Let's see that FF.....
Over this little downtime I finally finished up a couple of things.
Bought a beater Fender Tele for a song because the action was high, the relic job was rough and there isn't even a finishing layer on the paint, however, that's not the end of the world, and it had a bigsby, a HB upgrade in the bridge already, and I have a spare Dunable Cthulhu to use in the neck position.
Got a new tortiose guard, wired it to split the coils on both pups when engaged. .25 shim in the neck, turned the truss rod a touch, moved the bridge down some, and have new saddles that will be delivered today, so almost done, but even just with those adjustments it plays really well now. Added Locking tuners because I really like locking tuners now.
I'll set it up and play it like this for a while, then see about whether I want to refinish it or not. Splitting the coils was a worthwhile task - the octave fuzz response to a single coil is way more fun and velcroesque. I don't really love SC's overall, but they shine when put through any of the 3 octave fuzzes I tried last night.
Next up is a fender Jag Bass body I got cheap on reverb a while ago - already reliced, but I like the way this one looks. Got a PJ pick up set and guard that fit, fender tuners, wired simply as V V T, then a cheap ebay neck until I can get a fender neck in its place. Needs some adjustments that I'll get to this week, but it's pretty light, and feels a lot like my old Tele bass that I sold years ago and have missed ever since.
I have 3 strat bodies on the way that I'll start fiddling with soon.
