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Hollywood · September 25th, 2008, 11:23 AM

Got home yesterday and the post man delivered the neck:

Mighty Mite - Lic. by Fender - large headstock - maple w/ rosewood board - blem in the wood on the headstock so she was only $89 shipped. The 'blem' is a dark spot in the wood. Perfect for this guitar!

I wanted a neck with the large headstock that was undrilled due to the bolt pattern. I went with rosewood because I already have a Fender TD Reissue with maple.

I decided on humbuckers because I've been playing with single coils or wide range buckers for a while. I yearn for a Gibson-ish guitar and don't currently have one. I wouldn't mind trying a P90 in the neck but I'm pretty stoked about the Bare Knuckles pup....
:)

The neck pickup is a Bare Knuckles Cold Sweat w/ distressed gold cover. I stole her off of eBay for $65 a while ago. The bridge pickup is a hybrid: She's got one coil from a Duncan '59 and one coil from a Duncan Pearly Gates with an Alnico V magnet. This pickup should be on par with a similar Duncan hybrid which was my favorite bridge humbucker of all time - incredible sound.

So yeah, this guitar is turning out to be the a mongrel in every sense of the word!

September 25th, 2008, 11:23 AM	#23 (permalink)
Hollywood TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The City of Angels Posts: 90	Got home yesterday and the post man delivered the neck: Mighty Mite - Lic. by Fender - large headstock - maple w/ rosewood board - blem in the wood on the headstock so she was only $89 shipped. The 'blem' is a dark spot in the wood. Perfect for this guitar! I wanted a neck with the large headstock that was undrilled due to the bolt pattern. I went with rosewood because I already have a Fender TD Reissue with maple. I decided on humbuckers because I've been playing with single coils or wide range buckers for a while. I yearn for a Gibson-ish guitar and don't currently have one. I wouldn't mind trying a P90 in the neck but I'm pretty stoked about the Bare Knuckles pup.... :) The neck pickup is a Bare Knuckles Cold Sweat w/ distressed gold cover. I stole her off of eBay for $65 a while ago. The bridge pickup is a hybrid: She's got one coil from a Duncan '59 and one coil from a Duncan Pearly Gates with an Alnico V magnet. This pickup should be on par with a similar Duncan hybrid which was my favorite bridge humbucker of all time - incredible sound. So yeah, this guitar is turning out to be the a mongrel in every sense of the word! __________________ When I strut down the street I can feel it's heart beat.