94 MIM Project Pix

missfortune · March 13th, 2008, 01:12 AM

I picked up this 94 MIM Tele a month or so back and have finally gotten around to fixing it up.

Here's a "before" shot:

It is a toploader and came with a very rattley six barrel bridge. The tuners were also pretty lame. I also got the jones to try a Lollar Chicago Steel pickup in the neck position, so after collecting parts, including the Chicago Steel and a Lollar J Street Bridge pickup for the bridge, of course, the transformation began.

With new bridge (still toploading) and Chicago Steel in the neck.

The jury is still out on the pickups. Definitely not the same guitar that it began life as. I'm going to play the heck out of it for a couple of weeks and see how it goes.

TheDev01dOne · March 13th, 2008, 01:35 AM

Looks pretty good to me, whats the deal with the neck pickup? never heard of it.

Am I the only person in the world that likes the look of a white PG on those vintage-off white colours? I thought it looked snazzy before the mods too!

missfortune · March 13th, 2008, 01:40 AM

The neck pickup is based on a Supro/Oahu/Valco lapsteel pickup.

Here's a clip from Lollar's site:

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mp3/Chi...eel6String.mp3

It's very hot and I'm trying to work out a balance between it and the bridge pickup. The Chicago Steel is pretty fat and nasty sounding, but I think it may sound better set a bit higher, but then it overpowers the bridge pickup. As I said, I'm not sure whether I like it or not, but I'm giving it some time. Tonight I just got it wired up and played it a bit at lower volumes. Tomorrow I can crank it up and get a better feel for it.

March 13th, 2008, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
missfortune Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 43 Posts: 199 15 Photos	94 MIM Project Pix I picked up this 94 MIM Tele a month or so back and have finally gotten around to fixing it up. Here's a "before" shot: It is a toploader and came with a very rattley six barrel bridge. The tuners were also pretty lame. I also got the jones to try a Lollar Chicago Steel pickup in the neck position, so after collecting parts, including the Chicago Steel and a Lollar J Street Bridge pickup for the bridge, of course, the transformation began. With new bridge (still toploading) and Chicago Steel in the neck. The jury is still out on the pickups. Definitely not the same guitar that it began life as. I'm going to play the heck out of it for a couple of weeks and see how it goes. __________________ Peace, missfortune http://www.soundclick.com/professorf...ightycowwolves

March 13th, 2008, 01:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheDev01dOne Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Staffordshire, England. Age: 20 Posts: 563	Looks pretty good to me, whats the deal with the neck pickup? never heard of it. Am I the only person in the world that likes the look of a white PG on those vintage-off white colours? I thought it looked snazzy before the mods too! __________________ '86 MIJ '54 R.I. Esquire '85 MIJ '62 R.I. Esquire Squier Standard - Heavily Modded Bastardised '80(?)s Vester Esquire

March 13th, 2008, 01:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
missfortune Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 43 Posts: 199 15 Photos	The neck pickup is based on a Supro/Oahu/Valco lapsteel pickup. Here's a clip from Lollar's site: http://www.lollarguitars.com/mp3/Chi...eel6String.mp3 It's very hot and I'm trying to work out a balance between it and the bridge pickup. The Chicago Steel is pretty fat and nasty sounding, but I think it may sound better set a bit higher, but then it overpowers the bridge pickup. As I said, I'm not sure whether I like it or not, but I'm giving it some time. Tonight I just got it wired up and played it a bit at lower volumes. Tomorrow I can crank it up and get a better feel for it. __________________ Peace, missfortune http://www.soundclick.com/professorf...ightycowwolves