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No, not the Ibanez one. I think that was three single coils near each other. The one I mean was made by Mighty Mite -- I found some references to it and a pic, but the pic was on some photo hosting site, so I can't post it. But is like a big humbucker -- three coils on one dull gold-colored baseplate with four feet instead of two.

Not the new ones, back in the 70's I believe, there was a triple coil pickup called a motherbucker. I can't find any pics, but I have found various references to these, so I'm not imagining things.

Is this how triple coil pickups - motherbuckers - are wired?

How's the string guide working? One thing that stopped me from trying out a headless bridge/nut was the narrow string spacing of any nut I could find. Also, does this bridge/nut use regular or double ball strings? Thanks

In Completed Projects, there is a Frankentele. It has one bridge pickup, made from two single-coil sized humbuckers taped together. The pickups are wired in series, so all four coils are in series. So what does this sound like? What if you used regular sized pickups in the neck and bridge positions, but wired them in series?

How does the pickup sound?

As another option, I've seen some cool looking sunbursts done with nothing sprayed at all (until topcoat). You only need dye and/or stain and cloth. All the colors can be applied and blended by rubbing with cloth. Granted, it looked like patience and practice would be needed, but they are free. After all, a sunburst finish was originally designed to look like a worn french polish on a violin -- which is applied by rubbing with cloth.

Did you make the pickup covers? Is that some sort of pick holder on the back of the headstock?

Just how thin is the neck, compared to something like an Ibanez Wizard? In addition to the carbon fiber "skunk stripes", is there a thin carbon layer between the neck wood and the fretboard? Locking nut should hold fine, others on this board have used one to make a headless guitar.

If you are going with a solid color, it would probably be easier to fill the bridge humbucker hole and reroute it where you want it. Or fill the neck hole and go for a single coil, which would give you a little room to move the neck back.

Paul Gilbert's electrical engineer father ran his amp through a toaster to turn some extra watts into heat. And in typical Paul humor fashion, he made toast at early gigs. For a low tech solution, put the amp in a closet with lots of clothes. Play with placement of the amp and how much the door is open. Eventually, you can get a good sound and a low sound level in the room.

Back in the summer in NC, I had a problem with high humidity. Did a little internet research -- turns out it is hot and humid in the south in the summer -- surprise. Anyhow, one interesting idea I saw (which, in my case had the disavantage of adding hot air but would be good for you) is to use a fan and ductwork to move air from the top of your attic to your workshop. The air is warm, dry, and nearly free.

Pic definitely clears things up. Any problems in the tight curves? To the person doing the freehand tape, is it hard to keep a consistent thickness to the "binding"?

I'd love to see a pic of the cutter in the position it is in for cutting. I don't quite see how it works. For that matter, one of the scraper in action wouldn't hurt, although I think I get how that one works. Thanks

True, big companies overlook each others infringements since they turn around and do the same thing. However, this means little guys like J.Frog get screwed here, since he doesn't have endorsement deals. Back to the OP, how does labeling a Squier a Fender harm Fender? If he doesn't sell it or play out, no one will even see it. If he plays some gigs, becomes a local hero, etc. -- his fans will see "Fender" on the headstock and want a guitar like his -- so they will go buy real Fenders.