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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
The major test is going to be when Mike get's it back because he will be able to do a side-by-side comparison with the real ones. I'm going to try to persuade him to do some A/B recordings.
Pity - I know folks are convinced that CTS pots are a bit variable nowadays depending where they have been made, but this is actually the first duff one I personally ever had - and I've used dozens and dozens over the years.
Frets levelled, re-crowned and polished; CTS duff pot replaced; bridge fixed (putting a couple of black crosshead screws in the old fixing holes); tuners fitted and set-up.
So this:
Became this:
With this left over:
And this ^ then became this:
Time for a cup of tea
I *think* I just about prefer the first one due to the lovely piece of timber for the body. But the second isn't so far behind!
Now you've got that out of the way, time to put together a quick acoustic for the Q1 challenge???
Trouble is, I need to find an affordable 30" bass neck, otherwise it isn't much of a 'bitsa'. I'll have another scour...
Excellent - always enjoy watching your builds! I have another something tentatively planned too ... though I need the jamjar amp kit to arrive