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dye the maple dark??

post a picture up, maybe your over reacting and it can be a simple fix??

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in my opinon, i would re do it, use a rosewood or maple FB and re do it, you can always keep the ebony one and practice inlaying the ebony (so when you go to RW or Maple, it will be alot easier)

Good luck

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Happy Birthday Scott

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http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,...es.html#details

I like these, i have them in black, i dont know where to find what size they are though....

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I voted D, mostly because it realy pops the grain in somewhat of a "flames" pattern

I bet if you added more black and didnt sand it back so much, it would give it a bit more definition, but, thats not my department (yet, still workin on that)

Good luck

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yea, i just seen the poll now *doh*

our opinions on this forum can really only give you our thoughts and new ideas, in the end, your the one that makes the final descion, not us (unless, you want to send it to me once you are done building it, in that case i will tell you every step of the way!!)

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stain it black, sand back, then to like an amber or something along those lines, it will really make the grain pop

nice work so far, I love it

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do a EVH style paint/mask job

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cherry is very simular to maple tone wise

run a search, i am positive it has been discussed before

Good luck with your friend!!

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Drak, if you havent checked, you got a PM

Nice lookin guitar by the way, one question though, why didnt you route for the pickups before the carve?? i always though that would be easier to do when its not carved

Looking great (as usual) Drak!!

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SHARP TOOLS!!!! And Birdseye doen't warp easily (As long as it's Dried Properly)

If your Planer has multiple feed speeds send it through on the slow setting and the eyes won't tear out as long as the knives are sharp

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You should keep all your tools sharp, especially the tool you use to plan a guitar (i think its called a mind or something?? )

That neck should look schweeet!

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i live bout an hour outside of toronto, and let me tell you, the weather is weird

most days its about 26 or 27 degrees celcius out, but its actually 35 or 37 with humidity, thats a killer when you work outside, then usually, about friday nights it will rain really softly and slowly (like tonight...) and then it will open up and just pour the rest of the night, then be hot, muggy, and just sticky feeling until next friday

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thanks...?

I hope that was a compliment

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actually, 5 foot 3, 5 foot 4, havent mesured recently

I know, the guitar is almost bigger then me, and of course, i am dyno

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I play my Washburn everyday

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/cur.../Allguitars.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/cur...urtisGuitar.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/cur...rtisGuitar1.jpg

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sam fisher.

Snork?

i always thought that doing almost a rope light style LEDs around the guitar would look cool, but it would be expensive and very very hard on batteries!

Nice lookin design there Matt, good luck with it!

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had to be the 7 string of Mikes, mad props dude!

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ohhh.......my........god

Wes, that thing is BEAUTIFUL

whats going in that beast (pun intended ) for hardware??

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:O what? how did i miss that?!!??!

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how come the wood is smaller then your template??

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/the_f...ironbird010.jpg

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i been looking through some guitar shops and this one pedal (wont mention it, its a suprise if i buy it, i let you know) you plug it before your distortion, and set the "boost" on it, its a true bypass, and theoreticly, its always on clean, but you can use it to clean boost, or dirty boost your sound

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hey Mike!

yes, i know, there was a discussion bout it ages ago, but they seem to be working great, and no problems as of yet

Thanks for your concern though, its greatly appreciated

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if it was mine, i would have the wings be longer, to the square, it dont look like much wood behind the trem there

its a unique design for sure, and i am dyin to see what it looks like !!

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wont the tubbing cut the string??

unless its ben rounded off alot i guess

Pr3Va1L, that godin you pictured, i bet with a few jigs you and easily do that with a dremel, thats really neat looking in deed

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