SonofaMesa

Bookmatching isnt perfect becasue one has to cut, sand, and plane the veneer down. As such, the two sides diverge from the point at which they would match. Look at a piece of wood. Is the grain exactly the same on one side as the other? No. Thats why bookmatching isnt perfect. My theory is that a guitar is meant to be viewed from a distance. Say 4 ft at least. At that distance, you really cant tell. Figured woods have bvery active grain, so it may seem like they match less. Something like cherry with fine grain may be less noticeable.

Well, in new, I mean I just built it. I know it could be anything, but I was wonderingif the characteristics give any indication of whether I have a "master problem" Here is a thought: The switch is a pit different that what I am used to. It only has three lugs and I dont see an obvious ground lug. It is a three way, and there are two on one side and a middle one on eht other, but no obvious ground any suggestions?

Hello all. I am having a problem with setting up a new guitar. When I take me hands off the guitar, it is staticy from not being grounded, when I touch the strings, this goes away. Still, there is no sound coming from the pups. It doesnt even make noise when the strings touch the magnets. Any ideas on where I should start?

I dont think my arms are long enough.

For a good metal sound, you could use a maple neck thru and basswood wings. basswood dents a bit easy for me but beyond that itll mellow the maple a bit. Go for it.

Damn dude. How does someone actually go about playing a 6 string bass?

Correct. Very expensive. Same goes for stuff like Black Locust. Its just not economically viable.

Another thing to consider is that bandsaws rarely cut straight. In that I mean that the blade is not setup perfectly and one typically has to hold the piece being cut at an angle for the cut itself to be straight. Im thinking of making a jig for the tablesaw for my next guitar.

The only time Id use basswood is on a neck through with a maple neck.

Glue is fine for the actual body pieces, but if you are doing a neck through, Id highly reccomend a spline.

I didnt think a shim would work, as you did not say that you ran out of travel on your bridge. Id reccomend some sort of fret leveling or radiusing. That sounds like its your problem to me. That or deal with it. Higheractions tend to sound better and lots of god playres have used them.

In my experience, Ebony and Rosewood glue easy enough. With cocobolo, you just need to wipe it down with acetone before hand and itll work with titebond.

Hey all. Just thought Id throw i my .02. First, if you are using wood for a guitar, dont bother with Titebond II and III. II is a little thin and II isnt worth the extra price. II isnt and stronger than I. Secondly, a couple splines would be even better for joining the body. Then again, if you dont want to have to buy any hardwood...

Hold on there buddy. Noone said he was the most skilled. But King? Yes.

Im currently using 6/4 with a neck thru for a guitar. If you cant find the dimensions, a nck thru may be the answer. Oddly enough, I have access to a 12" wide board... Abve: Looks good. Ill pot my own pics once I gt all the finishing work done. Im currently sanding all the tearout from a cherry crotchwood veneer.