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I recently bought two 27" baritone fretboards from them. One is Maple and the other is Rosewood. They both look very nice. However, when I talked to the rep about the depth of the slot he said it would be plenty deep. I told him I have had other fretboards where the slots had to be recut to make up for radiusing. They don't radius their Maple boards but do radius their Rosewood boards. I had to recut the Maple's slots because they were too shallow. The slots in the Radiused Rosewood board are deeper than the Maple.

I position and clamp the fretboard down to the neck and then drill two holes between the fret slots. One of the holes is at the upper left of the FB and the other at the lower right. I remove the clamps, apply glue and insert a metal paperclip in each hole. Make sure the paperclips fit snug before applying any glue. I haven't had any trouble removing the paperclips and my fretboards stay in place. Some people use the shank of small drill bits in place of paperclips.

I don't know any place that sells the neck that you want. However, you can buy a Carvin neck through and modify the end to suit your needs. I built my fourth guitar with a deep set tenon and a bookmatched top and it turned out rather nice. The studs go into the deep set tenon and it has good sustain. Is it better than a regular tenon, bolt on or bolt in? My opinion is that it is just another way to do it. If you go with the Carvin neck through you can add wings and be done or add wings and plane the top so you can add a bookmatched top to it. Good Luck, Jeff

Wes, Do you spray your guitar's outside or do you have a booth set up inside for spraying? Thanks, Jeff

Hi Jordan, I am not an expert by any means when it comes to wiring guitar's. However, I have had good luck following the wiring diagrams that come with the pickups. I have built four guitar's so far and I have installed EMG's (81/85) in the second and fourth guitar. I also installed EMG 101's in my third hand made 7-string and some passive humbuckers in my very first guitar. I have not had any problems with any of them. I assume that the 9-volt battery your friend was using was new and the wiring instructions were followed correctly. Including disconnecting the ground when using only active pickups. I would suggest retracing the wiring to make sure everything is where it's should be and checking the battery. Good Luck, Jeff

Dave, I will be using Stew Mac Waterbased lacquer and I may try some Auto Air Color's like Maiden used on his gold guitar for my first shot at a solid color. According to LGM he can paint 3 or 4 guitar's with a half pint of base. Here is the link: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...Auto+Air+Colors Good Luck, Jeff

What is the scale length of the MM neck? If it is 25.5" then measure from the fretboard side of the nut to a saddle on the trem where the string makes contact and see how close that is to the scale length of the neck.

Createx airbrush paint Gold pearl with cooper pearl burst. With DEFT clear. Maiden69 How is that paint holding up and how long ago did you put that finish on it?

This is my fourth guitar build and my best so far. Neck Walnut/Maple/Purple Heart/Maple/Walnut 3/4 tenon that extends just past the bridge and a Maple fretboard with Paduak fret markers. The peghead is a modified reverse RG type and the scale is 25". Body Top is bookmatched Walnut, center section of back is Poplar with Walnut/Poplar/Mahogany/Maple/Walnut/Poplar/Walnut on each side of it. The body is down sized from an RG shape. Finish Stew Mac Waterbased Lacquer Electronics EMG 81 & 85

I just got a book called Pearl Inlay by James E. Patterson for Christmas that has a section on making your own dots. He talks about using steel shaft the size of the dot you want and using a drill press. You attach a rough piece of your inlay material to the bottom of the steel with CA or Epoxy and use sandpaper attached to a piece of wood and gently apply pressure to the inlay material as it spins using the drill press. Pop off after inlay is round. Protect yourself from breathing the dust as it's unhealthy. Good Luck! Jeff

My fourth guitar was a 3/4 tenon neck where the tenon goes all the way to where the bridge studs are located. I glued up my bookmatched Walnut top and routed it to fit using my body template. I then used a paper template to figure out the area on the Walnut top that needed to be removed for the fretboard overhang. Then carefully removed the wood until the top fit snugly without gaps. I used toothpick dowels to keep the top from shifting while glued up in my glue press. Also, with my glue press I could have glued up the bookmatched top while glueing the top to the body but prefer having the top ready first. Good Luck! Jeff

I made a glue press to use for my fourth guitar. It's my first guitar with a top added on. I got the instructions from the Jaros Custom's website. http://www.jaroscustomguitars.com/build.htm

I would go with the Carvin because it appears to be a better deal. If you look at the specs for each you will find that although they look the same they are not identical. Stew Mac has a 9 degree angled headstock with a slotted nut while the Carvin is 11 degrees with a graphite nut. Not a big difference but the widths are also different and the Carvin has two reinforcement rods to complement the double expanding truss rod. There is no mention of the extra rods with the Stew Mac neck. I received one of these Carvin necks (NT6) for Christmas and it looks like it is made very well.

I was in Vegas in September and decided to take a look. I have to agree to some extent on the mood in the store when it comes to being customer friendly. I took a cab to the store and the driver claimed to not have any change for my $20. I believe he was hoping that a $6 fare would get him a $14 tip. NOT!! The driver went into the store with me so I could get change to pay him. They were very reluctant to give me change even though their shop was where I was going. I had even called for directions stating that I was on my way. Finally, the guy at the counter went back and talked to Ed for a minute then he returned and gave me change. The guy at the counter wasn't very friendly. However, two others outside of the counter area where the guitars are on display were friendly. One even said, "let me know if you want to play one I'll set it up for you." I assumed he meant he would hook it up to an amp for me. I decided to just look around for about 35 minutes or so. I looked closely at the guitars and I believe that they are of a very high quality. If it weren't for the cab/no change stuff I would have forgotten about the one unfriendly counter person. JJ