MichaelW
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I had mentioned in some post or other that I had a couple of "re-builds" in the pipeline.
This is one of them. My Classic Vibe Thinline which was sporting the Zhangbucker Lollipop P90 in the neck and had a rosewood neck.
I decided to move the Lollipop to my Gold Top where I think it sounds better and I put another Victory Pickup Goldfoil in this tele.
I also put a maple neck on it. This was a $54 eBay neck from China but it turned out to be a really nice one with some figuring.
After a fret level, crown and polish it plays pretty nicely. Except for some reason the neck feels a little sticky, even after a vigorous waxing with carnauba.
Might be some goofy finish they used. We'll see how it holds up.
Oh also, the neck came with a cheesy "Fender" logo on it. I had to sand it off but then had a real hard time matching the "vintage yellow" on the headstock.
So it's a little off.
Anyway, the pickup is one of Wades "Low Rider Ultras" but it's a prototype he made for me. This one uses a vintage spec "rubberized" magnet as opposed to the ferrite magnets of my other GF Tele. There's a subtle difference in sound. A bit less scooped and a bit more focused. I think I like the standard ferrite magnet one slightly better but it still sounds pretty awesome.
Oh and the wrong notes aren't clams......just playing "outside" hahahahahah
This is one of them. My Classic Vibe Thinline which was sporting the Zhangbucker Lollipop P90 in the neck and had a rosewood neck.
I decided to move the Lollipop to my Gold Top where I think it sounds better and I put another Victory Pickup Goldfoil in this tele.
I also put a maple neck on it. This was a $54 eBay neck from China but it turned out to be a really nice one with some figuring.
After a fret level, crown and polish it plays pretty nicely. Except for some reason the neck feels a little sticky, even after a vigorous waxing with carnauba.
Might be some goofy finish they used. We'll see how it holds up.
Oh also, the neck came with a cheesy "Fender" logo on it. I had to sand it off but then had a real hard time matching the "vintage yellow" on the headstock.
So it's a little off.
Anyway, the pickup is one of Wades "Low Rider Ultras" but it's a prototype he made for me. This one uses a vintage spec "rubberized" magnet as opposed to the ferrite magnets of my other GF Tele. There's a subtle difference in sound. A bit less scooped and a bit more focused. I think I like the standard ferrite magnet one slightly better but it still sounds pretty awesome.
Oh and the wrong notes aren't clams......just playing "outside" hahahahahah
