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Hi, i looked up the pickups and it seems to me that they're Seymour Duncan Classic Livewire. http://www.stevesmusiccenter.com/SDLW-CS1.html okay so if i linked with img from my host will the admins get mad?

Hello guys. I recently bought a guitar off of a friend of a friend. Its a Fernandez strat style that has been poorly maintained. It was 50 bucks and came with some interesting yet poorly installed upgrades. Let me explain it. First it was probably a 150 dollar guitar. The person recieved it as a gift and tried "upgrading" it. It was originally a cream white, like hendrix's guitar. They put Sperzel locking tuners, seymore duncan active pickups and possibly a dimarzio tremolo (not sure if it came stock or not). They did a poor wiring job on the pickups, seemed to get a new pickguard too. They lost 3 of the back covers for the Sperzel locking tuners and strung the guitar backwards (tuning up would tune it down, ***?). Oh yeah did i also mention they spray painted it BLACK and did a horrible job, and not to mention the random dents, gashes, nicks and runs. It needed help, so thats what I'm here for. I plan to strip it down, fill the nicks and bruises with resin and paint it electric yellow with a nice clear glossy finish. I am going to build a guitar later on and I thought this would be a good starter. I may need some help on the way and thats why I'm posting this. It seemed to be very badly stored and maintained, with rusted screws and the such. I want to replace the pickguard also, and get these pickups working. I think the batteries are dead. Pictures coming soon! Now heres the questions: Is stripping the guitar with chemicals a good approach to this? They just went over the original finish with spray paint. Is resin the right filler to use to fill in the gashes? What things do i need to paint this? Sanding sealer? Primer? Can i use a can of spray paint? Is laquer a good finish? Umm i think thats it, ill take pictures of it tonight and post em up. WISH ME LUCK!

yeah i had the same problem. i didnt get those responses though. anyways, i have a squier, which is the same shape as a strat, just not as thick, so i took a pencil and filed it in half and traced my squier onto 4 taped-together 8x11 pieces of paper, it came out pretty good. im just not sure about my neck pocket and i have to find the center line. How bout you go to a local guitar store and ask if you could copy one of their guitars?

how bout this? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...rchant&v=glance

Okay is this a good finish for what i have? http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts....shing+Compounds if so, which should i get, or should i get them all?

I was looking around lmi for some inexpensive finishes and saw alot of different types. I was wondering whats the best for the buck (im going to be dying beforehand). Also, do i need a sealer for the wood, and do i put it on before or after the dying process?

i went ahead and got a red, light blue, and silver. dirt cheap too the guy buys them factory direct and sells them for under $50.

http://www.ratfinkguitars.com/store/produc...p?id=66&catid=6

ahh yes. a quick google search came up with the answer. http://www.lacemusic.com/forum/display.asp?mid=3867

I saw the power sensor on ebay, maybe they dont make it anymore? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...me=STRK:MEWA:IT Sorry about being bitchy

This is the color i want my guitar to be. Who likes it? it's going to have red lace sensor, power sensor and light blue lace sensor, a white pickguard and silver hardware

i guess ill go for the mimf plans which is pretty much 15 dollars for a photocopied piece of paper! sound like a good deal to me!

okay thanks for the replies guys, i guess ill just wait till they run out of stock.

how bout you buy a led and hook a resistor up to it, then power it using a cr2032.

I am building a guitar and would like to know if this is a good combination. lace sensor red - bridge lace power sensor - mid lace sensor light blue - neck will there be any conflicts with the pickups, and what do you think about this combo? any other ideas for alternate pickups and such? thanks

i think i've found a scaled plan that i might be able to use. http://www.mimf.com/library/strat.gif how do i calculate how to enlarge it?

I just recieved my 3piece alder from LMI, it sure is sweet, and cheap. I requested them to find me a good one with matching colors and good grain, and they got it. as for my neck, i bought one off of ebay for about 90 bucks with fender tuners, its a mighty mite. really nice too. im building a guitar as well, as you can tell. i wish you luck

I've seen templates on the internet for 40 dollars or more, and since I plan on making only one guitar, i was wondering if anyone could make me a copy of their templates. Ill pay them $$. Post a reply or PM me if you can, i would be greatly appreciated ps. its going to be a strat, and i already have a neck

i think its too light colored, but in the third picture on the top half (i guess low light) its kinda dark. i like that so i should test it on a scrap first? if i add more powder or whatever will it make it darker? or do i have to put more coats on?

im going to go with litchfields idea and try to get it from LMI. now, heres another question, water soluble or alcohol? sorry bout the noob questions, im new to this whole guitar making extravaganza

i noticed on stewmac that guitar stains are like 14 bucks. I would like to get a nice blue color, not too dark not too light. I have a site that sells stains and was wondering if any of these are good and if they can be used on a guitar. please help LINK

pics?

gotcha! thx

I want to try practicing cutting a neck out of plywood, what tools do i need. I know i need a planer and some sort of saw, what else?

ok ok, bad idea i guess. Now about basswood, is there any way to make it harder. I might end up buying some because its cheaper, but people have said it is too soft