NGD - SE Soapbar in da howze

[Jimi D]

I owned an SE Soapbar back in 2004 or so and gigged it for about a year before replacing it with a McSoapy that I sadly never really bonded with. Anyway, I don't see them pop up often around here, but I had a some money burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't resist this one. It was real cheap but I had to scrape off some grime to find the guitar underneath. Cleaned it good, adjusted the truss rod and tossed the "amber" SE speed knobs for this set I found in my parts drawer temporarily while I source something more appropriate. Man I love the Moons on these old SEs. I remembered that I liked the pickups on my old one and these don't disappoint, but I haven't pulled it apart yet to see if they're original or not... Still, a great little rock'n'roll guitar for substantially less $$ than PRS charges for a pair of new pickups. Happy New Guitar Day to me

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Love these!

 

[dmatthews]

Man that rocks! Congrats, I love me some P90s!

 

[gemyneye]

I owned an SE Soapbar back in 2004 or so and gigged it for about a year before replacing it with a McSoapy that I sadly never really bonded with. Anyway, I don't see them pop up often around here, but I had a some money burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't resist this one. It was real cheap but I had to scrape off some grime to find the guitar underneath. Cleaned it good, adjusted the truss rod and tossed the "amber" SE speed knobs for this set I found in my parts drawer temporarily while I source something more appropriate. Man I love the Moons on these old SEs. I remembered that I liked the pickups on my old one and these don't disappoint, but I haven't pulled it apart yet to see if they're original or not... Still, a great little rock'n'roll guitar for substantially less $$ than PRS charges for a pair of new pickups. Happy New Guitar Day to me

Wow, congrats, man!

 

[Alnus Rubra]

That’s lush.

Everything is better with Amber Lampshades

 

[bodia]

Aw yeah! Killer!

 

[Mark Ray]

Fresh bars of soap are good for everyone!

 

[toothace]

Great find and nice knobs!

Sweet top!

 

[ScottR]

Those are sweet! Congrats!

 

[Moondog Wily]

That is one clean rock machine! Congrats!!

 

[j.a.]

That’s a beauty!

Not so easy to find Down Under, but I’ll keep an eye

 

[opnoob]

Such a nice classic looking guitar. Nice find!

 

[Lewguitar]

I owned an SE Soapbar back in 2004 or so and gigged it for about a year before replacing it with a McSoapy that I sadly never really bonded with. Anyway, I don't see them pop up often around here, but I had a some money burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't resist this one. It was real cheap but I had to scrape off some grime to find the guitar underneath. Cleaned it good, adjusted the truss rod and tossed the "amber" SE speed knobs for this set I found in my parts drawer temporarily while I source something more appropriate. Man I love the Moons on these old SEs. I remembered that I liked the pickups on my old one and these don't disappoint, but I haven't pulled it apart yet to see if they're original or not... Still, a great little rock'n'roll guitar for substantially less $$ than PRS charges for a pair of new pickups. Happy New Guitar Day to me

Do your pickup ht. adjustment screws touch the polepieces of your pickups?

Mine do. Don't know if mine have been changed or if they're original.

The heads of the adjustment screws seem just a little too big in mine tho.

 

[Lewguitar]

Here's mine.

https://imgur.com/X5bIJie

And here's the pickup ht. adjustment screws the guitar came with. The heads were too big and rubbed against the polepieces. I'll keep them anyway, but I had some that were the right size from a set of Duncan Antiquity P90's and replaced them.

https://imgur.com/qOe6tU1

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Here's mine. And here's the old pickup adjustment screws. I don't think they were original. I had some that were the right size from a set of Duncan Antiquity P90's and replaced them.

https://imgur.com/J3SiYL0

https://imgur.com/L1z6jUZ

And here's the pickup ht. adjustment screws the guitar came with. The heads were too big. rubbed against the polepieces. I'll keep them anyway.

https://imgur.com/qOe6tU1

I’ve got nothing to compare them to, but on their own they look like bridge screws. Obviously if they fit through pickup covers they’re unlikely to be.

 

[Lewguitar]

I’ve got nothing to compare them to, but on their own they look like bridge screws. Obviously if they fit through pickup covers they’re unlikely to be.

Bridge screws? For what kind of bridge? Like a six screw vibrato bridge?

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Bridge screws? For what kind of bridge? Like a six screw vibrato bridge?

Yep

 

[Lewguitar]

I owned an SE Soapbar back in 2004 or so and gigged it for about a year before replacing it with a McSoapy that I sadly never really bonded with. Anyway, I don't see them pop up often around here, but I had a some money burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't resist this one. It was real cheap but I had to scrape off some grime to find the guitar underneath. Cleaned it good, adjusted the truss rod and tossed the "amber" SE speed knobs for this set I found in my parts drawer temporarily while I source something more appropriate. Man I love the Moons on these old SEs. I remembered that I liked the pickups on my old one and these don't disappoint, but I haven't pulled it apart yet to see if they're original or not... Still, a great little rock'n'roll guitar for substantially less $$ than PRS charges for a pair of new pickups. Happy New Guitar Day to me

Question: Are the pickups in yours humcancelling when they are combined?

One would need to be RW/RP for that to happen.

The pickups in mine are not humcancelling when combined.

Just wondering.

 

[Lewguitar]

Yep

No, they're not THAT big. But they're bigger than they should be. Not a problem. I've already replaced them.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

No, they're not THAT big. But they're bigger than they should be. Not a problem. I've already replaced them.

I was kind of assuming that was the case.