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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
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 Posted - 10/10/2009 : 05:08:51
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Looks good Goran!, i really like the color and the body binding! |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 10/11/2009 : 01:44:42
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VERY nice work! +1 on the binding too . I'm a sucker for bound (or double-bound  ) teles. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 19:37:06
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Hi Goran and everyone
not to hijack the thread but i asked goran earlier in the thread if he could coil split the humbuckers he put in his new tele..i recently re-installed some SD pickups i had for my squier tele,a hot rails in the bridge and a hot vintage stack(stacked humbucker) in the neck position.... the reason i originally took them out was because the were a bit muddy sounding but lately i bought a pair of 1meg pots for the tele and reinstalled them in a coil split wiring mode...to be honest i found the coil split a little bit uninspiring until i thought about wiring the pickups in parallel...WOW.. big difference...the neck and middle position have a lot more 'twang' to them...the hot rails will never be a classic tele sound but wiring it in parallel has made a big difference and taken away some of the mud....so Goran thought this experience might be of some use to you bro' since your GFS pickups have the four wires for wiring options... ...BTW i just left them hardwired in parallel as fiddling around in the middle of the gig trying to remember what way the pickups were set was a pain in the ass...... ..also in parallel mode they are still hum cancelling according to the SD website but with a 30% volume reduction from humbucking mode but there is still plenty of juice in the hot rails for lead breaks and as your a classic Fender type of guy like me the bit more twang might be a better sound for you... |
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TKO Ken
Silver Member
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 22:54:24
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Great job man! love the rails. How's the intonation with that bridge? |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 07:14:57
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
Hi Goran and everyone
not to hijack the thread but i asked goran earlier in the thread if he could coil split the humbuckers he put in his new tele..i recently re-installed some SD pickups i had for my squier tele,a hot rails in the bridge and a hot vintage stack(stacked humbucker) in the neck position.... the reason i originally took them out was because the were a bit muddy sounding but lately i bought a pair of 1meg pots for the tele and reinstalled them in a coil split wiring mode...to be honest i found the coil split a little bit uninspiring until i thought about wiring the pickups in parallel...WOW.. big difference...the neck and middle position have a lot more 'twang' to them...the hot rails will never be a classic tele sound but wiring it in parallel has made a big difference and taken away some of the mud....so Goran thought this experience might be of some use to you bro' since your GFS pickups have the four wires for wiring options......BTW i just left them hardwired in parallel as fiddling around in the middle of the gig trying to remember what way the pickups were set was a pain in the ass........also in parallel mode they are still hum cancelling according to the SD website but with a 30% volume reduction from humbucking mode but there is still plenty of juice in the hot rails for lead breaks and as your a classic Fender type of guy like me the bit more twang might be a better sound for you...
Thanks Franzoni, I have been thinking of paralell too but then I need two push/pull pots. So I will order one and see/hear what happens.
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 07:18:17
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Originally posted by TKO Ken
Great job man! love the rails. How's the intonation with that bridge?
Well, intonating a tele with three saddles is always a compromise.
The first two strings (E B) usually are no problem, then I intonate the G string. This makes the D-string a bit flat at the upper frets, I bend the notes right when playing on this string.
A and E seldom cause any problems.
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 07:31:32
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I have also used Bossareas excellent idea of the IKEA guitar, it looks like this:
Please Dr Bob, I couldn�t make the html to show the picture...
fixed ~ moderator |
Edited by - DeFrag on 10/13/2009 07:56:53 |
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natthu
Gold Member
Australia
756 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 09:25:48
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 09:55:49
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| Yep...sure is a classic,Ikea have opened about 1.5k up the road from me but if i went in as asked them for a telecaster kit i reckon i would get some funny looks........Jerry Donahue came up with a tempered tuning for teles with the original type bridges i'll see if i can find the link where i read how he does it....my squier tele has the six saddle bridge so it's not as hard... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 14:36:47
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
Yep...sure is a classic,Ikea have opened about 1.5k up the road from me but if i went in as asked them for a telecaster kit i reckon i would get some funny looks........Jerry Donahue came up with a tempered tuning for teles with the original type bridges i'll see if i can find the link where i read how he does it....my squier tele has the six saddle bridge so it's not as hard...
Well, Franzoni, take the picture of my tele�s head with you to Ikea and they will probably understand
Or get mad as hell because someone (me) has stolen their trademark
I have three barrel saddles on all my teles and I don�t have much trouble with intonation, and I have also read about Donahue�s way of compensating, but I don�t remember how.
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 15:27:39
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Hi Goran
I can see future collectors going absolutly insane, looking for more IKEA Telecasters.
Postulating about it's origin & vintage tones.
Man!!! - Talk about future super-rare vintage guitars.
Franzoni
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Jerry Donahue came up with a tempered tuning for teles with the original type bridges i'll see if i can find the link where i read how he does it....
I would be interested in that article as well.
As much as I love my 52 Tele, it have been tempted to get-fit those,
compensated Tele saddles.
My Guitar Tech does a fabulous job, but it's still not right.
I guess that's what we players have to live with, with vintage instruments.
Regards Dr. Bob 
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 16:42:45
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| i thought you were going to show us the steps of the build |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 20:28:19
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Originally posted by zerksies
i thought you were going to show us the steps of the build
Well I thought that too but I was so moved with the whole exercution that I completly forgot to take pictures along the way
It was like I started and was ready in one moment, and forgot all in between.
The Jerry Donahue intonation:http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/choosing-installing/tech-tips/saddle_up_your/ |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2009 : 08:57:36
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
Hi Goran and everyone
not to hijack the thread but i asked goran earlier in the thread if he could coil split the humbuckers he put in his new tele..i recently re-installed some SD pickups i had for my squier tele,a hot rails in the bridge and a hot vintage stack(stacked humbucker) in the neck position.... the reason i originally took them out was because the were a bit muddy sounding but lately i bought a pair of 1meg pots for the tele and reinstalled them in a coil split wiring mode...to be honest i found the coil split a little bit uninspiring until i thought about wiring the pickups in parallel...WOW.. big difference...the neck and middle position have a lot more 'twang' to them...the hot rails will never be a classic tele sound but wiring it in parallel has made a big difference and taken away some of the mud....so Goran thought this experience might be of some use to you bro' since your GFS pickups have the four wires for wiring options......BTW i just left them hardwired in parallel as fiddling around in the middle of the gig trying to remember what way the pickups were set was a pain in the ass........also in parallel mode they are still hum cancelling according to the SD website but with a 30% volume reduction from humbucking mode but there is still plenty of juice in the hot rails for lead breaks and as your a classic Fender type of guy like me the bit more twang might be a better sound for you...
I have changed from series/one coil to series/parallel on the Little Puchers now (with a push/pull pot), and you were right Franzoni, it sounds way better. Expecially in the bridge position.
Have anyone tried, and compared, doing the same with standard humbuckers? I have a few guitars I will try it on, but if the answer is no I save time. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2009 : 14:55:57
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| No.....i have a Yamaha SG2000 that came with coil taps built in for series/split that i like but this was the first time i tried this wiring setup...this really came out of the fact i was giving up on the Duncan pickups becaause i for them a bit muddy sounding for the Tele..the parallel setup is like single coil twang with a bit more grunt and bottom to the sound.... |
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Gorans new telecaster, in pieces
