I know I have a wilkinson bridge coming in the mail somewhere.... so I removed one from the blackwood tele and strapped it on, just wanted to get it in position really and test out etc.
Still needs some fettling, I've had to shim the neck and I'm not sure what I'll need when the bigsby goes on so don't want to do anything drastic yet! But I've got the action set nicely and the neck does feel like buttah.
Was really in two minds about the pickguard, but then router slippage on the neck pickup route decided for me
Pics
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Ha, the route for the neck pickup isn't. First time using a template, normally I do freehand. My fault, should have watched out for the bearing riding up. Oh well, its under the pickguard
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
jvpp wrote:Looks great, especially on the wolf skin.
High E okay for pull offs? Or is it just the photo?
Its closer to the edge than I like, but more like the top pic. I'll be fine tuning it when I strap the calliper on
I always worry if I have put the neck on straight, even more so with a set neck. I have to admit, I needed a washer under the Bigsby caliper's tail piece bit that connects to the body. Without it, the high E string just had too much of an angle from bigsby to bridge. I think it is because of an uneven archtop where the bigsby rests... But hey, it is a prototype I say
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jvpp wrote:Looks great, especially on the wolf skin.
High E okay for pull offs? Or is it just the photo?
Its closer to the edge than I like, but more like the top pic. I'll be fine tuning it when I strap the calliper on
I always worry if I have put the neck on straight, even more so with a set neck. I have to admit, I needed a washer under the Bigsby caliper's tail piece bit that connects to the body. Without it, the high E string just had too much of an angle from bigsby to bridge. I think it is because of an uneven archtop where the bigsby rests... But hey, it is a prototype I say
Like most bolt on necks, its got a bit of movement in the neck rout, it just needs unbolting and tweaking over
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.