mistermikev

CONGRATULATIONS! WELL DESERVED - HAPPY FOR YOU!

"The Tuxedo" MATERIALS: Body is two piece northern ash sourced from peterman lumber (local) Neck is three piece - flamed maple / wenge / flamed maple - also from peterman Top and headstock overlay are quilted maple sourced from elmwood music on etsy Fretboard is ebony sourced from Alleng Guitar (online) Inlays are from ebay user jnnpearlinlay HARDWARE: Frets are jescar wide / low Gotoh Auto Locking vintage tuners Trem King Tremolo Graphtek Nut ELECTRONICS: Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Bridge Bootstrap Pickups "Squeeky Clean" Neck Oak Grigsby 4-way switch Bournes pots Electrosocket Jack SPECS: 10 deg headstock angle 24 3/4" scale length 1 11/16 Nut Width, .78" thick at the first, .81" at the 12th 12" Radius Fretboard 30" Radius Top and Back, 1 1/2" body thickness with 2 1/8" overall thickness Body is semi hollow 7lbs 2oz Weight DESCRIPTION: This is build #6 for me. Frequently I look at other builder's amazing projects and think "how will I ever get there?" So with that goal in mind, and for each build, I do my best to add elements that will push me beyond my comfort zone. For this build, there were two such milestones for me... first time doing a radius top with a radius back, and first multi-piece neck. This guitar has a lot of similarities to my prior radius top strats... so in some sense, I feel a little disappointed that I didn't push far enough beyond that. On the bright side, I'm starting to see little glimpses of my own style when I look at it. That style is, of course, a reflection of all I have learned from folks here, so thank you all for that! build thread is here:

as curtisa mentioned... above you've wired those tone pots as combo tone/volume pots. ie as you drop off tone you will drop off volume because you are placing resistance between the in and out wire. the tone pot really just needs to 'tap' the audio signal not interrupt it. so... both wires go to the sm lug. afa rotary... I've mounted them on the body... in fact I've even used the 2nd one you've posted above to do just that... but I only had a 1/4" top... and I drilled the hole big enough for the bottom ridge to go into it. That switch is overkill for you... you only need a 1p5t. that is a 4p5t. You can find them cheaper all over but here's one: https://www.taydaelectronics.com/electromechanical/switches-key-pad/rotary-switch.html note that the 1p12t usually has a special washer that can limit it to 2-12 positions. (you could just use a 2p6t and wire in one more position with all pickups on -hint hint) afa pickups... unfortunately the ones you have chosen will not split unless you re-wired them to be 3/4 wire (not recommended). the only place it's going to hurt you is when you combine the humbucker with a single coil (pos 4?) it will have a little hum but being in the neck position it probably doesn't really matter as the highs are subdued. cheers and look fwd to seeing some build picks!

sounds like a good approach. if it were me I'd just drill slightly smaller than the threads and put some poxy on the threads after doing a dry install. could make a wood plug, screw into it... then glue into horn. just 2 cents.

yes, lets talk more about how not stiff my wood is. perhaps some sort of inflatable device (oh, no... I just can't).

that's crazy! wonder how they did that! crazy brits.

good point. that's another ambiguous one. those brits - they love their fags so much their all just gay about them. (your words not mine GB!)

brittish spelling... when are those folks going to learn proper english ( hehe). also, yesterday ben crow said he was craving a fag... I'm a bit juvenile so I almost spit my coffee. kind of rude of us to have obfuscated that word.

looks like a fun project. gfs strikes again.

I don't always know nothing... but when I do... I find that I learn more! haha seems to me the smarter you are the more you realize how much more there is to know... and that makes your own collection of knowledge... seem smaller and smaller... or so I'm told: for I know nothing!

thank you for saying so... but "I KNOW NOTHING"! that is my strength!

my humor... some would say it's not humor at all. I meant like "what old thing are you feeling?" twas me being funny or as many call it stupid. you are a wealth of knowledge tho and I do appreciate you sharing. I am a wealth of humor and I share all the time but people just look at me weird.

feel old what? not sure where you are going with this... but I like it.

wouldn't it, like... depend on the size of the stone? (not so smart now are you)

thank you sir. u r a wealth of knowledge.

also... people really respond to being referred to as 'you people'... I should do more of that.

seriously made me laugh there but I feel like I should point out that I too look good in dim light. doesn't have to be stage lights tho... just dim. salmon... well that's awfully nice of you to think of me and my face/scratch but I'm pretty sure it'd be your face taking most of the slapping... so perhaps I should find a similar deal. perhaps we just agree on monk fish? I'm told they have very soft bones. I'm pretty sure our audience is building here so perhaps we should get some promoters involved soon. "and in this corner... from parts unknown... weighing in at 245 stones (or whatever it is you people measure weight by over there) primarily a grappler/striker... "

also lets see how many posts we can go before some lame ass posts about ot in here! haha! super epic mega derail! love it.

jeebus god man... wouldn't have guessed you are that old (offense meant)! you are in pretty good shape mentally and physically for your age... but I'll still fish slap fight you.

looking great. respect for getting that finish out of tru oil.

so much of my brilliant humor is wasted online. you'll have to trust me... I'm funny as f.

millennial... that was me being funny. I have seen pictures so have proof you aren't! also I'm 46... you can't be much older if at all.

right on. I'm assuming you want it running the length of the neck then, and preferably standing as opposed to lying down? sm as you'd want w wood?

used to have a saltwater coral tank... so oddly I know exactly how hard it is to send a live fish across the pond! not something as big as a trout tho... perhaps a baby trout.

right on... will have to remember that. I'm guessing that has to do with the direction of the fiber?