Version 2.2
A unusual guitar most likely assembled home brew.
The body is most likely one of a ibanez roadstar, just like the pickups and some other electronics.
The humbucker is a nice old schaller with a good voice and was mounted
with help of hamer and chisel, at least it looked like that.
The neck is a mysterie, the only markings on this guitar isSCS and NL special
with a serialnumber and made in holland on the back.
Bought it in bad condition, tonepot was missing and the microswitches were
gone too, but for the rest a reasonablecomplete and working guitar with holes
in the scratchplate.
At home i took some time, a few hours mostly soldering and all holes filled
with switches.
Now there is a tonepot again and every pickup has a phase switch.
Cleaned up the humbucker hole and added a cover for thelooks, and
offcourse cleaned and restringed it.
And damn it’s a player,even with the level of fretwear he has.
Also were the saddles replaced by graphtecht saddles by the former owner,
a nice upgrade.
Sounds great, the schaller sounds warm and creamy without sounding muddy,
all phase positions give usuable sounds andgives this guitar a great
versitality.
Only downside is the weight, he’s heavy, and he needs a fretlevel job, the
jumbo frets a pretty worn down, but not to the level it hinders you while
playing.
The body is most likely one of a ibanez roadstar, just like the pickups and some other electronics.
The humbucker is a nice old schaller with a good voice and was mounted
with help of hamer and chisel, at least it looked like that.
The neck is a mysterie, the only markings on this guitar isSCS and NL special
with a serialnumber and made in holland on the back.
Bought it in bad condition, tonepot was missing and the microswitches were
gone too, but for the rest a reasonablecomplete and working guitar with holes
in the scratchplate.
At home i took some time, a few hours mostly soldering and all holes filled
with switches.
Now there is a tonepot again and every pickup has a phase switch.
Cleaned up the humbucker hole and added a cover for thelooks, and
offcourse cleaned and restringed it.
And damn it’s a player,even with the level of fretwear he has.
Also were the saddles replaced by graphtecht saddles by the former owner,
a nice upgrade.
Sounds great, the schaller sounds warm and creamy without sounding muddy,
all phase positions give usuable sounds andgives this guitar a great
versitality.
Only downside is the weight, he’s heavy, and he needs a fretlevel job, the
jumbo frets a pretty worn down, but not to the level it hinders you while
playing.
SCS NL special
The backplate also needs replacing , they broke it up in two parts, one positive point, changing strings is
now easyier.
now easyier.
Brand: SCS
Model: NL special
Country: Japan/netherlands
Neck: bolt on, 21 frets, maple with
skunkstripe and rosewood fretboard.
Body: alder
Hardware: HSS, 1 vol 1 tone
3 microswitches for phase switching on each pickup
5 way switch, vintage trem with graphtech saddles.
Model: NL special
Country: Japan/netherlands
Neck: bolt on, 21 frets, maple with
skunkstripe and rosewood fretboard.
Body: alder
Hardware: HSS, 1 vol 1 tone
3 microswitches for phase switching on each pickup
5 way switch, vintage trem with graphtech saddles.
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