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So, it's basically finished!
Plays really nicely, intonates perfectly which was what I was most worried about with that wraparound bridge! Good to know my measuring and planning worked Action is nice and low with no buzzes, it just needs a bit of fiddling with setup, ie, the nut is a bit sticky, and I will put some tiny slots in the brass saddles to keep the strings located in the bridge. Once that's all done I'll do lots of pics and a vid or two! I've only tested the sound through a little practice amp so far, so I'll know more when I try it properly, but so far that 11.5k P90 seems very nice!!lol
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m622/Serratus1/IMAG2760_1b_zpse608cchq.jpg
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m622/Serratus1/IMAG2777_2_1b_zpsn2ohw0xy.jpg
So I made a quick video of it - only recorded on my phone in my front room but gives you an idea of it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eso_RpyL-68
Recorded a better demo on my PC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxuHT-yIl-o
Hi all, just a quick update - after gigging this guitar I decided that I really need a neck pickup. It seemed crazy to buy a pickup that might cost more than the rest of the whole guitar so I decided to wind one myself.
I had an old Ibanez pickup (from an RG7420 or something), so I took that to bits and cut all the wire off it, and I had some Stewmac wire left over from when I wound a pickup about 10 years ago. I bought an AlnicoII magnet from eBay which cost about £4 (the only money I spent!!). Then I built a winder from technical lego and wound the coils. The total resistance of the humbucker is about 7.5k, and I didn't pot it because I wanted to try a low power unpotted AlnicoII neck pickup
The switch was one I had that had fallen apart as soon as I bought it (the shop sent a replacement) so I glued it back together with JB weld which is rock solid. Then I just had to cut the scratchplate to fit and rout the body.
I am so happy with it - the pickup sounds great with loads of vintage character which was exactly what I was looking for. Now I just have to hope that it doesn't scream too much at gig volume due to being unpotted
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m622/Serratus1/20161028_150025_zpsadbpgqd2.jpg
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m622/Serratus1/20161103_124959_zps63uouvgf.jpg
http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m622/Serratus1/20161104_142114_zpsenpakie5.jpg