Please allow me to introduce myself...

Thanks so much for the welcome! Those are both great choices in guitars and amps. A BF Deluxe Reverb is on my list of amps to have one day. Take care!

 

I've heard good things about Valvetronix.
And that's great that they wired it like a JMI AC30s.

That's a beauty Gretsch Signature model and even more impressive is your build.
Hard to see any difference in the pics!

I've recently been looking online with vintage stores in the UK for an AC30 Mid 60s Twin Head
or a copper plate AC30/6 combo. Crossing my fingers the right one crosses my path.

Take care, and ya never know what the future holds...

 

Thanks for that list of parts! And turning me onto Warmoth. Looks like their lead time is about 12 weeks now for custom work, but they do have "in-stock" necks and bodies, which might be the best choice if I go this route.

I was also looking online at Fender's Vintage Original Tele's, made in America - especially the 60s model. I might go with a used one as I'm onto the interior build of a 800 square foot recording studio on the first floor of my house, which I built by hand with the intent of having a studio in there after I moved in.

A friend who owns a professional, large recording studio in Vancouver helped me with the design and layout. So, I'm up to my eyeballs with work for about another year. In the meantime, I've been collecting an assortment of amps and guitars to have in the studio, while I work on the build.

How long, roughly, did it take you to put your Partscaster together... maybe I can squeeze in the time in the evenings with the help of a guitar tech friend. I bet it's really rewarding to put it all together and then get to play it. I also read about a few people's experience with Warmoth necks and bodies and they all were super-hyped about the quality and play-ability.

I'd also love to see a pic of your Partscaster, that Swamp Ash body must be something else. Feel free to PM me back or share more on this thread. I'm sure others who haven't seen it, would love to get a chance to.

Cheers!

 

Thanks for the welcome! I've been through Oregon a few times visiting, but never through Jack Plate.

What a great name for a place I thought to myself... then I looked it up on Google Maps.
Closest place I got was Jack In The Box, Portland. LOL!

It totally sounds like a place you'd find in Oregon, just around the Bend...

 

Hello Henry, thanks for the warm welcome, and just gotta say thanks for your inspiration on Diagram 3 allowing the new pickup possibility of having the middle pickup operate independently of the N & B.

I just ordered a Gretsch 3 Way Electromagic switch to do the job.

Also, I really like your Rush - Spirit of the Radio quote from your posts. I dig this verse:

Invisible airwaves
Crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle
With the energy
Emotional feedback
On a timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price –
Almost free…

As a fan and a Canuck, I'm glad I got to see them at least once in concert! Cheers.