AGP #217 - “Saw 2”(3 String Box Guitar)Scale: 660.4mm / 26 inchesStrings : .0.50NW / .038NW / .028NWTuning: F#/C#/f#The Manzer Wedge Design Box and Neck are a mixture of different recycled timbers, a “Jarrah” (an Australian Hardwood)Stain was used and then finished with a Timber Polish, containing a mixture of Beeswax and Carnauba Wax. More than happy with the way wedge shaped box sits and plays, and would thoroughly recommend this type of shape, especially for the Big Box builds.A 7.8k - Chinese Ebay Tele Type Neck Pickup is fitted to the neck and sounds great on both clean and dirty settings.A 19k – 2nd hand Ebay 7 String Ibanez Humbucker, was originally fitted under the saw blade, held in place by its own magnetism, trebly to the extreme, and also squealed, screeched and squawked to the extreme, next step was fixed it to the top the neck below the saw blade with abt 5mm clearance, which was a little bit better but still crappy, next step put a Gitty Gold Foil Pup under the strings, also not a success, then insulated it between the saw blade, not much better, it’s now glued to the top of the neck and at best sounds very thin and trebly so I will probably just use the Neck Pickup and use the Gold Foil Pup in another build.Originally had 2 large and 4 smaller springs positioned at different points in the box, and after a lot of changing and experimenting sounded best with just the 2 larger ones, I think the springs do make a difference to sound,If I was to build another one, (and I probably will) the Manzer Wedge design is a definite yes!, I would just use one Neck Pup, possibly with Tone control, fix the saw blade in a different manner, and experiment a bit more with springs and snare type combinations in the box.Will hopefully post a vid soon, still have to work out how to drive the little Video Recorder I purchased and buy a silly hat and vest to wear ;-).
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Thinking about it. Instead of paying the pup on the blade,if it's magnetic reactive, is an iron,thena pup almost touching should pick up the vibrations in the blade. Ingenious. I would think about connecting the springs to the edge of the sawblade. Btw. If you lighten the bridge and make a bone/ceramic/dence plastic bridge it will project the vibrations easier into the reso without muffling it.
Nice build. I like it. Makes me think of using a flat reso at some point.
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"Thanks" Murdoc_420
"Thanks" Fomhorach, for your comments and suggestions & ideas.
Omg. Closer look and I see.. Springs do connect. Very nice.
Thinking about it. Instead of paying the pup on the blade,if it's magnetic reactive, is an iron,thena pup almost touching should pick up the vibrations in the blade. Ingenious. I would think about connecting the springs to the edge of the sawblade. Btw. If you lighten the bridge and make a bone/ceramic/dence plastic bridge it will project the vibrations easier into the reso without muffling it.
Nice build. I like it. Makes me think of using a flat reso at some point.
Nice, dig it, the saw blade is awesome!
"Thanks" Randy Wiggins, Yes! definitely worth the effort to build one like this !!!!
I've got to try this
"Thanks" Andries D. EKER, Vid soon!!
"Thanks" Dave Lynas, might rename this one "Wiz Bang" or "Holy Molly" ;-)
Super interesting Build there AGP# i am still verry interested in how it sounds.
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