CRAZY NEW BUILD: Fender MONGOOSE... CBS' GREATEST MISSES!

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Re: CRAZY NEW BUILD: Fender MONGOOSE... CBS' GREATEST MISSES!

Post by mongoose » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:14 pm

See below...
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Post by mongoose » Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:15 pm

I think I'm about to sit on photoshop for a while and see what works... I mean, because of the bridge placement on this, I can't use the exact pickguard design as the original. There are a few areas (like near the control plate) that don't flow as well with a Toronade bridge thrown in the mix...
By all means, Andrew- see what you can come up with that echoes the original; but works better with out hardware choices. I'm totally open to your ideas.

BTW- The body is looking gorgeous! :-*
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Post by antisymmetric » Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:09 am

As a bizarre (and expensive!) suggestion- a Rick (or Lollar copy) horseshoe pickup mounted behind the bridge, with its own onboard preamp and controls? Or even its own effects?
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Post by mongoose » Sun Sep 19, 2010 5:34 am

antisymmetric wrote:As a bizarre (and expensive!) suggestion- a Rick (or Lollar copy) horseshoe pickup mounted behind the bridge, with its own onboard preamp and controls? Or even its own effects?
You and Andrew should don lab coats and get a research grant from the US government! ;)
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Post by antisymmetric » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:33 pm

mongoose69 wrote:You and Andrew should don lab coats and get a research grant from the US government! ;)
Could be worth all the paperwork if it meant we could add those Tesla coils! :w00t:
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Re: CRAZY NEW BUILD: Fender MONGOOSE... CBS' GREATEST MISSES!

Post by mongoose » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:06 pm

UPDATE:

The MONGOOSE has now moved from a joint collaboration between myself (mongoose69) and Andrew (andrewdoeshair) to an even MORE joint collaboration...

between myself, Andrew, and... ANDREW (AWSchmit )! :w00t:



Mongoose, Andrew & Andrew... sounds like a seriously f'd up law firm! ;)

Watch this space for MORE exciting updates. :ph34r:
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Post by AWSchmit » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:19 pm

mongoose69 wrote: Mongoose, Andrew & Andrew... sounds like a seriously f'd up law firm! ;)
Haha. Andrew and I have become a bit of a toxic twosome. I look forward to doing the work, Goose!
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Post by andrewdoeshair » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:40 pm

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I know the bottom line of the pickguard/plate doesn't flow perfectly with the body, but in order to put the plate in a spot that DID flow, it would overlap the bridge (which, obviously, has no room to be moved anywhere, if you want the guitar to play right). I feel good.
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Post by CoffeeBean » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:48 pm

Looking really good. Is that a second input jack?
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Post by andrewdoeshair » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:49 pm

CoffeeBean wrote:Looking really good. Is that a second input jack?
Sure is! :ph34r:
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Post by mongoose » Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:24 pm

andrewdoeshair wrote: Image

I feel good.
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Post by scotty66 » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:37 pm

Did this ever come to be ?
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Post by AWSchmit » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:48 pm

scotty66 wrote:Did this ever come to be ?
Looks pretty BE in those pics...

I am actually in possession of it at the moment. Gonna sling some paint.
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Post by knpknpknp » Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:29 pm

Overall the look isn't really my thing, but definitely a cool idea.

Also, that body looks extremely comfortable!
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Post by taz354 » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:02 am

The first time I saw this design, I thought I would vomit. but now, I realized that I kind of like it... and I kind of want one of my own! :ph34r:
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