barrymclark Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 A recent sale was made (Thanks, Lance)and I am trying to turn that sale into a 535 for me. It will take me some time to come up with the dough for it, but I wanna try and save up for a new one. What I am positive I want: A mostly standard 535 but with the wood upgrade (like the anniversary models). The finish I am 99% sure I am going to get it to match my 575 (trans black back/rim and what I think is antique natural top). Still holding on to the 1% for something else that really makes me flip. The pickups though... that I am not sure on. I am pretty positive that I would like the 59's. Just wanna get some opinions. I REALLY love the Seth Lovers in my 575. I really dig playing early rock and rockabilly and also learning jazz tunes and pretending like I can honestly play jazz. haha. So, I really love the 50's ish tone. Any thoughts?
skydog52 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Can't go wrong with Seth Lovers. I like them the best. 59s are good too. Seths just seem to have that vintage tone. Why not get a H-555 with all the bells and whistles? Bindings and all.
barrymclark Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 Can't go wrong with Seth Lovers. I like them the best. 59s are good too. Seths just seem to have that vintage tone. Why not get a H-555 with all the bells and whistles? Bindings and all. Just not me. I like simple yet elegant. Classy yet subdued. Those done up ones are very pretty, just not me. I am also thinking P90s.
Bluzman54 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 My vote goes to the Seth Lovers......hard to beat that tone. JMHO Jim C
big bob Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Just not me. I like simple yet elegant. Classy yet subdued. Those done up ones are very pretty, just not me. I am also thinking P90s. That would be a 530, get it with a bigsby...
kbp810 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 530 with P90's would be a great choice as well! That would also give you some additional tone variation between the 575 and 535
barrymclark Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 Whoa, fellas. Haha. One guitar at a time. Haha. Definitely shooting for a 535. I have two full hollows with the 575 and Gretsch 6120. Heard a 335 with P90's once and thought that was a pretty gnarly sounding guitar.
big bob Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Whoa, fellas. Haha. One guitar at a time. Haha. Definitely shooting for a 535. I have two full hollows with the 575 and Gretsch 6120. Heard a 535 with P90's once and thought that was a pretty gnarly sounding guitar. I'm confused I thought a 535 with p-90 was a 530.. same guitar just one has dog ear p-90's 530 535
Millennium Maestro Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I like Seths, I like 59'ers when I am looking for vintage tone... My advise HRW's with VIP harness, they are wax potted, coiltappable and with the upgraded wiring you can cover amazing levels of tone. Everything else is second best! Baaaaa
Halowords Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I like Seths, I like 59'ers when I am looking for vintage tone... My advise HRW's with VIP harness, they are wax potted, coiltappable and with the upgraded wiring you can cover amazing levels of tone. Everything else is second best! Baaaaa Instead of the VIP w/ toggle switches, I'd say get the coil tapping, out-of-phase, and in-a-series with push/pull knobs. Just personal preference, I guess, but I like the look w/out any extra switches, and there is nothing extra either to look at or to accidentally flip (it's hard to accidentally split your coils or go out-of-phase when it involves pulling the volume or tone knobs out away from your guitar). It seems unlikely that would happen either way, but the push/pull knobs are a nice visual non-factor. Finishes; there are some really nice Antique Natural finishes. Really nice. I'd consider Antique Sunburst as well; Or Old Style Sunburst; Other than that, woods (if you want anything other than the Mahogany neck w/ Maple body), neck thickness/profile, fret size, pickups, tuners (locking or not, color, etc.), bridge, and whatever binding & inlays you want (or not). Obviously. Just things that you might want to run through and decide if you want anything OTHER than stock (which really, you might not).
tulk1 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Or Old Style Sunburst; Hey!! Thats my old H157!! Sold it to Cosmikdebris, who promptly disappeared from the forum shortly after. Hmmmmmm. Oh, and on the H535 build ------- tulip tuners.
