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#17 - Spruce top electric 3 stringer [Take 2]

Posted by Richey Kay on April 23, 2014 at 5:02am
Yup - looks very similar to my last one, this one is for a customer order.630mm scale, 18 frets, MOP fret markersOak neck, American black walnut fretboardBone nut, bone & walnut bridge, walnut tailpieceGeneric craft box, which I tore the lid off and replaced with 3.2mm spruceHandwound single coil pickup (looks like a Crocker DownUnder, but isn't - it's one of mine), alnico 5 magnets, 8000 winds 42awgVolume & tone control (orange drop cap)36,22,17 tuned GDg
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  • Richey Kay April 24, 2014 at 3:36pm
    Thanks John. I find the tone and sustain a little nicer with these, but if could well be subjective :-)
  • Uncle John April 24, 2014 at 9:26am

    Pretty cool, Richey.  I have thought about getting some spruce tone wood and trying this,  Is the payoff in tone and volume worth it?

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