Morello Luminis Inspired Build Finished Page 1!
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Morello Luminis Inspired Build Finished Page 1!
With the black MJT body not being used for my Queen Bee project, it reminded me of Tom Morello's black telecaster. I decided to put a EMG pickup in the bridge. A normal tele neck pickup will be in the neck. Beat up pickguard and maple neck. Should be pretty awesome. I am not going to have the neck pickup go through the pots because they are 25k for the EMG.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
Nice. Looking forward to the “after” pictures!
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
How are you handling the switching and wiring? I've never seen passive and active pickups successfully combined, unless you have a preamp/buffer in line with the passive pickup to match impedance and output.
I'd pick up an EMG neck pickup to go with it. The whole Telecaster set is IMO the best sounding set EMG has ever made, and probably the least-used. It's one of those "best kept secret" types of things.
I'd pick up an EMG neck pickup to go with it. The whole Telecaster set is IMO the best sounding set EMG has ever made, and probably the least-used. It's one of those "best kept secret" types of things.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
I know it won't work with both on, but I believe if I have the neck go to the switch to the jack and the bridge go to the switch and to the pots to jack that it should work in the neck or bridge position.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
Run the bridge to the pots, then switch. Neck straight to switch, then switch to jack.
That will give you the option to turn down the bridge pickup to "blend" in the middle position.
That will give you the option to turn down the bridge pickup to "blend" in the middle position.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
Almost done. No 9v battery so I don't know how it sounds yet, but it is looking good. I need knobs still.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
i dig the guard. Did you do that?
Kinda Joe Strummerish.
yay Telecasters.
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is there any chance I made that? I can't remember what happened to my Strummer tele...
Kinda Joe Strummerish.
yay Telecasters.
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is there any chance I made that? I can't remember what happened to my Strummer tele...
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I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing i ever heard come out a pair of headphones.
I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing i ever heard come out a pair of headphones.
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I didn't do that to the guard. I have had it sitting upstairs for such a long time I don't remember where I got it. It was like that when I got it. I just re drilled the filled neck pickup holes.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
hilarious.
I think it is from my guitar. I filled the neck pup mounting holes to be closer to 'correct'.
now, i look like a dork for making a fuss
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I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing i ever heard come out a pair of headphones.
I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing i ever heard come out a pair of headphones.
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LOL! I got a battery in it and it sounds beautiful!!! Those EMG pickups are really awesome.
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Re: Morello Luminis Inspired Build
I put the neck on my friends build and this replacement came in. A MIM Fender neck with stock tuners. It is pretty nice!
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20230610_153036 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
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Strings on, so a demo!
https://youtu.be/53eBmA24le0
20230610_153041 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20230610_153045 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20230610_153059 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20230610_153116 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
20230610_153120 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr
Strings on, so a demo!
https://youtu.be/53eBmA24le0
Christopher
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