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Chuck Raudonis
04-08-2015, 11:37 PM
For the love of God someone please stop me!!! :)

I always wanted three things, a P90 guitar, a semi-hollow Tele and a Butterscotch Blonde Tele. Well, if ya want it, why not build it all in one!

I made it out of ash with a roasted maple/rosewood neck. I mounted a pair of Duncan P-Rails with full four-way wiring using push pull pots on the two tones. I can run just the P90s, just the single coils, P90/Single coil in series and P90/Single Coils in parallel. With the three way switch I can get 12 distinct tones from this thing. I have to say that I think these P-Rails are just about the best sounding pickups I have in my arsenal. Even in full humbucker mode they don't get muddy. They growl but they are still articulate. This thing is fast becoming my favorite guitar.


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Julie Moriarty
04-14-2015, 8:17 AM
Chuck, if you want this insanity to stop, decide to do some fancy inlay on your next guitar. It worked for me.

I have to go now. There's a semi-hollow Tele I have to build.

BTW, nice work. I would say more, because it really is, but I don't want to be labeled an enabler. ;)

Dennis Peacock
04-15-2015, 11:57 AM
Beautiful.....really nice work.!!!!