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Post by Martin on Jan 6, 2018 13:19:48 GMT
Through sheer chance I managed to get this rather tasty looking telecaster style guitar this afternoon. It's branded 'Futurama' but isn't one of the 1960s guitars of that name. Needs a good clean, setup and restringing, and I haven't plugged it in yet, but I think it looks pretty good.
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 6, 2018 14:24:23 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jan 6, 2018 15:37:10 GMT
Plugged it in.....not working Well it is, sort of. Lots of crackle and hiss and the occasional sound if I twist my knob a bit So, a bit more than a setup required. Just as well it wasn't expensive....
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Post by 007 on Jan 6, 2018 16:36:21 GMT
Get some switch cleaner from Maplins
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Post by Martin on Jan 6, 2018 16:41:52 GMT
Cheers, Paul It'll need a bit more than that, sadly. The neck pickup is 'dead' so I'll need to perform major surgery to see if there's any faulty wiring.
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Post by grayn on Jan 6, 2018 17:20:54 GMT
Looks oddly cool.
I wonder how old it is?
A bit of soldering should sort you out.
Good luck and let us know what it sounds and plays like.
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Post by Cams on Jan 6, 2018 19:11:02 GMT
Neil Gaiman, huh? Good call!
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