holikujak
Joined: Apr 03, 2006
Posts: 107
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Posted on May 05 2006 07:44 PM
My school is getting renovated over the summer, and they were throwing stuff out and i was able to save a spray painted and pretty banged up strat body for the dumpster! any ideas for what i should do with it electronics wise? i want this baby covered in knobs! fo far my best idea is to gut one of those danelectro eq pedals and put it in under the pickups like where switches would be on a jaguar.
second question: ive been wanting to get into building more complicated electronics stuff like amps and pedals and was thinking of getting this: http://paia.com/hotsprgs.htm any body tried, or heard anything about it?
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RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2348
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on May 05 2006 07:53 PM
I built one of those in the late 70's, and it sounds OK.
It can't compare to a Fender tank. It gets much drippier
than an onboard reverb in an amp, but to my ears it is
kinda dark and muddy sounding. It's a real feeling of
accomplishment building and modifying your own stuff,
but in this case I think I would pass.
Bob S.
— Bob
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holikujak
Joined: Apr 03, 2006
Posts: 107
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Posted on May 05 2006 08:13 PM
are there any cheap kit type things you would suggest?
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Wraydar
Joined: Apr 21, 2006
Posts: 265
San Antonio, TX
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Posted on May 05 2006 09:03 PM
Deaf Eddie Guitar Electronic Modifier
http://www.deaf-eddie.net/
DIY Guitar Effects Forum
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?board=2.0
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unlunf
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 106
The Vatican
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Posted on May 05 2006 11:08 PM
holikujak,
You want buttons galore? Then I suggest that you shag on over to GuitarNuts2 - The Guitar Modder's Forum! Ask questions all you want, you'll find all sorts of people there who know a thing or two about guitar electronics, as well as accessories, amps, pedals, and other esoterica.
I highly doubt that you'll be disappointed. 
unlunf
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(copyright 2003, Bruce Welch)
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WR
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 3832
netherlands
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Posted on May 06 2006 06:09 AM
that reverb thing - I 'm sure it's nice, don 't get me wrong - but it doesn't look to me like something very useful to a surf guitarist. for fun and cheap projects I'd suggest building fuzz(es) - schematics are all over the web, and components readily available.
check out the thread on the weber reverb kit if you want to go in that direction. expensive but worth it and satisfying too.
WR
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holikujak
Joined: Apr 03, 2006
Posts: 107
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Posted on May 06 2006 05:05 PM
thanks for the links guys, anyone heard of these guys:? http://www.stf-electronics.com/Page0015.Html
that champ kit looks like it might be a fairly good beginer project and is fairly cheap at 250
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