AGP #286 - “Castrol”(3 String Oil Can Guitar)Scale : 628.65mm / 24¾ inchesStrings : .054NW / .038NW / .028NW /Tuning: E / B / e /The cut down 20ltr(5 gallon) Engine Oil Can was a Dumpster find, the Relic neck is recycled Spotted Gum, coated with Acrylic Clear Gloss, and a 4.6k Single Pickup is wired through a Tone Pot to the Jack.
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"Thanks" Jerry, have used quite a few of these pickups in the past, all around the mid 4k range, I think they sound great, and being small and shallow, I generally tend to use them where space is limited .
"Thanks Uncle John", was originally going to do something similar to the Headstock along the length of the Fretboard, but thought it may have been a bit of overkill !!!, the Hang Hole was begging for a hit with the gas torch, and I thought I showed amazing restraint in not torching all the Timber, normally something I'm not able to do once the torch is lit :-D
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"Thanks Erasmo & Jim", a "Cheapie Build" but sounds mighty fine to me !!, and I'm all for getting "Lubricated" (with Neck Oil) :-D
I'd like to get well lubricated and try this one out! Looks great AGP!
"Thanks Jeff", nearly all my builds have a hanging hole of some sort, more often than not with a couple of Grommets in the Hole.
"Thanks" Jerry, have used quite a few of these pickups in the past, all around the mid 4k range, I think they sound great, and being small and shallow, I generally tend to use them where space is limited .
How does that pickup sound? I bought 6 but have not used one yet. I think mine were about 4.3K each.,.,,"magideal" pickups.,.
nice build by the way.,Castrol is well known here.,.,
"Thanks Jim_in_Tucson", never thought of it as "Folk Art" :-)
"Thanks Uncle John", was originally going to do something similar to the Headstock along the length of the Fretboard, but thought it may have been a bit of overkill !!!, the Hang Hole was begging for a hit with the gas torch, and I thought I showed amazing restraint in not torching all the Timber, normally something I'm not able to do once the torch is lit :-D
Cool, imaginative folk art!
Yup, love that hot hole Castrol head stock. Very funky, very cool build. Your builds are always a treat to look at.