Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 ok so i got a body from jj for free, bought a neck from national music, got a set of mean 90's and all the electronics from gfs, bridge from guitar parts central, and put her together, so heres the scoop. super strat body by cort,---free (thanks jj again) the neck is soooooo nice, i've never had a $300 mightymite neck before, if you were to hand me this neck and tell me thats what it cost, i would believe you. the rosewood feels like silk, the frets are med. just the way i like them, no sharp edges abloney headstock inlay says super---$34:eek: electronics, 250k alpha pots, three way switch, .22u tone cap, 2 gold tele knobs with albaloney tops (yeah i know, but the ol'lady picked them out, she also wanted the gold bridge. whatayagonnado?) two mean 90's neck pups (why you ask? cuz i flubbed the order)any way i put them in cuz i have always thought that bridge pups sounded harsh, so shoot me:p ---$104 floating roller tremlo gold---$46 the feeling of pride and joy from building your own guitar---priceless:thu: sorry no clips, there was one thing i forgot:cry: the f'n jack and jack plate:o installing the 90's done body shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thredlok Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Originally posted by leopardstar ok so i got a body from jj for free, bought a neck from national music, got a set of mean 90's and all the electronics from gfs, bridge from guitar parts central, and put her together, so heres the scoop. super strat body by cort,---free (thanks jj again) the neck is soooooo nice, i've never had a $300 mightymite neck before, if you were to hand me this neck and tell me thats what it cost, i would believe you. the rosewood feels like silk, the frets are med. just the way i like them, no sharp edges abloney headstock inlay says super---$34:eek: electronics, 250k alpha pots, three way switch, .22u tone cap, 2 gold tele knobs with albaloney tops (yeah i know, but the ol'lady picked them out, she also wanted the gold bridge. whatayagonnado?) two mean 90's neck pups (why you ask? cuz i flubbed the order)any way i put them in cuz i have always thought that bridge pups sounded harsh, so shoot me:p ---$104 floating roller tremlo gold---$46 the feeling of pride and joy from building your own guitar---priceless:thu: sorry no clips, there was one thing i forgot:cry: the f'n jack and jack plate:o installing the 90's done body shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 head shotbody shotso whatta ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kingsnake Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Holy {censored} - that's a beauty!!Man, I am so jealous right now - and damn, I feel some serious GAS builing up!Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 wow! {censored}in WOW!!!that really turned out great I'm all jealous that it says SUPER, tooglad someone put that one back out in the playin' world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarCrazy Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Very Cool!And the color is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members archiemax Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Me like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Originally posted by jjpistols wow! {censored}in WOW!!! that really turned out great I'm all jealous that it says SUPER, too glad someone put that one back out in the playin' world couldn't have done it without ya bro:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PolyFmorf Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 I really dig the beveled top on that body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AndersonTech Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 COOLNESS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Originally posted by leopardstar two mean 90's neck pups (why you ask? cuz i flubbed the order)any way i put them in cuz i have always thought that bridge pups sounded harsh, so shoot me:p ---$104 Looks like a fun project! Came out nice! Question though: aren't neck pickups typically voiced to be brighter than bridge pickups because the bridge position is acoustically harsher and brighter to begin with? By this reasoning won't a neck pickup in the bridge sound even brighter and harsher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Splendor Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Wow! That looks killer! :love: It's cool that the ol' lady had some involvement too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phil051300 Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Dude, wow. Fantastic job. Im extremely impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Originally posted by metallica_00 Looks like a fun project! Came out nice! Question though: aren't neck pickups typically voiced to be brighter than bridge pickups because the bridge position is acoustically harsher and brighter to begin with? By this reasoning won't a neck pickup in the bridge sound even brighter and harsher? well i'm not real sure, but it seems to me that on all my other guitars the neck pup seemed smoother and a little warmer, but that could just be because it's at the neck:confused: anyway as soon as i get the jack, i'll post to let everyone know how it sounds:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yowza!! That looks incredible. Great job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kace Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Beautiful. Nice work.I'd've gone with black hardware but that's just because I don't like gold period. Looks good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 thanks guys, anyone seen wedge? i want my boobies:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Originally posted by leopardstar well i'm not real sure, but it seems to me that on all my other guitars the neck pup seemed smoother and a little warmer, but that could just be because it's at the neck:confused: anyway as soon as i get the jack, i'll post to let everyone know how it sounds:D Yeah, the neck position itself is warmer - not necessarily the pickup. As you get closer to the bridge the area of the strings that the pickup senses gets brighter. Try picking (unplugged) near the fretboard and then near the bridge. The sound is mellower and warmer near the neck, and brighter near the bridge. I'm not saying it won't sound good, because I've heard of people switching pickups from their intended positions with good results, but my guess is that the Mean 90 neck version is actually voiced brighter than the bridge version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoboR1 Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Awesome job man!! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members leopardstar Posted October 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 thanks wedge you da man:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 Nice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxnew40 Posted October 25, 2006 Members Share Posted October 25, 2006 $300.00 for a mighty mite neck? I have never seen a mighty mite that expensive. The most expensive might mite I have seen was about $150.00 and it had birdseye. Did it have some custom work done to it that made it more expensive? You could have gotten a very nice Warmoth or USACG neck for that price. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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