What's On Your Workbench?

Clarry

Joined: Oct 01, 2014
Posts: 519
Streatham, London
United Kingdom

Posted on Nov 16 2016 02:10 PM

I should add, that the picture is too crappy to show that the guitar body is covered in tolex.

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JCStilley

Joined: Jan 28, 2016
Posts: 37
Omaha, NE.
United States

Posted on Jan 07 2017 11:12 AM

It's not exactly surf related. But I got this acoustic kit off of ebay for $99. And if I like the results with this one, I'm planning on doing a second one to donate to a silent auction at my church this fall.

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on Jan 07 2017 11:22 AM

What a cool idea (the silent auction donation thing).
Good luck!

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SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

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Tqi

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Posts: 1222
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Posted on Jan 07 2017 03:10 PM

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crumble

Joined: Sep 09, 2008
Posts: 3158
Guildford England
United Kingdom

Posted on Jan 07 2017 06:09 PM

Tqi wrote:

On my workbench:

One guitar with a slightly loose jack socket, in need of tightening up. Might do it next week. Still works fine.

Photo please.

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wfoguy

Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2090
United States

Posted on Jan 08 2017 07:55 AM

Nothing! I'm in the planning stage of a new enclosure for the fet verb and the new trem kit.

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 08 2017 11:44 AM

A few prototypes including this Ozark tribute/re-hash

Cheers,
Jeff

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Number9

Joined: Jul 18, 2009
Posts: 499
5 Download Pins

Posted on Jan 08 2017 01:19 PM

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on Jan 08 2017 02:18 PM

CrazyAces wrote:

A few prototypes including this Ozark tribute/re-hash

Wow, that's pretty. Don't know why, it looks like it should have some slide played on it...

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Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

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Tqi

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Posted on Jan 08 2017 05:00 PM

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Number9

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Posts: 499
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Posted on Jan 08 2017 05:14 PM

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wfoguy

Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2090
United States

Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:16 PM

Jeff, do you paint your stuff yourself? Sorry for the interruption.

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:25 PM

Badger wrote:

Wow, that's pretty. Don't know why, it looks like it should have some slide played on it...

Wes,
Thanks!
Yes, It's a slide playing dream come true.

Cheers,
Jeff

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:26 PM

wfoguy wrote:

Jeff, do you paint your stuff yourself? Sorry for the interruption.

Yes,
I do all my painting, laminating, binding work, all finish work.

Cheers,
Jeff

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CrazyAces

Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:29 PM

Last night I glued this fingerboard onto a neck blank I had partially cut out a while back and today I shaped the neck contour with rasp, scraper and sand paper.
I installed the position marker dots and side dots and then quit.
This is before the dots were installed.

Cheers,
Jeff

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http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic

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wfoguy

Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2090
United States

Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:10 PM

This is my plan: a do it all surf amp for home quiet use. I'm going to build an enclosure for a speaker, the surfy bear fet-verb, the surfy bear trem, a PAM8610 amplifier, a 12v power supply to run it all and hopefully make it light. I'm undecided on the size of speaker to use. There's people on ebay using 12" speakers and they sound good. That seems overkill to me. The WGS ET65 is mentioned. Would there be a Weber that some of you have used that would be a good fit? This is at 10 watt power level. One person used a signal booster. Is there a small board that anyone uses that would run on the same 12v power? I'm daydreaming about using a shorter multi spring tank to cut down on space requirements. I'm open to your thoughts.

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Squid

Joined: Aug 22, 2010
Posts: 1013
Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers
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Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:43 PM

I use and like what I believe is an import version of a Weber Ceramic Signature 8 speaker, 8". It looks the same as the photo of that Weber speaker (at https://www.tedweber.com/8sigf ) . The speaker I have says 8C10W on the back but does not say Weber or any brand. (I bought used on Ebay and use it in a small Vox Pathfinder 15R combo amp)

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Tqi

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Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:58 PM

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Badger

Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
United States

Posted on Jan 14 2017 05:01 PM

I think a single 10" would be plenty for what you want to do. You might want one that has plenty of tight bottom w/o messing around with some ported cabinet or something; I mention that because the little 10" I have in my Vox AC10 is killer, BUT, it's a mostly closed-back, ported at the bottom cabinet.

Along with good midrange & plenty of support in the highs without being spikey, I really like the Jensen Falcon 40. My experience with them (2 in my Vibrolux Reverb) are that you can get the character out of it without having to drive it hard. (They're also cheaper than an ET65 & I think a 12" is probably overkill for your concept anyway.)

It's a neat idea you have. Key is to resist it looking like a gov't project where it gains too much weight & comes in over budget.

