slayer63636

you best bet to buy a used one is ebay. its all about looking at the right time, i onced paseed up the chance to buy a SG copy bass for $25 bucks. the seller said that the only thing wrong with it was that it needed a pickguard and some strings.

That is SO nice it!!! dose that have 24 frets? if so u are one lucky person to have found that. as far as pawnshops ive never been to one and there are like 3 of them near my area, i guess i need to start going.

ok been a while since ive posted. as far as the explorer i shaped it to its final shape (sorry no new pics yet). Ive been digging up parts and so far i found a no name chrome TOM bridge and tail peice that i sandblasted and pinted black. I also found a 3 way toggle switch that was from my jackson. And the other day the pickups came in. a pair of mighy mite humbuckers, the only problems is that i dont have the wiring diagrams but ill do some research and find em.

I am looking fot the Wiring Diagram for a set of Mighty Mite humbuckers. here is what they look like:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3773091668

it has a red, white, blue, black, and a bare wire.

thanks so much. i was concdering using super gule was wasent sure

ive been working on a goth exlporer for a firend(http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=13679). Well ive never intalled a nut and i dont know what gule to use, so can anyone please give me some good glue for the nut?

litchfield- Thank you very much for that thread. I studied that post so much even befor i had the guitar and good thing i did cuz it was a lifesaver. as far as a jointer i dont no have one. to make the wood square I grabed a carpenters square and clamed it on the origanl headstock and used it as a guild. i made the cut with my Craftsman 18volt trim saw. this thing looks small but it got the job done right. also on ur thread u had a bolt on neck which would be more easy to control, this thing has a set neck and where ever the neck goes the body goes.

wyldbil- We are on a tight budget. 250 is our spending limit and the guitar was around 115. Gorilla Glue is quite expensive but I my dad says it is worth it. I am using original titebond since i had some leftover from when i build my storage area/ amp stand.

today i ended up breaking off the 2 uper blocks since it was too flimsy and the main peice of the real neck was not flat. it was such a pain in the a$$. my dad also pointed out that i was supose to glue it with the grain not agianst it. I have a problem rembering that simple rule. But i cant wait untill i finish this beast.

ok progress has been made, ive just been busy with every thing else here are newer pics:

http://community.webshots.com/user/sanchez63636

how would I paint the ghost flames? As of right now i do not have a paint gun, we plan to use paint cans since its so little painting that we have to do.

heres the link for pics so far:

http://community.webshots.com/album/247273504WGWFIA

1nf1d3l, as far as the ghost flames that would look so evil and bad a$$ looking!!!

As far as the head stock hes the one whos paying for it all so what he says goes, but i will pass the word along since i agree with you that it would look stange since the rest of the body is flat black.

BTY dose any one have a link to where i can learn to paint pickups¿?¿?¿?

recenlty i bought this off ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3768598275

I bought this cus i thought it would be a fun project and i could built it and sell it.

well one of my friends jumped at the idea and instanly wanted to buy it. Since hes a good friend im only gonna charge materials cost. Here are the specs on what he wanted done to it:

-Revese headstock (it looked sooooo evil on the CAD program but will be some work to do)

-A Gibson like G on the headstock (painted or made out of MOP inlay material)

-Snow camo head stock paint

-Snow camo diamond plate pick guard

-White bridge and tail piece (maby)

As far as hardwear most of it will be pre owned comeing from a number of sources. Progress so far has been next to none. I stiped the paint off and made one end flat so i can gule some wood to it and i already did glu some. I will post pics later tonight since i got to go to work.

If u have any idea that would make this look even better feel free to comment.

recenlty i bought this off ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3768598275

I bought this cus i thought it would be a fun project and i could built it and sell it.

well one of my friends jumped at the idea and instanly wanted to buy it. Since hes a good friend im only gonna charge materials cost. Here are the specs on what he wanted done to it:

-Revese headstock (it looked sooooo evil on the CAD program but will be some work to do)

-A Gibson like G on the headstock (painted or made out of MOP inlay material)

-Snow camo head stock paint

-Snow camo diamond plate pick guard

-White bridge and tail piece (maby)

As far as hardwear most of it will be pre owned comeing from a number of sources. Progress so far has been next to none. I stiped the paint off and made one end flat so i can gule some wood to it and i already did glu some. I will post pics later tonight since i got to go to work.

If u have any idea that would make this look even better feel free to comment.

thanks for the help. luckly i have one laying around from a project that i really never got strated on.

recenty i added a volume pot to my jackson KV4. it came out good but now my tone pot dosent work. well it dose but it has to be down all the way unless i get a really weak singal. i repalced the capaitor and still nothing. any one have any idea on what it could be?

thanks but ive tryed that and i dont know how to print it. every time i try a blank sheet comes out.

i recenlty bought this off ebay for a friend:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3768598275

he says that he wants the head stock to be just like james hetfield's ESP explorers. dose anyone wout there have the specs of the head stock???

any chance you would trade anything for those tuners?

i am in the current process of rewireing my v with new pots and wires ect. well the only problem i have encounted so far is where dose the ground from my bridge go? here is the set up im useing (seymour duncan site):

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/suppo...one-w-3way.html

it says "the central ground usually comes from a wire attached to the bridge of the guitar", it just dosent say where. dose it get soldered to anything like a pot?

please help

if you really want it send me an email or a PM and will talk.

the home made fret press is awsome. yet it so simple

keep up the good work

thanks for the heads up.

I recently was digging thru my shed looking for my pop rivet gun and i came across a pice of cedar wood(it had a tag on it). it looks like it would make a good bolt on neck. well what i want to know is there been anyone who has made a neck of out this wood? i found a site that said :

"Tonal Signature: More Mellow than Sitka Spruce, ( rounder ) less transparent & less separation. Excellent choice for Chambered Bodies, or to be used as a top in conjunction with a very dense and hard body. ( Think maple body with a mahogany-type sounding top )"

and as far as Stability it said that it was good. the site i used was http://www.rampartguitars.com/Tonewoods.htm

can you post some info on what you have, im looking maily for a neck and tuners but might be intrested in other parts.

firewood?

thats good idea, funny thing is that my dad told me last night that we need to clean out the fireplace so we can use it. thanks to all for pointing out that is wood is crap. it would of sucked if i used this as a neck or sold it to someone.

.....sometimes i wonder what would i do if i never found this site