Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 1999 MIK Affinity Squire with GFS Vintage Wound P-90. Originally I was going to make a new body out of better wood so this was just a testing platform to see if I liked the P-90. When I was chiseling the hole for the P-90 (too lazy to use my router) the factory plastic-coat finish shattered. I found out the finish comes off really easy once you have a starting point. So I scraped most of the paint off using my chisel. After plugging it in and being amazed at the sound I started thinking about a refinish... But I have to admit, it's growing on me. I have almost enough spare parts to build another Tele, so maybe that will be in the future. In the mean time I'll keep offending purists and other upstanding citizens with good taste Let the flames begin! Mwa-hahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bumrunner Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 id draw some kind of art on it, almost like jimmy page's tele, but all over. some kind of paisley-esque scribble to give it a bit o mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drazden@skewl Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 that is SO freakin' cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pat Inferno Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Keep it, everyone has pretty guitars, and there is something about this guitar that makes it look badass hell. If anything, maybe put a clear protective coat on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trader Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Fire Wood ! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Filter500 Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Yes, you should refinish it. I vote for something solid and metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftystratman Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 can you post close-up pics of the pickup cavities?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by leftystratman can you post close-up pics of the pickup cavities?? I could, but it's kinda like sitting in the front row of a really dodgy strip club, you won't like what you see And yes, I already know the pole pieces don't line up. It doesn't make any difference with my playing style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftystratman Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 I usually hate teles, but this is a completely different beast! I would stain the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members robtho Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 how does it feel? how does it sound? good?....then leave it alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Collapse Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Guitars only look cool either pristine or really {censored}ed up.Good Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sheik Yerbouti Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Dude, whip out the torch and do some burning. That'd look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Treborklow Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by Pat Inferno Keep it, everyone has pretty guitars, and there is something about this guitar that makes it look badass hell. If anything, maybe put a clear protective coat on it. Protect it from what? The only thing it need protection from is voneville. Name it Hillary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 i say leave it, it's got character... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 70 Cam Guy Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by GuitarNoobie i say leave it, it's got character... that thing oozes character is the cut out clearanced back for better fret access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members String Fever Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 I LIKE IT!!!!Maybe a sticker or two though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by 70 Cam Guy that thing oozes character is the cut out clearanced back for better fret access? that's an optical illusion, I didn't get all of the paint off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by Treborklow Protect it from what? The only thing it need protection from is voneville. Name it Hillary. Pronounced Von Eve-elll, that's how evil I am. I figure I am just helping the resale value of mint condition MIK Affinity Squires (one less resellable one on the market, so that means there's only like 5,999,999 out there now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by String Fever I LIKE IT!!!! Maybe a sticker or two though? I'm working on it, most of my unused stickers I collected over the years are collectables now though, and I don't like many current bands. I'm pirating pics of the internet and going to glue them to the guitar, and then mod podge it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zen Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 The headstock looks smaller.But that looks badass as hell. Keep it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voneville Posted February 16, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 I took it to band practice tonight. It sounds awesome, but I had to turn the gain way down or it screeched like you wouldn't believe! Very clear though, no mud what so ever. And for all the talk about P-90's being noisy I was pleasently surprised. I don't know if the paint is shielded on affinity guitars, but most of the paint was removed for the pickup install, so my guitar has virtually no shielding in the pickup area. Yea, I couldn't crank the gain like I would on a humbucker, but it didn't need it to sound good. Through the clear channel on a B-52 (the rehersal studio's amp, not mine) I had my DS-1 set at tone 12 o'clock, volume at 12 o'clock, and distortion at 3 o'clock. It sounded a lot like the late 70's british punk sound. Before practice I was messing around and got some cool black sabbath sounds (tone rolled way back). I also got a fairly convincing early metallica sound (because someone said you can't play metal through a P-90). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Soul Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by voneville I also got a fairly convincing early metallica sound (because someone said you can't play metal through a P-90). nobody said you cant, u just shouldnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walfordr Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Joe Strummer would be proud to own that.http://www.fender.co.uk/news/JoeStrummersTele.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockNote Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 Cool. I like the name too - Bastard Caster! Alternatives might be "Outcast Caster," "Cast Around Caster," "Mofo Caster." Any other ideas? Oh, I got it - "Kelly Caster" (after Kelly Osbourne). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted February 16, 2006 Members Share Posted February 16, 2006 here's my telebastard, lovingly crafted from donated partsand she's a goodun, good enough for the spotlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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