Oil City powered

cbilly22

Was at rehearsal last night and realised our other guitarist and I were both rocking Oil City loaded guitars. Thought I'd post a couple of pics for no other reason than I thought it was cool.
On the left we have my Blitz Spirit powered Melody Maker and on the right a home built Wilco Johnson tele signed by the man himself and sporting a pair of Oil City tele pups, affectionately referred to as 'The Ringer'.

Adam_MD

Is the tele not Ash's wet dream? Calling @TheGuitarWeasel

Very very cool both of them.

samzadgan

wow...that Melody Maker!!!

cbilly22

samzadgan said:

wow...that Melody Maker!!!

I know, killer isn't it

Got another MM project on the go, a tobacco sunburst 59 reissue that'll be fitted with another Oil City creation and a Scratch-It scratchplate....that one is gonna' be amazing!

tbm

Oil City powered axes FTW. Here's my FireWatch powered Casino:

 

xmrchi

That blue melody maker looks epic!

Nunogilberto

Lovely, uncomplicated guitars there - I'm envious...

TheOtherDennis

Anyone mind if I crash the party?

Partscaster Strat with Oil City Texas Blues -

Adam_MD

CE22 with an Oil city Nightfighter in the bridge and Scrapyard Dog + in the neck.

not_the_dj

Blitz Spirit's in my Les Paul Smartwood http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj563/not_the_dj/34013CC6-FFB5-4C59-BC96-FCB60E62EA98_zps5lweuesi.jpg

Niallmo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/Niallmo/5E16DBAD-296E-4CB8-8884-9F24E340B774_zpsxshvuy7k.jpg

Honky Tonk Angel in my Esquire Parts buil.

samzadgan

cbilly22 said:

samzadgan said:

wow...that Melody Maker!!!

I know, killer isn't it

Got another MM project on the go, a tobacco sunburst 59 reissue that'll be fitted with another Oil City creation and a Scratch-It scratchplate....that one is gonna' be amazing!

that would be really nice man...tobacco burst on LP is always awesome!

as long we are showing oil city powered guitars here's one of mine...

double cream alnico 8 in the bridge and scrapyard dog in the neck, both with coil split. amazing range of tonez!

cbilly22

Niallmo said:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/Niallmo/5E16DBAD-296E-4CB8-8884-9F24E340B774_zpsxshvuy7k.jpg

Honky Tonk Angel in my Esquire Parts buil.

ooh I like that! Always fancied an Esquire.

OilCityPickups

I really like that too!!!

cbilly22

TheGuitarWeasel said:

I really like that too!!!

I was thinking about an Esquire based around a Squier Classic Vibe 60s tele. There's something about a bound body Esquire that I love.

markblack

oil city scrap yard dog plus' in my tinkered with Bich...

Basher

tbm said:

Oil City powered axes FTW. Here's my FireWatch powered Casino:

 

Lovely stuff @tbm. Out of interest, did you get the original pickups rewound or are those completely new replacement units? My understanding is that standard sized dogear pickups wouldn't fit a Casino.

tbm

@Basher AFAIR there was custom bobbins involved. He may have reused one but they're new pickups.

OilCityPickups

The neck bobbin (the odd spaced one) was fabricated from scratch, the bridge bobbin is one of my standard 'FireWatch' P90 ones. The normal Casino bobbins are much too shallow to take a proper load of 42awg wire ... stock ones are over-wound with much finer wire ... hence the muddyness in the originals

ThePrettyDamned

TheOtherDennis;537278" said:

Anyone mind if I crash the party?



Partscaster Strat with Oil City Texas Blues -

I want this.

CeeBee

I have a scrapyard dog plus and mighty ninety on the way to go in my Edwards LP. Pics when it's done.