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  8. Some Refretting Questions

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    There are several tools to clean out the fret slots. Some from stewmac... you can make your own out of an old gents saw. I have a nice set of picks that work great for this. Cutting the fret slots all the way through defeats the purpose of binding the fretboard imho. Learning to do it right takes some practice. I use a grinder to cut the tangs back. Some guys use dremels, or specific tools for it.

    You could also look into a fret press. I was able to build mine pretty cheap.

    Anyway it is your guitar and you have to live with it so Good Luck! and remember to have fun!

  10. Wtb Ibanez Gibraltar Bridge And Tailpiece

    in The Marketplace

    Posted

    I recently picked up a vintage 82 Ibanez Destroyer II DT-50. It needs a

    Bridge and Tailpiece. The guitar came with the L5 S size bridge and the Quickchange tailpiece.

    I am pretty sure they are Gibraltar I Bridge (Chrome) and a Gibraltar I Quick Change Tailpiece (Chrome).

    If any one has any parts that would work it would be great!

  12. Zeta-style "biohazard" Eight-string

    in In Progress and Finished Work

    Posted

    You can of course get passive bass pickups...they seem to reproduce it well enough...I think you're perhaps confusing the pickup sound with the mushy sound produced by lower tension short scale eights. Sevens suffer from this too. Baritones have a much stronger presence.

    Good Point... guess I read to many EMG adds...ha ha ha

    So any scale around 26.5+ should be ok for an 8? I was thinking a nice round 27"

  14. Ibanez Desert Sun Yellow Paint Codes?

    in Inlays and Finishing Chat

    Posted

    I am reviving this thread.

    If you have any info on the Paint Codes for Loch Ness Green or Desert Sun Yellow please post them here.

    If you have experimented and have something close please post here.

    I came up with some PPG paint chips that are close. In the late 80's I built a "Green Meanie" copy and used a Mopar color called Sublime.

    These are some possibilities but I would love to get the real color.

    Dodge 1970 Sublime

    Dodge 1970 Orange

    Dodge 1971 Green Go

    Dodge 1971 Citron Yella

    Dodge 1972 Sun Fire Yellow

    Ford 1970 Last Stand Custard Bright Yellow

  16. T Or F: Neck-thru's Are Better For Heavy Metal A/o Active Pickups

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Oh man I want in.... I love set necks but my Model 5 Charvel and I have never gotten along, I can pick up any of my late 80's early 90's RG and shred, my Gibson V makes me feel versatile... and my Parker Fly's are best on stage. I think that covers all three neck types and one carbon fiber to boot.

    Eddy used his Flying V more than you think.

    James Hetfield's guitars are ghost built and are not stock ESP's.

    The greatest thing that ever happened to Metallica was when Kirk gave James a Mark IIC Mesa Head.

    This is a great discussion. It really is too bad that the guitar doesn't make you sound a certain way. The one thing I can say is metal is about attitude and certain guitars put me in certain moods that make for killer jams. I used to tell my bass player that there is an electricity that starts at the amp and flows up through the cord into your guitar and eventually to the back of your skull that makes the whole thing become alive. Find that combo and burn.

    My Mark IV Mesa and my favorite guitar (or which ever has new strings on it) is all I really need.

  17. Classic V Build

    in In Progress and Finished Work

    Posted

    Good call on the headstock.

    The Zebra stringers are thick. +1/4" so you can see the stripes. I was originally going to use Zebra for the tops of the wings which I still might do.

    I am building 2 neck blanks from this wood... all leftovers since I am practicing. The neck blanks are big enough to build 8 strings out of. The second one will probably be an 8.

    Thanks for the ideas!

    Padauk stringers would look sweet! Maybe on the next build.

  18. Classic V Build

    in In Progress and Finished Work

    Posted

    Next project is up and running.

    7 or 6 strings... undecided.

    5 piece Neck-Thru Maple/Zebra laminate

    25.5" scale - 24 fret - Morado Fretboard

    Single Humbucker w/Coil Tap <because simple is better, and I hate switches>

    Recessed TOM w/String Thru V plate or Tailpiece????

