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Old 02-26-2021, 08:50 AM
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Default Firebird Pickup in a LPB Tele

Thats Lake Placid Blue.

This is the first time I've used a neck Firebird pickup (different construction from traditional humbuckers) with a single coil bridge pickup. They are a Budz set, the Firebird w/ a 10k Budz bridge and they are perfectly matched.

This build has a couple slightly unusual specs from a traditional "T" build, a conversion scale neck, the pickup combo and a mahogany body. I'm not going to make any wild claims about the body wood on solid body guitars but to say this guitar does just what we expect from a mahogany acoustic. Flame on disbelievers!

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That looks sharp. Did you say Gibson scale conversion neck?

I've got a Firebird type mini hb in the neck of a three-pickup Tele that's hanging next to me as I type this. Nice, tighter sound from that.
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Old 02-26-2021, 12:28 PM
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That looks sharp. Did you say Gibson scale conversion neck?

I've got a Firebird type mini hb in the neck of a three-pickup Tele that's hanging next to me as I type this. Nice, tighter sound from that.
It's is gibson scale, 24.75. I'm doing half of my guitars w/ conversion scale these days. Certainly are easier to play, less reach, less string tension.

I've done a couple guitars w/ Firebird neck pickups and a mini hum in the bridge position w/ a half or cut bridge plate. I do like the FBird better w/ a full bridge plate and a single coil in the bridge.

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