Goose_78 Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Picked up some needle files today, gonna see if I can’t give that switch some more room. If not with files, I may try to dremel it out some. Stay tuned. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose_78 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 Broke out the dremel. Got the top routed out just enough to get the switch in place. Pretty happy with how it’s looking so far. Time to wire it up, find a chrome plug, and finish the set up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose_78 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 Got a plug for the switch hole. It doesn’t fit 100% perfect but I’m not trying to hunt another one down so it’s gonna stay. (It didn’t quite fit so it had to be super glued in). I also leveled the frets. This is like, the third time I’ve don’t that and I have to admit I’m pretty happy with the outcome. There where spots on the neck above the 12th that where completely dead, and now all notes play clean with the action pretty low. Didn’t polish the frets as much as I could have so they’re a little rough feeling, but I suspect they will feel better as the strings contact the crown over time. Now to get the gold knob I ordered weeks ago... you have to love shipping things direct from China. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose_78 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Finally got the knob. Pretty happy with how it came out, and it nails the Dude Ranch thing through a Mesa-ish patch. That being said, the invader is not the greatest pickup in an LP for most other things, in my opinion. A JB is my pickup of choice though so it may just be that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Looks good, bud! Great job! You plan on filling the holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose_78 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 Looks good, bud! Great job! You plan on filling the holes?They don’t seem to be filled on toms guitar, so I think I’ll just leave them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedo Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Goose_78 said: They don’t seem to be filled on toms guitar, so I think I’ll just leave them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Are they not? Huh, never noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose_78 Posted April 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 There may have been stickers over them in some incarnations of the guitar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjon Posted April 22, 2018 Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 tom never covered the holes. but then again, it didnt always have that control layout. it spent a long time with the standard 4 knobs when in toms possession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew182 Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 @iamjon Do the butterfly latches lock on that Anvil case that came with Tom's LP? I imagine he used it for flights for shows n stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjon Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 yeah why wouldnt they work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew182 Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 9 hours ago, iamjon said: yeah why wouldnt they work? Dunno lol always loved the look of those cases so I'm kinda in the market for them because I'll be flying with my guitar on a long ass flight but I always run into the same fear of some worker at the airport that opens it up and messes around with it or something. Guitar paranoia I guess haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjon Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 they're solid as a rock. but incredibly heavy, and pretty expensive. gets old after a while haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibaut182 Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 A great picture of Tom's guitar with the Billabong sticker ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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