]

Nb4tlk

Riiiiight? Lol

 

[Elias Graves]

Came in right under the wire, eh?

 

[CBHScott]