Captain Tightpants
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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.
I say only decent playing because I never did get used to that STUPID Floyd Rose bridge. I know, lots of folks love them, and more power to them, no offense meant. I just do not like them. Personal thing.
Anyways, I finally sold it to a co-worker for $125 because of that stupid Floyd. Kinda missed the neck, tho. Played very well.
Well, after 2 years, he doesn't like the Floyd either and mentioned he was going to pull the EMG's out and get rid of the guitar, so I told him I'd pull the EMG's for him, but I'd buy the guitar back from him. He banged it up some while he had it and sprayed it with cheapo black spraypaint, so he sold it back to me for $65.
Cool and all, I need a project, something to tinker with, but I still hate that damned Floyd Rose.
This is when the silly ideas form.
I had just swapped the Kahler 2300 on my Warmoth LP for a Kahler fixed bridge. Always wanted to try one, and the Warmoth was originally suppose to have one when I put it together 13 years ago, so what the heck. So where to put the 2300....:hmm:
Got the bright idea to mount it to the Kelly. I was at first just going to buy an adapter plate from Wammi World, but after test fitting it over the Floyd's route, I determined I'd have to shim the neck WAY up to accommodate the added height.
I remembered the recessed Kahler on the Jerry Cantrell G&L, so I decided to give it a whirl. Turns out I'm becoming pretty fair handy with a hand chisel
Didn't take any before or in progress pics, sorry. The ugly spots around the Kahler is just the crappy paint flaking and rubbing off, not chisel marks. I still have to clean up the area clearanced for the Kahler's springs, too.
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.
I say only decent playing because I never did get used to that STUPID Floyd Rose bridge. I know, lots of folks love them, and more power to them, no offense meant. I just do not like them. Personal thing.
Anyways, I finally sold it to a co-worker for $125 because of that stupid Floyd. Kinda missed the neck, tho. Played very well.
Well, after 2 years, he doesn't like the Floyd either and mentioned he was going to pull the EMG's out and get rid of the guitar, so I told him I'd pull the EMG's for him, but I'd buy the guitar back from him. He banged it up some while he had it and sprayed it with cheapo black spraypaint, so he sold it back to me for $65.
Cool and all, I need a project, something to tinker with, but I still hate that damned Floyd Rose.
This is when the silly ideas form.
I had just swapped the Kahler 2300 on my Warmoth LP for a Kahler fixed bridge. Always wanted to try one, and the Warmoth was originally suppose to have one when I put it together 13 years ago, so what the heck. So where to put the 2300....:hmm:
Got the bright idea to mount it to the Kelly. I was at first just going to buy an adapter plate from Wammi World, but after test fitting it over the Floyd's route, I determined I'd have to shim the neck WAY up to accommodate the added height.
I remembered the recessed Kahler on the Jerry Cantrell G&L, so I decided to give it a whirl. Turns out I'm becoming pretty fair handy with a hand chisel
Didn't take any before or in progress pics, sorry. The ugly spots around the Kahler is just the crappy paint flaking and rubbing off, not chisel marks. I still have to clean up the area clearanced for the Kahler's springs, too.
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