rockabilly69 Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 I yanked the Zemaitis Dragon Classic higher output pickups (8K neck, 16K bridge), out of my CS22MF DCP NT, and put in some Tyson Tone "Precious in Grace" pickups! These pickups just put the guitar over the top. The Dragon Classic set reminded me of the famous DiMarzio PAF/SuperDistortion combo, for hard rock they actually sounded great, but since I'm more of Stones/Faces fan I wanted more of the classic late 60's - early 70s crunchy PAF tone. And man I got it here. And while I was at it, I got some cool stainless steel bonnet knobs from a company called 490 Designs that I found on ETSY. I also found a company in Texas that made me a cool aluminum switch-tip called Armadillo Guitar parts. It's heavier than a typical switch tip so it makes a solid clunk when switching positions. This guitar is one fantastic rock and roll machine, and about as close as I'll ever get to owning an original Zemaitis! links to parts... Switch tip https://www.armadilloguitar.com/ Knobs https://reverb.com/item/35031166-490-hardware-stainless-steel-bonnet-knob-2020-stainless-steel Tyson Tone Lab https://tysontone.com/product/precious-and-grace-pafs/
yoslate Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 2 hours ago, rockabilly69 said: Jeez...what a piece! Post a little workout soon...?
rockabilly69 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Posted October 26, 2020 5 hours ago, yoslate said: Jeez...what a piece! Post a little workout soon...? I wrote a riff tonight but it's too late to record. I'll see if I can write a song around it tomorrow.
loudtubeamps Posted October 26, 2020 Posted October 26, 2020 and the weight of that beauty would be ?
rockabilly69 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Posted October 26, 2020 5 hours ago, loudtubeamps said: and the weight of that beauty would be ? 8lbs 4oz
loudtubeamps Posted October 27, 2020 Posted October 27, 2020 17 hours ago, rockabilly69 said: 8lbs 4oz lighter than it looks...very nice!
rockabilly69 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Posted October 27, 2020 6 hours ago, loudtubeamps said: lighter than it looks...very nice! Every time I bought one new I had them pick me the lightest one! The one I have for sale in the forum in 8.2 lbs. They are pretty easy to shoulder.
DetroitBlues Posted October 28, 2020 Posted October 28, 2020 It looks fantastic! Love the updates. My cousin bought a laser engraver. Thought about commissioning him for custom etched parts.
rockabilly69 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Posted October 29, 2020 16 hours ago, DetroitBlues said: It looks fantastic! Love the updates. My cousin bought a laser engraver. Thought about commissioning him for custom etched parts. That would be cool
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