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Metalhead28

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  1. Metalhead28
    Thanks for the input Wez, that sums up my reasoning pretty well. That's not the kind of look I want at all, although it has it's place I suppose.
  2. Metalhead28
    Damn, that neck is awesome.
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    I remember on the green one you did recently, you stained it really dark green then sanded that back. How come you use a really dark version of the color instead of black? I ask because I've read to use black, but you don't and your finishes always look fantastic, especially that orange, it looks amazing I can't really give a good reason, just personal taste. This way suits my method. You could probably get similar results with black if you had the right approach. Also, I guess I don't want to get it any darker than I have to in order to just make the figure stand out a little more. If I was doing really dark blue or something, I'd probably use straight black as the first color.
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    Not black, but a really dark orange. I actually wouldn't call it orange, almost like a root beer color. Then I sanded back pretty far to make sure the orange was nice and bright.
  5. Metalhead28
    Did some grainfilling today, and put a second coat of sealer on. Under the lights:
  6. Metalhead28
    Can you fix the body at the proper angle and then cut the pocket square?
  7. Metalhead28
    That's what she said.
  8. Metalhead28
    Thanks guys. After the first coat of sealer:
  9. Metalhead28
    Honestly, I think that would be even more awkward on the double cut than just a larger, more generically shaped heel. Like this: My thumb would always be be resting right up there on that sharp corner and the rest of the oddly shaped contouring would just look kind of funny to me.
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    @ Johnny Foreigner - If he doesn't want the unnecessary extra heel - I think the first picture only makes it worse (and also doesn't look too classy). On the single cut pic - you would either still have a heel there, or you'd have the carved away edge of the neck butting up against the body, which would look kind of silly in my opinion. Honestly, I'd probably just make single cut and double cut necks seperately. You could make generic necks with a large heel that were interchangable if someone really needed to do that.
  11. Metalhead28
    Thanks, PRS Tait And not so far ahead now. I think I'm going to get whooped by a Texas Tele.
  12. Metalhead28
    Looks great man, definite improvement!
  13. Metalhead28
    A fair assessment, but in my defense, the guitar was meant to have the old school arcade touches, hence the Space Invaders inlay, and the arcade button goes along with that. Obviously I could have taken that theme a lot further and maybe it would all make more sense, but in the end I kind of like the subtlety.
  14. Metalhead28
    Okay, after the second round of pictures, I change my answer to "P". It's not my favorite album, but that image definitely makes the best guitar graphic.
  15. Metalhead28
    Well, Piece of Mind is the best album from what you're pictured - so it's either E, H, or the original. If it was mine, I would want the original.
  16. Metalhead28
    Yeah, the headstock has the same treatment. I can't wait for the clearcoat too. Hopefully this week.
  17. Metalhead28
    Just wiped on, so it looks a little dark.
  18. Metalhead28
    Made some curly maple pickup rings. Those will not be stained, just cleared. Should be doing the dye job tomorrow.
  19. Metalhead28
    I like the bigger one. Probably more comfortable too.
  20. Metalhead28
    I wonder how that compares to a regular spiral bit. Ever used one? I have a 2" spiral flush cutting bit that's wonderful, but was definitely damn expensive. I'd like to try those downshear out.
  21. Metalhead28
    You don't. But at least you are in abetter position than no compensation at all. Different strings ie E A D G B E need different compensation in the first place, all I am saying is that it gets you nearer to the ideal than "standard" fret spacing, so less movement of the bridge will be necessary. But which string would you base your revised calculations on? The string which requires the most compensation, or the least? If the least, the difference would probably be unnoticable - if the most, would you not have trouble intonating the strings which need the least?
  22. Metalhead28
    I don't like the HotRods at all. Too thick. Allied Lutherie has something similar to LMII, but cheaper.
  23. Metalhead28
    A few people have asked me that. I like easy access, but I just don't want to overkill it. I think some neck-thru guitars go way overboard with scooping out the heel area, removing a lot of wood that isn't necessary to remove, and then you start to affect the tone. (My opinion) I think of a single cut guitar versus a double cut, the single usually sounds fatter. I think that extra material has a lot to do with it, so while I'm not going to get the tone of a single cut, I still don't want to remove any more wood than I have to in order to get the heel out of the way and comfortable. And my personal feeling is that it's more comfortable with something there. If it was my personal guitar I might even leave that heel larger.
  24. Metalhead28
    Now this is one guitar that I'd like to get my hands on! Looking awesome.
  25. Metalhead28
    Contouring on the rear: I literally can hardly contain my excitement over dying this top! This is sanded to 100 grit.
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