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Work has started on shaping the neck wood. [attachment=62016:PA210064_lr.jpg] I have had to make the hole hole under the control plate wider in places to fit the Varitone in, heres a pic of the body with the control plate laying in position, I have changed the knobs for some similar to the one's on Sadowsky's. [attachment=62017:100_0758_lr.jpg]

The template has arrived from Lawrence as has some pics of the wood blanks, he's going to try and get a darker piece of ebony for me. [attachment=59651:fit_main.JPG][attachment=59650:wood_blanks_lr.jpg]

My mate had (possibly) the only Nightingale guitar, Bernie made it for him when he was in partnership with Neil in Croydon, it was eventually sold back to him. R.

Things have moved on a little bit recently, I have picked up a set of Hipshot Ultralites and been in talks with our own Lawrence (Henry Norton) about a neck, I'll be sending him a neck pocket template and a headstock design next week. The neck will be slab maple, ebony board with no front dots and a Lakland shapred 3+2 headstock. I'm thinking of getting a waterslide made for a professional finishing touch. R.

Good stuff, will be even better with some shouty vocals R.

I bought a set of Hipshot Ultralites from Kurca, such a great guy to deal with. R.

Bought a Jazz 5 style body from Howard and he kindly routed it to take a pair of Nordstrand pups and made me a custom pickguard as well. An absolute joy to deal with. Many Thanks R.

Bit too far out the way for me but good luck. R.

A wee update to my Jazz 5 build. The body has arrived from Howard and has had the pups and scratchplate fitted, I have to make a choice on what control plate to fit, a 62 stacked knob or a Varitone, the scratchplate or the control cavity with have to be filed or sanded a little depending on what route I take. Hipshot bridge looks like it will fit the 3 original holes in the body. At the mo' I'm not going to have the body refinished, I'll wait until the build is complet and I can play it for a while before shelling out for a spray job as it will be the most expensive part of the build. Next thing to do is line someone up to make the neck and I think I know just the guy R. [attachment=58101:DSCN1284.jpg][attachment=58102:DSCN1285.jpg][attachment=58103:DSCN1286.jpg]

[quote name='voxpop' post='935317' date='Aug 24 2010, 08:47 PM']In what way an acquired taste??[/quote] I have been told it doesn't work properly, to me it seems more like an effect rather then a compressor as it adds colour, pump and squashes in an odd way. I have a CS-1, CS-2, OS clone, EBS Multicomp and a Frontline compressor if you are ever passing Sarf London direction you are welcome to try them. 51m0n who makes the flourQ, I do like a compressor

[quote name='voxpop' post='935272' date='Aug 24 2010, 08:20 PM']someone has also mentioned a Dan Armstrong Orange squeeze or a copy???[/quote] I have an Orange Sqeezer clone, it's a bit of an aquired taste (nice on fretless) but saying that I have been told it's a poor copy of the real thing so may not represent the true OS sound.

[quote name='benzies123' post='934772' date='Aug 24 2010, 02:01 PM']Trust me, it's badass [/quote] I thought Badass made bridges

I'd say a Boss CS-1 should do it, it really squashes the sound. I also have a knackered old Frontline compressor from the 80's that does a similar thing.

I have used an OC2, Behringer and EBS before but prefer the MXR Octave Deluxe I now have, it sounds synthy like an OC2 but with more variation and better tracking.

Not usually my kinda thing but I do like the look of the RV4.

I was a bit worried about doing a Google search on the word 'knobs'

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='933064' date='Aug 22 2010, 08:50 PM'][url="http://www.variohm.com/variohmdatasheets/index.php?mid=65"]http://www.variohm.com/variohmdatasheets/index.php?mid=65[/url] "Knobs" -> JD90. www.variohm.com - UK distributor. Sadowsky knobs. Job done.[/quote] Same ones as I have ordered from RS - cheers [quote name='flyfisher' post='933156' date='Aug 22 2010, 09:58 PM']Ahem, what took you so long? Seriously though, glad to hear you found something suitable, and thanks for the update.[/quote] Sorry you did mention RS and I must have missed them when I first had a look, they are in their 'extended range' section. Thanks guys

Brill, apart from not having a Push/Pull volume knob the rest sounds spot on. can't wait to try it out.

Well I went all over the web today and find these in the US, I did a search on the part number and found them hidden away on the RS site! £10 for delivery bumped the price up but cheaper then the Sasowsky ones. Job done. Thanks everyone. R. [attachment=57212:664_1552.jpg]

Cheers, that will save any guess work. my Varitone has a two way switch plaus a second 3 way one, I think the two way one will be a bypass switch, any idea what the other one does? Basschatters to the rescue once again R.

Little update. I nearly ordered the knobs today from the Sadowsky site as I have tried all the other sugestions but couldn't find anything the same and they wanted $27 in postage for 3 $7.50 knobs I'll have to have a rethink.

Will do but I was getting a bit ahead of myself as I only have the control plate here today the body with the pups in for a project bass i'm putting together should turn up next week, I still need to sort out a neck. that's not an excuse for me talking a month to screw in 4 wires - honest

Many thanks for the info I'll use the good old fashioned 'trial and error' method if no one comes up with some actual instructions.

Here we go, a couple of pics. It's quite simple just four terminals one for each wire, well saying that the Nordstrands I have have 3 wires but Nordstrand says the extra one connects to the same place as the black wire on most systems. I wasn't keen on the trial and error system just in case I do some damage. Any help would be appreciated. [attachment=57204:VT_001.jpg] [attachment=57205:VT_002.jpg]