Finished my new Twin Neck (photos)

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 30 Jul 2009 10:51 am

Here are a couple of photos of my new twin neck finished today. Front neck has a really bright Humbucker with staggered pole pieces like the old Valco string-through.

Rear neck has a pair of Teisco/DeArmond surface mount pickups. I may have to swap those out for a Lipstick though, the output from each of these is only 3.8K and the difference to the front neck is just too great for playing both necks in one song.

Will try to put up a sound file this weekend.

Hope you like it.
James.

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 30 Jul 2009 11:57 am

Stunning! Love your work James but I
would want the black cover
to extend over the two back pickups.
The "dice" controls ....... neat idea!

Roy

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 30 Jul 2009 12:27 pm

Very cool, great work!

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 30 Jul 2009 2:49 pm

Nice job James

Kevin Hedquist · Post by **Kevin Hedquist** » 30 Jul 2009 5:35 pm

Very nice work. Love the dice knobs.

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 30 Jul 2009 5:55 pm

I like it! Beautiful work, James. Can you tell us more about the humbucker?

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 31 Jul 2009 12:07 am

Peter Jacobs wrote:I like it! Beautiful work, James. Can you tell us more about the humbucker?

The Humbucker is new, bought from Axesrus online for £19.00. including shipping. It is a 4 wire Split Pole, (8K & 13K)tapping.

James.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 31 Jul 2009 3:51 am

NICE!!!!!

Kevin Macneil Brown · Post by **Kevin Macneil Brown** » 1 Aug 2009 10:03 am

That's really beautiful, James.

Leroy Beal · Post by **Leroy Beal** » 1 Aug 2009 11:37 am

Sweet! You did a beautiful job getting that retro feel.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 1 Aug 2009 3:00 pm

Superb James, I like the "Double Six" touch !
That may be a problem if you made a twin 8 ? but I'm sure the dice with 8's could be found somewhere around Vegas !!

James Kerr · Post by **James Kerr** » 1 Aug 2009 4:35 pm

basilh wrote:Superb James, I like the "Double Six" touch !
That may be a problem if you made a twin 8 ? but I'm sure the dice with 8's could be found somewhere around Vegas !!

Thank you Basil, & everybody else. I thought the dice would compliment the Card Suits on the fretboards and just carry the gambling theme through. I only make these instruments for my own enjoyment, so I can do anything that pleases me, if it tickles others too then that is a bunus.

James.

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 2 Aug 2009 1:10 am

James, thank you for the "Thank You", the last time we met and you said 'Thank You" and I said a bigger one was ..................

Also that day in 1979

The year you helped me out when my Emmons was stolen.