Chords

This is kind of a nice way to go from E9 to Edim7.   Note that it's moveable.

2--3
3--2
1--3
2--2
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Note that the first chords is just the bottom half of a regular E shape but with the 7th added on the 2nd string and   9th added on the 1st.

I Make Some Purchases

I've now bought

• a set of Seymour Duncan SP90-2 pickups.  Somehow I quickly got the idea that I wanted to have a guitar with P90's in it.  Perhaps because of that Les Paul I stupidly sold so many years ago. 
• a set of satin chrome Sperzels

I think I'll hold off on installing the pickups and just assemble the cobcaster body, Mighty Mite neck, GFS trem, GFS pickups, and try doing a new nut if it seems that's called for.

Next Project

I'm definitely going to leave the COBCaster alone and move on to another project.  At this point, I've got a lot of parts lying around:

• Squier body (basswood, not bad)
• Squier neck (ugh)
• Mighty Mite neck (not bad)
• Pickups
• Fender American Std bridge pickup
• Lace Sensor Gold pickup
• Set of GFS vintage something or other strat pickups
• Fender tele pickups from '92 MIM
• Bridges
• Squier 6 hole trem
• GFS 6 hole trem
• Tele MIM bridge
• Miscellaneous electronic stuff: caps, pots (including a nice push/pull), switches

I could easily throw together something without buying anything, but where's the fun in that? So I ordered a set of Seymour Duncan P-90's (SP90-2).  I got a good deal on ebay, $135 including shipping for a new set.  Now I need a pickguard, or I suppose I could try to cut out the squier pickguard with my dremel.   I also need some tuners for the Mighty Mite neck, and I'll probably go with the same Sperzels I used on the COBcaster.  

The parts I'll need to buy  are

• Tuners (likely to be black Sperzels)
• Pickups (on order)
• 500K pots, 0.047 cap (may have this)
• Switch (leaning towards using a Gibson style, rather than Fender style blade)
• Pickguard, unless I just cut down one I have to fit the P90's (if I do that, I have to use a blade)
• Bridge, unless I use the GFS I have. It's tempting to get boogie rail.

Nuts & Next Project

I just got my guitar back from Evan, and the biggest thing he had to do was to work on the nut. This is one of the remaining tasks that fill me with terror. Maybe it's time to learn how to do it using my spare parts. This article seems useful: STEWMAC.COM : Making a Nut, Step-by-Step Free information.  I'll read through the chapter in Erlewine's book first.

For my next stunt, I may try out P90 pickups.  It seems that Kinmans are quite good.  He's got some instructions about installation in a strat that should be helpful.

Custom Pickguards

I may do a 7/8 model from Warmoth. If so, I could send in the pickguard and have this guy make a clear copy:

Sending Tracings, Originals or Other Packages : Terrapin Guitars, Custom Pick Guards