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Follow up, not multi scale but £300 for this B stock is pretty damn good given the spec
https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_amarok_7_bkn...
https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_amarok_7_bkn...
Thanks but can't see any amarok scale 7 only these super cheap ones
https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_r_457_wh_f...
https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_r_457_wh_f...
Bobajobbob said:
tuscaneer said:
ouch!!
Ouch indeed. I ordered a Vintage Paradise before Christmas that arrived with a crack in the neck lacquer where it meets the body which suggested it had taken a big knock in transit. The shop were great and sent another immediately to replace it but it obviously happens a lot. Picked this up the other day for not a lot of money, it's a Black Beauty but it ain't much of a beauty.
Plan is to fit a new switch because the current one is finished so it only plays on all three humbuckers. Replace some of the faded gold hardware and a set of strings and a good setup.
Plan is to fit a new switch because the current one is finished so it only plays on all three humbuckers. Replace some of the faded gold hardware and a set of strings and a good setup.
Not something you see everyday. I bet it's heavy though? My two pickup Epiphone LP is my heaviest guitar, so I bought a 3" wide padded strap to help.
Personally I'd fix the switch, but leave the worn hardware as it gives it character. Not only that, it'll tarnish and wear fairly quickly anyway once you start playing it.
I got a nice little pile of parts in the post today for my on going Jaguar project. I think I'm going to get stung on customs/admin charges on one item still to arrive though: It's coming from the Netherlands (the only place I could find outside of USA that sold this part). Delivery was already £11 or so, for a small plate, plus the £15 it cost. Add 20% and post office charges on top it'll probably have cost me about £35 in the end. It'll be a bit different though and there can't be many Jaguars with an Eric Clapton mid boost fitted.
Personally I'd fix the switch, but leave the worn hardware as it gives it character. Not only that, it'll tarnish and wear fairly quickly anyway once you start playing it.
I got a nice little pile of parts in the post today for my on going Jaguar project. I think I'm going to get stung on customs/admin charges on one item still to arrive though: It's coming from the Netherlands (the only place I could find outside of USA that sold this part). Delivery was already £11 or so, for a small plate, plus the £15 it cost. Add 20% and post office charges on top it'll probably have cost me about £35 in the end. It'll be a bit different though and there can't be many Jaguars with an Eric Clapton mid boost fitted.
Tried out some of my Jaguar parts today. Looks like I can fit the Eric Clapton mid boost without having to do any routing. I will just need to remove a small amount of wood on the top horn route to clear the pickup selector switch. Even the screw holes line up, just need to drill a couple of extra ones for the new pickguard as the original 'Player' guard was a single piece and doesn't use so many screws.
Battery will fit in here (they last for ages as the PCB takes a tiny amount of current): Might put a battery holder in from the back later though, unless I can find a way to charge it via the output jack:
PCB will sit on top, with some insulation to prevent shorts:
These are the pickguard parts:
Battery will fit in here (they last for ages as the PCB takes a tiny amount of current): Might put a battery holder in from the back later though, unless I can find a way to charge it via the output jack:
PCB will sit on top, with some insulation to prevent shorts:
These are the pickguard parts:
Einion Yrth said:
Stan the Bat said:
Animal said:
Looks like I'm shortly going to be guitar-less after agreeing with my wife that I'll sell my Universe to buy a dog!
How did that happen, get the dog ,but must keep the guitar. 
Got to find a dog first though. O/T, but having a 3 yr-old son the majority of shelters/rehoming centres won't accept us.
Little project I'm working on, in between practising our set list. I bought it as a MIM Player series, with a single coil neck and a bridge humbucker with a split. I didn't like the bridge humbucker and have never been keen on all the switches a regular Jaguar has, so I wanted a cleaner look. I also found the pickup switch was awkward as it was below the neck pickup, but moved from front to back.
Secondhand set of Fender '65 Pure Vintage Jaguar pickups off an American series model, a cheap 3 ply 'guard, top horn from a Performer series and a Kurt Cobain style hexagonal lower plate.*
I've already had the pickups wired in temporarily and they sound great, but getting the 'guard and plates to fit took a little while and some careful drilling.Really like how it looks now, just have to refit the neck (which I'm changing to vintage slotted tuners first) then I can play it again.
As bought (apart from the knobs I changed):
As it is now:
Secondhand set of Fender '65 Pure Vintage Jaguar pickups off an American series model, a cheap 3 ply 'guard, top horn from a Performer series and a Kurt Cobain style hexagonal lower plate.*
I've already had the pickups wired in temporarily and they sound great, but getting the 'guard and plates to fit took a little while and some careful drilling.Really like how it looks now, just have to refit the neck (which I'm changing to vintage slotted tuners first) then I can play it again.
As bought (apart from the knobs I changed):
As it is now:
- I've taken away some of the Jaguar complex switches, but slightly gone back a step by putting in an Eric Clapton mid boost PCB under the hexagonal plate: The extra knob controls mid boost level and the white slide switch is a bypass incase of flat battery.
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