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Cory

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  1. actually i wasn't sure yet. my plan was to get it all down to the bone then visualize what i wanted to do. i'll most likely do some kind of burst finish. i was thinking about doing the flame technique with the heat gun and stencil. i'm worried that these wood flaws or whatever they are will effect the paint/stain.
  2. no i don't have a camera i didn't aggresively sand. i didn't use any pressure at all i just let the sander do its own thing, evenly over the whole body. i don't know what it is. i tried sanding it with a fine grain sandpaper and it did help to smooth them out a bit but it's still discolored. any ideas?
  3. i just stripped down a basswood body using the sanding method. the body is sort of a yellow tint. some spots, mostly around the edges and sides, are white and kind of rough. is this normal? did i mess up? can it be fixed?
  4. a picture would help us in helping you. it will let us know what can be done, what your problem may be, and how to make it better. also what is your guitar made out of? one thing is that you need the right pickup for certain woods. the first thing i would for the lack of sustain is buy one of those brass sustainers that clip onto your headstock to increase neck mass. this will enhanch sustain. also, can you describe the tone of your guitar more? is it warm, bright, thin, etc. what is the pot value? the hum may be caused by something you forgot to ground. also, inside the cavities there needs to be special coats of paint to eliminate hum and feedback. i don't know what it's called, someone on here wil know more about it than me. there is a lot of things that may be wrong and can be fixed. but also keep in mind, you can't expect a big full tone from a very thin and lightweight guitar. what is it exactly that you are wanting out of this guitar that you aren't currently getting?
  5. man, this sucks. i wasn't planning to spend any money on this binding. how do i just take it off? can i just paint over it? or is that a bad idea?
  6. well, what kind of tone are you wanting to get out of this guitar? wood type makes a world of tonal difference. mahagony(purty expensive tho) it very dark and warm. basswood is very light and soft, it's in between mahagony and alder on the bright scale. as a result, it's very midrangey. alder and ash are near the same, but different. ash is very bright and under high gain it can be really harsh. i love alder. it is close to ash but not as bright. the best strats are made of alder, imo poplar and ash are pretty close the the same as far as tone goes, ash is better. poplar is about as cheap as it gets, i think. basswood is very versatile and cheap. it's also easy to work with because it's soft. this is what i would recommend to you if this is your first homemade guitar. just don't install pickups that are very high in the midrange, unless you like tons of mids. high mid peaks bug me. also keep in mind since this is a very light and soft wood, it tends to ding really easily. good luck and i hope everything goes well, cory
  7. the only thing about that is that i'm attempting to do the burnt finish with a heat gun. using heat to remove the binding might put burn marks where i don't want them. i wish they had a tutorial on binding/rebinding. also, where do u get binding? thanks your help. now i have an idea of the work im facing
  8. I have a millinium edition Ibanez Destroyer. It is smaller and shaped differently than the old destroyers. (only a $230 guitar) It has a red metalic finish on it. My goal is to do the burnt technique with the heat gun, and do the "poor mans" burst finish. Then i'm going to route it for an extra humbucker. Problem is, this guitar is bound. I couldn't find anything on the Project Guitar site that had to do with this. I have not yet removed this guitars current finish. The guitar has a white plastic binding around it. Can you tell me what i need to do? All help is appreciated. -Cory.
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