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Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

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wfoguy

Joined: Dec 11, 2011
Posts: 2090
United States

Posted on Jan 14 2017 06:54 PM

Wes, great comparison.

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Clarry Joined: Oct 01, 2014 Posts: 519 Streatham, London	Posted on Nov 16 2016 02:10 PM I should add, that the picture is too crappy to show that the guitar body is covered in tolex. Top
JCStilley Joined: Jan 28, 2016 Posts: 37 Omaha, NE.	Posted on Jan 07 2017 11:12 AM It's not exactly surf related. But I got this acoustic kit off of ebay for $99. And if I like the results with this one, I'm planning on doing a second one to donate to a silent auction at my church this fall. Last edited: Jan 07, 2017 11:12:38 Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Jan 07 2017 11:22 AM What a cool idea (the silent auction donation thing). Good luck! — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Jan 07 2017 03:10 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 12:38:26 Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Jan 07 2017 06:09 PM Tqi wrote: On my workbench: One guitar with a slightly loose jack socket, in need of tightening up. Might do it next week. Still works fine. Photo please. Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2090	Posted on Jan 08 2017 07:55 AM Nothing! I'm in the planning stage of a new enclosure for the fet verb and the new trem kit. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 08 2017 11:44 AM A few prototypes including this Ozark tribute/re-hash Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
Number9 Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499	Posted on Jan 08 2017 01:19 PM . Last edited: Mar 01, 2020 11:42:36 Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Jan 08 2017 02:18 PM CrazyAces wrote: A few prototypes including this Ozark tribute/re-hash Wow, that's pretty. Don't know why, it looks like it should have some slide played on it... — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Jan 08 2017 05:00 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 12:38:37 Top
Number9 Joined: Jul 18, 2009 Posts: 499	Posted on Jan 08 2017 05:14 PM . Last edited: Mar 01, 2020 11:51:12 Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2090	Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:16 PM Jeff, do you paint your stuff yourself? Sorry for the interruption. Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:25 PM Badger wrote: Wow, that's pretty. Don't know why, it looks like it should have some slide played on it... Wes, Thanks! Yes, It's a slide playing dream come true. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:26 PM wfoguy wrote: Jeff, do you paint your stuff yourself? Sorry for the interruption. Yes, I do all my painting, laminating, binding work, all finish work. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
CrazyAces Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.	Posted on Jan 08 2017 06:29 PM Last night I glued this fingerboard onto a neck blank I had partially cut out a while back and today I shaped the neck contour with rasp, scraper and sand paper. I installed the position marker dots and side dots and then quit. This is before the dots were installed. Cheers, Jeff — http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2090	Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:10 PM This is my plan: a do it all surf amp for home quiet use. I'm going to build an enclosure for a speaker, the surfy bear fet-verb, the surfy bear trem, a PAM8610 amplifier, a 12v power supply to run it all and hopefully make it light. I'm undecided on the size of speaker to use. There's people on ebay using 12" speakers and they sound good. That seems overkill to me. The WGS ET65 is mentioned. Would there be a Weber that some of you have used that would be a good fit? This is at 10 watt power level. One person used a signal booster. Is there a small board that anyone uses that would run on the same 12v power? I'm daydreaming about using a shorter multi spring tank to cut down on space requirements. I'm open to your thoughts. Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1013 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:43 PM I use and like what I believe is an import version of a Weber Ceramic Signature 8 speaker, 8". It looks the same as the photo of that Weber speaker (at https://www.tedweber.com/8sigf ) . The speaker I have says 8C10W on the back but does not say Weber or any brand. (I bought used on Ebay and use it in a small Vox Pathfinder 15R combo amp) — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Jan 14, 2017 15:44:41 Top
Tqi Joined: Dec 07, 2014 Posts: 1222	Posted on Jan 14 2017 03:58 PM - Last edited: Feb 02, 2024 12:40:15 Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin	Posted on Jan 14 2017 05:01 PM I think a single 10" would be plenty for what you want to do. You might want one that has plenty of tight bottom w/o messing around with some ported cabinet or something; I mention that because the little 10" I have in my Vox AC10 is killer, BUT, it's a mostly closed-back, ported at the bottom cabinet. Along with good midrange & plenty of support in the highs without being spikey, I really like the Jensen Falcon 40. My experience with them (2 in my Vibrolux Reverb) are that you can get the character out of it without having to drive it hard. (They're also cheaper than an ET65 & I think a 12" is probably overkill for your concept anyway.) It's a neat idea you have. Key is to resist it looking like a gov't project where it gains too much weight & comes in over budget. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2090	Posted on Jan 14 2017 06:54 PM Wes, great comparison. Top

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