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Thanks Kira, I'd have posted sooner but I've been busy (i.e. in Afghanistan) so guitar playing has been a little on the back burner!

Tommy.

Yeah, they're Higains moulded into plastic cases. I believe they're only seen on the 430.

Tommy.

Hey guys, thought some of you might appreciate a pic of the rig I've been messing about with for the last few days;

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i250/ytomk/rick-bassman.png

It's my '72 430 with added Bigsby and bridge plate (thanks Kira!).
The amp is a 5F6-A clone that I built using mostly ...

Perhaps the only one anywhere! I've never seen another. Shame you don't have photos.

Tommy.

Coral Pink!

Here's the same rig with my CIJ Jazzmaster. I put an AVRI tortoise pickguard on it last night so it's a little different.
Gotta love those Japanese Fenders.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i250/ytomk/surf/1.jpg

Did your old JM have blocks and binding?

Very surfy indeed! You can do a lot with these setups though, it's all in how you approach them. I think versatility is in the mind and in the intent of the player, not in the equipment.
Still got the Jazzmaster?

Tommy.

It's a great combo! Sounds excellent with my Jazzmaster too, as I'm sure you can imagine.
It sounds pretty good with my 430 too, it's just lacking something because of the silly bridge.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i250/ytomk/P1160562.jpg
That shows a few more of my amps, a 5e3 tweed Deluxe ...

My current favourite is my 1960 Fender Twin-Amp, one of the very first tolex twins (serial no. 20).
It's pictured next to my 1961 reverb unit (again, an early one: they started at R00100 and this is R00111) and my lightly modded :mrgreen: 1954 Gretsch Duo Jet.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums ...

Cool, I posted a wanted ad. I'll see what I can do about those photos.

Tommy.

Yeah sure, I'll get some at some point over the next few days. Kind of embarrassed about how bad the Schaller bridge looks though....

I need a strap button too, any idea where I could find one?

Tommy.

And that's it rewired!
The individual pickup volumes still function the same (though I removed some pointless caps) but the neck tone is now a master volume for the whole guitar and the bridge tone is a master tone with a 0.018µF blue molded Fender cap from an old BF amp. It's pretty much the ...

Thanks, that's a great help.

Tommy.

The rest of the questions are to come! I ought to be looking for a bridge-spacing of about 2", right?

Hmm, the only problem is that the 430 seems to have a really narrow neck... It's 51mm (2") as opposed to the 55m (2 3/4") of my Gretsches and upon trying the Bigsby bridge from my 6128, it's too wide for the 430's neck.
I see un-cut Bigsby bridges online for sale though, is the normal way to do it ...