[JacquesP]

I am looking for a 24-3/4" neck for a project. If playable please do not discard without contacting me.

I'll keep that in mind.

 

[JacquesP]

Tap on the slugs with a metal object to see if it’s the pickup or the strings.

Slugs ??
And what exactly do I attempt to do here?

 

[JacquesP]

Mansfield guitar brand started by the Peate Family who had a music store on Mansfield Street in Montreal since 1899. In the late 60s early 70s they had these good quality but low-cost guitars made in Japan to almost identical standards as the big name brands here in America. Hoshino Gakki (Ibanez factory) produced these guitars.

Start with a fresh set of strings and see how it feels.
Even as a wall hanger, it's cool to still have your first guitar.

Yeah ... I guess this is a logical first step.
Strange enough about those two strings not being "picked up" by the pickups!

 

[KapnKrunch]

I would retrofit with TV Jones, if it is playable. Just a thought...

 

[laristotle]

Slugs ??

Screw heads

 

[JacquesP]

You beat me to it.

The results of the testing will be interesting as only one pickup is "symptomatic" and this assumedly a bar magnet.

Mysteries are so much fun.

Screw heads

OK, good !
Time to get back to it then.
I'll "tap" on both pickups "slugs" ... we'll see what happens.

 

[JacquesP]

BTW, I'll have another piece of old (again) equipment that will need a bit of info ... old tube amp (head) from the late 60's!
Not even sure if it works ... haven't yet turned it ON, nor tried to.
In the meantime, I have to restring the old Mansfield with half decent strings which I do not have at the moment.
That'll have to wait until next week ... rats!

 

[mhammer]

I have a Mansfield guitar from roughly the same era that a workmate gave me. It was apparently his guitar from his band days in high school. It's a replica of the Mosrite Combo semi-acoustic, and very authentic in a surprising number of respects. The major difference is that the pickups are humbuckers, rather than the P90-style single coils on actual Mosrites. But because the house brand was Mansfield, they used the stylized M-cut on the headstock, and the big M decal as well, just like "real" Mosrites. Very well made compared to a lot of the crap sold in department stores at the time.

Conceivably they moved, but during the period when your guitar was made, Peate's were located on St. Catherine, near Mansfield. I used to ogle the Gibsons in their window. I don't think they're there anymore.

The build is likely quite good, so worth salvaging. If the pot are scratchy, they can be cleaned and restored. The pickups will be standard size, so feel free to order up some from Guitarfetish. Heck, try some Filtertron clones.

 

[greco]

BTW, I'll have another piece of old (again) equipment that will need a bit of info ... old tube amp (head) from the late 60's!
Not even sure if it works ... haven't yet turned it ON, nor tried to.

@Frenchy99 is the fellow to talk to. He usually buys about one tube amp every week or so.

With any luck, he might live not too far from you as I'm quite certain he is somewhere in Quebec.

 

[sambonee]

That neck plate is from the earlier Japanese construction 1969-74 aprox. New pups and good tuners and I bet it screams. Worth a try.

There’s an Ibanez here in toronto with MJS pickups in it for $500. Buy it, swap the pups, sell the Ibanez for $475 and voila. That would be my MO

 

[laristotle]

I used to have a Mann LP from the same era/factory (Ibanez for Canada).
If you could find some old Gotoh pups, that'd be close to original.

 

[zontar]

... yes, it is a "bolt-on neck" !! Bad, right?
As I said, it would be nice if I could play it, and the fact that the pickups (at least one of them) seem fried at the 3rd and 4th strings ... could well be a shot in the dark.
I wonder if I can find some old/original/replacement stuff.

I wouldn't worry about the bolt on neck.
I got the same advice about modding my Les Paul copy & I am glad I ignored it.

If you don't play the guitar as is & it won't really bring much if you sell it--then fix it up to something you like.
Be aware that you won't recover your expenses if you sell it (Unless you're famous & that will be because you're famous, not because of the guitar itself)
And don't spend too much--but make it into something you like & will play.

I play mine a lot more than I did before the mods.
It was worth out to me.

Will it be worth it to you?
Maybe.
I'd look into it.

 

[Frenchy99]

@Frenchy99 is the fellow to talk to. He usually buys about one tube amp every week or so.

With any luck, he might live not too far from you as I'm quite certain he is somewhere in Quebec.

He`s about 6 hrs from me ! Just around the corner !

Thanks for thinking of me !

 

[zontar]

The copy is the one on the right
The one on the left is a modded Gibson with a set neck.
It was used & modded when I got it, I just did some different mods.
I love playing both of these.

 

[Frenchy99]

Nice Guitar you got there @JacquesP !

I would restore it, mind you, I restore everything !

Mansfield are nice instruments, Yes they are the house brand for Peate's music store. They have a info on the web site in the Vintage section...

I have several Mansfield, a combo like @mhammer has.

EB-0 long neck.

a nice Jazz

Curious to find out what you have as a tube amp. Post pics!!! I`m a pic junky !

As for pick ups, any hums for LP`s will work in your guitar. Just need to solder them in.

 

[mhammer]

Does the vibrato arm on your Mosrite clone work well? Mine gives me trouble. You likely noticed that the holes for mounting the strings are staggered in order to provide differential pull on the various string gauges and wound vs unwound. I bought a new roller bridge for it, because the little plastic rollers on the stock bridge did not want to roll easily, even after lubrication. I still have to install it, though.

 

[Frenchy99]

Does the vibrato arm on your Mosrite clone work well? Mine gives me trouble. You likely noticed that the holes for mounting the strings are staggered in order to provide differential pull on the various string gauges and wound vs unwound. I bought a new roller bridge for it, because the little plastic rollers on the stock bridge did not want to roll easily, even after lubrication. I still have to install it, though.

Sorry Mark, I don't recall...

Mine is missing the trem arm and the guitar does not get much use. Hell, I offered it to a friend about 5 years ago for $200 to make room for my renovations and happy to say he did not jump on it !

I was giving stuff away back then ! My wife had convinced me at the time that I had to much stuff

I`ll see if I can dig it out in the next few weeks...

 

[greco]

He`s about 6 hrs from me !

Almost everything is at least 6 hours from the North Pole (Gotcha)

 

[JacquesP]

He`s about 6 hrs from me ! Just around the corner !

Thanks for thinking of me !

Hey Frenchy !!
I thought of sending you some pics of this very old tube amp ... dating back to 1969-1970.
I plugged it in today and it lits up; I couldn't plug an external speaker to it as I don't have one. Not sure if it works or not.
The last picture has blue arrows indicating where I can see the tubes lit up.
Anyway, the brand plate is gone: no way to know what this is. Made in Canada says the back info.
No idea about the wattage either. Probably very small in power.
Let me know what you can make of this.
BTW, where are you in Québec from 6 hours away? Gatineau?
Cheers!

 

[Frenchy99]

Hi Jacques!

Hey Frenchy !!
I thought of sending you some pics of this very old tube amp ... dating back to 1969-1970.

Based on the Pictures, this is a Stencil Garnet made tube amp. Serial number would place it 1973-74, the transformer numbers would determined this more. The picture is not clear so that I can make out the model number but I would imagine this to be two 6V6 for 17 watts of power.

I plugged it in today and it lits up; I couldn't plug an external speaker to it as I don't have one. Not sure if it works or not.

NEVER !!! I repeat, never light up a tube amp without speakers connected. A tube amp needs a speaker load not burn out the output transformer... Ne jamais allumer sans haut parleurs....

BTW, where are you in Québec from 6 hours away?

Greater Montreal region...

This would make a nice little amp, its a small PA head, so great as is for bass.