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    On the other hand, that is all pretty d^&%^d funny, and accurate in a round about way. Personally, I just do what the voice in my head tells me to do. Guitar Ed
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    Another thing the impacts the cost is how close to a factory guitar do you want it to be? The closer to stock, the more reasonable the factory guitar becomes. Keep in mind, that when Fender sells a set of PUPs (for instance) to your dealer, and the dealer sells them to you, they both charge to cover their costs and make a bit of profit. I figure that Fender spends about $0.025 to $0.40 for every dollar you spend when you buy an item separately. If you want something exotic or weird, like a quilted maple top or a day-glo orange paint job or 3 P-90s with a 4-way switch, then building your own becomes more reasonable. But the real reason to build your own guitar is for the sheer fun, pleasure, and satisfaction. Because building is all of that and more. And it can become addictive. Guitar Ed
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    I used to be a SW engineer, way back in another life. We would call that a feature, not a bug. In other words, like like a big dog and tell people that you did it on purpose. Or tell them that you are relicing the body. Guitar Ed Just one idiot's opinion
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    There is another issue as well. The existing speakers are full range speakers, with a built in cross over network. If you separate the woofers from the rest of the speaker, how are you going to: A) Power them. and segregate the signals? An old prologic receiver does not have the oomph to do all of this. If you want to build a cab, buy a guitar amp head and build a cab for that. You should have more success. Guitar Ed
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    Brilliant. One of them even has twin "f" holes. I wonder if you could do a resonator in one of those cans. Way cool! Guitar Ed
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    When gluing two large pieces of wood, like for a body blank, use 2 bar clamps on top and 2 more across the back side. Has to do with the torque that the clamps generate. Keeps the wood flatter this way. Guitar Ed
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    A few more words of advice..... When working from a book, make a photocopy or three of the page(s) you are working from, and put the book away so that it does not get dirty. Guitar Ed
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    Hi Brian, Do you have a pic size that would be optimal for you? I mean the dimensions in pixels. Also, file size or resolution limits. Guitar Ed
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    I don't know about the B-500, but there is a significant difference between the B5 and B50: Their mounting holes are in slightly different locations. Urp!!!! Guitar Ed I learned this lesson the easy way. Somebody else learned it the hardway.
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    help !

    guitar_ed replied to anomie's topic in Electronics Chat

    If you need a schematic, I would start with Seymour Duncan. They have all the basic ones, and a lots of fancy ones too. I use it all the time. Guitar Ed
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    Howdy, If you want to see what some high end quilted maple with blue dye and NO black looks like, go Here and click on the Blue Guitar. I mixed the dye myself, using water based dyes from LMII, and no black underneath. Also, if you are trying to recreate a color or finish from a pro shop, keep in mind that they probably put the dye in the lacquer, not directly into the wood. And PRS would qualify as a pro shop, in my opinion. Take care, Guitar Ed
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    Hi Hyunsu, We have a saying: A picture is worth a thousand words. Your English language skills might not be very good, but the quality of your work speaks clearly. So no need to apologize. Very pretty, very nice. Guitar Ed
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    Excuse me for raining on your parade, but wouldn't it be cheaper, faster, less risky, and easier to buy a new truss rod? Unless you are going to trash the old neck? Which I don't think you are planning to do? Guitar Ed Old and inarticulate
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    Hi Dexter, My original plan was two guitars, one low-ish end quilted maple, and one high end quilted maple. I over shot that just a "little" bit. But my intent was one to practice on, and one to show the public. I learned alot on #1 that I applied to #2. And I am one of those people who need to learn by my own experience, not by always reading other peoples experiences. I did not answer your question, but there is a question that might: How do you learn best? Take care, Guitar Ed
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    Don't forget availablity. There are more half size trees out there than full sized. Relative to guitars that is. Guitar Ed
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    Hi Dexter, With a bit of patience and some wood to practice on, finishing a body is not difficult. And read thru This section. Sometimes you can learn more from mistakes than you can from doing something right. You can read my pieces on finishing guitar bodies Here. Also, there are a good many tutorials within the main Project Guitar web site. Also, StewMac and ReRanch sell the finishing supplies you will likely need, as well having some tutorials on "how to". Lastly, checkout Warmoth some more. Look in their Showcase section as well their Gallery section to get ideas on what you can do. I use Warmoth when I need an idea. Take care and take pictures. Guitar Ed
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    Gibson's P-90s come with a plastic cover. Guitar Ed
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    Hi Erik, I think that the key would be consistency. If most of the boards are two piece, then they should all be two piece, clamp in the same place every time, all of the woods the same size, stuff like that. Because I can guarantee you, no matter what you do, somebody will complain that they have a better and more accurate way of doing the tests. I would think that a 1 piece vs. 2 piece body test would also be of interest to the people on this forum. Guitar Ed After inflation, my $.02 ain't worth much
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    Stewmac and AllParts sell mounting rings that might work. Guitar Ed
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    Howdy, My question is this: Is a mini-humbucker a HB that fits in a P-90 sized route? Or is it a different size altogether? Thanks much, Guitar Ed
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    Howdy, Maybe I am a bit late to the game, but what about making the headstock look more the fishes tail? Guitar Ed
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    Hi AlphaWave, As I read through your post, the thing that struck me is that what you want to do is pretty ambitious for a first guitar. Damn'd nice, but ambitious. To answer some of your questions: Soldering and wiring need not be difficult, but I don't know what impact a pre-amp will have on part of the project. A bit more research on your neck will tell how many bolts you will need to hold it on. And a bit of practice on finishing black korina will tell you how to finish the guitar for the real deal. Take care, Guitar Ed
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    Hi Ed00g, Check out StewMac. They have the binding, the rotary tools, and the router bits you need. Guitar Ed
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    1/4 sawn maple neck w/rosewood fretboard, fretted and dressed - $225 Fralin Blues - Tele PUPs - $160 Schaller locking tuners - $80 Swamp ash body blank - $65 Finishing supplies (dye and nitro per guitar) - $40 Bosch Router - $175 band saw - $100 Misc. tools such as screw drivers and soldering iron - Unknown Prices are from memory and are approximates. What I do know is this: If you want to save money, it is probably cheaper to buy a guitar than to build it, unless you want something very unique. Guitar Ed
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    Gibson also makes a P-100, which is a noiseless single coil in the P-90 Chassis. Gibsons P-90 in the HB chassis is called the P-94, and Rio Grande calls their's the Bastard and Fat Bastard. Guitar Ed
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