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ok so my FB came in today and i got to work Mesured the center of the FB And on the other side http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0332.jpg More measuring. i needed this perfectttt http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0333.jpg 17 clamps might be overkill http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0336.jpg OMG I LOVE IT!! http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0339.jpg the neck has a nice smooth upbow http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_pr...0341%20copy.jpg propped on my crap-amp http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0342.jpg now im gonna let it sit for a day or so, make sure the glue dries 10000% and then im going to start with making a template for cutting this to shape.

hm...thats great, thanks. we should get a list of all these unknown to all websites. i could have probably save a bunch of $$.

i did think of using another type of wood, but i didnt have anything on hand...and i couldnt sleep knowing that this problem would go unfixed. ill make a laminate neck next time. now im just waiting for my new FB. im at work now so im hoping someone is home to recieve it.

that looks great! are you going for a satin finish? would you mind going into detail about your experience with krylon?? im trying to figure out what type of paint to use for my project so im open to any suggestions.

wow, that fretboard is.....phew...damn...nice.

Back from the Dead!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, so ive been working on this as much as i possibly can. I wished to finish it before school began, but o well. anyways, i was getting down to the end where i would finally join the neck and body but sorta hit a speedbump on the way. things were going great, i carved a volute on the guitar and i loved it. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0225.jpg then i attatched the fretboard and got ready to shape that down to the size of the neck. i had previously routed the mahogony down to the correct width and i was going to simply use a trim bit to clean it down. i dont know why i didnt go buy one (probly no $) but i instead used a scraper, a drill with a sander attatched and sandpaper to try and bring it down to shape. BAD IDEA. i drew a line there to compare a striaght line to what i had. (it was worse on the other side) http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0233.jpg ok so i thought about it for a few hours and finally came up with a solution. I went over to the tutorials seciton of PG and did some research. Start ironing http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0235.jpg Insert blade http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0238.jpg more ironing and a sharp scraper. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0241.jpg Break FB. i didnt intend on breaking the FB but i didnt want to mess up the mahogony at all so i sacrafised it being that it was mt first time doing this. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0243.jpg All done. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0244.jpg After removing the FB i needed to route out two channels on the sides or the neck and glue two new pieces of mahogony to make the neck wider. Clamp down the neck. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0256.jpg Put a straight guide down. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0257.jpg Route. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0258.jpg Route more. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0259.jpg Route more more. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0260.jpg So next i pulled out the table saw (with a fresh new blade) and cut three strips of mahogony out. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0261.jpg Mock up and fitting. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0262.jpg GLUE AND 20 CLAMPS (approx) http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0263.jpg MORE http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0265.jpg MORE 2 http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0267.jpg So then after the glue dried a few days i took it to my dads shop and tried to clean it smooth with the bridgeport, but that proved tobe a failure. so i brought it home and cleaned it up by hand. Niceee http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0303.jpg niceee 2 http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0305.jpg Top. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0306.jpg Back. http://www.shantergenian.com/stufff/new_prgress/DSCN0301.jpg So now im waiting on a 10" radius FB form warmoth. Its due on the 21st of this month. once that comes in ill post some more.

WOW THANKS! its exactly the same switch, you actually reccomended it to me. only one more question (hopefully) do i solder the ground wire to the switch's metal casing aswell? it seems like you drew it like that in the pics, but i just wanna make sure.

bump?

ok ansil. heres what i got out of your post. now, im not sure, is the ground the three [black] terminals in the center of the swtich or would i have to connect it to somewhere else i.e. brdge, copper sheilding.. no idea what you mean with this... "hook middle of pot to pickup hot one side ground one side output this keeps it nice and pretty old gibson style."

what type of finish u palnning on? aluminum is a bitch to paint

1. take off the knob 2. tighten the little nut underneath 3. thats it.

ok so heres what i got.

thegarehanman directed me to the site and the switch, so it would be cool if he could chime in.

hm...anyone? :\

Ok, so im sort of close to the wiring stage of my guitar and i need to know if this wiring set-up is possible so i can make the necessary routes and holes in the guitar. I bought the EMG ZW and because it comes with all the wiring pre-soldered its sort of confusing as to how i should wire this all together. I bought a rotary pickup selector HERE and now im confused as to how im going to wire it up. I also bought THIS from stew-mac which also makes me unsure. heres what im looking to do. pos 1 - kill switch pos 2 - neck pos 3 - bridge/neck pos 4 - bridge if anyone can help me out with this id greatly appreciate it. i can figure out most of it, im just unsure how to wire the flush mount jack and the rotary selector.