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well. .. I'm no expert... but I'm sure it will work with some modification to the body. You most likely will have to fill on some holes from the "vintage" bridge is they do not line up correctly. Also I would string up the bridge with the hi and lo "E" strings... this will give you an idea of how close the string are to the edge of the fingerboard. I had a similar situation where the posts lined up... however the low E was at the very edge of the neck. After I positioned the bridge where the strings were even (1/8 from the edge of the fingerboard) I found that the routing for the bridge was just a bit to small. The sustain block was rubbing against the body. So I filed the routing a little ... and now she's nice and smooth.... I may have some pics I can send.. if interested.... Just my $0.02 worth... Good luck....

I in the same boat as you .... I had to plug up all six holes due to spacing issues. Turns out the original 6 holes were all over the place... so my "direct replacement" is not so direct!!!! I was thinking of using a hand drill for this... but I also question how steady I can keep the drill. I have a drill that has a "bubble level" on it to to keep things straight. Drilling by hand seems to be more of a gamble than anything else.

Well ... I'm not sure if this is the right section for this .....But here it goes.... I was cleaning up my Agave Blue Tele the other day, admiring its simplicity.. as well as it effective sound. I was holding the neck near the nut while putting her back in the case... when I heard a "snap". Nothing really loud... almost like a thin rubber band breaking from being stretched too far. Surprised at the sound... I began to investigate.... Basically the skunk stripe on the neck had come loose. When I say loose... I don't mean hanging off.... If I were to tap on the stripe near the nut... it sounds hollow... and the stripe will actually flex slightly. Any ideas how this can be fixed rather easily and painless .... or should I just live with it..... as I don't want to have to refinish the neck ... not yet anyway !!!!! Also on a side note ...... The bridge pickup has a 4th screw .... yeah it's wedged between the pickup and the plate the pickup / bridge are attached too.... I though to myself .. *** .... Fender's QC department is slacking...... then again... it's not a Custom Shop !!!!!!!

Ok.. if that's normal.. I guess I'll have to get use to it.... It feels strange, since I've been playing on a Tele and an Ibanez acoustic for the past 4 years ..LOL... So it's been about 4-5 years since I owned a guitar w/ a tremolo ... it is a first time I had a "floating trem' So I'm getting acquainted.. I also have to learn not to press too hard on whatever note I am fretting..... This Jackson has jumbo frets... so I noticed if I press too hard... the note goes sharp This is way different from my MIM Tele. Funny how each guitar has a distinct feel and playability .... I guess that gives me even more of a reason to own 10 guitars !!!!! thanks for the input....

Ok.. So I took the Floyd Rose copy off my Jackson..... replaced the trem bar to a new style... Now I set the whole thing up.. intonation and all.... (at least I think I did it right) .. This is a recess mount tremolo by the way..... Now when I bend a note.. I actually see the bridge pulling up ... as if I pushed on the bar slightly... This sucks because if I hold a bend and hit another note.... it all sound out of tune.. But when I let the bend go ... it's back to normal. In fact any type of bending make the bridge move ... I don't think it should do that ... So what are my options.... are the springs too weak.. or not adjusted correctly? Did I just goof and my set up is all off ? Should I just get a better tremolo ? Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.... thanks..

I was thinking the same thing... I was looking at buying their "Hot" Alnico over wound Strat set... similar to some Fender Texas Specials ... I have not made the plunge and drop the $45 yet... I checked out alot of his e-bay feedback... which has a pretty good track record.... However... I did ask one of his customers how well the pups are and how the quality was.... I'm still waiting for a reply... and that was about a month ago He does have some very attractive prices... and a ton of parts ..... if you do go w/ GFS... please post yur opinion.... Also he is listed o Harmony Centeral's site too !!!!

ok... scanned the wee jee board aka William Fuld Talking Board .... if anyone would like a scan of it ... let me know ..... The files are pretty big though...

well .. I don't have a template or anything... But I do have the original game by Parker Bros. in pristine condition. I may be able to make some scans for ya ... Let me know... My wife wants me to get rid of it... but I refuse. I've had it out of the box maybe 2 times in the past 13 years !!!!! Looks brand new.

Hey Brian.... not to change the subject around ... but what if you were going to scallop the entire neck (ala Yniwie, Blackmore, etc, etc) would you still need to: 1: pull all your frets 2: do your inlay 3: re-fret 4: scallop the neck. I guess it would depend on the type of inlay.. how simple or how complicated... What do you think?

try searching the forum under CAVITY SHIELDING or just SHIELDING Also there is a site called guitarnuts.com ... this should get you in the right direction....

how about a clear pick guard .. with the image printed "mirriored" then cleared over????? You may need to spray a little white on the backside of the image for the colors to look correct. It would work great like on an Ibanez RG or Jem.... ( no wires or cavitiy routes on top of body). Just a thought....

Well that settles that.... "Goes on clear, stays clear" is just a bunch of BS. I'm looking for some gloss clear coat.. non yellowing of course....Well I guess I'll have to wait to have my spray booth fully built so I can spray indoors. Basically I used my wife's old armoire she bought from Home Depot. It's like 6 ft tall by 3 ft wide... good enough to spray a body and to install a exhaust fan to.... Thanks guys for the hands on advice on Deft... Sounds great to use on a neck .... but not what I'm looing for just yet..... Thanks again guys...

Well so far what I have read in this forum is that in fact "Deft" gloss nitro (picked it up at Home Depot) will yellow with age. However, the spray can states "goes on clear, stays clear" . This is a rattle can I read this on. So ... which is correct? I'm looking for something that is going to stay clear for a long time..... Any opinions about the Deft ????

okay.... for me : 3 acoustic ... all playable (1 is a 12 string) 2 electric that are fully playable 3 electric .. that need a little TLC to be good 1 electric that is getting the full make over and one will arrive tomorrow... so I couldn't tell ya the condition yet.... so a grand total of 10 ..... and one pissed off wife !!!!!! But if she can have her shoe collection.... then I can have my axe collection....

yeah ... nut files and gauged saws are the way to go ... They do cost some $$$ though.... I have read that you can clean up a nut slot w/ a guitar string super glued to the edge of a popsicle stick. You can make your own gauged set with a set if old strings. I don't think you could actually cut the full slot this way... but it helps to make small adjustments. Thats what I read in on of Earlwin's books...