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  1. swirlslave
    Guitar parts depot now sells the EMG 808, CLICK HERE for a direct link to it.
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    hey, sorry for the late update, i was on vacation....... ok, the neck is now fretted and the frets end are flush and beveled. im in the process of painting the headstock right now : basecoat color is done, i think this baby is ready for clearcoating now. the pic is close to the real color but its much more vivid in person and in sunlight it just jump at you. lets hope it continue to go well and i dont screw up !!!! see ya !!
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    thanks. And yes the body and headstock will be desert yellow (fluorescent yellow) like the 777, with a black mirror pickguard, red dimarzio pickup,cosmo black hardware. Im still debating about the knob and lion claw cavities, maybe green, we will see.....
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    another quick update, considerable progress has been made on the neck, fretboard is glued on, 2 ply binding (black/red), side marker dot, radius of the fretboard corrected to 16'' for matching my stewmac caul for fretting, nut area has been shimmed, etc, etc... close-up shot nut screw holes and fretting is next, then prep for finishing..
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    hey, it coming along pretty nicely, i really like the green and blue one ! keep it up
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    alright, heres another little update. two of the neck mounting screw holes has been plug cause they were badly damage and way oversized even thought the screw still hold in them but not much, theyre gonna be redrill tomorrow as well as sanding the plug flush. also this neck had screwless tuner with two pin protuding on one side, and the tuner i got from ebay have screw and not those pin, so i decided to plug them as well but with a steel rod, drilled them 1/8 inch and plug them. i dont know maybe im in a eric johnson mood and think more weight = more sustain so thos plug will put an extra weight on the headstock LOL !!! headstock hopefully if i have time tomorrow i will glue the fretboard in and leave it still for the week-end. stay tuned !!!
  7. swirlslave
    little update, glued the support for the locknut today. fretboard will be put on soon. thanks everyone !!!
  8. swirlslave
    ok, back from the grave, lol... got some downtime and add a urge to work on one of my project guitar yesterday, so i decided to take off the fretboard on my ibanez neck. Went pretty well, about an hour to remove with iron and steam, sanded down the headstock to bare wood and im at putting a piece of wood for the locking nut, the neck was a standard nut. all in all im pretty glad it went well cause i was a bit scared of doing it. thanks for looking.
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    LOL, yeah actually im pretty tired of black guitar and i dont think ill do a project guitar that will be black anytime soon. and the latest guitar i bought is the 7 string in the middle, i wanted a cheap one to try and see if i like seven string and the cheapest one i found was you guess it, BLACK.... i also have a rg270dx that i made a white pickguard for it so it could be less boring. thanks.
  10. swirlslave
    well, the locking mechanism is nothing too fancy, its just a plastic handle that go into 2 holes on the top, and one side is screwed from underneath and the screw pass trough a compression spring. so you lift the handle and swivel it to take the guitar and swivel it back and put it the hole to lock it. glad you like it !!!! thanks everybody p.s. yes the sig is about vai dna jem.
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    and heres one full !!!!
  12. swirlslave
    HI there, heres my latest little project, i needed some spaces to put my guitar because i only have 3 floor stands and im at 5 guitar plus 2 project guitar so here it is.... Made from pine and tinted with minwax polyshades (basically a tinted polyurethane), has cabinet door handle with a spring underneath on one side to lock each spaces for added security, and felt strip up and down to protect each guitar finish. thanks for looking !!!
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    got some picture of the body? thx!
  14. swirlslave
    Well, just picked this up at a store today, its a YAMAHA RGX812-mdr scallop back I felt in love with this guitar back then in around 1995, i saw a charcoal one in a store but this is just the second one ive seen since then, and its in pretty good shape, almost no fret wear and just a dent or two and all stock. but it will need a very good setup cause the action is set too low and uneven and the neck have a little up bow. Its not a collector model or anything but just one that i found to my liking, the first guitar i bought is a rgx 321 and its my main player and the neck i love the most from all my axe. the neck on this one seems petty similar apart from the scallop. thanks for looking !!!
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    sorry folks, no update yet cause time is an issue these days. BUT, i have a question for canadian fellow outhere, i was planning on buying my dimarzio pickups (PAF Pro or EVO) from brian over here, but i saw on his website that he cannot ship dimarzio outside the u.s., so anybody knows a cheap place to get dimarzio pickup in custom color (red for me) in canada or that will ship to canada. Thanks.
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    basically, what i want to change or improve is the vocal quality of the pedal, so i need to find out wich resistor affect this. im searching for satch vocal tone, if you seen him live lately or bought his new dvd then you know what im talking about, pretty amazing, i think he has the most incredible wah sound. but im aware he uses dunlop wah.
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    also bought a planet wave about 3 weeks ago and i must say it is the best cable i used in my life, lots of cool characteristic like : gold plated, sort of spring on the jack itself that makes the cable really snug in the jack hole, it dont move at all so no noise and one of the end is shieled, this side goes to the amp or effect etc. for reducing hum and ground loop. theres even a sort of tie-down that hold the cable round for transport or storage. same price as the standard dimarzio but much better. take a look at them, you wont be disapointed.
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    Well, basically i was wondering if there was a mod for making the sweep a little more defined, this is my setup = guitar>wah>amp. also i saw a guy on ebay selling one and it says in its auction that there was two resistance that has been changed as a mod to better the frequency. thanks for the replies, i will take a look at geofex.
  19. swirlslave
    HI everybody, i just bought a morley pro series wah and its not bad but was wondering if anybody knew of some mod for it. i tried googling it but nothing came around. Thanks in advance...
  20. swirlslave
    sorry for the late reply, rattle can paint from canadian tire, Armor coat brand, theres also a clear for this system but im gonna try if minwax polyurethane in a can is compatible. check post #2 for the picture of the can.
  21. swirlslave
    How about loch ness green for the colour? wadda ya think ?
  22. swirlslave
    thanks for your replies everyone, it is very appreciated.
  23. swirlslave
    speaking of soft frets, im thinking about putting some stainless steel fret on this one. I would like your opinion, does it worth the hassle of working with those, and do you need some special tool or you can get away with it with normal tool for normal fret? opinion from those who have experience with them would be appreciated. thanks !
  24. swirlslave
    Well my body just found his mate today 2005 ibanez rg321mh neck made in indonesia with not much fretwear, bought from evilbay. seems a shame to rip the fret and fretboard out to put mine on. ah well.....
  25. swirlslave
    LOL, no wonder i didnt find one anywhere, well black it will be then, thank guys for pointing this out to me. @alex, im pretty sure its a real one, not a fake, it has the writing on the block and its really well made, as well as the top-lok and retainer bar and stud/insert.... and its an edge, not a lopro or lopro egde, it has the locking cap screw for the saddle block that goes all the way back past the fine tuner. thanks again !!!!
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