Bill-O-Tone Assquire

benadrian · June 9th, 2008, 09:07 PM

I built a parts Esquire a couple years ago. It was aimed at noisy, loud, dissonant rock, so I called it the Assquire. The guy who gave me most of the parts and did all the wood related stuff is named Bill, hence the Bill-O-Tone brand name.

The pickup is a hot rail. The body, bridge, and control plate are from a saga kit. The neck is from a nicer place, I don't know where. The pots, knobs, switch, an tuners were from my local store... allparts, etc.

The switching system is as follows.
Toward the volume knob is bypass, pickup straight to jack; no vol, no tone.
Middle is vol and tone in the circuit.
Toward the neck is to ground; kill switch.

For higher res:
http://flickr.com/photos/benadrian/s...7594302495866/

Cheers!
Ben Adrian

jdredskinsfan · June 9th, 2008, 09:11 PM

Nice work! She looks great.

Great name too.

mellecaster · June 9th, 2008, 09:14 PM

I'm more curious about the Big Bottle of Tums ?......

mistermullens · June 9th, 2008, 09:23 PM

Love that color! Yes the Tums are curious.

benadrian · June 9th, 2008, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mistermullens

Love that color! Yes the Tums are curious.

The Color is Rustoleum Hunt Club Green satin, about 10 light coats with wet sanding in between with 300-600 grit.

No clear coat as I want it to relic fast;)

The tums... those were Bill's.

Ben

e-merlin · June 10th, 2008, 12:29 AM

Beauty!

June 9th, 2008, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
benadrian Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alameda, CA Age: 33 Posts: 150	Bill-O-Tone Assquire I built a parts Esquire a couple years ago. It was aimed at noisy, loud, dissonant rock, so I called it the Assquire. The guy who gave me most of the parts and did all the wood related stuff is named Bill, hence the Bill-O-Tone brand name. The pickup is a hot rail. The body, bridge, and control plate are from a saga kit. The neck is from a nicer place, I don't know where. The pots, knobs, switch, an tuners were from my local store... allparts, etc. The switching system is as follows. Toward the volume knob is bypass, pickup straight to jack; no vol, no tone. Middle is vol and tone in the circuit. Toward the neck is to ground; kill switch. For higher res: http://flickr.com/photos/benadrian/s...7594302495866/ Cheers! Ben Adrian

June 9th, 2008, 09:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
mellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,767 17 Photos	I'm more curious about the Big Bottle of Tums ?...... __________________ I have never owned an Ipod or Blackberry..and doubt that I ever will......

June 9th, 2008, 09:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
mistermullens Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 31 Posts: 2,379 51 Photos	Love that color! Yes the Tums are curious. __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

June 9th, 2008, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
jdredskinsfan TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 80	Nice work! She looks great. Great name too.