| Author | Message | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7704 Registered: 6-2000 |
We had a control layout already, but the time has come to drill, so I'm reviewing what we had before. We're making a guitar now with a single scrolling switch for the synth. This is cool because you have 1 less switch on the face. The synth switch might have to be a silver finish (dad is checking for a black finish one) but that's the only negative, unless you like the idea of it looking different from the other controls. Anyway, here's my most recent plan:  Oh yeah, this one has the LED switch which I always seem to forget on Series I/II custom layouts, like on the previous one I sent you. Without the labels for contemplation:  | ||
| darkstar01
Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 405 Registered: 6-2005 |
honestly i kind of like the look of the buttons for scrolling better, especially if they can be topped in cocobolo (which i seem to remember seeing, but i can't find the picture now). but if you think the switch will work better it's cool with me. definitely no big deal. other than that everything looks good. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7708 Registered: 6-2000 |
Well, those Coco Bolo topped ones you've seen before are cool, but they take up a HUGE amount of space behind the scenes because they mount in such a weird way. We're doing another guitar with 2 buttons for scrolling that mount in a regular way with a washer and nut, but we are putting a wooden cap over the push button. This is the test piece:  for scale:  and what's under the hood:  We can make the cap smaller if you don't mind seeing the nut a little bit. Let me know if you like this approach, and I'll see if I can cram it into the original layout, or near to it at any rate. | ||
| darkstar01
Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 406 Registered: 6-2005 |
I think we can just go with the switch you first mentioned, so we can avoid cramming a bunch of stuff together. Thanks mica!!! | ||
| darkstar01
Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 417 Registered: 6-2005 |
hey mica i was looking over this and thought of a random question. will the roland be selectable in the pickup selector switch? or is it completely isolated from the rest? just wondering. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7762 Registered: 6-2000 |
Totally separate. On that note, the Roland Bass kits are still backordered (until JULY!). I'm trying to get some documentation from them so I can get the routing done. I just need to confirm the sizes of the internal controls. It's been a long time since we did a bass install, and I don't want to assume the guts are the same as the guitars. I sent the surface mounted kit back, dad said it's really not possible to repurpose it for an internal mount. | ||
| darkstar01
Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 421 Registered: 6-2005 |
let me know when you hear something, mica. hopefully things won't get held up on this for too long. | ||
| darkstar01
Senior Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 425 Registered: 6-2005 |
any luck? |
