SwitchfootOnPRS

I appologise. I didn't mean those the way they must have seemed. To prevent future instances of my seeming insults I think I will leave the forum. I'm sorry and I write things sorta jokingly, but in text things seem different. Anyhow, I take my leave. One last appology. Bye

Yah all this was hypothetical and I do have some answers to what you said. SF is playing 496R and 500T's (All Gibson exept the strat), Angus Youngs, Strat singles, and Minihum's. And I knew about the Alder. So thank you for your knowlage. And if you go up a little, you can see that I wasn't planning on doing anything soon...soo I'm just thinking for the future. I never thought tooo much about the scale length... From what I've read they mainly affect playablility. Maybe I've just got junk sources and should listen to you. I've never done this... (bashful smiley) Maybe I'll just buy a guitar. I'm not really understanding (or I understand but am not willing to accept the truth). And about the 1/8" top, I did know that that wouldn't affect the tone. So... because I can't get this through my thick skull, pleas bear with me, how do you explain the difference betweent the Vingage Mahogany. Is that mass, there is a weight difference, interspecies differences (mahogany to mahogany differences)? I'm just lost Oh well

Hmmm... How do I get one of those here in Hungary (Europe for those of you who are illiterate)

How hard is it to make oneself's own body? can you just get a whatsitcalled (maybe this is right) jigsaw and pencil and carve away at your very dry pine... I suppose I can read that elsewhere.... So pine would work.... something cheap.... I could really experiment! Thanks SF on whatever

So ya'd suggest a cheap LP body with cool lookin wood for the great Switchfoot sound? Ok... sure I've considered that... although I want to be really unique I will say, that I played (at GuitarCenter) an Epi LP standard (ithink) side by side with a Gibson LP Vintage Mahogany on da same amp. The Gibson had Burstbucker Pro's and the Epi had some nameless alnico pieces of junk. The Epi was as good or better to my ear. I attribute that to the multiple plies of wood (I tried two of both, so I wouldn't attribute it to dryness although it coulda been) First of all, Peace. I don't want to make an enemy of you (you've been more helpful than most) So... I am an unlearned fool who is an overheavy advotacte of wood altering tone... ohwell I'll give it some more thought So the WGD won't sound like an LP no matter what I do I do want "my own sound", however soo I guess the only way to test the tone of the guitar is to actually build one (yikes!). About the electronics, I haven't really heard (on cheap audio clips) much change from pickup to pickup (Yes, I know single coil to humbucker to P90 to Minihum... Not taking those changes into account)... There is the FRED vs. the 57 classic, and the swinsehead AMP... but hmmm... I suppose I look at the amount of wood as if it were species. So I'll need to rethink. Maybe I just need to focus more on the amp and effects (yes, I know, 80% of sound),.., but the schematics for the AC30 are insanely hard to follow... no selfbuilding there. So can I get the WGD to sound similar? And a question... how much do necks matter: if bodies are less important... what about the even more unpopular necks (YIKES! Maybe I can get a cool looking neck now!) Ahhh... Should I just get an LP... ok that's enough questions for now... SF on PRS/WGD/LP/WhateverI_FeelLike

By the way, I wanna have a 3 humbucker routing... Neck: psw's sustaioner (no pickup so far in my ideas) Middle: DiMarzio FRED with a heavy cover Bridge: Something with Magnetic Polepieces for really authentic single coils (Maybe I'll put two singles together..would that work??) Volume for each pickup, Coil Tap Pushpull Tone (boost or cut) for each pickup, Phase Swap Pushpull Sustainer Gain, Sustainer/Middle Pickup (bridge always on) Pushpull Frequency of Tone (which frequency to boost/cut, mid/bass/treble THink about it, constantly variable and ya don't need the torres thing...), Paralell/Series That's what I've got so far THANK'EE

Ok... I'll answer each of your posts individually... but first... would a WGD make me look like a whatever fan... cause I'm Switchfoot through and through and through again. Oh well... GregP : Ok... thanks for ya input Drak : I suppose the body is cool, but WAY too sharp. I don't play metal. I'm rock, maybe blues and whatever. Look at Warmoth's take on the matter... ROUND. Thanks Fryovanni : Point taken. Right now I'm not looking to actually start building anything. All hypothetical. I've never built a guitar and don't plan to for a while. I do see what you're saying, but I've played SG's and LP's and the LP sounds SOOOO much better and complex... the SG has the sophistication of wet paper (peace... to my ears... no offense)... SO I want multiple woods (two should do da trik). And the fact that it is Maple + Mahogany gives it a bright/dark sound wich adds all the greatness. Correct me if i'm wrong. So I really want to have something like that. I love the LP sound, but it gets really old. Da WGD looks SPECTACULAR. But I don't like metal. I also wanna think of wood grains since I plan to not really paint the guitar (just finish it with something less glossy) and make it look cool. One last note: I'm not really a builder for sentimental value... I would buy a guitar with the exact specifications of what I'm scribbling down in these notes if one existed for any reasonable price. So I intend to buy everything (whenever I actually do get around to this - if ever -) as close to finished as I can from WARMOTH. Just tell them what I want, get the sweet parts, bolt them on (If one can do some sorta glue on from Warmoth, I'd love that kinda stuff, although I plan to attempt psw's sustainer mod, so the option of less sustain may actually be a benefit), wire up the electronics and play away on...maybe an epiphone amp, peavy, whatever as long as it's tube and can sound somewhat similar to a Marshall or AC30. So I'm not very heroic. I will, however love any cost-cutting ideas (evil smile). Ok thanks. Can any of you get me a picture of the actuall WGD used by whatshisface? thanks! SF on PRS...maybe WGD from now on (SMILE)

Ok...if you built a koa neck through guitar with mahogany wings an ebony frettboard, and put a koa top on it... wow... neck through with a top. Now you get to tell my all the logistics of why it won't work WINK ta!

http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/bodies/wgd.cfm

Ok... So I love the Warmoth WGD body. I know, I know some band who is often hated by many people played it... I don't care who played it! Look at the thing! It's gorgeous! So... that aside, It only comes in the 1 3/4 inch thickness with an optional 1/8 inch laminate which won't alter the sound. What can I do to get that wonderfull 'two wood' tone? How can I get a yaknow Koa/Maple/whatever I feel like top on (I don't care wheather or not the thing is carved... I like tone)? Or should I follow my other attraction: PRS. There is just something great about those guitars. (I've never owned one... In fact all I've got is a cheap LP but what the hey). The reason I'm going more for the WGD is because it is a bit cheaper, and with all the other electronics I have planned... (whew!) ... ... ... If you have any Ideas of how I can get a top/bottom WGD tha't'ed be great! SF on PRS

And... (sorry about 4 consecutive posts) ...Is it at all possible to add another top, or maybe another back (??)_ because of the way the guitar's neck is even with the pickups... And Here is da Warmoth URL http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/options/opti...aminate_top.cfm Ok. Thanks. You may need to paste the website into the URL bar...

Awright... how thick are LP carved tops? What of the Warmoth Laminates will actually affect the sound?

Thanks

Ok maybe my cherry stick was rotting...

So how do you get the PRS style 5 way knob? Can it come in pushpull for youknow mabye a series/paralell switch?