Members David E H Posted July 13, 2009 Members Share Posted July 13, 2009 I just got to finalize on an Delta King for $30 on Craigslist. I'm going to be picking it up tomorrow, but here's a picture I have of it: It's pretty beat up, and I'll have to reinstall the pickups, but I was wondering if anyone knew if it was plywood or not? The manufacturer specs say maple body and mahogany neck, but you can never know for sure. I was thinking about refinishing it if looks really bad in person, unless anyone has any better ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wannarok Posted July 13, 2009 Members Share Posted July 13, 2009 mine's bone stock and makes a perfect backup/at home jam guitar although i have giged with it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wulver Posted July 13, 2009 Members Share Posted July 13, 2009 most ES-335 types are plywood by nature. as long as it feels good, that's all you need to worry about. a refinish wouldn't be a horrible idea, though, should you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted July 13, 2009 Members Share Posted July 13, 2009 I play mine every day. I installed GFS pickup in the bridge position and it sounds nice:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted July 14, 2009 Members Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yeah, it's probably plywood. Mine felt great... and I was able to get it set up to play like a million bucks, but I just have never got on with 335-sized guitars so I sold it. It did have VERY hot pickups... I'd say JB-class hot. They didn't really sound bad, but they didn't sound like a 335 should sound. I sold it to a guy that is a great player in a hot local country band and he played it through a little Gibson tube amp and he made it sound GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted July 14, 2009 Members Share Posted July 14, 2009 I love mine for playing Ted Nugent tunes. Love the screaming pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted July 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yeah, this will be my first semi-hollow body, so it'll be a good cheap buy to see how I like the feel. I definitely know I like the look of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted July 14, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 14, 2009 Alright...I just got it. It's pretty beat up, but it's got potential. The action on it right now is terrible though...I've gotta figure out what I want to do about that. I'll probably start with the truss rod, and then check out the neck pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted July 14, 2009 Members Share Posted July 14, 2009 shim the neck and maybe istall some nice duncans in it. Don't be surprised if the pots and switch are crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted July 15, 2009 Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hope it works out for you. I was able to get one of the best set up ever on mine with little work. It had one slightly high fret. Other than that, set up was golden. Of course, with cheapies, you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted July 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 shim the neck and maybe istall some nice duncans in it.Don't be surprised if the pots and switch are crap. Yeah, I'm messing with it right now....and it's definitely going to need a lot of shimming. And guess what? There's 6 BB pellets lodged in the back! I'm going to do my best with this guitar, but I guess for $30 I should have expected it. It's at least worth it for parts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted July 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 Okay, here's a question. I just took out the pots but they're still connected to the bridge. There's probably a total of 10 wires connected to the bridge. Is that normal/necessary? Can't I just ground to bridge with just one wire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dabbler Posted July 15, 2009 Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 Okay, here's a question. I just took out the pots but they're still connected to the bridge. There's probably a total of 10 wires connected to the bridge. Is that normal/necessary? Can't I just ground to bridge with just one wire? Look, er feel carefully (dental mirrors are helpful when you are doing work on semi-hollows). Are you SURE all the wires are connected to the bridge? The stock harness has wire holder adhered to the inside of the top which hold all the wires so that they aren't visible in the f-holes. Once you figure out how to release the wires, the holders are bent metal, I think you will find that there is only one ground wire attached at the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JovialEvil Posted July 15, 2009 Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 Here is mine. I have no idea if it is ply or not. I can take better pics. if you need/want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members washburndean Posted July 15, 2009 Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 I've got the black model. It's a nice back-up guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David E H Posted July 15, 2009 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 Look, er feel carefully (dental mirrors are helpful when you are doing work on semi-hollows). Are you SURE all the wires are connected to the bridge? The stock harness has wire holder adhered to the inside of the top which hold all the wires so that they aren't visible in the f-holes. Once you figure out how to release the wires, the holders are bent metal, I think you will find that there is only one ground wire attached at the bridge. Yeah, that turned out to be the case. I feel really stupid now, but I could not figure out how all the wires were together! Everything is cleaned out now, and actually the electronics are better than I expected. A heavy duty switch, full size pots, and Washburn pickups. My next problem to overcome is that whatever idiot ruined this guitar, did so quite well. There are miniscule lead wires on the humbuckers. On one of them, there's only one wire. I opened it up, and it's still hidden. So it may just be worth it to buy some new GFS pups, and then give these to my friend who's learning how to wind pickups. Grrrr.....frustrates me though! Oh yeah, and the shim was successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inkwachemis Posted July 15, 2009 Members Share Posted July 15, 2009 put Dream 180s in it. they sound great in mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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