Halowords Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah, I just looked for finishes I liked in the Gallery section, and voila! As for Cosmikdebris, maybe after the H-157 he had all the guitar he needed and now spends his free time playing and not on the HOC. That's started happening to me (had a nice time practicing on the Prospect tonight).
High Flying Bird Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Come on dude, get one like this with the TV Jones humbucker fitted pups. You know this is what you want.....
H Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I'm confused I thought a 535 with p-90 was a 530.. same guitar just one has dog ear p-90's The 530 doesn't have a centre block, BB. Fabulous guitar though
H Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 If you're split between humbuckers and P90s, get the body cut for humbuckers. That way you can fit humbuckers or a humbucker-sized P90 like a Phat Cat.
barrymclark Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 If you're split between humbuckers and P90s, get the body cut for humbuckers. That way you can fit humbuckers or a humbucker-sized P90 like a Phat Cat. Thing is, I know I'd be happy with either. The reason I am thinking of P90's, other than just having a different flavor, is that I love the older guitar tones. That mid 50's jazz and early rock sound. I figured that the 535 would be a great back up to the 575 but be very, very different.
tbonesullivan Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 As others have said, can't go wrong with the Seth lovers. They really do get a great vintage tone that is great for jazz, clean, rockabilly, classic rock, etc. I have them in my Millennium 158 that I just got, as well as my Hamer Newport. Or, you could always get some p-rails with the triple shot switching system. Here's a great demo on youtube:
kbp810 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Come on dude, get one like this with the TV Jones humbucker fitted pups. You know this is what you want..... I wonder if thats the same ghost that tipped over my amp?
barrymclark Posted March 11, 2011 Author Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah, I am really leaning towards Seths. One thing I really dig about the finish of my 575 is the contrast of the top to back. I saw a 575 on here that had a natural finish on the mahogany. That is really nice. I had thought about maybe burnt amber for the back/rim and antique natural for the top.
Kuz Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 I'm confused I thought a 535 with p-90 was a 530.. same guitar just one has dog ear p-90's 530 535 Nope, they make a 535 with P-90s and it has a center block. Did I mention I have the first production one ever made??!!!
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 A recent sale was made (Thanks, Lance)and I am trying to turn that sale into a 535 for me. It will take me some time to come up with the dough for it, but I wanna try and save up for a new one. What I am positive I want: A mostly standard 535 but with the wood upgrade (like the anniversary models). The finish I am 99% sure I am going to get it to match my 575 (trans black back/rim and what I think is antique natural top). Still holding on to the 1% for something else that really makes me flip. The pickups though... that I am not sure on. I am pretty positive that I would like the 59's. Just wanna get some opinions. I REALLY love the Seth Lovers in my 575. I really dig playing early rock and rockabilly and also learning jazz tunes and pretending like I can honestly play jazz. haha. So, I really love the 50's ish tone. Any thoughts? If you're going for a custom order, might as well go with the Fralins or HRW's. I personally perfer Gibson BB's. Howewver, if you like Duncans, you can go to their website and listen to audio clips of all the pup's to help you decided. I'm a blues/rock player and I chose a Jazz pup for the neck of my guitar...
Kuz Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 If you don't go with P-90s, then I would definitely go with SETHs (Unless you go the boutique pickup route like Throbaks, Peter Florence, or Tom Short. For what it's worth, you could get Tom Short's pickups for the same price as Seths).
kbp810 Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 If you don't go with P-90s, then I would definitely go with SETHs (Unless you go the boutique pickup route like Throbaks, Peter Florence, or Tom Short. For what it's worth, you could get Tom Short's pickups for the same price as Seths). Not to mention Tom Short is a stellar guy to work with on a custom set
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 Not to mention Tom Short is a stellar guy to work with on a custom set You would know for sure!
blueox Posted March 11, 2011 Posted March 11, 2011 " . . . I really dig playing early rock and rockabilly and also learning jazz tunes . . . So, I really love the 50's ish tone. Any thoughts?" From your description, you could go the Seymour Duncan P-90 Stack route with series/parallel switching: P-90 Stack.
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