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Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:16 pm
by amplituden
Hi there.
After scoring the Scrapmaster body of forumite Empyrean, I set upon a quest to budget build it up.
Last night I got it together and intonated it. I haven't actually had a chance to play it through an amp yet, but it feels pretty good.
All in all I got everything for under $300. Not too shabby.
The only issue is that the trem seems to be rubbing against the cavity inside, I may have to borrow a dremel and remove a little wood so it moves freely.
I think eventually I would like to put some WRHBs in it an make it into a jazzblaster.
Here is a cruddy Iphone pic.
Cheers.

Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:49 pm
by bradleyb1982
Cool! What do the switches do?
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:11 pm
by empyrean
So glad to see this alive again! I was just nostalgically listening to some recordings I did with it.
I always wanted to put a rosewood neck on it, you're in for a lot of fun with that one! Hopefully you'll dig the sound of the series mode as much as I did, the clearest humbucker tone you'll ever hear.
Weird about the cavity though, I wonder if AVRI trems are slightly larger than the MIJ one I had on there before.
So happy it stayed in the OSG family! (And locally to boot!)
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 5:35 am
by no guitars
dag. i didn't know you sold it. i wanted it.
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:22 pm
by amplituden
After much messing about here is the new and improved Scrapmaster 2.0.
After I had it assembled the first time I didn't really like the neck that I had on it. As well, I was constantly knocking off the Low E with my cavman like guitar style. So I put a buzz stop on it.
A neck showed up on the guitars Canada forum for a reasonable amount of money that was much better suited for this guitar so I pounced.
Two weeks ago I took it in to Electrical Standard and had the tech put it all together. He made me a new nut out of bone, set it up and completely re-wired it. I had him put on some black pickup covers and a Mustang bridge.
It now sounds really nice and looks great. He also got the trem sitting right, I was having some issues with it rubbing a bit on the inside of the cavity.
I think eventually I will replace the pickups with some Pickup Wizards but for now I am just glad that I can finally play it again.

Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:32 pm
by empyrean
Sweet man looks great! So glad it's going to get played again!
How's it wired now? Series and a kill still?
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:37 pm
by amplituden
Yeah its wired the same he just wanted to get it soldered a little more solid. There were a couple of points that were sort of coming off.
This neck is so nice and it matches the finish of the guitar which is nice.
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:50 am
by vastrange

this JM
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:31 am
by rindersnoot
amplituden wrote:
That case is AWESOME! Makes me want a beer for some reason... well it's a good thing I've already got one in reach!
Oh and the guitar's not bad either.

Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:07 am
by northern_dirt
Pretty interesting.. I sold that at a coffee shop DT
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Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:15 am
by stilettoace
That's gorgeous! You can use the back for a cutting board as well.

Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:19 am
by s_mcsleazy
still cool as hell.
p.s. cool polvo sticker
Re: Scrapmaster comes back to life
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:50 am
by amplituden
Thanks I like it, its a nice compliment to my AVRI Jazzmaster.
It has a darker tone. Its a little heavy, but I am getting used to it. The Series/Parellel wiring makes for some interesting tonal options.
The Mustang bridge is working fine as well, I feel no need to get an Mastery or Staytrem one.