Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

For guitars of the straight waisted variety (or reverse offset).
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Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by theworkoffire » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:25 pm

Who's got the gnarliest pool rout?  :'(

I'll dive in first:

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This is what fits in there:

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I had to take the guard off to fix a rattle (anyone else get those?  ;)) and It never fails to amaze me quite how spectacular this rout is. In it's defense it's all original and makes for a pretty unique sounding guitar.

Any more out there? Anyone had a nasty surprise when they've popped the hood?

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:56 pm

You mean this is what fits in there:

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by StevenO » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:11 pm

I think I see jaws...

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Angel221 » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:36 pm

This is what i found under the hood.
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Now it looks like this.
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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:37 am

Remember this.......

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Mighty Tom » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:15 am

theworkoffire wrote:Image
What kind of pickups are those? They look like DeArmonds.

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Stereordinary » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:17 am

And I thought my Jagmaster was bad.

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by theworkoffire » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:20 am

Mighty Tom wrote:
theworkoffire wrote:Image
What kind of pickups are those? They look like DeArmonds.
All I know is they're the original stock '66 Klira single coils - I don't know if they outsourced them or shared manufacturing with any of the other German manufacturers of the time. No markings whatsoever.

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Post by flatfiver » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:32 pm

Those look really similar to the pickups Guild used in the '60s on some of their lower-end models
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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:35 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote: Remember this.......

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Mighty Tom » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:17 pm

Holy craparoni... I just noticed that every single damn thing installed into those control plates is totally different from stock! (Okay, so I'm slow. What of it!?)

What does the guitar look like all put together? Can you take us through what all those esoteric knobs and dials do?

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Post by RumorsOFsurF » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:36 pm

Mighty Tom wrote: Holy craparoni... I just noticed that every single damn thing installed into those control plates is totally different from stock! (Okay, so I'm slow. What of it!?)

What does the guitar look like all put together? Can you take us through what all those esoteric knobs and dials do?
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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Mighty Tom » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:00 pm

Oh... Well there's yer problem!

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by theworkoffire » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:40 pm

Mighty Tom wrote: Holy craparoni... I just noticed that every single damn thing installed into those control plates is totally different from stock! (Okay, so I'm slow. What of it!?)

What does the guitar look like all put together? Can you take us through what all those esoteric knobs and dials do?
I'll give a full explanation and circuit diagram in a new post later.  :)

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Re: Put your trunks on, we're going for a swim

Post by Angel221 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:47 pm

This one has a swimming and a wading pool. I have no idea who this belongs to.
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