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1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:51 pm
by handbrake
1973 Archtop. Of course, very Celebrity looking but a true semi-hollowbody with bracing and such. A bit of a project since it did not arrive complete. Did a rewire and added the best period pickups I could find.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:54 pm
by 101Volts
Nice! I like the finish!
Austin
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:33 pm
by dorkrockrecords
handbrake wrote:1973 Archtop. Of course, very Celebrity looking...
Maybe that's because it is a Celebrity.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:55 pm
by handbrake
dorkrockrecords wrote:handbrake wrote:1973 Archtop. Of course, very Celebrity looking...
Maybe that's because it is a Celebrity.
That may be the case, but it FEELS completely different from my 60s Celebrity. More sustain, wider neck, side jack, individual controls, stoptail instead of trem/trapeze, et cetera. In my mind they're two different instruments. But I'm certainly not above calling it a Celebrity.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:02 pm
by dorkrockrecords
Well, that's because the '70s iteration of the Celebrity is different from the '60s, and if I remember correctly, your '60s is one of the import bodies, which is different still. But hey, call it whatever you want.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:05 pm
by handbrake
Hey, I wonder if anyone can check my wiring pattern. I've got the neck volume and tone controls set to the knobs at 12 and 3 o'clock, respectively (and relative to the picture below). The bridge volume and tone controls are at 9 and 6 o'clock, respectively. I'm wondering if I've got the neck and bridge rows reversed. Any thoughts?
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:52 pm
by MWaldorf
Nice looking guitar. Your wiring sounds like the standard Gibson wiring. Whether it's proper on a Mosrite I don't know, but it makes sense to me.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:50 pm
by Sarah93003
It looks beautiful! Congratulations.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:10 pm
by handbrake
MWaldorf wrote:Nice looking guitar. Your wiring sounds like the standard Gibson wiring. Whether it's proper on a Mosrite I don't know, but it makes sense to me.
Thanks, Mel. A friend of mine has a Epiphone with neck controls on the inside row and bridge controls on the outside, so I became curious about the conventional arrangement.
Re: 1973 Archtop
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:33 pm
by handbrake
dorkrockrecords wrote:Well, that's because the '70s iteration of the Celebrity is different from the '60s, and if I remember correctly, your '60s is one of the import bodies, which is different still. But hey, call it whatever you want.
On a related note, did anyone else notice this 60s "archtop" on eBay?
