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be my guest to ask questions here. any info that is out there will help.

i have never filed saddles. i have filed nuts tho. is it the same thing? anything i should know?

just to add my two cents, i have an epiphone sg 310. put new hardware and pickups in it. it plays better then some gibsons i pick up. but iv also put money into a epiphone les paul, it just didnt play right. it hink its all the guitar. and i like korean made epiphones. iv seen alot of great korean made epiphones

after searching i found this answer: "If the inserts come out easily, pull them straight up and out, then coat the knurled part with one or two coats of superglue and let it dry overnight. (the knurled part is the toothed outside edge that holds the insert in the wood) After it has dried overnight, use a padded C-clamp to push it back into place. The general idea is to increase the size of the insert slightly and the superglue will be hard enough to keep your tone and not screw up the body. The other alternative is to fill the hole with a hardwood dowel and re-drill, not exactly an easy thing. By the way,epoxy should be the last thing to consider in doing repairs,One,it usually doesn't set up hard enough, and two, it is almost impossible to remove if you screw up. With superglue, you can clean up with acetone or nail polish remover. (not the kind that has hand lotion or moisturizer in it)." from this forum http://www.guitarnoise.com/forums/viewtopi...p;sk=t&sd=a. my sg is doing the same thing. is tha what i should do or any better ideas. i was going to just throw some super glue in the hole and put the bushing down in it.

hey guys. my tailpiece bushing on my sg has prided up over the past 5 years. it seems to have stoped moving awhile back. the backside is prided up .54mm. i do not have money to get new bushings like everyone says on the other threads iv searched for. i want to super glue it in, or epoxy it in. now will this effect the ground wire that is connected to the bushing? also what kind of epoxy should i use? will it effect my tuning stabablity or anything like the guitars amazing tone? right now the guitar plays amazing. the bushings have been pulled out and there kinda hard to get out of the hole, so there not lose. my tech told me to just leave it like that. but i dont want the bushing to rip out over time. he recomended just leaving it be.

thats good to know keith. i was sticking the wired through the holes. i will change what i do now. no one tought me how to solder i thought myself

wow rooster that tank is amazing

im not saying im doing anything to the neck yet, but when i do should i sand the neck first? (as explained in tutorals and what not) or just leave it and apply the lacquer right to the neck? same question for the tung oil varnish. i have some in my basement. should i sand the neck first or just apply right to it? im not going to touch the neck for a little while, from what iv been told what is on the neck is doing good as is. it was mainly worried about the neck being subjected to the crazy climates here in boston. but if i am understanding all this right then its fine and everything else is just a finish. thanks sorry if those questions are stupid.

i believe i found my answers here http://www.flash.net/~guitars/Fenderneck.html and here http://home.flash.net/~guitars/ReRanch101.html thanks guys

yes john that answered my questions. i have gone through half of the tutorals and havent found the answers im looking for. your right mickgaurd, i dont now what im doing thats why im trying to figure out i have looked threw some tutorals on the project gutiar website and havent found answers to my question. from what i understoon the finish gave the guitar extra protection from keepnig it striaght. my neck feels like there is nothing on the neck at all. other guitars in this model have necks that are bent HORRIBLY i dont want the same fate to happen to mine. please note that im not going to touch the guitar neck till i kno 100% what is it on and what i wnat to do. but like john said helped me out. i could not find the difference between stain and finish. now i kno. squier told me that they put a sanding sealer on it. thanks for your help. ill research morei didnt see the tutoral section on this forum ill go threw that. first! thanks again

i see. i just dont want the neck to start to warp in a few yaers or months. maybe this is a stupid question but does a stain/finish on a neck help protect it? im a little confused on that

i got a squier neck. i guess they just put wood sealer on it, i want to finish it. i would like to put a Polyurethane stain on it. i have looked at the tutorals. my only question is will the wood change (warp swell ect) because i am putting a new product on it? right now the neck is perfectly straight. but im a little worried because there is nothing protecting it. or is it ok as is?

since im kinda new here, what is OLF? iv hurd it a few times but dont no what it is

since im kinda new here, what is OLF? iv hurd it a few times but dont no what it is

what other finishes are on guitar necks?