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skipkent · Post by **skipkent** » Mon May 16, 2011 6:47 pm

Another guitar I really want is a Blues Saraceno TV-20. Supposed to be very fun to play, even if you're not a twang-bar whanger to the degree he is!

One here on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Samick-Blues-Sarace ... 1e63996da7

BUY IT NOW (for me

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Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Mon May 16, 2011 7:10 pm

nix808 wrote:I was looking at the Dave Navarro one yesterday.
So nice!

Yeah, I've always liked that one, too. It's so simple yet so perfect.

Here's my 1959 Les Paul Special, it's sort of similar to the Dave Navarro model:

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Mon May 16, 2011 11:06 pm

susiwong wrote:---- or you could put in two bridge PUs side by side, almost looking like a full size HB - a VN Strat directly at the bridge and a single coil sized HB like the Duncan Lil' Screamin' Demon, Hot Rail or DiMarzio DP189 Tone Zone S next to it.
This will not fit a standard HB rout, a bit of easy conversion is required.
You'll also need a mini toggle or push-pull pot to switch between the Strat circuit and the HB, easy.
Obviously this would be as close to ideal as you're likely to get. Coupled with VN middle & neck pickups you have covered both Strat and metal, 100% noiseless.

Yes, this is likely the best solution for this situation. Even with the noise issue out of the way, the problem is that a twangy pickup will sound harsh through high gain and a shredder pickup will sound dark clean (there are single coil-ish pickups that sound great high gain, such as the Dimarzio HS-3, but they don't have much twang). Susi's solution allows you to have completely different sounds for each situation.

That said, it may not be worth sinking this kind of money into a Bullet. A cheap and super simple solution would be to wire a tone pot to the bridge pickup and try out some different caps (.022uF is standard for Fender now and sounds more humbucker-ish to me than higher value caps), that way you can simply roll off the highs along with a lot of the noise when going high gain. The Scott Henderson guitar is wired with a tone knob on the bridge but not on the in between positions, that way he can instantly switch from a gainy bridge sound to a clean funk rhythm sound without having to move the knob. Combine this with turning your third knob into a neck pickup blend knob so you can add some warmth to your bridge. Finally, try wiring your bridge pickup in series with your middle pickup and you'll have a true humbucker in their combined setting. These mods might literally cost you nothing and the best part is they'll allow you keep all your current tones, depending on how you choose to implement them.

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Wed May 18, 2011 3:56 am

Uncle E wrote:
nix808 wrote:I was looking at the Dave Navarro one yesterday.
So nice!
Yeah, I've always liked that one, too. It's so simple yet so perfect.

Here's my 1959 Les Paul Special, it's sort of similar to the Dave Navarro model^

That may be the single styliest guitar I have ever seen.
Thanks for showing me.
Maybe in long term I seek one.
PS-Ijust got my strat neck from Metal Shop Music.
Abalone inlays, and birdseye maple was bonus as it wasn't priced as medium class birdseye. All seems in good order. Just waiting on the nitro finish of the body to dry and I'll see how the action fares. Maybe 3-4 weeks before it gets here.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Wed May 18, 2011 4:00 am

Uncle E wrote:
nix808 wrote:I was looking at the Dave Navarro one yesterday.
So nice!
Yeah, I've always liked that one, too. It's so simple yet so perfect.

Here's my 1959 Les Paul Special, it's sort of similar to the Dave Navarro model:

psssst eric, it doesn't have any strings

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Wed May 18, 2011 4:20 am

That's why it sounds so clean...

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Wed May 18, 2011 7:34 am

Re Samick TV20. A buddy of mine owns a small store that is "The" Samick dealer in the state. He was begging me to play it when they first came out. I already had 5 samicks at the time and was much more interested in Reverends as they were still all made locally.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Wed May 18, 2011 6:21 pm

Hink wrote:psssst eric, it doesn't have any strings

Yeah, I'm waiting for the new tuners and bridge to arrive. I got this guitar 21 years ago and it had been "upgraded" with Grovers and a strat-style hardtail, not to mention the neck pickup and way-too-thick white paint job, right before getting its headstock cracked in the Northridge earthquake. Anyway, I can't bitch too much, those factors are what made it possible for me to pick up a Les Paul Special for $450.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:40 pm

Uncle E wrote:
nix808 wrote:I was looking at the Dave Navarro one yesterday.
So nice!
Yeah, I've always liked that one, too. It's so simple yet so perfect.

Here's my 1959 Les Paul Special, it's sort of similar to the Dave Navarro model:

Looks more like an ex-Junior to me, very ex

, but doesn't matter, what makes these guitars so unique is the first quality, feather light 50 year old mahogany

.
My Historic Special DC is a fine guitar, but the real '60 Junior beats it hands down.
Now complete it already, will you ?

Cheers,
susiwong

Real Grooves Audio · Post by **Real Grooves Audio** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:07 pm

I just bought a Peerless Songbird. I'm loving it- it's a great upgrade to the Epi Casino I sold.

Here are some pics:
http://thebuddharats.wordpress.com/2011 ... ne-casino/

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Wed May 18, 2011 10:39 pm

Nice!

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Wed May 18, 2011 10:53 pm

susiwong wrote:what makes these guitars so unique is the first quality, feather light 50 year old mahogany .

The thick aftermarket paint job impedes the resonance but it is light on the shoulder. I love my mahogany saber for that, the thin body and wafer thin neck make it feel like playing air.

susiwong · Post by **susiwong** » Wed May 18, 2011 11:15 pm

Uncle E wrote:
susiwong wrote:what makes these guitars so unique is the first quality, feather light 50 year old mahogany .
The thick aftermarket paint job impedes the resonance but it is light on the shoulder.

Why do I feel like there is a message hidden in that sentence ?

A '59 LP plagued by a fancy paint job ?

I once witnessed the influence a substandard finish can have when a friend stripped his '70s thick-skin Strat which was dead as three fish.

1.5 kilos and a few mm later he had found a pretty nice, resonant instrument under all that shiny crap.

Refinishing in thin nitro left the tone completely intact.
Just saying,
susiwong

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:01 am

Uncle E wrote:
Hink wrote:psssst eric, it doesn't have any strings
Yeah, I'm waiting for the new tuners and bridge to arrive. I got this guitar 21 years ago and it had been "upgraded" with Grovers and a strat-style hardtail, not to mention the neck pickup and way-too-thick white paint job, right before getting its headstock cracked in the Northridge earthquake. Anyway, I can't bitch too much, those factors are what made it possible for me to pick up a Les Paul Special for $450.

I've been trying to hold it in but the wife says I'm turning purple...DONT DO A THING, IT'S ALREADY THE BEST SOUNDING LES PAUL ON EARTH...

I just couldn't hold that in any longer

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:07 am

It would have an airy tone at that!

Your next guitar?