Maricopa's 2012 Challenge Build Thread -- COMPLETED

[Barncaster]

Hey Maricopa,

I have two Fralin Steel Pole 43s that I'm not using if you're interested. Kind of P90 in Fender form.

Barncaster

[Maricopa]

Interesting pickups. Very much appreciated but I don't think they're quite what I'm looking for.

[Mojotron]

Originally Posted by Maricopa

...I added a matching piece of jacaranda on the back of the headstock. When the neck gets carved it should look pretty.

Cool idea - ya the transition will be interesting.

[Stuco]

Only one way to describe this build....'real nice'

[Maricopa]

Thank's Uncle Eddie!

[adirondak5]

Originally Posted by Maricopa

Adirondak, love your sig line but you should change the end to, 'stay twangy my friends'.

O.K. , edited my sig , now will you send the guitar

[Maricopa]

I'll think about it....

[CapnCrunch]

Man,

watched the vid of the Kay pu's. Youtube sucks in terms of compression and sound quality, but those pu's stank all on their own. Everybody has their own opinion on sound just like belly buttons (they all stink) but from my perspective, you're lucky not to have to put one of those nasty things in your purdy guitar......Just sayin.

As always, it's my opinion only, and you know what that's worth. If not.......see above.

I really like your hollow concept and I think p-90's will really shine in it. I have a late 50's hollow body Gibson with p-90's and it is like the voice of God Almighty through a cranked amp You gotta keep playing all the time though because it will squeal like a pig stuck under a gate if you give it half a second.

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by Maricopa

Interesting pickups. Very much appreciated but I don't think they're quite what I'm looking for.

Too bad my son and his friend fell out, I could have gotcha some harmony hershey bars

[Maricopa]

All I can say to that Dave is, "Mmmmm!" Those would have been tasty!

Cap'n, I loved the tone that guy was getting on that video.
I have several P-90 equipped guitars including an old plastic Maccaferri that sounds amazingly like an old Gibson archtop so I know P-90s are a great fallback, I just have something funky in mind for that front position and honestly a big part of that is the look. Right now I'm eyeing some Teisco gold foils on eBay. Unpotted pickups on a semi-hollow guitar are hard to beat for the grungy slide sound I like.

[Dep]

You do some great work, Maricopa. That body is going to look great.

Dep

[Mojotron]

Originally Posted by Dep

You do some great work, Maricopa. That body is going to look great.

Dep

A work of art!!

[Maricopa]

LMAO!

[adirondak5]

Originally Posted by Mojotron

A work of art!!

Now that's funny

[R. Stratenstein]

Originally Posted by nosmo

That is beautiful! The top and fingerboard go together very well. That's a winner.

What he said. The flowing quality of the fretboard to the neck is outstanding.

[R. Stratenstein]

Originally Posted by Mojotron

A work of art!!

I knew that if I hung around here long enough I'd get me a happy tree.

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by adirondak5

Now that's funny

[fretman_2]

Dude...this is the most elegant pickguard shape I've seen. It makes the Tele shape much, much more interesting!

Originally Posted by Maricopa

Yesterday before our St. Paddy's Day gig I made up a pickguard. It's tough to see with the bad lighting and plastic still on it but it's Stew-Mac's acrylic tortoise. Really nice looking, about .120 and not a laminate. You can see the grain under it if you look close. Very cool stuff, they just need to offer it in larger pieces.

Also bought some jacaranda for the fingerboard. Real purty stuff.

[Maricopa]

Thanks, I spent a bit of time on it but I think the reason it works is that it's still got a little Fender DNA in it. I just added a bit of 'swoosh'.

[crazydave911]

Originally Posted by Maricopa

I just added a bit of 'swoosh'.

"Just do it!" Ehhh?

Looking fine Mike