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The neck on my former 650C was not at all bulky. I am surprised that the 650 neck would be much different unless they were still hand made at some point.doctorno wrote: [... "shave off" a little of the bulky neck of the 650D ...
From my experience (and some research I did) I can tell that the 650D usually has a "heavier", "bulkier", "beafier" neck than the 650A and 650C. Walter had to "shave off" a little of the wood of my 650D´s neck, which had a rather "thick D-profile", to make it similar to the "modern C-shape" of my 650AVH.ken_j wrote:The neck on my former 650C was not at all bulky. I am surprised that the 650 neck would be much different unless they were still hand made at some point.doctorno wrote: [... "shave off" a little of the bulky neck of the 650D ...
1. The wide, 24 fret maple fretboard.Oskar wrote:Nice guitar. Just curious, what makes it a 650 and not a 610? Is it the Bigsby?
40Oskar wrote:Nice guitar. Just curious, what makes it a 650 and not a 610? Is it the Bigsby?
Isn't it "42"?scotty wrote:40Oskar wrote:Nice guitar. Just curious, what makes it a 650 and not a 610? Is it the Bigsby?
im shallow i know....
Very nice!!!!doctorno wrote:Now it is a unique 650 with a white polyurethane (DD) finish, a black metal pickguard, a Bigsby B5, a Schaller roller bridge, Schaller locking tuners M6 topmount and a 12k toaster pickup in the bridge position.
I too like the 12k in the bridge and Ric HB in the neck. Thats the set up I use on both my 480's, but I also put in the 0.0047 cap. Note that I put vintage covers on my HB's to keep the vintage vibe going and match the 12k's. I think that would look sweet on yours too!! Maybe my waist linejingle_jangle wrote:Isn't it "42"?scotty wrote:40Oskar wrote:Nice guitar. Just curious, what makes it a 650 and not a 610? Is it the Bigsby?
im shallow i know....
This finish will probably stay white for a very, very long time. Walter uses high quality modern materials - like me he is not a fan of artifical "vintage effects".Wildberry wrote:Anyway looks very cool - how will it age, is what I wonder about though.
Will it slowly turn yellowish in spots, or is it supposed to stay white?
Do you also get that hollow "out of phase" sound in the middle position? First I wondered about the polarity of the pickups, but everything seems to be wired in phase. I like the tone of the 12k toaster on its own and the humbucker on its own but the combination does not sound very good to my ears.IHeartRics wrote:I too like the 12k in the bridge and Ric HB in the neck. Thats the set up I use on both my 480's (...)
Good to know Markus! I love the white as it is, but the smokey yellowish ageing is something I don't like on white guitars at all.doctorno wrote:This finish will probably stay white for a very, very long time. Walter uses high quality modern materials - like me he is not a fan of artifical "vintage effects".Wildberry wrote:Anyway looks very cool - how will it age, is what I wonder about though.
Will it slowly turn yellowish in spots, or is it supposed to stay white?
Yes, it WAS a "Dakota", now it IS the one and only "Erkelenz"Oskar wrote:I guess it's basically the Dakota.
...+1! Very cool, thanks for posting the photos! I think that's my favorite 650 ever.8mileshigher wrote:That finish is absolutely stunning and the Bigsby and other accessories look cool !!!
Enjoy !