ConnemaraGuitar
12-29-2007, 12:18 PM
Hello, all. I'm a newbie on this forum.
For the past couple of years I've been making acoustic instruments in my spare time...a couple of drednoughts, an Irish Bouzouki, some 000s, a couple of Martin style 5 terz(es?), and a few tenor ukuleles. Since I don't play guitar, my brother-in-law suggested I get an electric on which to learn, so I bought a Japanese strat. It's a beautiful thing and despite the fact that it's been sitting in its case for several months now, I still cannot play. Must be something wrong with it.
While browsing electrics a while ago I came across a TAG, a Hollow T, and was blown away by everything about this instrument. At present my budget will not support a TAG, so I'm going to go ahead and build a hollow-body...with Anderson pickups. Gotta start somewhere, right?
The configuration that shows up a bit in the TAG gallery uses SA1R, SA1 and H2+ pickups. Incidentally, the guitar will be a strat shape with a rear-routed mahogany body and EIRW neck and fingerboard.
Where can I get information on the optimal control/switching setup for these pickups? Is it possible to purchase the package from Magdon, where I intend to buy the pickups? It would appear that I need at least a volume control, a tone control, and a 5-way switch. It also appears that guitars with these pickups also have a toggle switch (perhaps a bridge switch?) as well.
Any guidance you can provide would be most useful! Many thanks, and best wishes for the New Year to everyone. Lofton
For the past couple of years I've been making acoustic instruments in my spare time...a couple of drednoughts, an Irish Bouzouki, some 000s, a couple of Martin style 5 terz(es?), and a few tenor ukuleles. Since I don't play guitar, my brother-in-law suggested I get an electric on which to learn, so I bought a Japanese strat. It's a beautiful thing and despite the fact that it's been sitting in its case for several months now, I still cannot play. Must be something wrong with it.
While browsing electrics a while ago I came across a TAG, a Hollow T, and was blown away by everything about this instrument. At present my budget will not support a TAG, so I'm going to go ahead and build a hollow-body...with Anderson pickups. Gotta start somewhere, right?
The configuration that shows up a bit in the TAG gallery uses SA1R, SA1 and H2+ pickups. Incidentally, the guitar will be a strat shape with a rear-routed mahogany body and EIRW neck and fingerboard.
Where can I get information on the optimal control/switching setup for these pickups? Is it possible to purchase the package from Magdon, where I intend to buy the pickups? It would appear that I need at least a volume control, a tone control, and a 5-way switch. It also appears that guitars with these pickups also have a toggle switch (perhaps a bridge switch?) as well.
Any guidance you can provide would be most useful! Many thanks, and best wishes for the New Year to everyone. Lofton