Les Paul Studio Project
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Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
Frank, did you have covers on your jb? To me, I think the covers look better, but when I heard them with covers I didn't care for them at all. I was surprised at the difference.
I don't think I've heard those...hummmm. Specific model?
I don't think I've heard those...hummmm. Specific model?
OP
Honestly, my opinion is a little mixed. Both the JB and the Jazz pickups are pretty bright.
That's why I use a 220k treble cut on humbuckers...just takes that edge off.
What's the latest?
OP
Hi all.
I don't have lot to report on this. I've been sick...really sick...with a nasty upper respiratory bug that has really kicked me around. At one point my fever was over 101 degrees F. I missed several days of work and only now am at the point where I'm not coughing my lungs up. But, I still have this nagging cough that comes and goes. I've not really followed anything on the forum and I've barely touched my guitars.
But, this did come in the mail a few days ago:
I've started applying it to the guitar. I have all the cavities shielded...I still have the wiring channel to do, though. I'll post pics of it when I'm finished.
I decided to use copper instead of paint because it's cheaper and there is no question about it's effectiveness. It takes a bit of work and patience, but it's actually going easier than I feared.
It's good to be back.
I don't have lot to report on this. I've been sick...really sick...with a nasty upper respiratory bug that has really kicked me around. At one point my fever was over 101 degrees F. I missed several days of work and only now am at the point where I'm not coughing my lungs up. But, I still have this nagging cough that comes and goes. I've not really followed anything on the forum and I've barely touched my guitars.
But, this did come in the mail a few days ago:
I've started applying it to the guitar. I have all the cavities shielded...I still have the wiring channel to do, though. I'll post pics of it when I'm finished.
I decided to use copper instead of paint because it's cheaper and there is no question about it's effectiveness. It takes a bit of work and patience, but it's actually going easier than I feared.
It's good to be back.
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RVA
Ambassador
Smitty, I am so sorry to hear this. I do hope you are 100% very soon. Hey, let's shoot for 101%, shall we - you know like Friedrich Nietzsche said, “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.”Hi all.
I don't have lot to report on this. I've been sick...really sick...with a nasty upper respiratory bug that has really kicked me around. At one point my fever was over 101 degrees F. I missed several days of work and only now am at the point where I'm not coughing my lungs up. But, I still have this nagging cough that comes and goes. I've not really followed anything on the forum and I've barely touched my guitars.
But, this did come in the mail a few days ago:
I've started applying it to the guitar. I have all the cavities shielded...I still have the wiring channel to do, though. I'll post pics of it when I'm finished.
I decided to use copper instead of paint because it's cheaper and there is no question about it's effectiveness. It takes a bit of work and patience, but it's actually going easier than I feared.
It's good to be back.
OP
Thanks. I still have to watch what I do. Even a moderate amount of exertion (like going up and down the stairs in my house) will send me into a coughing fit. I'm gradually improving, but I am SOOOO done with this!
I have an adaptation of the Nietzsche quote: "What doesn't kill you must have hurt really bad!"
Anyhoo, once the shielding is done, it's just going to be down to just accumulating parts and putting it all together.
Bocc69
Ambassador of Metal Health
Sorry to hear of the sickness....there is something similar going around my area as well. I'm just getting over it, only not as bad as In your case. Get well!!
As for the copper, it made my humm machine LP absolutely silent. And I mean silent. You wouldn't even know it's plugged, until you strum.
Just an fyi, of Something that happened in my experience. I was very dedicated to covering every morsel of cavity, I took my time, and the results looked fantastic. However!!! , when I plugged in, I had no sound. I thought it was the ground, but it wasn't. Thought maybe a bad pot connection, nope. ......finally, I removed the shielding I put in the little input jack cavity, and bada-bing, Sound!! Guess it was shorting it?? Never tried to investigate further, cause it worked.
Good luck, have fun.
As for the copper, it made my humm machine LP absolutely silent. And I mean silent. You wouldn't even know it's plugged, until you strum.
Just an fyi, of Something that happened in my experience. I was very dedicated to covering every morsel of cavity, I took my time, and the results looked fantastic. However!!! , when I plugged in, I had no sound. I thought it was the ground, but it wasn't. Thought maybe a bad pot connection, nope. ......finally, I removed the shielding I put in the little input jack cavity, and bada-bing, Sound!! Guess it was shorting it?? Never tried to investigate further, cause it worked.
Good luck, have fun.
OP
Thanks Bocc.
Yes, I shielded the output jack cavity, too. I'll pay attention to that area when I wire things up. Thank you for the heads-up!
Hi all.
I don't have lot to report on this. I've been sick...really sick...with a nasty upper respiratory bug that has really kicked me around. At one point my fever was over 101 degrees F. I missed several days of work and only now am at the point where I'm not coughing my lungs up. But, I still have this nagging cough that comes and goes. I've not really followed anything on the forum and I've barely touched my guitars.
But, this did come in the mail a few days ago:
I've started applying it to the guitar. I have all the cavities shielded...I still have the wiring channel to do, though. I'll post pics of it when I'm finished.
I decided to use copper instead of paint because it's cheaper and there is no question about it's effectiveness. It takes a bit of work and patience, but it's actually going easier than I feared.
It's good to be back.
Welcome back! You haven't missed much. I'm still attempting mildly retarded guitar modifications and EsEGE bought more guitars....
Guitar work is a kind of therapy....
OP
Alrighty...boys and girls....
As promised, here are a few pics of the completed shielding job on the Les Paul:
Just a shot of the back:
Here's a close up of the control cavity;
And...shot of the switch cavity:
Moving to the front, here's a pic of the pickup cavities:
As you may expect, the wiring channel was the most challenging. I used a set of forceps to work several overlapping strips into place. Eventually, I got the channel completely covered.
I used a multimeter to check the resistance between the switch cavity to the end of the control cavity...essentially the full length of the shielding job. The resistance is under .1 ohm. That conductive adhesive is really conductive. I was a little concerned about that.
I'm glad that's done. Now, on to the next step...
As promised, here are a few pics of the completed shielding job on the Les Paul:
Just a shot of the back:
Here's a close up of the control cavity;
And...shot of the switch cavity:
Moving to the front, here's a pic of the pickup cavities:
As you may expect, the wiring channel was the most challenging. I used a set of forceps to work several overlapping strips into place. Eventually, I got the channel completely covered.
I used a multimeter to check the resistance between the switch cavity to the end of the control cavity...essentially the full length of the shielding job. The resistance is under .1 ohm. That conductive adhesive is really conductive. I was a little concerned about that.
I'm glad that's done. Now, on to the next step...
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