Blueprints/measurements of 20/20

[tore00]

After rehearsing the 20/20 hybrid of my own, I realized that the EMG pickup located at the center is almost useless. When i play together with the two Gibson pickups it disappears. Since my ears have never been particularly keen, I asked and got  confirmation that was not only my guess. In the next few days I will disconnect the EMG HB and trace a new pickguard.

[amptech]

Have you checked if it is a phase related problem? Maybe the pickup is fine, just not wired right.

[tore00]

Yes, I did. And I discovered that the two Gibson pickups (that are actually are both neck ones so should be identical) are out of phase. If I play as they are they play very weak. I installed a EMG phase inverter and got a thunderous sound

[tore00]

Strange things are taking shape after few hours in the basement


Very rough now. I just scored an EMG HB on ebay that is the perfect candidate for a Ferrari Red.

[Grog]

Finding another neck seems less likely than winning the lotto........... But you never know! I still have a hard time believing that the one I picked up was unearthed........... And with the same serial number with the exception of the last digit! (which I stamped). It just goes to show you that if you watch long enough, anything is likely to show up.

[tore00]

Actually I am looking for a 24 frets and reshaping the headstock. Any idea about how to make the writing on the horn? I used a decal but was not fully satisfied

[Grog]

Weren't the transfers that Gibson used for the headstocks that didn't have MOP inlays very thin?

[Basvarken]

Aren't all waterslide decal transfers very thin?

[tore00]

The problem with thin decals is that they are almost transparent if printed in yellow and almost indistinguishable

[Basvarken]

It shouldn't be yellow, but gold.

Rothko & Frost can make it for you.

[tore00]

Now looking for the neck for my second 20/20 clone. The 24 frets candidates are quite few. There are some at ebay
https://www.ebay.it/itm/24-Fret-4-String-Rosewood-Maple-Electric-Bass-Neck-Replacement-Satin-Finish/302431429553?hash=item466a5163b1:g:jPMAAOSwr6RZpL8b
https://www.ebay.it/itm/24-fret-rosewood-fingerboard-2-2-tuner-holes-4-string-maple-bass-neck/273056570320?hash=item3f93709bd0:g:4EEAAOSwrDBZasjM
https://www.ebay.it/itm/New-24-fret-rosewood-fingerboard-2-2-tuner-holes-4-string-maple-bass-neck/323025745615?hash=item4b35d5b6cf:g:aD8AAOSwlyJaF5K9

None of them is perfect: truss rod is at headstock, holes mst be filled before shaping headstock, first has no dots and last fret looks strange and has angled headstock.
I could think of buying a 20 or 21 frets paddled neck but it looks to me not in line with overall concept of 20/20
What do you suggest to me? I think that best option is the first that I listed, Warwick style, to which I can fill the holes and reshape the headstock. Suggestions are welcome

[tore00]

I scored a nice Fernandes neck on ebay at a cheap price and ordered a bridge and pickguard blank. Everything in on route for my second 20/20 clone. I know that there is at least one who owns two 20/20s but I bet that there is not another that has two clones

[Highlander]

 

[tore00]

The neck arrived safely from Japan. It is very nice with no wear at all. It looks a little bowed downward but the trussrod is functional and string tension will probably put it in place.
Now I have to fill the tuners holes. What do you suggest? I was thinking to put some plugs the same size of the holes with wood glue, before cutting the 20/20 shaped headstock and paint it Ferrari Red back and black front

[Dave W]

Plugs are fine but don't cut them from end grain. You want the grain running the same direction as the headstock.