Two guitars at PTC for me

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

There are expectations when you walk on stage with a guitar painted like that - if I thought I could live up to that I would do it in a heartbeat.

You and your #$%^ integrity. It's just exhausting.

 

[hippietim]

You and your #$%^ integrity. It's just exhausting.

Integrity? Not at all. I don't want to get called out!

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Integrity? Not at all. I don't want to get called out!

Dude. You're, like, six-foot 20. And easily pissed off. No one's going to say she-it. :laugh:

 

[VHTStark]

Hint #1: I love Teles.
Hint #2: I love 80's Charvel style super Strats.
Hint #3: One of these guitars will donate organs to the other.

I will play!

Ok, my guess: you are donating the "organs" from the SAS to the NF3. I say this because the NF, with the longer scale, is more of a strat platform. From there, you are adding either a Floyd or filling in the trem cavity and doing a hardtail. Might be wayyyy off....but that is my guess!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

If you have any parts left over let me know, I haven't spray painted anything in days.

 

[hippietim]

NF3

• Floyd Rose
• Switch pickup config to NF in the neck and 5909 in the bridge
• New pickguard

SAS

• Switch pickup config to NF in the neck and bridge
• Plug the middle pickup and holes left by existing HB route for neck and bridge pickups
• Refinish the body and neck

 

[hippietim]

SAS Disassembled:

Middle pickup plug:

Mockup:

 

[Danerada]

Oh man that is going to SING!!!!!

 

[Michael B]

Nice!! This will be cool to watch!!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

bangin'

 

[hippietim]

More progress:

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

I love threads like this one. Will be interesting to see how the route for the neck pickup is managed.

I went to bed last night dreaming up a new PTC project. It's addictive.

 

[slang05]

I"m excited to see the NF3! Wow!

 

[hippietim]

I"m excited to see the NF3! Wow!

Me too!

 

[John Beef]

I have been most curious about installing the NF in the neck of the SAS. On a SASNF, since the pickup rout is not set as deep into the body, they had to have a little extra wood on the back. Like this:

So, what's the PTC going to do to allow the neck to be properly mounted with enough support, yet still fill in the gap on the front remaining from converting from a full size humbucker to a NF?

 

[hippietim]

NF3 Progress!

Floyd nut shelf routed:

Body routed for Floyd and bridge humbucker:

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

WOW! Those guys aren't wasting any time are they.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

More! I Want More!

 

[VHTStark]

Awesomeness! Can't wait to see both of these! Jeez....I picked a bad time to go back to school....PRS's new offerings are amazing and have me GASing like crazy and these PTC jobs have me wanting to pick up "project" guitars! haha

 

[hippietim]

WOW! Those guys aren't wasting any time are they.

You ain't kidding! I just got this from Shawn a little while ago - new pickguard!