Recent content by Captain Tightpants

Re: SDUG ULTIMATE AXE - Category 5; Non-Strat/Tele Fenders Is this still open? If so, will a heavily modified Squier '51 count?:fingersx: Neck and bridge are obviously NOT stock :naughty::fingersx::laugh2:

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Bought a new Melody Maker on sale at MF in late May. Bought it with the intent of modding, but the pickup I expected to hate turned out to be pretty cool. However, it was intended for modding, so... Decided to pop the old mini humbucker I just took out of my Deluxe in the bridge. Pretty cool...

Well, as usual with me, this story is a little convoluted. Short version, I finally got tired of the mini-humbucker in the bridge of my '77 Deluxe. Picked up a Dimarzio P-90 and gave it a try. Blech, muddy inarticulate, WAY too boomy. Changing magnets didn't help one bit. Took it back out after...

Just bought back a beat up Jackson Kelly and I decided to have some fun with it. Short version, I bought a busted Jackson Kelly body on ebay with a caved in control cavity. I fixed the damage and put together a decent playing guitar from ebay -acquired parts and used it to try EMG pickups out...

Picked up this cheapo Dean Vendetta body and neck for change on nother forum. The description of "Bad red and black paint" didn't exactly capture the scope of just how bad it was. I am 99.7% sure the paint was Testors model paint, and I am 100% sure it was painted on by dumping the jar out and...