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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Boston
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Hi Eyerish, I am glad you like the pictures. Definitely a lot of guitar for the money. Yeah, the modern and vintage style bridges aren't interchangeable. I believe the scenario you describe would happen if I had gone with the vintage bridge. The vintage bridge is smaller, and as you say would require redrilling and filling the old holes (no thanks!). I ordered the modern-style bridge Callaham offers for American Standards. As far as I know it will be a straight drop-in. I found the schematics of both bridge styles and measured twice before ordering I'll let you know how it turns out! I'll even record the sound before and after the change... If it fits. Regards, |
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Join Date: May 2009
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Hey no need for further discussion. you made the decision and I am okay with it. I am here to talk about other stuff. So you will have no problem with me.
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Join Date: May 2009
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Hi all
I just talked with a somebody about a certain something,and as always that person is accommodating and kind. The person sent along visual examples of an item that depicted the possibilities of a certain items being created and i must say. The person is awesome at doing what he does with the item in question. My present job situation being what it is. The person has kindly expressed a willingness to go along with what I am able to do. Once again the person shows why we like the items from the person and thats just one of the many reasons why. Thanks somebody,you know who you are. You Rock as my kids would say.
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I guess this makes me less of a player than you. But then, I figured that all along.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Southern Cal
Age: 27
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ittttttttttttssss heeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee
Heres some specs Alder Body finished in a custom shell pink super thin nitro finish modern c rosewood neck w/ a 9.25 radius medium jumbo frets glendale blackguard bridge and saddles bill lawrence Keystone tele pickups ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Chris, that is a beautiful finish on Mr. Pink. Congrats. I'm still more partial to "Big Red," but your latest sure looks silky smooth and pretty.
How about sound and feel? I guess you knew what to expect from the bridge/saddles and the Keystones in terms of their contributions to the sound. How about the combination of these features with the Alder body and the Rosewood board? Are there any nuances of difference in sound you're detecting from the woods? How about the the fingerboard? Do you feel any difference between Big Red's maple board and Mr. Pink's rosewood? How about the weight? Lighter than Big Red, I assume? Well, again, congratulations.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Southern Cal
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sounds great w/ the keystones and setup was spot on. just lowered the low E by a mmm adjusted pickups to my tastes and it was good to go. To be honest i didnt really notice any BIG difference w/ the alder body and rosewood neck. i like the feel of the rosewood neck though. sustain is still great. the weight is nice. probably around 7 lbs, it weighs just about as much as my road worn so im a happy camper. |
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Arizona USA
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Hi everybody
While my dads in California again(job hunting,gotta suck) he ask Me to put these pictures of the squire he hopes to have someday thanks Kevin ![]()
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In his post last Friday (on June 05, post #643, page 17) TDPRI member krauser2 said
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Anyway, for those of you who have not received this, I thought I’d post about it here. His latest is a “higher end” guitar, both in features and in cost. I’ll give the description, then the pics. I did not ask for permission to post these pics, either from the list administration or Bob, for that matter, but since I am in essence replying to krauser2’s query, surely this post is apropos. However, if I am asked to remove them by either Bob or the (forum) powers that be, I will dutifully comply, obedient Borg drone that I am. ;-) Bob’s latest is a Tele style weighing 8.3 lbs. The body is a one piece soft Maple with some very nice figuring, finished with 20 coats of high polish nitro lacquer. It has body contours for comfort, i.e., forearm and tummy cuts. The bridge is triple gold plated with 6 plated steel saddles. As for the works, it has CTS 500k audio taper pots, a 3-way circuit switch and a .022 Sprague orange drop tone cap. The pickups are Gibson USA Burstbuckers, and it has a 3-ply W/B/W pickguard. The neck is a highly figured Birdseye Maple, soft U shaped, with a Birdseye Maple fretboard, jumbo frets and a custom amber tint and a high polish nitro finish. It has a bone nut and gold Kluson tuners. The price for this beauty is $1,600. It is a custom built Logan Tele earmarked for display at Cream City Music in nearby (nearby to Delafield, that is) Brookfield, Wisconsin. And here she is… ![]() ![]() ![]()
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And here are some more of Bob Logan’s “higher end” Custom Maple Tele…
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Beautiful wood grain. And I like the contrasting white pickguard to the dark color on the body, and the maple board. Please tell us about the color, the wood, the pup it'll have, etc.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: delaware
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hello fellows. this is a good thread; i've enjoyed skimming it.
