Bryan316 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Ready for a terrible idea? Purpleheart pickup rings. DOOO EEEEET!!! Oh, and yeah, that fretboard is magnificent. It just screams out at the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 A few months ago, I was griping on folks putting anything but 2 S/Cs in a tele. I'm starting to come around. I'm not so sure about the red pup covers, but otherwise, this really looks killer. Geo nailed it - there's something about a tele shape that makes it unbelievably adaptable. It's a little like a VW Bug. You can paint those things any color and it'd look great. Seriously - I've seen them in neon green, as a ladybug, animal prints, rally stripes, traditional colors, and dozens of other themes, and they always look good. A tele & strat are much the same way. Although I don't think I've ever seen a strat with P-90s. But if I did, it'd probably look OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Thanks guys.. I appreciate the feedback. The red tops on the pickups are actually pearloid which came with the pickups. I personally feel they are a bit bright but they dont detract from the fretboard so i'm okay. Besides, they are supposed to have the tone of p-90's and the humbucking ability of humbuckers. As for the PH rings...I'll pass on this one. I'd also like to make note of the danelectro style knobs, each pickup is complete with it's own volume and tone... just thought I'd mention it since no one on both forums I posted this one mentioned it. Just something you don't see alot of any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I saw the concentric knobs, but I didn't think it was a big deal. Sorry. So what are the 3 mini switches for?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 1 switch to split all three humbuckers into single coils for a strat-ish sound, 1 switch to kick in the middle pickup and 1 kill switch. The 3 way toggle will act as a normal Les Paul type toggle between the bride and neck pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Ready for a terrible idea? Purpleheart pickup rings. DOOO EEEEET!!! Oh, and yeah, that fretboard is magnificent. It just screams out at the world! it is a terrible idea the black works very well with the bridge and hardware and th red tops work well with the wood.. great stuff i did notice the dual pots and presumed you had volume and tone for each pickup and didnt really think about what the mini switches did.. if they were humbuckers i would have said series/single/parallel switches... are they humbucking? i presumed it was 3 humbucker sized P-90's from the look of the beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 thy are indeed 3 humbuckers that are voiced to sound like P90 pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 thy are indeed 3 humbuckers that are voiced to sound like P90 pickups So the polepieces are cosmetic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Yup. There are two bobbins and the pole pieces are in the middle and there are 4 wires coming out of it so I'm assuming that it can be coil tapped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 no it aint a tele but mmm fun to play i bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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