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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 22, 2010, 06:14:02 AM »
April 2001 w/Duncans, hacked headstock and Klusons before reproportioning body. Had to slightly grind E string tuner to fit.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 22, 2010, 05:45:37 AM »
This is what it looks like as of this AM. This is a left handed Charvel Fender neck originally w/reverse left handed Klusons. First built w/ a Badass, DiMarzio P and painted red metallic. Next put in an active P/J set of SDs, drilled out the Badass to make it a string thru, cut off the peghead and went Stingray on it. Doing that allowed better balance and getting rid of the humongous case I'd built. You can see what the next peghead shape will be from the masking tape. I like this $20 bridge a lot. Currently planning to route for those dreaded EMGs but waiting on a Godin Zeta to see what a Piezo might sound like as an option. The ash body resonates well even with all the butchery. The shape influences are obvious considering the era. The next one will be as accurate as possible.
Sorry to come across the way I did in my first posts, I assumed the Bachs were around $500 an unaware of all the effort that went into bringing them to market.
Sorry to come across the way I did in my first posts, I assumed the Bachs were around $500 an unaware of all the effort that went into bringing them to market.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 21, 2010, 02:39:45 PM »
Thanks for the input, I've seen your impressive collection of Tbirds. Had I been aware of the initial Bach run I would have bought one. I agree about the artec pups, they sound good and a lot of bang for the buck. Or Bach
I built my first Reverse in '82 with a body template traced from my bicentennial. I've been modding it on and off ever since. I'll be building another as my next project. May just flip it over.
I built my first Reverse in '82 with a body template traced from my bicentennial. I've been modding it on and off ever since. I'll be building another as my next project. May just flip it over.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 21, 2010, 01:12:01 PM »
Thanks for filling me in on the history, $168 Euro is an excellent price, now I understand the excitement!
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 21, 2010, 12:10:14 PM »
Very true, whatever sound you like is fine. I gotta ask- what Tbird sound are we talking? Original, Bicentennial, Reissue? The first Thunderbirds had a Honduras Mahogany body and neck, even Entwistle's Fenderbirds were mahogany, though w/ a maple neck. What is a Bach made of?
I think you can get the "Artec" sound with EMGs plus some extra tones. They do cost a lot more than 5 times the Artec which can be bought in China from Eden's warehouse for less than $10. Why does a bass that costs this much come with electronics (at least pots and jack) that a lot of people say need upgrading?
I'm a Newbie but I'm not a kid, I understand value and also the Chinese (8 years designing furniture in South China), I'll be looking forward to the comparisons of the two Artecs.
I think you can get the "Artec" sound with EMGs plus some extra tones. They do cost a lot more than 5 times the Artec which can be bought in China from Eden's warehouse for less than $10. Why does a bass that costs this much come with electronics (at least pots and jack) that a lot of people say need upgrading?
I'm a Newbie but I'm not a kid, I understand value and also the Chinese (8 years designing furniture in South China), I'll be looking forward to the comparisons of the two Artecs.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Artec Pickups on Ebay?
« on: May 21, 2010, 06:22:33 AM »
I think this is a fairly low cost alternative to ANY Artec (switched out the Pups in my Bricebird w/ a pair), pots and jack upgrade too. Active 3 coil single coil/humbucker w push/pull pot. Buckets of tone, as good as my '77 Bicentennial. Yeah, I know, ACTIVE. Good enough for JAE, good enough for me.
http://cgi.ebay.com/EMG-35TW-Bass-Guitar-Pick-up-NEW-Switching-humbucker-/350256435314?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item518ce91072
http://cgi.ebay.com/EMG-35TW-Bass-Guitar-Pick-up-NEW-Switching-humbucker-/350256435314?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item518ce91072
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Gibson Basses / Re: gibson EB3 late model and Ripper early model chokes
« on: May 19, 2010, 08:13:11 AM »
Will it work for a '67? I have a project EBO, just scored a correct bridge PUP and will be upgrading it to EB3 spec. Will also need varitone pot and plate. Thanks