i have a tele but i am inclined to maybe move some stuff around and order a logan sometime in the next few months. i've got a few questions though! i'd be getting a butterscotch tele with blackguard and maple neck/board. you know, the classic look. does anyone have any experience with these? i'm planning on emailing the man himself and consulting with him a little bit but i thought i'd ask here. the kind of finish i want is less butterscotch blonde and more of a mustardy yellow, quasi-opaque color where it's a darker yellow and you can barely see the finish. can he do this? also! how are the tinted necks? mr. littlewing, i'm asking you specifically, but anyone who's played one would be good. obviously for the looks, you'd need an amber neck over an untinted plain one, but i have problems with maple necks. specifically, high-gloss, tinted maple necks. for example, i played a classic 50s strat (surf green, maple neck/board) and found it unplayable. the board was so heavily coated with gunk that i just couldn't play on it. i had a bit of trouble with a '52 ri tele, but it wasn't nearly as bad. so how gunky are his necks? as a guy who can't really play a lot of high-gloss, tinted maple necks, am i barking up the wrong tree by planning on getting an maple neck with amber tinting? if so, how much better is the untinted version in this respect? finally, if you ship him pickups and tuners, will he put them in for you? or can you tell him what you want and he'll get it for you? thanks! |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Southern Cal
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1. Finish options - talk to bob. it would be good if you sent him a reference color to get the color you exactly want. he worked w/ me on Mr. Pink. I wanted shell pink but not too pink so he was patient enough to work w/ me on it. 2. I particularly like the tinted necks. i have two of them maple and rosewood. he does not cake the finish on too thick. i played a 52ri and I own a CV tele and the finish on both of those necks is significantly thicker. it's actually quite comfortable. the tint is perfect w/o too much. i have a rondo sx stl50 and its oompa loompa orange neck tint. the only untintinted (partially finished) neck I hace is on my Road Worn. I love it to death b/c it just feels so nice. but then again i LOVE the neck on my new pink guitar. 3. i would bob regarding option specifics. i dont want to tell you go ahead and ship him stuff and start a frenzy. i would ask him. im sure if you wanted something specific he could order it for you but will more than likely add to the bottom line price of the guitar what pickups and tuners did you have in mind ? thanks mr. littlewing |
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: delaware
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thanks a lot man! that really helps with pretty much all of my inhibitions. looking at that telecaster (it's gorgeous, by the way! congratulations), it's clear he's very good at hitting shades not necessarily on his list of ones to choose from. also, i'm glad to hear that you find his amber necks to be playable. the 52 ri was actually one of the lightest offenders in this respect and i could play it without much trouble (unlike sx maple necks, which i struggle a lot with), so to hear his are even lighter than that is probably the best comparison you could've made! it sounds like i won't have any troubles with them.
anyway, i seem to have found the pickups i like that i plan on putting in my current telecaster, which are fender original vintage pickups (someone just told me this in a topic i made about it earlier today). they sound fantastic and they're cheaper than pretty much all of his upgrade options, so i'd like to use them if i got one. plus, i prefer slothead kluson-style tuners in fender guitars, and i didn't see this on the dropdown list, so i figured i might have to get them myself and ship them to him thanks so much for the help! |
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Hello, ounce, glad you have enjoyed this thread. Thanks for posting here. I of course noticed that Chris (“Mr. Littlewing”) has already replied, but I’ll add my two cents.
Regarding the “look” you’re after, yes, talk to Bob. You said you were planning on that and Chris encouraged you to do so as well, and I concur. That said, there are I believe some pics of Logan Teles in this thread I think you should see. You may have already seen them, but since you referred to “skimming” the thread, you may have missed them. Another member named Chris (username, Tonemonkey) has a Logan that has less of that Butterscotch Blonde color and more of what you called “mustardy yellow,” in my opinion. See his post #30 on page 1 and #62, page 2. Aaron G has one that has the more traditional look, IMO, the Butterscotch Blonde with blackguard and maple neck/board. See his post #428 for his intro and description and the pics in post #430, page 11. He posts more pics of her in #449, page 12. 51Nocast has a similar Logan Tele, see his post #481, page 13. I agree with Chris/littlewing, I really like the necks on Logans. I’ve played a number of FMIC Teles, including the AV52RI, which I consider to be the best of the Fender Teles I’ve played. I really liked the neck on that 52, but I am much more comfortable with the Maple necks/boards on the three Logans I have played (two of my own and my son-in-law’s, yet another Chris). I don’t consider the finish on the necks “gunky” at all. My mahogany solid body has a darker custom amber tint than the light amber tint on my Thinline, but they’re both great players. The nitro finish on the necks is not a problem to me at all. As for your question about “slothead kluson-style tuners,” I refer you to my posts #694 & #695 above. In them, you will see specs and pics of a new “higher end” Tele Bob has completed for the display at Cream City Music in Brookfield, Wisconsin. This guitar features Kluson tuners, so such a feature is certainly doable for Bob. You probably wouldn't have to purchase them yourself and sent them to Bob, but you should talk to him about this. No doubt such a feature will add to the “bottom line price” of the guitar, as Chris said, but again, this is certainly doable for Bob.
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Several months ago, when Bob introduced his line of Thinlines, Jammin’John1 commented
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I don’t know if Bob will send me pics after it’s completed, or post it to his own blog with his other gallery guitars, but I sure hope to see it when it’s done.
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Oklahoma
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I just ordered my "Logan" neck today and after spending a couple of days chatting with the man himself about the neck and some things that I asked him to do I can honestly say that he is top notch! One of the nicest guys that I have ever talked with and you can tell just when you start to talk to him about his guitars or just a neck that he is truly passionate about what he does. I have no doubt that this neck will be top quality! I WILL own a Logan guitar...it just might be piece by piece!
