C18Q1 - Nuno Gilmour

digitalscream

TTony said:

digitalscream said:

Incidentally, if anyone's curious, that bridge came from our very own @Graingerguitars 

I was just about to ask about that.  I might have to pay them a visit for a bridge or two for my build #3.

Lovely solid bridge, and they can work as both through-body and top-loaded. It's a nice bit of flexibility. I've got two now - one on this guitar and one on my lightweight Tele from Jaden.

TTony said:

I wouldn't worry about the bridge being 1mm out.  As long as the strings don't fall off the fretboard in normal playing, then the bridge is in the right place


Like the contrast between the maple board and the black, and definitely like the black finish.  

Cheers - it is quite a nice colour scheme  I like the fact that the body looks a little old and used (more apparent in person), without being a relic job.

Good to know about the bridge...I did some maths, and it works out right anyway (intonation-wise). The only slight irritation is the combination of the bridge being too far south and the pickups being slightly too far north means that the polepieces don't even come close to matching up. If I ever switch to Lace Sensors (distinctly possible), that problem goes away.

Graingerguitars said:

Thanks for the shoutout @digitalscream.  W ‘ll see you guys at the Birmingham show at the end of Feb...I believe we have the stand next to yours

My pleasure - always happy to tell folk about good service and products. See you there

darcym

This turned out great, your first attempt too, hit some problems, got through them, Im really pleased for you. Unique guitar too

digitalscream

Y'know what? I'm not kidding or exaggerating when I say that this has instantly become my favourite guitar to play. It's possible (even likely) that it's the honeymoon period, but to use an analogy...the Jadens still feel like "home", but this one feels like my local. 

I've spent some time comparing them and trying to figure out what's different. Obviously the body's a lot smaller on this one, but the fretboard is also noticeably thinner. The neck's just as deep, though, and the fretboard radius is smaller (I think the Jadens are 17" or 18", while this is 12-14").

The only things I'm going to change are the pickups - not really getting on with the HS3s - and I'll have to do something about the tail on the shark fin 'cos it's hampering my upper fret access while playing standing up.

paulnb57

I think sometimes theres a bit of affinity for something you have an input into building that makes it feel a bit more "special" too....

digitalscream

...and here it is under stage lights. Dat grain!

paulnb57

That grain really pops well umder the lights, no joy with Lace pickups?

digitalscream

paulnb57 said:

That grain really pops well umder the lights, no joy with Lace pickups?

I have a plan. Remembered that my dad has a white Red in the neck position of his Strat (!), so I'm doing a trade for that. I've bought a blank cover for the middle position - that's an experiment I'm not happy with, so it's going - and now I just need a Blue for the neck.

The HS3s are truly great pickups, they really are - they're just not for me.

GoldenEraGuitars

 That’s awesome @digitalscream ; 

digitalscream

Great news...I've just won yet more money in online poker, so I can get a Blue without upsetting myself unduly

Only thing is...the Red I'm scragging from my dad's Strat is one of the old-style ones with the metal lugs, so I really need to get a Blue from before they went with the all-plastic housing.

digitalscream

An update nobody asked for - I gave it away tonight. An old friend from my school days posted a video of her kids at an open mic night, and her son was playing a Squier Affinity Tele.

Now, this guitar ain't great, but it's better than an Affinity. So...given that I've now got too many guitars and it was never getting played...it's his now, and he loves it.

Feel pretty good about that.

DrBob

digitalscream said:

An update nobody asked for - I gave it away tonight. An old friend from my school days posted a video of her kids at an open mic night, and her son was playing a Squier Affinity Tele.

Now, this guitar ain't great, but it's better than an Affinity. So...given that I've now got too many guitars and it was never getting played...it's his now, and he loves it.

Feel pretty good about that.

Yeah that’s top chap behaviour well done