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by Mad-Mike
Wed May 09, 2018 7:14 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
Replies: 6
Views: 6371

My guess here is it's a partscaster, either that or a circa 1978 Fender Mustang with a 1988 Fender neckplate on it.
by Mad-Mike
Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Possible Jagstang purchase...
Replies: 93
Views: 36026

I think Jag-Stang necks are indeed unique to Jag-Stangs as far as Fender Japan is concerned. Having said that, they are very old-fashioned Mustang necks... specifically a clone of the A width option neck that was on Kurt's favorite Mustang (the comp blue '69), an available option back in the day, l...
by Mad-Mike
Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: pictures of your shortscales
Replies: 2192
Views: 1035282

New shots of the Musicmaster - it's been Mustang-Ized in my usual special way, finally, my Jag-Stang has a backup. It's also a test for a passive version of the circuit I use in my Jag-Stang. Guess I should call it the "Mustang Master", lol. http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:20 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: pictures of your shortscales
Replies: 2192
Views: 1035282

, and I'm running .008's on it now. getting all the widdly~widdly and none of the tuning stability? though the tuner upgrade may have helped with the latter.. i'm not sure as I've never tried the upgraded ones. No tuning issues with the .008's when I ran those for awhile last/this year. Then the Er...
by Mad-Mike
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Cooking Up a Fuzz Of My Own
Replies: 1
Views: 3274

Cooking Up a Fuzz Of My Own

Well, joined a "90's cover band" at the start of the year and found a hole in my distortion sound. For the longest time, I've used more of a late 70's/early 80's Van-Halen sort of tone, but here, that only works for so much before I need some nice walls-o-mud and some raspy, ratty, garage-...
by Mad-Mike
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:12 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: String gauge?
Replies: 68
Views: 28985

Well, I've been testing out the Ernie Ball Paradigm .009's on the Jag-Stang and Jaguar for the past few months, looks like they will stand up with the Bullets as far as durability goes. After a day or two when they finally settled, I did not have to tune either Jag for weeks (so as long as nobody bu...
by Mad-Mike
Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:47 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: NGD: Peavey Patriot + Memphis A2(?)
Replies: 14
Views: 16472

I always wondered about that dual blade pickup in the original A-2 models, kind of cool it's even shorter as well. I have the A-2TR model (later Korean made version with a single humbucker and a strat bridge). Those are 24" scale, sound kind of like a Mustang with a bucker in the back end. http...
by Mad-Mike
Thu May 25, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: Exciting poll about labelling controls on guitars
Replies: 40
Views: 19641

I don't hate it but I don't need them and almost have no feeling on them either way. I always thought putting stickers or a diagram on the guitar that are removable would have been a good idea, I've seen some makers (Cort, that company in Japan that made the Jaguar copies with no Rhythm Circuit, and...
by Mad-Mike
Tue May 09, 2017 8:03 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: Not a NGD: 1987 Ibanez RG440 PR
Replies: 18
Views: 10820

There's a bit of an easter egg to those old Floyd Rose II Style trems like the one you have (I have one on my Jagmaster and another on my Kramer Striker 100ST) - the knife edges are actually removable, at least on all the ones I've worked on. You can remove them and replace them using a pair of plia...
by Mad-Mike
Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Jaguar VM crackling problem
Replies: 13
Views: 10345

One note on the tailpiece method, be very careful on the angle, if you don't go shallow enough you could drill through the body. Yes. That's why you want a really long bit. At least a foot long, so you can angle the bit shallow. Work nice and slow, don't push it, let the sharp spinning bit do the w...
by Mad-Mike
Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:40 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Bullet Mustang
Replies: 192
Views: 101632

I'm now thinking this in metallic blue would be the perfect platform to make a backup to my #1 (Jag-Stang) - just buy one of these, a Mustang KC pickguard, slap in a EMG 81 and SA (used of course - so they are under $100 total), Pi2, and then rout and put on a Mustang Vibrato and Shazam - good backu...
by Mad-Mike
Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:18 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Teh Kurtdzz Competition Mustang 1993
Replies: 13
Views: 10465

I like trying to pick out stuff like this on the quick.... Looking at that rack in the first pic - I can see... - A natuial Mosrite copy (Univox Phase 4?) with a black pickguard, which I've never seen before ever used by Kurt, so I dunno....chances are he had more guitars than we knew about. - Next ...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:27 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Amp recommendations
Replies: 41
Views: 19448

This is my Bedroom Amp - I picked it up for $30 because they could not find the power supply in back (they're usually $99.99) - I use a Zip Drive power supply on it, for $1.99 from Goodwill. Not a bad sound on it, clean or distorted. Also editable via computer. The only things it won't do is pitch s...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: holy shit jazzy WWH's !!! BIGBUHY
Replies: 20
Views: 12740

Or don't buy that ugly ass hacked jazzmaster when you could probably find a nice classic one for less. Does anyone else hate these as much as me? And that fucking bigsby too? They look like shit, same with the jaguar. Why fix what isn't broken? I shouldn't be this offended by a stupid guitar lol Fo...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 28, 2016 9:15 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: New VM Jag want new pups.
Replies: 8
Views: 7844

The only noiseless solution I've seen that did not cost an arm and a leg from a specialist pickup manufacturer are the older (pre-sealed bobbin) Seymour Duncan SCR-1 Cool Rails I have in my Jaguar. I bought it with those installed in it, and dressed em' up with cut-off covers and claws to look more ...
by Mad-Mike
Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:54 pm
Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
Topic: projects in the works
Replies: 382
Views: 180540

Bacchus wrote:That looks brilliant. Like some sort of reverse Performer. Like a Supersonic Performer.
Thanks, I'm planning to build templates off this one if it works out good. Nifty part was I did the initial shaping and cutout using nothing but a pull-saw and a coping saw - all hand power.
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:35 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Multi-effects
Replies: 24
Views: 12101

Most recently I've been looking at the Line6 HD500X - at least until I scored a Blackstar IDCORE10 for $30 at a pawn shop (because I know of a little lifehack for the power supply) and decided to use my own stompbox board with it. If you go used Digitech - BE CAREFUL - one reason I got that IDCORE w...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 21, 2016 11:28 pm
Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
Topic: projects in the works
Replies: 382
Views: 180540

Apartment Guitar build - Working on my own interpretation of a Mosrite using mostly hand-tools (only power tools - router and a palm sander) http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_data/8/4/1/8/841891/pics/_c1378619_image_0.jpg http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_data/8/4/1/8/841...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: New Squiers
Replies: 116
Views: 53308

My thoughts.... - Like the white one looks-wise the best, but no rhythm circuit and no tremolo is a dealbreaker for me with Jazzmasters - I love cobalt blue, but if I were to do that on a Mustang, it'd be with a pearloid pickguard and black pickups and switches. Also, part of the reason I like the M...
by Mad-Mike
Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:38 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Fender Modern Player Mustangs - any Good?
Replies: 6
Views: 6583

Re: Fender Modern Player Mustangs - any Good?

I played one, I did not like the neck shape much. If I go dual P-90, I'll just build another Hondo Paul Dean style guitar and put P-90's in it like his prototype guitar had.