Is that an actual wood pick guard?
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
Is that an actual wood pick guard?
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!"--Carl Brutananadilewski
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!"--Carl Brutananadilewski
yep, that's a fair concern. It is nitro. But I can tell you, this is played out a couple times a month, in and out of 20 degree cars and 80 degree bars, and it's as you see it. If it wears, I'll consider it well earned.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
I like to push air! I have one full hollowbody, one semi-hollowbody, and three, well, I guess you'd call them semi-semi-hollowbodies.
The full hollowbody is a Gretsch Electromatic G5420T. It does have a small support block about 3/4" square beneath the bridge, but is otherwise completely hollow:
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The semi is another Heritage, this one an H555 model that Kip helped me acquire from one of the regulars over at the Heritage Owner's Club. Definitely one of my most beautiful guitars:
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Then I have three different takes on the classic Telecaster Thinline theme--from l. to r. a '72 Thinline Reissue with an aftermarket Bigsby, a G&L Tribute series ASAT Classic Bluesboy SH, and a Thinline Cabronita with Fender's take on Gretsch Filter'Tron pickups, which they call "Fideli'Trons." All three have the cavity just on the right 1/3 or so of the body.
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Really love my Epi ES-339. Such a beautiful instrument!
"A lot of people in the industry want to blame downloading for the state of the business. But I think if most music wasn't shit to begin with people wouldn't be downloading it for free," - Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
I like all of those guitars Vood. How are the Mid range p'ups on the '72 reissue? I know a guy with the real deal who plays through an old Boogie combo, dimed, and gets amazing tone. That'd be the one of the group that'd get my attention, I think.
Jimi-
339? I don't see a 339. You sure you've got a 339?![]()
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
OK, guitar geek-out warning....
They're not the stock RI pickups, which frankly bore only physical resemblance to the Wide-Range pickups that came in the original '72 Thinline. Those used individual threaded rod CuNiFe magnets rather than the typical humbucker construction with a bar magnet under steel pole pieces, and were known for their great clarity & string definition. The RI pickups, on the other hand, are basically just standard humbuckers in the Fender WR casing.
The original owner had the RI pickups upgraded by a pickup builder named Curtis Novak, who basically replaced the "guts" of the pickups with threaded rod magnets wound to the original Fender specs. You can read about his Wide-Range humbucker replacements HERE. I contacted Curtis and provided him with some photos of the pickups, and he confirmed that they are some of his earliest conversions. I also took one to work, where we had a portable X-ray fluorescence analyzer for positively identifying metals and alloys (a necessary tool when building high precision industrial machinery). I was able to determine that the pole pieces were a permanent magnetic alloy of iron, chromium and cobalt (FeCrCo)--apparently, this alloy is easier to obtain than CuNiFE, while still being easy to machine.
In any case, they sound great, and definitely have the clarity and brightness that the originals were known for. They sound somewhere between a humbucker and the classic Fender single coil tone. I own nothing else that sounds like them.
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DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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See? I didn't know i knew, but somehow I knew. Man, have I got an eye. Maple board too. That's gotta be one of the keepers.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
...Prolly 'cuz you read AND COMMENTED on my post about the acquisition of the guitar a bit over 2 years ago: http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/22055
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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Dohh! I guess I know what I like.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
Nice trio of Epi's there!![]()
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Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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Yeah, I have incidentally become an Epi fan over the past few years. Partly because I've moved to preferring humbuckers to single coils (with the P-90's being something of a cross between sound-wise), and partly because they've all been well-built, nice-playing a good looking guitars.
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp
^ Funny you mention your change of mind - I prefer HBs nowadays, too. Never thought this could happen, but my SG made me a believer.
"A lot of people in the industry want to blame downloading for the state of the business. But I think if most music wasn't shit to begin with people wouldn't be downloading it for free," - Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
Ted, those are all beautiful! I would love to hear your thoughts if you were able to AB those against Heritages of similar ilk. Those are right in their wheel house. And I'm sure I missed it if you reviewed the Wildkat, those seem like a great value.
Jimi, sounds to me like you have quite the collection. The guitar player in my band has a great selection as well, but is seems more and more all he's bringing out is his SG.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been" - Eliot
Guilars: '02 Heritage H-535 ASB; '04 Larrivée LV-03 w/Fishman Blend; '95 Washburn/Bourgeios D-55SW Cherokee
Amphs: Boogie DC-2; DVM/BYOC Tweed Champlifier; Marshall AS50D
Currently on Board: Ditto Looper; Boss TU-2; EB VP Jr; crybaby; DVM Spring Fever; DVM Mini Klone, Brena Effects Cali-Tremor tremolo; Strymon El Capistan
I've never seen a live Heritage, but it would be fun to try one - they look beautiful and I only hear great stuff about them. I really like the Kat and have had it for quite a while now, and it has always survived herd thinnings. I like the P-90's - they can play clean or crunchy and can sound like single's or almost HB's. I also like the feel of the guitar, and love the Bigsby. I did rewire it with lower impedence cable based on an online suggestion as they are a little dark sounding, which made a nice improvement.
"GAS never sleeps" - Gil Janus
"Now you got to pay your dues. Get that axe and play the blues." - Spudman
Gear: Epiphone Sheraton II, Epiphone Wildkat, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass, Fender MIM Strat, Tacoma DR-14, Johnson JR-200 resonator; Fender Super Champ XD amp