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Join Date: May 2009
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hi its Irish green on an ash body with mint green pickguard and no hole for the neck pickup. A seemore duncan broadcaster pickup.steel saddles a string holder for the d and g like the b and e.When I told my dad i would help if I can he said we should call it the "eyersquier" lol my dad is a goof. later K son of eyerish
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Whoops I accidently started to like a specific guitar,but I am okay now because the "regular members" set me straight. Thanks Last edited by eyerish; June 19th, 2009 at 04:08 PM. |
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In addition to the Zebrawood project Bob has going (Thinline, no cutout, see post #701 above), he is also working on another Thinline, this one with his “logo” cutout, and in Canarywood. As before, I have not seen the work in progress, but I sure would like to, or at least see the finished product. I don’t know if Bob will put a stain on it or leave it natural, but this one too is going to be high polish.
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Welcome to this thread, justshane. Thanks for posting here. Interesting that you're coming to Bob for just a neck at this point. Do you have some project already in the works? If so, how much will Bob be involved in it?
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Well the Logan “Logo” Thinline in Canarywood is finished, another “higher end” build. Bob has a pic and a description up on his website, here: http://logancustoms.blogspot.com/. Here’s the pic. ![]() Bob sent me some pics in an email. Once again, I haven’t been asked or given permission to post these, but I’m just sharing here what I have on this guitar. So in addition to the pic from Bob’s website, here are a few more. Here are a couple showing off the beauty of the natural color, and that clear pickguard. ![]() ![]() Here is one showing off the Kluson tuners.
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Here are a couple more pics of Bob’s Canarywood Logo Thinline Tele.
![]() ![]() I’m glad he did the natural finish on this one, and used the clear pickguard. The Canarywood has a naturally rich color. Also, the pickups on this build are the Seymour Duncan Five-Two set. Chris/Tonemonkey, I know that meets with your approval.
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In another one of the club threads (the “Rosewood club” http://www.tdpri.com/forum/guitar-ow...wood-club.html) Rosewood Teles are being discussed. One member put together his own RW Tele, at a cost of about $1,500. It got me to thinking, “Would Bob do a RW Tele build, and if so, what would he charge for it?”
It would have to be one of his “higher end” builds, but that still could be a real viable alternative to finding an MIJ Rosewood Tele, or an FMIC Custom Shop copy. So I have an email query into Bob about this, and when I hear back from him, I can post the information here or reply to any PM queries for the info. However, after the idea of querying Bob about this came to me, we became victims of Murphy's Law. The A/C in my wife’s car is going out, and we’re seriously considering that it may just be time to get her a new car. It’s a 2000 Saturn L series with 165,000+ miles in 9 years. So at this point, whatever reply I get from Bob will be academic. For the foreseeable futre, I’m not in the market for one personally. Maybe someone should start a thread about why bad things happen to perfectly good plans for guitar purchases.
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hey Chris did you paintshop big red? looks cool
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Personally, I'm not that into bound Teles. Don't dislike 'em; just don't have a strong preference for them. So I like the striped version of Big Red, but prefer the original look.
As for Bob doing bound Teles, a while back he told me that he was getting a number of inquiries for bound Teles, and was thinking that as business picked up, he'd be looking into that. Well, in his most recent email, he said Quote:
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Okay, about Bob Logan and Rosewood Teles, I heard back from him over the weekend, but haven’t been able to post about it before now.
Bob has been “thinking of building a rosewood body for some time now.” Locating the material to do the body has been an issue. Quote:
Bob hasn’t set any price on such a build, but as I said before, I’m guessing that it would be no more than his other higher end offerings, which so far have been in the $1,200 - $1,600 range. Certainly a viable and affordable option to consider, IMHO.
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Robert (eyerish), I'm assuming you're back from California by now. I was hoping to hear from you about your "eyersquier." I like that name, and the look of her. Sure would like to hear about the sound, the feel, the playability. I wouldn't turn down more pics, either.
BTW, I've enjoyed interacting with "K, son of eyerish" (a.k.a., Kevin) while you were away.
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Yep I am back I don't have the "eyersquire" yet Bob is not just good but quick. I am still unemployed so I am having to pay Bob with my unemployment checks. So its going to take a little time. Bob is a very acommodating guy. Good people. I was looking into 2 logans. Now I am just trying to do a passable butterfly stroke through the mud. My son a bit of a card almost 23 years old and just as weird as his old man.
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checking in...my follow up.
I wanted to stop in and give a report on my Logan. Bob built my Springsteen type Tele for me. The Springsteen band is up and running, 4 gigs under our belt. I am so happy with the Logan I traded my Nocaster for a Stu-Daddy Deluxe Reverb and some cash. This is what it's about for me. A "grab it by the throat and play" Tele and a kick arse blackface amp. Oh and if ya get a chance a Stu-Daddy is the real deal too.
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Fender deluxe reverb same amp...different name |
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