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Finished Modified Epi LP Jr. - Dinosaur_Sr - 6-:24 -0-09-20
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I finally got the Jazzmaster pups in, then the cover and some new
tuners. A real learning experience for me! FWIW, I got the Seymour
Duncan SJM1 pup, the not hot ones. They have others, SJM3 I think,
that are supposed to be "hot".
I got the Epi LP Jr and the Jassmaster pup first, so I decided I
needed to rout out the cavity in the LP Jr so that the Jazzmater pup
would fit into it. While doing this the dogs distracted me and I made
an error, routing the cavity about 1/16" too much in one place, and it
shows with the pups installed. On getting the pup cover, it became
obvious to me that a Jazzmaster doesn't need any sort of cavity at
all! Next time I'll know better!
The Epi tuners are nasty, so I got some new locking tuners. I had to
drill out the holes a bit. I already know to start on both ends a bit
to prevent damage to the finish...but with guitars this has never been
a problem...before...I chipped off a good bit of the finish on 3 of
the tuner holes...to top it off, I had to drill new screw holes for
the tuner, and went right through twice...the wood is so soft it
didn't take much!
...now I get to have fun with that acrylic plastic stuff used to cover
blemishes!
In any event, it sounds pretty good. The pup cover sits a little high,
and I might sand about 2mm off the bottom of it to give me a little
more flexibility with setup, but not now. It sounds OK to me, and
plays OK for me set to 6/64" fron the 17th fret on both sides. I might
want to change the bridge/tailpiece, and another might work OK with
the pup cover as it is.
All in all, not too bad for about 200 bucks total cost. The next time
I do this sort of thing, it will be perfect!
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Re: Finished Modified Epi LP Jr. - Tom from Texas - 6-:24 -0-09-20
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"Dinosaur_Sr" <frostback2002@att.net> wrote in
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news:bb9b5419-3826-4afe-9f6a-dcb24c5a6d66@v2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>I finally got the Jazzmaster pups in, then the
>cover and some new
> tuners. A real learning experience for me! FWIW,
> I got the Seymour
> Duncan SJM1 pup, the not hot ones. They have
> others, SJM3 I think,
> that are supposed to be "hot".
>
> I got the Epi LP Jr and the Jassmaster pup
> first, so I decided I
> needed to rout out the cavity in the LP Jr so
> that the Jazzmater pup
> would fit into it. While doing this the dogs
> distracted me and I made
> an error, routing the cavity about 1/16" too
> much in one place, and it
> shows with the pups installed. On getting the
> pup cover, it became
> obvious to me that a Jazzmaster doesn't need any
> sort of cavity at
> all! Next time I'll know better!
>
> The Epi tuners are nasty, so I got some new
> locking tuners. I had to
> drill out the holes a bit. I already know to
> start on both ends a bit
> to prevent damage to the finish...but with
> guitars this has never been
> a problem...before...I chipped off a good bit of
> the finish on 3 of
> the tuner holes...to top it off, I had to drill
> new screw holes for
> the tuner, and went right through twice...the
> wood is so soft it
> didn't take much!
>
> ...now I get to have fun with that acrylic
> plastic stuff used to cover
> blemishes!
>
> In any event, it sounds pretty good. The pup
> cover sits a little high,
> and I might sand about 2mm off the bottom of it
> to give me a little
> more flexibility with setup, but not now. It
> sounds OK to me, and
> plays OK for me set to 6/64" fron the 17th fret
> on both sides. I might
> want to change the bridge/tailpiece, and another
> might work OK with
> the pup cover as it is.
>
> All in all, not too bad for about 200 bucks
> total cost. The next time
> I do this sort of thing, it will be perfect!
Sounds like a job pretty well done and time well
spent. Remember in the Zen of the universe there
has to be imperfection in an endeavor as a sign of
respect.
--
Tom from Texas
(The Tom Risner Fund for Deserving North Texas
Guitarplayers is not liable
for any slander, hurt feelings, pointless moaning,
or achy-breaky heartache
any post under this name should cause. Yall want
some easy cash or sympathy...
ya can kiss my grits!! )
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