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SWAMP WITCH SPECTRUM 50H GUITAR TEISCO TRIBUTE TEST
SWAMP WITCH SPECTRUM 5 POINT OH (5.0) A TEISCO SPECTRUM 5 TRIBUTE .
(JUST SHOWING YALL THE SWITCH TONES HERE )
As some of you already know , I went a different direction than using the regular swamp witch elder body for this spectrum tribute . The elder body Had to be changed too far from the sw look to accommodate the deeper pups etc ..
So I used an old carved body I got off Low Budget Luthier a while ago on a trade , and put it to use . and added the red painted accents .
As you can see , THIS BODY was perfect for this guitar .
I used the guts , parts , and neck off a swamp witch Familiar 6 string model and converted it to 3
The custom mirror “Spectrum5.0” name badge is from a guy that makes wedding cake toppers ;-)
The 6 3 square pole pups ,, used to be impossible to get .. but a new supplier is re-poping them now .
The punched out star pennies I got on ebay . they have crosses , angels etc .. too.
This thing is awesome .. I just love it and all the tone choices it supplies .
Obviously this one will be one of a kind .. and I will probably keep it .
Will I sell these, or something similar ?
If anything .. I may start selling a similar guitar without the carved body . depending on interest ,, (let me know if interested ) but it will cost about $ 400 + .
We shall see . anyway hope ya like this one .
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Comment by smilingdog1 on July 3, 2014 at 11:30am
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Interesting concept. Keep wanting to get closer to look at the tuners, look like penny's on edge.
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Comment by the anonymous pick on July 3, 2014 at 11:27am
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well .. we didnt "team up" to do this guit really .. i just got a body off him almost a year ago i think ,, in a trade .. and it was just a great fit for this ..project .
it all worked out .
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Comment by Mark Lindsay on July 3, 2014 at 11:10am
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I just knew that if the two of you teamed up, the result would be out of this world. "Sweet!" doesn't even begin to cover it.
Gentlemen? The bar has officially been raised.
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cheers frank / jamie ;-)
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Comment by Jamie MacBlues on July 3, 2014 at 10:52am
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Neat, Pick :)
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Comment by Frank Neal on July 3, 2014 at 10:50am
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SICK!!
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thanx Wes ;-)
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8^0
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Comment by Clock The Wolf on July 3, 2014 at 10:38am
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SWAMP FREIGHT TRAIN!!!
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thanx guys ;-)
glad ya like her ;-)
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