Audio demo: Build No. 2
Made this video/ audio demo as an archive of my Build #2. Please excuse the playing; it's not a demo of my (lack of) 'live' playing skills.
Other than the drums and bass, all guitar parts & the 'synth' sound were recorded with it. Directly recorded to Logic Pro X through a Line6 audio interface. Amps and effects from Logic Pro X.
The audio has been mastered. The clean sound is largely the pickup set to max vol, maybe amp treble turned down a bit. For this prototype build, I experimented with a very, very cheap generic ceramic magnet humbuckers. Depending on the amp settings and pedals, it can either sound silent-clean or it can have a scratchy hi-freq throughput. Then again, expensive pickups don't automatically work well with all amp settings instantly. Some tweaking is always involved. That said, I wonder if Alnico magnets would be better.
Love the uncomplicated single pickup + single push-pull vol/ no tone-knob configuration. It's less versatile for 'live' performance sort of plays but for sit-down recording sessions, the configuration works well, imo. Settings can be fine-tuned through the amp and effects anyway. That was the design consideration balanced with the cost.
The pickup position is between the neck and middle pickup measurement (based on a Fender strat). It was an educated gamble on how it would sound. I'm happy with it. Suited for jazz and shoe-gaze style music. Lead guitar sounds OK to me too (not in this recording).
Not too happy with the cheap jack, which isn't as tight fitting as I'd like but it's not giving any problems so far.
Love the feel of the oil/ beeswax finished neck, and the matte lacquer/ carnauba waxed body. It may not have the 'pro makers' mirror gloss finish but then it avoids that sticky feeling when you play past a certain time. The satin feel makes hours of playing so comfortable, honestly.
Body: reclaimed pine wood; matte finish.
Neck: Walnut; wax & oil finish.
Fretboard: Ebony; pearl dot inlays.
Frets: EVOgold, jumbo.
Pickups: Single generic dual hot rails humbucker.
Vol pot: Single 500K push-pull.
Tone pot: nil
Bridge: top-loading.
Jack: Electro-socket type.
#customguitars
#guitarmaking
#madeinSG
#oneofakind
#iwantchewguitars (this last hashtag was suggested by a friend in jest. I think it's cheesy but cool hahaha)
Other than the drums and bass, all guitar parts & the 'synth' sound were recorded with it. Directly recorded to Logic Pro X through a Line6 audio interface. Amps and effects from Logic Pro X.
The audio has been mastered. The clean sound is largely the pickup set to max vol, maybe amp treble turned down a bit. For this prototype build, I experimented with a very, very cheap generic ceramic magnet humbuckers. Depending on the amp settings and pedals, it can either sound silent-clean or it can have a scratchy hi-freq throughput. Then again, expensive pickups don't automatically work well with all amp settings instantly. Some tweaking is always involved. That said, I wonder if Alnico magnets would be better.
Love the uncomplicated single pickup + single push-pull vol/ no tone-knob configuration. It's less versatile for 'live' performance sort of plays but for sit-down recording sessions, the configuration works well, imo. Settings can be fine-tuned through the amp and effects anyway. That was the design consideration balanced with the cost.
The pickup position is between the neck and middle pickup measurement (based on a Fender strat). It was an educated gamble on how it would sound. I'm happy with it. Suited for jazz and shoe-gaze style music. Lead guitar sounds OK to me too (not in this recording).
Not too happy with the cheap jack, which isn't as tight fitting as I'd like but it's not giving any problems so far.
Love the feel of the oil/ beeswax finished neck, and the matte lacquer/ carnauba waxed body. It may not have the 'pro makers' mirror gloss finish but then it avoids that sticky feeling when you play past a certain time. The satin feel makes hours of playing so comfortable, honestly.
Body: reclaimed pine wood; matte finish.
Neck: Walnut; wax & oil finish.
Fretboard: Ebony; pearl dot inlays.
Frets: EVOgold, jumbo.
Pickups: Single generic dual hot rails humbucker.
Vol pot: Single 500K push-pull.
Tone pot: nil
Bridge: top-loading.
Jack: Electro-socket type.
#customguitars
#guitarmaking
#madeinSG
#oneofakind
#iwantchewguitars (this last hashtag was suggested by a friend in jest. I think it's cheesy but cool hahaha)
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