New Used Guitar Day x 2 - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T10:00:27Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-used-guitar-day-x-2?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3320305&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe frets are a little low, b…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-24:2592684:Comment:33469332019-06-24T09:24:10.879ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>The frets are a little low, but that makes for good slides. The pickups are awesome, sound like the Gold Foils of old without the 60 cycle hum. This tremolo is expensive, but it's less than a Bigsby and works flawlessly.</p>
<p>It puts a big smile on my face that stays for a long time. This guitar is every bit as good as a New Gibson LP and cheaper. ;)</p>
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<p>The frets are a little low, but that makes for good slides. The pickups are awesome, sound like the Gold Foils of old without the 60 cycle hum. This tremolo is expensive, but it's less than a Bigsby and works flawlessly.</p>
<p>It puts a big smile on my face that stays for a long time. This guitar is every bit as good as a New Gibson LP and cheaper. ;)</p>
<p></p> Hey Paul, ya gotta be happy w…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-22:2592684:Comment:33463852019-06-22T23:55:39.571ZTaffy Evanshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TaffyEvans
<p>Hey Paul, ya gotta be happy with that, looks great how does it play.</p>
<p>Taff</p>
<p>Hey Paul, ya gotta be happy with that, looks great how does it play.</p>
<p>Taff</p> The Bluesbird is finished.
I…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-21:2592684:Comment:33461582019-06-21T20:59:06.192ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>The Bluesbird is finished.</p>
<p>I put the Duesenberg Les Trem II tremolo on it, costly but worth every penny. I got a LP style pickguard in Black Pearl and a Black "Poker Chip" piece for the switch.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054286009?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054286009?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054295453?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054295453?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>The Bluesbird is finished.</p>
<p>I put the Duesenberg Les Trem II tremolo on it, costly but worth every penny. I got a LP style pickguard in Black Pearl and a Black "Poker Chip" piece for the switch.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054286009?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054286009?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054295453?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3054295453?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> I got the Duesenberg tremolo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-06-03:2592684:Comment:33380402019-06-03T08:04:41.852ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I got the Duesenberg tremolo and installed it on the Bluesbird. Strung it up and played it, couldn't be any happier with it. The Tusq nut works great with the tremolo, no sticking strings and stays in tune very well. I would definitely recommend one of these if you have a separate stop tail piece mounted to studs.</p>
<p>I have some plastic pieces coming in a week or 2 for the switch and a pickguard.…</p>
<p>I got the Duesenberg tremolo and installed it on the Bluesbird. Strung it up and played it, couldn't be any happier with it. The Tusq nut works great with the tremolo, no sticking strings and stays in tune very well. I would definitely recommend one of these if you have a separate stop tail piece mounted to studs.</p>
<p>I have some plastic pieces coming in a week or 2 for the switch and a pickguard.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2746014019?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2746014019?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> I was trying to find some Lem…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-05-26:2592684:Comment:33359672019-05-26T22:57:11.175ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I was trying to find some Lemon Oil to rub down the fretboards on both of these guitars because the Rosewood was so dry, but all I could find was Butcher Block Conditioning Oil. So I got that and it works great.</p>
<p>I was trying to find some Lemon Oil to rub down the fretboards on both of these guitars because the Rosewood was so dry, but all I could find was Butcher Block Conditioning Oil. So I got that and it works great.</p> Yesterday I ordered a Duesenb…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-05-26:2592684:Comment:33357312019-05-26T19:12:11.021ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Yesterday I ordered a Duesenberg Les Trem II tremolo system for the Bluesbird guitar. It fits on the stop tail studs and doesn't require any holes to be drilled. They work great and have a clean looking mount.</p>
<p>I installed a ABR style bridge with rollor saddles and a Tusq nut yesterday. As soon as the tremolo gets here it can installed and strung up. Also ordered a Les Paul style pickguard that I can use as a blank. I have some Black Pearl pickguard sheet material that I can cut out a…</p>
<p>Yesterday I ordered a Duesenberg Les Trem II tremolo system for the Bluesbird guitar. It fits on the stop tail studs and doesn't require any holes to be drilled. They work great and have a clean looking mount.</p>
<p>I installed a ABR style bridge with rollor saddles and a Tusq nut yesterday. As soon as the tremolo gets here it can installed and strung up. Also ordered a Les Paul style pickguard that I can use as a blank. I have some Black Pearl pickguard sheet material that I can cut out a decent looking guard from. I think the Black Pearl will look great on the Silver Guitar. I oiled up the fretboard with some butcher block conditioning oil. Rosewood will tend to dry out and get very brittle.</p>
<p>About to start stripping the paint off of the Strat body.</p> I ordered some parts and got…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-05-01:2592684:Comment:33266152019-05-01T22:55:38.613ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I ordered some parts and got them today.</p>
<p>A Tusq nut for the Bluesbird and another one for the Strat. Also got a pickguard and Steel tremolo for the Strat.…<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229384309?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229384309?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229385600?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229385600?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a></p>
<p>I ordered some parts and got them today.</p>
<p>A Tusq nut for the Bluesbird and another one for the Strat. Also got a pickguard and Steel tremolo for the Strat.<a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229384309?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229384309?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229385600?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229385600?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229386669?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2229386669?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Thanks.
