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Post by haydukej on Jun 28, 2013 15:59:37 GMT -5
I just scored these two guitars for a total of $40 from a moving sale on craigslist. I was initially looking for a cheap acoustic for traveling/camping and this deal seemed too good to pass on. The electric is a Series 10 which I've seen some postings on here about (bringing back any warm fuzzies Ashcatlt?) The acoustic is a Fender DG-7. Both in fair/good shape, necks are straight. The acoustic needs a new nut and the bridge re-glued, but other than that it is good to go. I'm feeling somewhat inspired by Cynical1's Blue Murder, so I figured I'd use the Series10 as a base for a new build. I'm not sure which direction I want to though with it, any suggestions?  |
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Post by JohnH on Jun 28, 2013 17:38:34 GMT -5
That electric sure is a white sheet of paper....
Do you think its good enough to upgrade into a long term keeper? or will it be a mule to test out some ideas for another guitar? And what do you have in your harem, and what feels missing that you might like to try?.
I reckon I'd start with just sorting it out as it is, set it up (see if it does!), give it some new strings and see how it performs.
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Post by ashcatlt on Jun 28, 2013 17:58:46 GMT -5
Yes, I had intimate knowledge of a few Series10 paddles in the early days of my "career". In the late 80s/early 90s there was at least one or two on the "used wall" at any music store or pawn shop you bothered to stop into. My first guitar was a Synsonic brand headless thing with a softball bat for a neck and horrible action. My second guitar was a hideous black-with-yellow-crackle Series10 HSS strat type thing with a baseball bat for a neck and horrible action. Then I met this chick who was playing a classier Series10 strat in white-with-black crackle, binding on the body, Floyd Rose vibrato with locking nut, HSS with individual toggles for each pickup and (IIRC) a coil cut for the HB. That one actually had a decent neck and decent action. It was clearly geared toward the shredder set, and though I don't think it would have satisfied most of the dudes who I knew that were playing that kinda thing, it was a pretty nice guitar. We eventually traded that in for a Series10 "stock" tele which was black with airbrushed flowers (not paisleys!). That was also a very decent guitar with a quite reasonable neck, decent action. Then she left me, and gave that guitar to her cousin (who has since lost it to one of his ex-gfs...) God I miss her (Not the chick)! Then my next (at that time future) ex came along and wanted to learn to play bass. Looking around for an instrument for her, we came across a Series10 clone of that Ampeg bass with the f-holes to nowhere. That was a really nice bass. Felt good, sounded good, looked good on a tiny little 18-year-old redhead... Miss her too...  |
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Post by haydukej on Jul 1, 2013 12:34:33 GMT -5
The neck plays good enough for me to consider this a keeper, for the time being anyways. Definitely not like the "baseball bat" style Ashcatlt was referencing. Right now I'm envisioning the following: - Fill in routed areas behind the pickguard and temolo block with oak/pine. I think the current body is plywood, it is very light weight.
- Apply eye candy veneer
- Prep new body for top-mount HSH configuration and experiment with JohnH's Super 15 wiring with rear-routed controls.
- Apply new stained/burst finish.
Not wanting to spend a lot of money on pickups, I'm looking between a set of Wilkinsons (from Hong Kong) on ebay for $25 or GFS Blowout Sets for $26. Any recommendations between these two sets or any other potentials for this application? I think the tops I would want to spend right now would be $50 for a set of buckers of moderate output.
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Post by haydukej on Jul 14, 2013 22:31:58 GMT -5
Well, like any good nut, I spent the weekend stripping. One step closer.   |
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 15, 2013 1:57:04 GMT -5
Well, I know how much fun that was. One recommendation I would make is that since the body is plywood, liberally apply some wood hardener. The sides are what really benefit from this treatment. You can drop big money on wood hardeners\restorers, but the wood hardener from Minwax does the job just fine.  This is what I used on Project #1. Goes on easy, levels and dries smooth and give you a helluva head rush. Happy Trails Cynical One |
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Post by ashcatlt on Jul 15, 2013 10:04:39 GMT -5
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Post by cynical1 on Jul 15, 2013 13:36:02 GMT -5
Isn't it Spring up there yet, Ash?
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Post by ashcatlt on Jul 15, 2013 13:57:02 GMT -5
Well, people have actually been complaining about the heat around here the last couple days! After spending so much of my adult life in Florida and New Orleans, it feels like spring to me.
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