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Topic: My 6-8 console steel |
Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 11:11 am |
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I wanted the best of my non-pedal steels. A Stringmaster 8-string and a Supro 6-string. So I combined them into a single guitar. I ordered blank bodies from Jimmie Hudson and joined them up. 24.5” scale lengths. Stringmaster pickups by Cavalier. Supro pickup by Lollar. It works great.
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 11:33 am
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| Fantastic and really nicely done! More pics if you get a chance. Are the necks reasonably balanced or is that not really an issue for you? |
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Mark Perrodin
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Tucson Arizona, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 12:16 pm stringmaster
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| you did a great job in conceiving this and then making it happen. very creative solution to wanting two completely unique and distinct guitars in one. i like it. |
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Greg Forsyth
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 12:23 pm
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What a well conceived idea and build. I notice one of Ryan Rukavina's bridges on the 6 string neck. Would love to see photos of your build from start to finish is you have them.
Last edited by Greg Forsyth on 13 Jan 2024 10:26 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 12:29 pm
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| Brilliant conception and beautiful build. Very versatile setup there. Great job. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 1:19 pm
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I lucked out. It is well balanced from neck to neck. And yes, Ryan made a custom bridge for me that put the strings in the right spot for that Lollar string-thru pickup. There was much planning and measurements.
Here’s a few more photos:
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 9:39 pm
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With the two dots past the 24th it would normally be a 22.5" scale... is there something funny going on? Beautiful axe btw.
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 12 Jan 2024 10:02 pm
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These are non-Fender fretboards. They SHOULD have the third dot, but don’t. They measure 12.25” from the zero fret to the 12th fret. In my thinking that’s a 24.5” scale. Right?
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Eric Dahlhoff
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Point Arena, California
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Posted 13 Jan 2024 8:43 am
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Very cool 
How did you join the necks? Just glue? Or dowels, biscuits, or? Excellent job
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 13 Jan 2024 8:48 am
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Very cool
How did you join the necks? Just glue? Or dowels, biscuits, or? Excellent job |
I just butt-bonded the edges with yellow wood glue. It seemed to hold ok. It will probably out last me. If it comes apart, I’ll add a spline or biscuits. But for now, it should hold.
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 13 Jan 2024 9:09 am
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 Can't get a bigger, better joint than that!
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 13 Jan 2024 2:01 pm
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| That's really cool,Tom! Nice job. I made one of Jimmy Hudson's StringMaster clones (one neck) and it's great. |
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Jimmie Hudson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2024 2:10 pm looks great
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| Looks great!!!!!! |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2024 3:02 pm
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Well done! Best of both worlds.
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Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster T8 black
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Dean Gray
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 20 Jan 2024 6:14 pm
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Hey Tom! The MasterBlaster looks great! Do you run both necks through the same amp?
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 21 Jan 2024 12:11 am
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Dean, I have one output jack. But with an A/B switch at the guitar, I can run the signal thru 2 different paths in my pedalboard. One is a clean path, the other is more distorted (Earth Drive & compressor). I use the dirty path for the Supro neck. Then all of this comes out thru a single, mono jack. I run the cable into my amp. I have several amps I use depending on the room.
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Dean Gray
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Posted 21 Jan 2024 2:55 pm
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| Tom Wolverton wrote: |
| Dean, I have one output jack. But with an A/B switch at the guitar, I can run the signal thru 2 different paths in my pedalboard. One is a clean path, the other is more distorted (Earth Drive & compressor). I use the dirty path for the Supro neck. Then all of this comes out thru a single, mono jack. I run the cable into my amp. I have several amps I use depending on the room. |
That sounds like a great solution. Are you using a ToneMaster Twin? I’m thinking about getting one for the Williams.
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 21 Jan 2024 5:00 pm
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| Good thinking, nicely done, looks great. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 22 Jan 2024 1:25 am
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I use several amps, but mostly the Twin Reverb Tone Master for gigs. It has high utility value.
For the finish, I sent it to MJT guitars for a Fender style nitro finish. It took months to get it back and it cost a bundle. I probably wouldn’t do that again. If I ever did another one, I’d probably do it my self with ReRanch products.
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