@Alnico's Blacker than black 16 Tonne Telecaster

Gassage · January 2018

#blacktelesmatter

Alnico · January 2018

Here's the thing though....
It'll have SC Humbucker(s) but I still can't decide.
Esquire or Telecaster?

WezV · January 2018

Alnico said:

Here's the thing though....
It'll have SC Humbucker(s) but I still can't decide.
Esquire or Telecaster?

single pickup.

if you are not allowing colour variation why should you get a tonal one

Alnico · January 2018

WezV said:

Alnico said:

Here's the thing though....
It'll have SC Humbucker(s) but I still can't decide.
Esquire or Telecaster?

single pickup.

if you are not allowing colour variation why should you get a tonal one

VERY good.

Thanks Wez.
What about the Esquire tonal controls?

3 way switch.....

1 - Blower - straight to the jack
2 - Through Volume and Tone controls
3 - Onboard Fuzz?

Bridgehouse · January 2018

Alnico said

3 - Onboard Fuzz?

There's no way a boss pedal will fit in the cavity mate

Alnico · January 2018

I know.

What to do with the 3rd position then?

Killswitch !!!

Bridgehouse · January 2018

Alnico said:

I know.

What to do with the 3rd position then?

Killswitch !!!

If it's a HB then coil split with tone/vol?

Alnico · January 2018

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said:

I know.

What to do with the 3rd position then?

Killswitch !!!

If it's a HB then coil split with tone/vol?

I prefer Killswitch.
Maybe modify it so the pos 3 is spring loaded or try to find one that's like that?

A split HB in the bridge won't have the sound I want.

Bridgehouse · January 2018

Alnico said:

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said:

I know.

What to do with the 3rd position then?

Killswitch !!!

If it's a HB then coil split with tone/vol?

I prefer Killswitch.
Maybe modify it so the pos 3 is spring loaded or try to find one that's like that?

A split HB in the bridge won't have the sound I want.

You need to have a word with your fave pickup winder and see what might work

steamabacus · January 2018

I don't know if you could wire it with a three-way switch but a parallel mode on a mid-focused hot humbucker is a useful addition - can give something a bit more open and 'vintage-y'.

I have a half-sized 'mini guitar' with a single SD HotRails wired with a series/split/parallel switch and the parallel mode comes in very useful.

Alnico · January 2018

steamabacus said:

I don't know if you could wire it with a three-way switch but a parallel mode on a mid-focused hot humbucker is a useful addition - can give something a bit more open and 'vintage-y'.

I have a half-sized 'mini guitar' with a single SD HotRails wired with a series/split/parallel switch and the parallel mode comes in very useful.

Nice.
That sounds really cool.

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said:

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said:

I know.

What to do with the 3rd position then?

Killswitch !!!

If it's a HB then coil split with tone/vol?

I prefer Killswitch.
Maybe modify it so the pos 3 is spring loaded or try to find one that's like that?

A split HB in the bridge won't have the sound I want.

You need to have a word with your fave pickup winder and see what might work

I'm going to be speaking to the oily weasel very soon.

poopot · January 2018

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said

3 - Onboard Fuzz?

There's no way a boss pedal will fit in the cavity mate

No... but a “bazz fuss” circuit would!!!!

Bridgehouse · January 2018

poopot said:

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said

3 - Onboard Fuzz?

There's no way a boss pedal will fit in the cavity mate

No... but a “bazz fuss” circuit would!!!!

Is it active?

poopot · January 2018

Bridgehouse said:

poopot said:

Bridgehouse said:

Alnico said

3 - Onboard Fuzz?

There's no way a boss pedal will fit in the cavity mate

No... but a “bazz fuss” circuit would!!!!

Is it active?

It’s a fuzz pedal that uses a ridiculously small number of parts for the circuit..

http://a63.tinypic.com/2e6hvtz.jpg

to give you an idea how small the circuit is the next pic is a 6x7 piece of vero

http://a67.tinypic.com/e8wobq.jpg

You could put the battery in the neck pup cavity and the fuzz circuit in the wiring channel.

you would need a dpdt mini toggle to turn the effect on and a small pot for the amount of fuzz... load of room for that in the main wiring cavity if you use mini pots throughout I reckon...

YouTube “bazz fuss”... its a nasty sounding circuit (in a good way)

poopot · January 2018

This’ll give you an idea:
https://youtu.be/7_shXac8Vm0

Alnico · January 2018

Ok then, maybe not fuzz.

Thanks for posting it though.

poopot · January 2018

Alnico said:

Ok then, maybe not fuzz.

Thanks for posting it though.

Or an “em drive”? If you go for the non mojo version it’ll fit! You’d still need a mini toggle, pot and battery tho’

http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/emerson-custom-guitars-em-drive.html?m=1

Blackjack · January 2018

That is going to be one awesome guitar!
Cant wait to see it, especially if it does end up as Blackjack! That would be a huge honour!!

Alnico · January 2018

Blackjack said:

That is going to be one awesome guitar!
Cant wait to see it, especially if it does end up as Blackjack! That would be a huge honour!!

It's called 'Blackjack'

I'm on ebay right now trying to find a decent badge for the headstock.

Blackjack · January 2018

Alnico said:

Blackjack said:

That is going to be one awesome guitar!
Cant wait to see it, especially if it does end up as Blackjack! That would be a huge honour!!

It's called 'Blackjack'

I'm on ebay right now trying to find a decent badge for the headstock.

Wow!!
I am really honoured!!!
A guitar with my name on is quite a big thing!

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