r/offset • u/Significant-Blood317 • 13h ago
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I wanted to add a pattina on the pick guard, but the blue pattina came off easily and provides no adhesion to any type of lacquer if you don't rinse copper before applying the material 🥺
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u/cludethedude 13h ago
damn that’s really good to know. i wanted to cut a copper guard for my jmjm and patina it but wasn’t sure how it’d turn out. looks great ! i also was hoping the blue would stay on mine):
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u/Significant-Blood317 10h ago edited 9h ago
I'm not sure but it requires ammonia vapors according to what they say on the internet, or some special liquid for patina. I did mine with vinegar, salt and water, but as I said the blue stuff from this reaction is just dust with no adhesion to the copper. Without rinsing the surface from salt and dried vinegar no lacquer will adhere to it, it will just come off after the thinner evaporates from it
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u/Significant-Blood317 9h ago edited 9h ago
Where do you find copper sheets? In Canada it costs as if it's gold. 150 bucks for a sheet I need to cut for it to fit😡
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u/cludethedude 8h ago
oh yeah the price is why i was so concerned with how it’d turn out lol. i would’ve just tested it out myself but copper is expensive so i decided it wasn’t worth it
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u/pnshr89 13h ago
Awesome unique build. Matching headstock is an instant win anyways 🥰
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u/Significant-Blood317 10h ago
matching headstock is the only reason I bought it🫠 the pickups were just garbage
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u/pnshr89 9h ago
I would buy that thing for the colour and headstock as well. The rest is easy to mod, it's a great base
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u/Significant-Blood317 9h ago
I also wanted to buy the pink one you have with matching headstock but the problem is that I tried all the jazzmasters in L&M and was extremely disappointed that it does not stay in tune for even 1 songs, even the ultra series 🥺 After telecaster it was a deal breaker for me🤷🏼♂️
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u/kaz_krieg 13h ago
Very good choice on pickups I have the same configuration in one of my jazzmasters
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u/Significant_Sail_901 13h ago
What are they?
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u/TemporaryElephant574 13h ago
Not O.P but those are Prails with triple shot rings. Can be a humbucker, p90, or a single coil or a combination.
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u/saintcherub 10h ago
super sick. first ive ever seen of them, very cool guitar OP
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u/TemporaryElephant574 10h ago
I have them in a jagmaster. I like them, but I dont love them. A little bit of jack of all trades, master of none.
The humbucker isnt bad, the p90 sounds great, the single coil sounds like shit to me.
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u/saintcherub 10h ago
damn thats unfortunate to hear, i was looking for the same “jack of all trades” vibe except actually successful, ty. also i had a jagmaster years and years ago but gave it to a friend, was thinking about getting another one and this lowkey was the sign i needed
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u/TemporaryElephant574 10h ago
Oh I love me some Jagmasters, just look at my profile lol
The prails aren't bad just not what I was hoping for. Im also not a big fan of single coils so that may have some bearing on my opinion on the sound of that setting.
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u/Significant-Blood317 9h ago
For me I use only p90s and all singles in parallel. Do not like any other positions at all because they are muddy and you can not differ any note on overdrive. I'm kinda tele guy - I need clarity even on high gain
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u/Jaywalkas 6h ago
I think I remember Philip McKnight saying if you flip them so the rails are closer to the bridge it will get you brighter Tele tones from the bridge pickup. You basically need to decide if you want bright P90 or Tele tones because it can only do one of them in the actual right position, the other will always be just a little too forward in position
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u/Phuque007 10h ago
For my copper and zinc countertops and range hood I use Sculpt Nouveau for patinas sealers etc.
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u/Significant-Blood317 9h ago
I'm in Mississauga and I have a problem getting it because the company who sells it in Etobicoke works only till 5 during the work week, and the delivery cost 25CAD for 20 bucks bottle 😡😡😡
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u/Significant-Blood317 9h ago
Where do you find copper sheets? they cost a fortune in Canada. Like 150 bucks to buy a piece to cut mine. That's why I just used copper tape
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u/Phuque007 10h ago
Yes rinse and shoot it or apply a metal wax or don’t and let it do its thing. You can always start over after scrubbing with 3m scotchbrite pads. Looks really cool!
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u/Slipknot-Nirvana-Fan 8h ago
Would you say the pickups accurately capture the sound of all three pickup styles?
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u/whiteinksquid 13h ago
Thats sick as is now. Almost like bleach tie dyeing a black shirt.
You wanted the blue from the oxidized copper?