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Last edited by esandes; 12-09-2021, 07:49 PM.
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Originally posted by NegativeEase View PostIf you are measuring value -one of the Yamaha Pacificas with the p90 load is probably the best guitar value on the market.
There's also the 510V, which has a single P-Rail in the bridge.
Besides the SDs, both have Wilkinson trems, graphite string trees/nuts, locking tuners. So they've included stuff one would normally find themselves upgrading.
There's also a model with a P90/hum combo (611V), trem or hardtail option.
Originally posted by dominusYour rant would sound better with an A8 magnet, it'll beef it up some without sacrificing some of the whine.
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I can but this body for about $170 shipped. I used another body from this seller for my thinline with regular Tele pickups (SD La Brea set).
I reckon on- $170 for the body
- $130 for a Mighty Mite neck (maple with rosewood or ebony fingerboard)
- $250 for a set of SD P90s (no Chines knock-offs here matey)
- $50 to $60 for a decent hardtail bridge (6 string)
- $50 or so for wiring including a Switchcraft 3-way toggle
- $50 or so for other bits and pieces
- Total $710, say $700.
Pluses:- Screw-on neck - safer if I ever drop it, just swap out the broken neck;
- One-of-a-kind DIY
- My choice of pickups, hardware, etc.
- Spread the cost, somewhat.
- The pleasure of building it.
- Screw-on neck, no neck scallop
- One-of-a-kind DIY, low resale value should I ever part with my partscaster
- That front control route.
- You can't see it in the pic, but that body has a cut-out in the back for switch access. I guess I'm going to need a LP style cover for that, and on the front either fit a LP/SG switch plate or a blank one of the same sort.
Either I fit a full size pickguard like I've got on my already built thinline (pie attached). That covers up so much of the wood, and I really would (sorry) like to see more of the wood (sorry again) when I'm done.
The second option is to make a custom pickguard or just a cover for that control cavity. I could buy a regular thinline pickguard and chop it back,or buy some pickguard cover material and cut out a plate to just cover the control cavity. The latter appeals more, and I guess I could glue in some, say, 3/4 x 3/8 or so wood strips to form a lip I could screw a cover down onto.
What say you lot?
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Originally posted by ThreeChordWonder View PostIf I build my own, which Seymour Duncan P90s would you go for?
Classic rock - metal before the kids discovered hairspray and spandex.
I'd be inclined to lean towards the p-rails. Good p-90 tones, and easier to find replacement pickups if you end up not gelling with them.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
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Originally posted by ThreeChordWonder View PostI can but this body for about $170 shipped. I used another body from this seller for my thinline with regular Tele pickups (SD La Brea set).
I reckon on- $170 for the body
- $130 for a Mighty Mite neck (maple with rosewood or ebony fingerboard)
- $250 for a set of SD P90s (no Chines knock-offs here matey)
- $50 to $60 for a decent hardtail bridge (6 string)
- $50 or so for wiring including a Switchcraft 3-way toggle
- $50 or so for other bits and pieces
- Total $710, say $700.
Pluses:- Screw-on neck - safer if I ever drop it, just swap out the broken neck;
- One-of-a-kind DIY
- My choice of pickups, hardware, etc.
- Spread the cost, somewhat.
- The pleasure of building it.
- Screw-on neck, no neck scallop
- One-of-a-kind DIY, low resale value should I ever part with my partscaster
- That front control route.
- You can't see it in the pic, but that body has a cut-out in the back for switch access. I guess I'm going to need a LP style cover for that, and on the front either fit a LP/SG switch plate or a blank one of the same sort.
Either I fit a full size pickguard like I've got on my already built thinline (pie attached). That covers up so much of the wood, and I really would (sorry) like to see more of the wood (sorry again) when I'm done.
The second option is to make a custom pickguard or just a cover for that control cavity. I could buy a regular thinline pickguard and chop it back,or buy some pickguard cover material and cut out a plate to just cover the control cavity. The latter appeals more, and I guess I could glue in some, say, 3/4 x 3/8 or so wood strips to form a lip I could screw a cover down onto.
What say you lot?
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I really like those vStreamliner Gretsches with the staple P-90s
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Im with Ace -if you can find used
This is the ultimate P90s guitar -1961 LP TV Special
Somewhere between a 50s LP and a 60 SG -and the neck profile and radius is much better than an LP
I think you can get a used reissue for just over 1k
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