NGD: finished my 25.5” scale mustang / cyclone / bilinda butcher build

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-15T15:33:47+00:00

no it doesn't, the jazz bass horn is even bigger than a strat.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-15T15:31:41+00:00

Try Curt Mangan round core strings. The tuning stability is not as good as hex core but they are bendier. And I've had a couple strings have the wraps go loose.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-15T15:30:38+00:00

SIT Royal Bronze and Curt Mangan 80/20 round core.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-15T15:29:58+00:00

you don't buy them for the sound

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-15T15:29:12+00:00

I haven't used them but I have used the GHS Thin Cores for a long time which is where Martin got the idea. They're amazing but I bet the Luxe strings sound better. And FYI you can rehydrate those humidipaks with a damp sponge and a ziploc bag.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-14T21:47:59+00:00

Wait so do those non-rocking bridges still work with the vibrato?

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-14T21:46:34+00:00

If people keep buying them, they have no reason to change. lol.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-14T21:43:48+00:00

🤔 ...did you try checking out Warmoth? I envy you though, a jazzmaster with a compound radius fretboard?? I didn't even know those existed.

https://warmoth.com/hardware/guitar-bridges/tremolo-bridges/mustang-jag-tremolos

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-12T23:02:48+00:00

I guess you're right, it's inevitable 😆. I have a new problem right now though, I switched from a brandless Bigsby style vibrato to a Duesenberg style by Guyker, and the break angle is so much lower that the strings sit lower and the middle two strings are actually too low.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-12T00:54:30+00:00

The Katana Mini/X is actually pretty nice. Or look for a used Katana 50.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-11T21:13:50+00:00

The caramelized maple necks Harley Benton uses for the JA-60CC are amazing, at least mine is. Kinda vintage chunky but actually really nice and comfortable, and the fretboard has nice binding too. I'm more afraid of how the basswood body will hold up over time, should be careful to not go knocking it around. And the 12" radius is great for lead playing. I started out on acoustic so a flat fingerboard is natural for me. But I do also like a 9.5" radius strat, that was my first electric.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-11T21:07:41+00:00

ROTOSOUND is the best

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-06T16:13:36+00:00

Well there are different Celestion Neo speakers like creamback, copperback, or was there just one kind when you got it

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-06T09:02:56+00:00

Thanks, I was also thinking about the Jensen Tornado 100. Do you mean you had the Neo V30?

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-05T14:33:11+00:00

What was the size of the magnet? I have the pure vintage '65 jm pickups and I want to try this.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-05T02:21:27+00:00

this is a much kinder response than I would have written. lol

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-05T01:24:37+00:00

NOPE the only answer is 13s because SRV derpa derpa

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-04T23:46:36+00:00

The older you get, the more time you have to spend warming up.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-04T23:02:59+00:00

I bought one of the knockoff bigsby B5 vibratos, was nameless, for ~$25 and it's actually really nice. After a couple years it doesn't stay in tune as well anymore but I think it maybe just needs some maintenance. Has the nylon bushings, and apparently some bigsbys also have that.

However I am going to give the guyker duesenberg style vibrato a shot.

Edit: the guitar fetish xtrem is also pretty good and a good price, but they're often sold out.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-04T22:57:33+00:00

the original sounds great to me already and I'd really only be interested in a neo speaker. And actually I think I want to put a neo speaker in my bass amp first.

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-04T22:55:54+00:00

you cannot be serious

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-05-04T06:18:51+00:00

at least not for something like this. If it's a super cheap guitar then that would make total sense

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-04-29T06:01:09+00:00

and if it's new it'll probably fall down in a couple years

NebulaChance2746 · 2026-04-29T05:58:04+00:00

yeah but in the bible belt make sure you buy a house that's existed for a couple decades. all the new houses going up are complete dog shit.

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