Consul
Well-known member
Since this is really not electronics related, I thought I'd drop it here in the Brewery in the hopes some of the other guitar builders (I know there are a few of you!) can steer me in the right direction.
I'm planning a tap guitar (something like a Chapman Stick) build, the idea being to build it with all readily-available parts and materials while still having all the special features I want, like an 8mm string spacing up and down the whole board. Anyway, here are my questions...
First, I seem to recall someone here telling me that there are locking tuners for guitars that can handle bass strings. I just wanted to get some advice on brands/types to look for in this regard,
My second issue has to do with the string spacing I want. I can't find any bridge parts that can handle anything closer than a 10mm spacing. As I mentioned before, I'm aiming for 8mm, since this is specifically designed for tapping. I think I might be able to make the bridge parts I need with a bit of creativity and resourcefulness, but something off-the-shelf would be nice.
My third issue also has to do with the string spacing. Most pickups are designed with pole pieces spaced at about... Yep, 10mm. I could set pickups like this diagonally (the pickups won't actually be visible in the final design) but I remember seeing both single and double-coil pickups with single blade-like pole pieces. Anyone have any recommendations there?
Thanks a lot for the help, guys!
I'm planning a tap guitar (something like a Chapman Stick) build, the idea being to build it with all readily-available parts and materials while still having all the special features I want, like an 8mm string spacing up and down the whole board. Anyway, here are my questions...
First, I seem to recall someone here telling me that there are locking tuners for guitars that can handle bass strings. I just wanted to get some advice on brands/types to look for in this regard,
My second issue has to do with the string spacing I want. I can't find any bridge parts that can handle anything closer than a 10mm spacing. As I mentioned before, I'm aiming for 8mm, since this is specifically designed for tapping. I think I might be able to make the bridge parts I need with a bit of creativity and resourcefulness, but something off-the-shelf would be nice.
My third issue also has to do with the string spacing. Most pickups are designed with pole pieces spaced at about... Yep, 10mm. I could set pickups like this diagonally (the pickups won't actually be visible in the final design) but I remember seeing both single and double-coil pickups with single blade-like pole pieces. Anyone have any recommendations there?
Thanks a lot for the help, guys!