VanKirk

I've commented on that inlay before and I'm glad you posted it in it's own thread. That thing ROCKS! TOTALLY KILLER!

The only thing I don't like about the girl on the bike is her nose, mouth and chin area but that's very minor.

That first inlay would make a cool tat

Positions 1,3 & 5 are using each pick-up individually and tend to be a little noisier than the 2 & 4 position since they use either the bridge or neck postion with the middle pickup which is normally reverse wound. This creates a humbucking effect. Proper shielding will help but some hum is normal in a single coil. It's part of the sound

I tried the Vintage Noiseless set side by side with the Texas Specials and liked the Noiseless better for tone and less hum.

You can go to Exotic Woods for a 15" radius and an exotic price to go with the exotic radius 

GOOD LORD! They are expensive!

I took the viper bit back to HD and went across the street to Lowes and got the Freud bit and Freud forstner bits as well.

STILL waiting on the bridge.

I'm experimenting on alder scrap with a few oil finishes in the meantime. I've tried Tru-oil, Tung-oil and Danish oil.

I just got done sprayin the first coat of clear polly-u over the Danish oil.

The Tru-oil builds up nicely with a deep 3-D grain finish but I see a few lumps that I have to sand out after each coat even though I strain the Tru-oil before use. I need to get some finer grits and polish the Tru-oil to get the shine back after sanding these out. Otherwise it's my favorite so far.

The Tung-oil seems to work pretty good but I'm waiting to get 4 or 5 coats to see how well it builds up.

Not sure yet about the Danish oil until after the clear dries and is sanded. All three give a similar shade of wood color with the Danish oil being just a tad darker. Once I'm done with the results of all three I'll post pics since I have a hard time finding good pics on the net.

If he is making the body as well then wouldn't the bridge placement be the crucial measurement as far as the scale length is concerned? Since he's getting a prefretted neck his scale length is already decided.

I do agree about waiting for the neck so you can route a nice and tight neck pocket.

I don't know what style body you have but most strat & tele models join the body to neck at the 16 fret on the upper horn. You still have to figure bridge height & placement to decide the depth and/or angle of your neck pocket route as well.

Slap me if I'm wrong (I'm a lil hung over)

Guitars.....for some reason when i finger my guitar it makes a better noise then when i do it to girls

Then your not doin it right

Every now and then my fiancee gets a wild hair and decides to be jealous of my guitars, and I have to remind her that I've known my guitars longer than I've known her, so we have a stronger bond...lol

'Fiance' eh? I'd be surprised if she makes to 'wife'lol, j/k

i voted the way i did because i would never choose to be with a woman who would be jealous of my guitar...but i love my woman more than my guitars...but i would never give up playing my guitars for a woman who would ask me too.

His wife must've been lookin over his shoulder when he wrote that

LoL, I didn't vote cause mine is watchin too.

I like Schecters. For the price, they are a very good guitar. I've helped two friends to pick out a guitar to start learning on and after 'test driving' several, both them & I chose the Schecter for looks, playability and price. 1 was the 006 and the other was the C1+

AAHHH! My EYE!

Drak:

I put too much effort into a body to just close my eyes and shoot blind like that. 

He doesn't like to close his eyes and shoot blind. He likes to clench his fist and punch right through the top of it!

I say Schecter C1+.

Buy an amp. Neccesity is how it goes.

I helped a buddy pick out his first guitar. We tried everything in GC ( )but I was most impressed by the Schecter C1+ for the $. Sounded, played and looked good.

There ya go 

HEY! I resemble that remark!

I saw them at 'The Showbox' in Seattle in 2001. The show was great! ALOT of energy and great tunes. I can't say I remember how the show ended as I was pretty wasted by that time.

I woke up the next day with holes on the tops of my shoes wondering how the heck that happened. Apparently, I was too drunk to make it to the car so my buddies, one under each arm, dragged me back to the car while my feet were dragging.

Ahhh, the days of concerts and drunken stupidity!