    Padauk Wings w/Flame maple top

    The scale was easy. I like my Gibson V but the short scale is too

    muddy unlike my King V. The neck laminate was easy cause it is what I

    had. Being the first neck-thru I did not want to use real exotic

    expensive wood in case I was building a RONCO FireStarter. So what I

    know is:

    It will be a Gibson style V headstock and body

    It will be a fixed bridge TOM style

    The wood is picked out

    I have the neck rough built.

    However I am undecided on several things and would like to here input.

    Of course I am going to pick what I like from the input but I am open

    to suggestions.

    I want a Seven String having recently sold several. I liked playing

    them, but sometimes I feel that a six string is all I need.

    I am not sure how to terminate the strings... I am leaning towards a

    one piece bridge <simple>.

    Last issue is the Headstock plate. I have a nice piece of Morado that

    I started to interlace with Zebrano and Purple Heart that I was going

    to use. After looking at it I am not sure and might just leave it

    plain, letting the neck stripes carry through.

    I am pretty sure I am going with a 16" radius on the Fretboard <if it

    is a 7 this is decided already>.

    Questions for discussion:

    Six or Seven Strings?

    String Thru vs Stop Tailpiece vs One Piece BaddAss style bridge?

    Headstock Plate or a Headstock of plain neck wood?

    12" or 16" radius on Fretboard?

    Also please offer up some neck dimensions and string spacing if it is

    a 7 string. It will be 1 11/16" nut like my Jackson if it is a 6.

    As always there are pictures on my blog

    http:smithlx.blogspot.com

  19. Fretboard Woods And Finishes

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    This is just my opinion, nothing more...

    <opinion>

    I have suggested this before... if you need a thin finish on a maple neck or fret board use CA Glue. It will lay on top of maple for the most part and not wick in. It feels hard, unlike lacquer which feels softer sometimes depending on how you let it dry <oven curing or sunlight seems to make lacquer harder>. After you put a few layers of CA on you hit it with some 600grit and then fine steal wool. Make sure you put it on even because when sanding out the runs you will cut through the thin spots easily. I use surgical gloves and a paper towel to spread it. Remember it will wick into the fret slots! so be careful as it may be the last time you are able to remove them.

    </opinion>

    Ok I feel better now... back to work.

  20. Bookmatching

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted · Edited by RestorationAD

    Have you tried to fold a piece of paper. Draw the lines on it and see. You will see that if you cut it into three pieces the ||| it will lay like the paper. One fold at the top, one fold at the bottom

    ||| ---> /\/ -------> _ _ _

    I hope that helps....

    Maybe I have lost my mind.

  21. Bridge

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Piling on to highjacked thread...

    So the time our roady made flash pots out of Pepsi bottles. When they went off they exploded and glass went everywhere... good thing it was practice, lots of blood.

    The best live one was after slamming my finger in the truck door at work on Thursday I had to drill a hole in the nail and CA the gap to stop the bleeding and play that Saturday... Of course the CA was scrapped off during the show and I bleed everywhere...

  22. Overwound Pickup Myth?

    in Electronics Chat

    Posted · Edited by RestorationAD

    And then there's the issue of scale length --I'm tempted to build a Gibson-scale neck with a strat-arranged body. Mostly because that's the fretboard I have on hand right now. The question is how much that will affect the sound -- maybe the lowered string tension will give me more of the sound I'm looking for? Hard to know until I try, I suppose.

    I am not trying to highjack the thread just wanted to point something that I feel....

    <highjack>

    So scale length has great effect on sound. Maybe more than most would know. The length of scale controls string tension. A 24.75 scale will seem slinkier with the same gauge strings and have more midrange. A 25.5 scale will have a tighter feel to the strings and the deep bass and clarity of a strat. I have played short scale strats and they usually lack the clarity of a 25.5. IF you detune a nice 26.7 or 27"+ scale is better for dynamic lows.

    </highjack>

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