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| Author: | gabebaillargeon [ Fri May 19, 2006 5:27 am ] |
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i postered a while back that i was getting a mando by jupitercreek music well this is what it will be like We've got: - 5 string emando (low C for the 5th string) - New body and headstock style as per the photo you attached - Tasmanian blackwood body - Queensland maple neck - Jarrah fretboard - Tuners - diecast Wilkinsons - Pickup/s - 2 GFS blade style "Cool Vintage" Tele pickups with switches to select single coil / humbucker for each plus switch to select neck / bridge / both - Bridge, control plate and pickup mounting rings, or "Strat" style scratchplate. - Side mounted input jack We could use either a chrome plated brass mounting ring (like the ones in the attached pic) on each, or I could make up a kind of Strat style scratchplate that would accommodate the pickups, switches and knobs all in one. Maybe in black? That wouldn't change the price... the cost of making the scratchplate would offset the cost of the mounting rings and the control plate. Personally I like the look of the chrome plated mounting rings against the blackwood, but it's personal taste it will be around $400 |
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| Author: | ecklesweb [ Fri May 19, 2006 1:10 pm ] |
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When you say "5 string", do you litterally mean 5 strings or 5 pairs of strings? Also, what do you know about Jarrah? Never heard of it. I kind of wondered about the pickups for something like an electric mandolin - with either 4 or 5 pair of strings, you'd be hard pressed to find 4 or 5 pole pickups. Makes sense that you'd use a blade pickup. I half expected that the builder would have to make and wind the pickups by hand! I think the wiring to select the neck/bridge/both pickups is probably more important on a mando than on a guitar...such a big change in tone on a short-scaled instrument like that. Look forward to some pics! |
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