This is to certify, that the Bill Lawrence SwampKaster guitars are made by Bill Lawrence Guitar Pickup Company California USA owned and operated by  EZ Wajcman, the original owner and founder of the Bill Lawrence Guitar pickup Company in 1965. All Pickups are the Original Traditional Bill Lawrence Pickups made in California USA

That is a quote from the page at your first link.

This is a lie. EZ Wajcman and Bill Lawrence have battled it out in court for sometime for the rights to what Bill Lawrence created. EZ cashes in on Bill's good name. I hear that EZ's knock-offs are crap. Bill Lawrence doesn't distribute through anyone else except through his own web-site. You can contact him to verify this. I personally avoid EZ Wajcman at all costs.

LoL, no problem dude

I agree there are some decent cookie cutter beginner guitars on the market.

theres always Bill Lawrence Pickups which are dang cheap I got a set of basically dimebuckers for 107.50 after shipping. not bad for a pickup thats $99.00/piece through seymour duncan

Yeah, Bill Lawrence's rock. Make sure you buy direct from his website. There are alot of rip-off 'Bill Lawrence' pickups that aren't built by Bill at all. He has no dealers so you have to buy direct which is no problem because their customer service is great.

Covered humbuckers as in nickel or gold plated nickel? I'd go see brian at universaljems.

I'm gonna be gettin the virtual pafs (Dimarzio) from him soon. You can look at his generic brands or get specs on the Dimarzio pickups he carries from Dimarzio.

These guys have touch switches that fit an existing Strat style 5 way switch route. They have a couple other cool circuits too.

Go to Guitar Electronics section

Nice axe

Here's a few of sources on finishing...

Luthiers Mercantile International

Guitar Reranch They have a forum too.

MIMF Forum and at this forum you'll find alot of good info

Good luck!

I think the T.C. Electronics G Major sounds cool as well.

I also like the Lexicon MPX series for sound vs $. I'm interested in checking out the Digitech RPx400. If it sounds good it should be a cool little unit with all the I/O connectivity, portability & expression pedal.

Samick

I know you didn't just mention the hellspawn company that just bought out the company I work for.

CHEAP ASS, COOKIE CUTTER, OVERSEAS CRRRRRAP!!!!

WheW!

Sorry, you just touched a sore spot. I have another post that explains why in the off topics chat.

I'm getting great results on a piece of scrap alder with Tru-oil. It's VERY easy to apply and I'm pleased with how much it builds up and shines. It cures to a pretty durable finish. It's a clear finish that darkens the wood just a bit and really highlights the grain well. I picked up a bottle at a gun shop since it's a common gunstock finish.

I hear that! I can totally feel a change in my attitude since I basically quit playing. My patience seems so thin these days. Although, quitting my pothead ways has been stressful on me this last year (worth it, but still tough).

I can still pick up my guitar and feel such a sense of relief when I'm done.

This guitar building looks like a whole new hobby that I'm hooked on now too.

I gotta practice more!

Well, I got some practice in tonight but the strings are old and after about an hour... *SNAP* I broke the 'g' string (huhu I said g-string)

My first guitar was a cheapy classical acoustic.

First electric was a Peavey Impact 2. I miss that thing. It was all jet black, had a Kahler whammy and dual 'buckers. My ex-gf has it now I'd pay good money for that thing but no one could pay me enough to talk to that b*^@#! again!

My second and still favorite guitar is my G&L Leo Fender signature S-500.

I'm hoping my project guitar will be my new favorite/dream guitar but I think my hopes are a little high. We'll see

to be completely off topic, how long have you been playing? also, im now inspired to pick up my acoustic once again.

Cool! I hope I helped

Embarassed to say that I've been playin off and on for about the last 14? years and yet I'm not much better than when I was playin after first 3 years.

Thinking back, I played decently for just 3 years into it because I practiced alot. Now I only practice once or twice every couple of months

I'm hoping that my first guitar building project will inspire me to play more. It really makes a difference having an area set up to play. I was probably at my peak when I had all my gear strung throughout the living room where I could just watch TV and practice. I need to quit playin these damn addictive shoot'em up online games and start jammin!