The TermiteCaster

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  1. AngelDeVille

    AngelDeVille Well-Known Member

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    A member on another forum posted a project body up for grabs in exchange for a cheapie p90 pickup.

    I sent him two epiphone p90's for this body.....

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    I joked he should send it insured, in case it got damaged....

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    It arrived much sooner than I expected it to yesterday, so I got to work opening up the control cavity.

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    Added the neck.

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    I realized the only top loader I had was a crappy 6 saddle, and after setting it up, And hating the six saddle, made a brass three barrel into a top loader instead.

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    Added a coat of shellac, and she sounds beautiful... CS Nocaster pickup, stacked vol/tone pot, flush mount straplocks....





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    DFLCC Well-Known Member

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    Beautiful guitar. It is so unique. A true Barncaster. Congratulations.
     
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  3. kiko

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    Nice! A very beautiful and unique guitar! How does she sound?
     
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  4. AngelDeVille

    AngelDeVille Well-Known Member

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    A metric buttload of telecaster twang...

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    Slap on a Fender Custom Shop neck plate and list it for $11,000!
     
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    very cool, congrats
     
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  7. Chubbles

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    Use some Raid to kill the termites.

    Jk
     
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  8. AngelDeVille

    AngelDeVille Well-Known Member

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    They are special tone termites.
     
    AngelDeVille, Jul 31, 2017
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  9. Chubbles

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    Those vintage tone termites are very expensive. They just don't make them like that any more.
     
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  10. AngelDeVille

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    Awesome! Its a Slivertone.
     
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