What's in the mailbox? 📬 📦

[andare]

There’s nothing like getting new PCBs…

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So far, it looks like I didn’t mess up

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A few missing components and enclosures are expected at the beginning of next week. I’m eager to see the enclosures! (I hope everything went fine). More to come…

I'd plug my ribbon in there

 

[andare]

My son has been taking guitar lessons for over a year but he still can’t play my guitars because he’s only 7 and he’s big, but not big enough. So I got him an Ibanez Mikro 3/4 size. It needs a setup and clean (second hand) but no fret work as far as I can see. The pickups are pretty decent as well, does the rock metal thing without mud!

I swapped it where his other guitar was. Let’s see how long until he notices.

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The headstock is huge. I love it. It's a tiny shred machine!

is that a Dunlop nylon pick? I use those now, .60mm

 

[Paradox916]

The headstock is huge. I love it. It's a tiny shred machine!

is that a Dunlop nylon pick? I use those now, .60mm

Had to go back and look, give that kid some Jazz III max grips, he won’t ever lean to shredded properly with a piece of bologna

 

[DGWVI]

1550jbk
125b for scale

 

[Erik S]

1550jbk
125b for scale

 

[DGWVI]

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[damianvila]

My son has been taking guitar lessons for over a year but he still can’t play my guitars because he’s only 7 and he’s big, but not big enough. So I got him an Ibanez Mikro 3/4 size. It needs a setup and clean (second hand) but no fret work as far as I can see. The pickups are pretty decent as well, does the rock metal thing without mud!

I swapped it where his other guitar was. Let’s see how long until he notices.

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Have you seen the Fender x Loog guitars?: https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifest...ter-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html

For those who don’t know Loog, it was a Kickstarter to build a 3 string guitar for kids. The idea was to simplify learning guitar, by having less strings to worry about (they can switch to 6 strings later). So, it’s mostly power chords, and simple chords (triads).

Now Fender did a collaboration with Loog, and created a Stratocaster and Telecaster shaped guitars for kids.

Maybe 7 is old enough for a 6 string. But if you see him struggling (specially with barred chords, or handling chords in general) a Loog guitar is a good introductory instrument, in my opinion.

 

[Harry Klippton]

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Beat me to it

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Have you seen the Fender x Loog guitars?: https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifest...ter-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html

https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifest...ter-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html
I kinda wanna get one of the loog fenders to convert into an electric chromatic mountain dulcimer

 

[szukalski]

Have you seen the Fender x Loog guitars?: https://www.fender.com/en-US/lifest...ter-3-string-childrens-guitar/9190021088.html

For those who don’t know Loog, it was a Kickstarter to build a 3 string guitar for kids. The idea was to simplify learning guitar, by having less strings to worry about (they can switch to 6 strings later). So, it’s mostly power chords, and simple chords (triads).

Now Fender did a collaboration with Loog, and created a Stratocaster and Telecaster shaped guitars for kids.

Maybe 7 is old enough for a 6 string. But if you see him struggling (specially with barred chords, or handling chords in general) a Loog guitar is a good introductory instrument, in my opinion.

He has had a 3/4 size classical guitar for a couple of years now. He just wants to play rock.

I don't see the benefit of the Loog unless they're 3-5 years old, you just learn on three strings on a 6 string. It's been working well for my son (when he practices).

 

[jimilee]

I love it. That looks kind of like the tenor telecasters they once made.

 

[Erik S]

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Amazing.

 

[damianvila]

The rest of the components arrived today...





The flexible connectors are for connecting the switches PCB to the Effects PCB.
On Monday the enclosures are arriving, so next week may be a productive one. The first prototype might be there! I'm really excited about it.

 

[fig]

@DGWVI - I was reflecting on your enclosure shot....nice!

 

[ICTRock]

It's nice to know you can still find them with all the fiddly parts and silkscreen still intact

 

[cwsquared]

Not really in the mailbox, but FB Marketplace for the win.

Solo MMK-10 for about half-off of what it would have been to buy directly with shipping.

4 piece mahogany body. 2 of which are noticable from the front, but I not staining it, so minor detail. Not sure what color I am going to paint it, but on the ride home, orange popped into my head. Might try to figure out a way to get Signal Corp orange as a tribute to my Army past.

Will definitely be getting a 2 band pre-EB preamp with a "mojo" LM4250 (because why not) to replace the passive VVT it has going at the moment. Of course, I will create a thread for the build.

 

[KR Sound]

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It's nice to know you can still find them with all the fiddly parts and silkscreen still intact

I picked this up for cheap earlier this year. Yours looks a little nicer though

 

[DGWVI]

Some Motorola 2N4393 to pair with some metal can LM108s

 

[MichaelW]

This just showed up today. I LOVE IT!

I've been wanting a volume pedal for a while now (to get my prog rock on....hahah)

I was thinking about getting the EB VP Jr and doing the Zeppelin Labs mod kit that @PunchySunshine did to make usable heh.

But in the end I decided to just get the Morely 20/20 Volume. It's a great optical buffered volume pedal. Super smooth and so far I'm digging the taper.

It's also a wee little thing. I had no idea it was this small. 1590BB next to it for comparison.

 

[drgonzo1969]

gonna try a few new things this week. Vero board and no-film waterslide decals. The glue looks suspicious hahaha