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it really does not matter which is on the front or the back I would think, I maybe wrong, but the thing that affects it more is the thickness of each kind of wood, the more maple you have the brighter it will sound and the more mahogany the warmer it will sound etc MzI

if you want a little bit better kit, check out the grizzly kits they have on their website, they are more expensive but id assume the quality is also better then the saga kits MzI

my main reason is because I cant afford the $9000 price tag on a Gibson 1959 Korina Flying V Historic Reissue MzI

I personally have no trouble slotting a board by hand as long as the board is not ebony, if your using that flamed maple you should be able to fly right through it, just measure 2 or 3x and then cut MzI

Thats obviously wrong, hard maple accepts stain quite well, ive had no trouble with it whatsoever MzI

If they have gold covers or are uncovered i may be interested MzI

i get mine from napa as of right now i paid $53 usd for half a pint yea not cheap but i can do a couple bodies with it and i didnt pay for it so yea MzI

call up James of MetallicA he has a bunch of em im sure hed tell ya they are great MzI

From those places that are on the supply section, those places are on that list becuase they are reputable MzI

I actually had the same problem, im a guitar player and I was trying to build a bass. I struggled quite a bit because I had no clue as to what to do from any stand point. I had a hard time with like wood selection, what hardware to use. I just kinda went for it blindy I guess Heres a picture of mine Bass guitar MzI

sittin with the lower wing between your leg puts the guitar in classical position which is actually extremely comfortable, i also find it reduces pressure on the elbow and shoulder of the picking hand compared to when you play a regular guitar sitting down, as for which gibsons have the rubber strips on them, i believe its just the 59 Korina RI's, the 67s dont have ne thing and i dont know bout the special edition 59s, the v90s from 88 or 89 had the leg flip out thing like the steinberg (sp) MzI

the easiest way to do it is take the picture into autocad and find a measurement you know such as the nut width or the scale length from there scale the picture up and trace, perfect drawing to scale without all that engineering bs, hooray for architects, sorry lil inside joke ne ways gluck MzI

Your really gonna have a tough time finding a flamed maple top wide enough for a V, id defly check ebay tho its your best bet, I happened to find mine at a local lumber yard i had to dig thru the pile for a while to find a big enough piece heres a couple pics of my V MzI Flying V and heres the piece i used for the top it was 11 1/2 inches wide Flamed Maple

their last album, train of thought, amazing metal album, its heavy and fast complex riffing and amazing solos, doesnt sound any other dream theater album MzI

i wish i could do it myself, im gonna learn over the summer, right now tho i dont have the tools or the time, my current school work load is unbelievable, i dont even get a 5 min break each day to play guitar, its really gettin bad and its only gonna get worse this semester MzI

Quick rant about stupid people, Im away at school right now and i have my bass with me, I went to a local shop that was recommended by a couple people to see if I could get the nut cut and the wiring done and a setup, no big deal right. So I called up the shop before I left to see if they did that kinda work they said they did. No problems there. So i drive to the shop, get there the tech isnt there wait around a bit look at the horrible selection of guitar, i was told it was a good selection ha! any ways the tech finally gets back after like 15 mins. So I go over to talk to him show him my bass and everything. ALright first problem, the nut is already glued in. he said O no you cant do that its too much work for me like that and it would cost you too much. Ok whatever. then he asks what kinda material the nut is, so I told him its bone. He said O i wont even touch that stuff i refuse to do it. what an asshole, his reasoning the best part, he doesnt like the smell of it. honestly who the hell turns work down like that . so after that he starts telling me to just shape it down and do it myself and use my dremel and what not, so i ask him roughly how high above the fretboard i should leave the crown of the nut, his reply O i dont know i just eye it, wonderful answer at which point i walked out bass in hand and will never return to that store again. Damn i miss my local shop end rant MzI

Duncan jazz in the neck and jb in the bridge and then throw a coil tap in there, every imaginable combo you can come up with MzI

Amazing, ive been using one of the stew mac cauls in a block of wood, needless to say i broke it last time i used it, ill definetly be making one of these over the summer Keep up the good ideas MzI

napa its martin senour brand i think whatever they sell MzI

your best bet would be to do a topic search cuz there is a number of treads on the topic, from there i personally like 2 part poly, i can get it cheap, it dries really fast, easy to sand and is hard as a rock once its dried MzI

it looks like the edges have not been routed or sanded yet, based on the lines around the edges The rest of the routing looks good, as always more progress pictures MzI

The specs as of right now still have the jb jazz set in them, as far as i know the new mustaine pickups when they come out will be in daves signature series guitars only for 2 years or so then they will be available to the public, why they didnt introduce them at namm this week idk maybe they arent ready yet, well hafta wait and see MzI

I was actually gonna order one a couple of weeks ago, and then I bought a new Gibson Flying V instead MzI

hard maple is definetly not too hard to work with, ebony and purple heart thats a different story, after working with mahogany and black walnut, mahogany especially i feel they are too soft, the maple i worked with for the neck was quite nice actually shaped alot easier, mainly its hard but not so hard that you cant sand it and get a nice shape out of it, but if you are going to be using ebony and purple heart, depending on the size of the pieces of maple you use id think you would be ok, just dont go to thin, you can always add carbon rods if you dont feel that it will be strong enough MzI

I guess i can take a stab at this one, generally speaking the soft version will come from western big leaf, same as quilted maple, the hard version usually comes from eastern hard rock maple. The hard version you can use for necks, i used some with purple heart laminates in my last bass, talk about rock hard, the soft version i believe you cannot unless its as super thin laminates between other hard pieces of wood, im not totally sure bout that tho, someone with more experience will need to answer that for you. if you do decide to use the hard curly maple for a neck just be careful because you cannot run it thru a jointer or planner or use a spokeshave on it, it will chip out and destroy a nice smooth finish that you have, i used sand paper and a rasp to do most of my shapping and had little to no problems at all MzI