I know I don't post here very often but thought I'd share something you guys might be interested in checking out.
I'm a drummer playing in rock bands for 30 plus years. I've always been a guitarist just never got any good in my younger days. There were always better guitarists around so it kept me behind the kit.
Over the last 10 years, life experiences caused me to want to write a bunch of songs and so I got out my trusty old guitar that I've had for 30 years and became recording. That guitar wasn't going to do it for me so I went on a buying rampage and purchased about every brand you could want and sold off what I didn't like.
I kept a Fender MIA Deluxe, a PRS Custom 24, a Les Paul Studio and a Schecter C1plus for practice.
This week I decided it was time to have a project. Here's what I'm going to do.....
Build one.
Right off I have a couple of questions.
The neck is unfinished. I don't know what is on my Deluxe but I'd like that. However, do I have to put anything on it? Can I leave it with the satin feel to it? I think the worst that will happen is it might get dirty?
If I'm supposed to put something on it, what do you guys suggest?
The other question is about the pups. It appears these are active because there is a 9v battery connector. Do I have to use a battery always? Also, the cord jack has 3 terminals and all are soldered on. The black jack I bought with the hardware only has two terminals.
Can someone explain to me ( a guy with no understanding of pickups ) how to use the two terminal jack instead of the 3?
Thanks for any responses.