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  1. Yeah, I'm a huge fan of the Strat shape, but I also enjoy the PRS doublecut carved-tops. The Strat wins, though. I never really liked the Les Paul all that much. However, I gotta say some of the different takes I've seen on the shape of it around here have really amazed me. The same goes for the telecaster - I always thought it was fugly with the 'massive tumor' on the upper left, but I've come to appreciate the shape more since I've been here.
  2. I'm hoping to get started this weekend (finals week is approaching, and I've got a lot of work to do ), and I aim to be done cutting out the body and if I'm lucky, routing the cavities as well. Dana - thanks for that clarification! Our bass player (who is a Fender freak) was convinced that they must have been some kind of ingenious compact resonance chambers, and we all sort of stared at him blankly. Good to know! On a note of progress, the bridge pickup arrived! It's a Dimarzio Steve's Special (DP161). I'm curious to see what it sounds like, apparently it's very mid-scooped and has little to no breakup on notes even when heavily distorted.
  3. Hey everybody! It's been 9 weeks since I ordered them, but the stuff from Carvin is finally here! I'm going to hopefully head out to the woodshop this weekend and begin! Some teasers: I can't take my hands off the neck. It's just too awesome! BEAUTIFUL piece of swamp ash. I can't wait to use it. I'm really happy with Carvin's work. The thing weighs an ounce, too!
  4. I am an enormous fan of the woods that you picked. They both look excellent! For a first guitar, good work, man. How does it sound?
  5. My god, it's unspeakably beautiful..red! red! However, all of your options would be truly amazing regardless. But since you're already red...let's keep it like that. It looks amazing. I can't wait to see the finished product, it's not very often that looking at a guitar before countless clearcoats and compound buffs makes my jaw drop. Keep it up, man!
  6. Disclaimer: I'm an idiot. I may have no idea what I'm talking about. So don't take my word for it, but this is what I think is going on here. This has to do with the high impedence vs. low impedence stuff. An electric guitar has high-impedence output, and guitar amps are equipped with high-impedence inputs. When the Pod sends output, I'm pretty sure it exports low-impedence, for ease of use with mixing boards and stuff. Then when you plug it into the guitar amp, it expects high-impedence, but gets low instead, sucking the tone.
  7. GUITARFRENZY!! It's like seeing God descend down in front of me - looks like I chose the right time to post this topic. Having a PDF copy of that would be so incredibly helpful, since your tutorial is excellent. Thanks, man!
  8. 1) I don't know what the Prodigy pickguards look like, but Warmoth makes custom pickguards in pretty much any color/texture for really cheap. I got the black pearloid pickguard in this picture for only $28, and it reached my house in less than 3 days. 2) You'd have to rout a small cavity and drill a hole to do that. It's do-able, but might be a bit hard. 3) If the problem is with the bridge, then yes, new saddles, maybe even a new bridge would solve your problem. 4) I'm guessing that this is an old guitar. A re-finish might be in order. An easy one to do might be tung oil, actually. I'm waiting on my tung oil neck to arrive (this week!!) and I hear that it's a delicate yet amazingly smooth finish. You can buy the stuff for $15 at your local hardware store (usually) and it takes a very short time to finish it. You'd probably want to look into other options too, though. Satin, gloss, whatever floats your yacht.
  9. Here's what I have of the parts right now. I'm missing the neck, body blank, and a couple shielding and wiring kits. I'll be ordering the finishing supplies when I'm closer to that stage of the guitar. Also, quick question. This is my friend's horribly mutilated (and now disassembled) MIM Strat. What on earth are those holes to the right of the middle and neck pickups? I've seen them on the American Strats, even the American Jazz Basses, too. Surely something as small as that can't serve as a kind of resonance chamber or something, right?
  10. Carvin makes absolutely stunning necks. Best fretting job ever. I've just got one more week until mine makes its way to my house! Plus, they make all their stuff themselves and don't bother with distributors and whatnot, so their prices are fantastically low for the quality. I'm guessing your neck is a bolt-on, right?
  11. Yeah...this is just great. Desopolis went down and I needed to reference the Strat tutorial. I've read the entire thing at least 4-5 times because it was so great, but now...
  12. Hey, awesome! I was actually looking at those before, so maybe I'm not half as stupid as I think I am. But probably not. Hahahah. Thanks for the link, I'll be ordering the bit as soon as my dad gets back on Thursday. I will, man! I'm all the way out in Massachusetts, so it's a bit far off. But too many thanks for all the finishing advice and offers - it's unbelievably helpful! Expect clarifying questions from when the guitar is nearing completion, because I'll definitely want to double-check all the finishing stuff with you. Once again, thanks, and I'm excited to see your guitar reach completion as well! There's no doubt in my mind you're going to get a LOT of people asking you "where'd you get that guitar?" or "what brand is that?" if you just walk through a music store with it. Alright, sounds good then! Thanks for the tips!
  13. Loving that body shape and the woods! That is some excellent work - so clean and precise! Keep us updated!
  14. Yeah, I've heard nothing but excellent things about their necks, so I'm pretty excited to try one out. Plus, the ebony fretboard option available for the same price as maple and rosewood is just awesome (given that it's usually an extra option that costs more). I'm excited to try out the ebony, as well. Thanks for that link - those pilot holes look like an excellent idea! About how long would you say it took you to cut it with the jigsaw? I've got access to a router, but I don't know if I have the right bits for the job. That's one thing that's always confused me - there are all sorts of different bits, and I'm not entirely sure which would be best to use. I was in the process of writing down the tools used in Guitarfrenzy's Strat tutorial, but the Desopolis website is down now. I also have a drill press - I've seen a few people use one to rout out the bulk of the cavities, then clean them up and finish them nicely with the router.
  15. Yeah, I realized the same thing last night. It's not really "my" guitar if someone else cuts it out. Hmm. I do have a jigsaw, but I recognize that those are less ideal than using a band saw. I suppose I should go find someone with a band saw? (It shouldn't be too hard, I bet the machinist has one). Yep, I've been looking into making them for quite some time. I've borrowed my friend's (now-neglected) MIM Stratocaster for the time being, and I'm almost ready to transfer what I have to MDF. Thanks for the advice!
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