The pickguards are ha…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-04-30:2592684:Comment:33255812019-04-30T08:03:44.526ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>The pickguards are hard to find, costly when you do find them and used ones aren't worth getting. I may make my own, but I'm leaning towards a Tortoise Shell guard if I do make one.</p>
<p>The pickups are Gold Tone/Gold Tops. They're humbuckers, all the Gold Foil pickups were single coil pickups. All of them are good and I'd be okay with either. Original Gold Foil singles go for hundreds of dollars these days. Lollar makes them to original spec with the rubber magnets like the…</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>The pickguards are hard to find, costly when you do find them and used ones aren't worth getting. I may make my own, but I'm leaning towards a Tortoise Shell guard if I do make one.</p>
<p>The pickups are Gold Tone/Gold Tops. They're humbuckers, all the Gold Foil pickups were single coil pickups. All of them are good and I'd be okay with either. Original Gold Foil singles go for hundreds of dollars these days. Lollar makes them to original spec with the rubber magnets like the originals. These Gold Tone humbuckers have a real clear and articulate tone when lightly picking, then get nasty when you dig in like those old singles, but without the hum.</p>
<p></p> Sweet! They weren’t too succ…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-04-30:2592684:Comment:33257282019-04-30T00:25:47.022ZMike Whitfieldhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MikeWhitfield
<p>Sweet! They weren’t too successful but they’re good instruments. Set neck and American made Dearmand gold foils, good deal for the price. And I believe all the M72 pick guards were clear lexan, so it doesn’t look bad without it and you should be able to make your own if you want. Congrats!</p>
<p>Sweet! They weren’t too successful but they’re good instruments. Set neck and American made Dearmand gold foils, good deal for the price. And I believe all the M72 pick guards were clear lexan, so it doesn’t look bad without it and you should be able to make your own if you want. Congrats!</p> I was about to put the string…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-04-27:2592684:Comment:33249292019-04-27T17:45:39.745ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>I was about to put the strings on the Bluesbird and noticed that the nut looks a little deformed/distorted. So I'm going to put a new nut on it. Was going to put a bone nut on it, but I may put a Tusq nut on it because I'm looking at a Tremolo that mounts on the stop tail studs(Duesenberg Les Trem II). It works like a Bigsby and quality made, lots of people raving about these and I wouldn't mind having one. It's easily reversible to original setup with any damage to the guitar too, seems…</p>
<p>I was about to put the strings on the Bluesbird and noticed that the nut looks a little deformed/distorted. So I'm going to put a new nut on it. Was going to put a bone nut on it, but I may put a Tusq nut on it because I'm looking at a Tremolo that mounts on the stop tail studs(Duesenberg Les Trem II). It works like a Bigsby and quality made, lots of people raving about these and I wouldn't mind having one. It's easily reversible to original setup with any damage to the guitar too, seems like a no-brainer to me.</p>
<p>The Johnson Strat is going to need a lot of parts replaced, good thing it was free.</p>