Riffster Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 So I rewired my beater again las night, while I was having a few beers. I added a tone control, a Gibson style 3-way switch and a treble bleed, I did a really good job of fitting everything in such small cavity and everything is faily neat. I plugged up today and both the volume and tone seem to have a reverse taper I thought it was funny, I am sure it is just one wire but it is embarrasing. I was so sure I double-checked everything that I was cocky enough to put the guitar back together without plugging up. So lesson of the day is don't drink and wire a guitar at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 ...So lesson of the day is don't drink and wire a guitar at the same time. Go ahead. Take all the fun out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Walrus Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Your beater looks minter than any of my cherisehd guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantha Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hey stiffhand.. I love that guitar. I've never seen a strat/tele mix like that. Did you build that? Or did Fender actually offer a model like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hey stiffhand.. I love that guitar. I've never seen a strat/tele mix like that. Did you build that? Or did Fender actually offer a model like that? Somebody at my school has one, a blonde strat with a tele neck and pups, with no pole pieces showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Nice guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Or text at the same time! It does look like a neat guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Hey stiffhand.. I love that guitar. I've never seen a strat/tele mix like that. Did you build that? Or did Fender actually offer a model like that? It is actually a Squier '51, it is based on the cosmetics of a Fender '51 Precision Bass. It was produced for 3 years and then discontinued. It is one of those guitars that reached a small cult status because the body and neck are actually decent quality and perfect for modding. The neck has a 1.65" nut width so it is not as thin as other Squiers. I bought it to tinker with, I replaced the bridge and pickups and changed the wiring. The guitar is very versatile in that the humbucker splits for single coil sounds on the bridge, so it is a very good all around guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Well man I'm gassin for your beater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It is nice to have a guitar that sounds good, is versatile and that you can leave in the car whether is hot or cold, put in a gig bag and carry on a plane, take out on the deck and forget it there overnight...kind of liberating really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVeeWee Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Nice guitar! Very nice guitar indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Arcadius Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It is nice to have a guitar that sounds good' date=' is versatile and that you can leave in the car whether is hot or cold, put in a gig bag and carry on a plane, take out on the deck and forget it there overnight...kind of liberating really.[/quote'] +1 Indeed, excellent guitar to be called ''a beater''! Very, very nice man. and the fact that is rare and gets people to ask about it... even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Funny you mention it because I've had people ask me about it and a touring musician actually asked me if he could borrow it. I had a couple of jams a while back and a couple of guys were all over this guitar. The guitar has a lot of scratches, the pics don't show it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 It looks great! I am so envious of people skilled at doing this kind of stuff; I am so damn impractical with any DIY and clumsy LOL Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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